The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-13

rporations-Duration of Bushes!
Hours

orporations-Duration Of Business
Hours
The New York Supreme Court holds, in
a late case. that the language of the
phrase. during business hours may not
be confined TO the hours of business which
any particular individual may establish
for himself. but with the exception OF
whole day TO the hours Of rest i'm the even
ing, or at least during the hours which
are custOmarily devoted 10 business In the
particular community where the transac-
ton occurs. Hence demand. by stock
holder to inspect books, upon one or the
officers of a mining corporation, made al
BIS D. m. while he was still in the Office.
was sufficient to make both the corpora
ton and such officer liable for refusing
to permit inspection. LS Chicago Legal
News, 122.
Criminal Law-Child Desertion.-
A statute providing for the punishment
of parent who willfully deserts his child,
under six years OF age, in manner show
ing a reckless disregard TO life and health.
and with the intention wholly to abandon
it," does not authorize the punishment of
q father who leaves his child. less than one
year old. in the custody and care of its
mother, though he fails to provide for the
childs support. f64 Southwestern Rep.
Cky., Judge Burnam), 979.l
Validity of Gifts by Husband to Wife
Where a father, a few days before his
second marriage, transfers TO his children
by his former marriage, number of
shares OF bank stock, reserving the divi-
dends for life, and within year after his
marriage executed to his children as a gift
his note for 5000 payable at his death,
these gifts constituting the bulk of his es-
tate. and leaving practically nothing for
his widow when he died. the gifts were
properly set aside, i'm fraud of the wild
ow's marital rights. G64 Southwestern
Rep. Ky, Judge Burnam), $50
acknowledgements of Church Prop
erty.-
Under constitutional prOViSiOn DrOyid-
ing that the Legislature may exempt in
stitutions of purely public charity from
taxation only real estate owned and used
exclusively by such institutions may be
exempted that books and periodicals
published and handled by a church publish
ing house, the funds from the sale of which
are to be used for the benefit of supernu-
merary and worn-out preachers, are tax
able. [64 Southwestern Rep. CTexas, Judge
BOOkhouO, 1915
constitutional Law
New Hampshire's Constitution gives the
Governor and Council authority to require
the opinion of the justices of the Supreme
Court on important questions of law. That
court, however, mas decided that ii will not
give an opinion where the terms of office
of the Governor and Council submitting
the questions have expired on the day the
questions were submitted, so that no an
swer could be returned in time TO aid that
body in the determination of the questions.
$50 Atlantic Reporter, 329.
Loss of Goods-Act of God
In an action against common carrier
for goods lost in the Galveston flood,
which may be regarded as an unprecedent-
ed storm, where it appeared that the place
of storage was safe under usual conditions
and that though possible to have delivered
them on the morning Of the storm the bad
weather deferred the drayman, and it did
not appear that there was any safer place
after the danger became apparent. the
company was not liable. A common carrier
such as a railroad is protected from labil-
iY,fr
for transportation when it is made to ap-
pear that the loss was OccaSiOned by the
act of God. or the public enemy, or when
the loss or damage results from some in
herent quality or infirmity in the property
itself [64 Southwestern Rep. (Texas,
Judge GID, I9.