PERPETUAL

Never ceasing; continuous; enduring; lasting; unlimited in respect of time; continuing without intermission or interval. See Scanlan v. Crawshaw, 5 Mo. App. 337. Perpetual edict. In Roman law. Originally the term “perpetual” was merely opposed to “occasional” and was used to distinguish the general edicts of the praetors from the special edicts or orders which they issued in their judicial capacity. But under Hadrian the edict was revised by the jurist Julianus, and was republished as a permanent act of legislation, t was then styled “perpetual,” in the sense of being calculated to endure in perpetuvm, or until abrogated by competent authority. Aust. Jur. 855. Perpetual succession. That continuous existence which enables a corporation to manage its affairs, and hold property without the necessity of perpetual conveyances, for the purpose of transmitting it. By reason of this quality, this ideal and artificial person remains, in its legal entity and personality, the same, though frequent changes may be made of its members. Field, Corp. f 58; Scanlan v. Crawshaw, 5 Mo. App. 340. As to perpetual “Curacy,” “Injunction,” “Lease,” and “Statute,” see those titles.