The bye-laws, and regulations of the Marine-society, with the several instructions, forms of indentures & other instruments used by them. Also a list of subscribers, from May 1769 to June 1772, to which is prefixed, an historical account of this institution

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Page 28 - Persons whomsoever for doing or causing to be done anything in pursuance of this Act, the Defendant or Defendants in such Action may plead the General Issue and give the special Matter in Evidence...
Page 29 - And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without being specially pleaded.
Page 10 - ... name to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in...
Page 28 - Suit may plead the General Issue, and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence...
Page 28 - Suit after the Defendant or Defendants shall have appeared, or if upon Demurrer Judgment shall be given against the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, the Defendant or Defendants...
Page 10 - ... by the name aforesaid shall be able and capable in law to have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain for the...
Page 9 - Newfoundland, and thereby subjected to regulations inconsistent with the nature of such fisheries: may it therefore please Your most excellent Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that...
Page 10 - Canada," and that by the same name they shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and that they and their successors shall from time to time have full power to...
Page 21 - Offence shall be committed, either by his own Confession, or by the Oath of One or more credible Witness or Witnesses (which Oath the said Justice or Justices is and are hereby empowered to administer), every such High Constable, Constable...
Page 10 - ... one body corporate and politic, in deed and in name, by the name of " The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay...

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