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In a legislative body, the "committee on ways and means" is a committee appointed to inquire into and consider the methods and sources for raising revenue, and to propose means for providing the funds needed by the government. … [Read more...] about WAYS AND MEANS

A mark indicating the highest point to which water, rises, or the lowest point to which it sinks. High-water mark. This term is properly applicable only to tidal waters, and designates the line on the shore reached by the water at the high or flood tide. But it is sometimes also used with reference to the waters of artificial ponds or lakes, treated by dams in un-navigaole … [Read more...] about WATER-MARK

English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports. … [Read more...] about WATER BAILIFF

A natural stream of water fed from permanent or periodical natural sources and usually flowing in a par-ticular direction in a defined channel, having a bed and banks or sides, and usually discharging itself into some other stream or body of water. Los Angeles v. Pomeroy, 124 Cal. … [Read more...] about WATER-COURSE

This term is applied to the flow or movement of the water in rivers, creeks, and other streams. 2. In a legal sense, property In a water course is comprehended under the general name of land; so that a grant of land conveys to the grantee not only fields, meadows, and the like, but also all the rivers and streams, which naturally pass over the surface of the land. 3. Those who … [Read more...] about WATER COURSE