In the laws of the republic of Texas, a certificate issued under authority of an act of 1839, which provided that every person immigrate lng to the republic between October 1, 1837, and January 1, 1840, who was the head of a family and actually resided within the government with his or her family should be entitled to a grant of 640 acres of land, to be held under such a … [Read more...]

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In old English law. One of the services to be rendered by a thane, but in what it consisted seems uncertain. … [Read more...]

The name of an officer invested with power to enforce the health laws. The powers and duties of health officers are regulated by local laws. … [Read more...]

One who heals or cures; specifically, one who professes to cure bodily diseases without medicine or any material means, according to the tenets and practices of so-called "Christian Science," whose beliefs and practices, being founded on their religious convictions, are not per se proof of insanity. In re Brush's Will, 35 Misc. Rep. 689, 72 N. Y. Supp. 425. … [Read more...]