The act of congress of December 31, 1792, concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels, provides, Section 3. That every ship or vessel, hereafter to be registered, (except as is hereinafter provided,) shall be registered by the collector of the district in which shall be comprehended the port to which such ship or vessel shall belong at the time of her registry, … [Read more...] about NAMES OF SHIPS
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N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change
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NAMIUM
Latin: In old English law. A taking; a distress. Spelman. Things, goods, or animals taken by way of distress. Simplex namium, a simple taking or pledge. Bract, fol. 205b. Namium vetitum. An unjust taking of the cattle of another and driving them to an unlawful place, pretending damage done by them, Comm. 140. … [Read more...] about NAMIUM
NAAM
Sax. The attaching or taking of movable goods and chattels, called "vif" or "mort" according as the chattels were living or dead. Termes de la Ley. … [Read more...] about NAAM
NANTES, EDICT OF
A celebrated law for the security of Protestants, made by Henry IV. of France, and revoked by Louis XIV., October 2, J685. … [Read more...] about NANTES, EDICT OF