Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Fhc Legal Meaning of Some Conn
mon Words,

TO resort" means to 90 once or more In
stare stare against An sam the Nevada Supreme
resort TO any place to smoke opium, said: THE
appellant also contends that the district Judge
erred III lnsIIuctlng the jury to the effect that
going once to place kept for opium smoking
Tor the purpose of smoking Is an infraction OF
the law. What tie statute forbids all persons
ID 90 Is to resort TO such places, and it Is
argued tnat reSO1C means not to go merely
once, but to go and go again; in other words, to
make practice OF going. The etymology OF
the word resort lends some support to this
argument, but the definitions given In the leXi-
cons show that whatever may have been IFS
original meaning ii no longer means anything
more in the connection in which it is employed
In the statute than to 90 once"
Eggs" are not "meat" nor poultry" within
statute prohibiting the sale OF such articles
when unsound. Boring through floor with an
auger constitutes burglary, say the Alabama
was where the prisoner bored a hole through
the floor OF corn CRIB, stoppedit w with cob,
and afierTard, on separate occasion, drew the
shelled corn through the hole into a sack under
meath the crib. Brass knucks" is used In the
statute as the name OF a weapon, without refer
ence to the metal OF which IL Is made. There
lore CONVICTION OF unlaWfully cary ing brass
knucks" will not be set aside because it was
proveo that the weapon was lead or pewter
Terms CASH IS not equivalent to received
payment 'Terms cash, on an unrecelpted
OIL OF goods sent by wholesale ID a retail
deaier. cannot be held as matter OF law to imply
thal the goods were paid for before they were
Shipped
. a farm oyerseer is not "laborer," within the
lien law. Notes, bills etc, representing money
loaneu on interest by q corporation. are .'Drop-
erty" liable to taxation. A railroad depot is a
warehouse" within the statute or bu, GARY
A Sunday-school is not Divine worshio:" but
building for the sessions OF a Sunday schooI
and religious lectures is for religious pur-
pose although occasionally used for fairs and
other benevolent purposes. The court said IN
PennSylv ANA CaseI: THE Sunday-5ch DOL rom
and TIE lecture room OF modern church are
% essentially used for religious PURPOSES as the
body OF the church building itself. The sabbath
schools are an important auxiliary OF every
Christian church, and Indispensable to its life
and growth. That the services In such schools
are In the main OF religious character Is too
well known TO be seriously disputed. So OF the
lecture r0om 1t Is used for the mid week even
ing lectures and other services, when the at
tendance Is not large, The expense OF light
ing and heating the main church building Is
thus avoided. But tie services upon such occa-
Sions are as truly religious In their character as
the sermon upon the Sabbath"
supervising architect is person performing
Labor" although not ''laborer," within the
meaning of the mechanics lien law. A widow
keeping boarding house with female f!iend
residing with her. and female servants. beside
the boarderS is the "head or a family" But a
single man, who keeps house and has no other
persons living with him than servants and en-
ployees, Is not the ''head of family or
householder" And an unmarried man who
does not keep house, but supports his mother
and his unmarried sister, who board With IFS
married sister III another town, Is not the 'snaad
OF family. "-AtGG1aY Lar Journal.