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CHARACTER

Categories: International Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

Those belonging to private persons who have purchased or erected them with a view to profit or otherwise —Public chapels. In English law, are chapels founded at some period later than the church itself. They were designed for the accommodation of such of the parishioners as in course of time had begun to fix their residence at a distance from its site; and chapels so circumstanced were described as “chapels of ease,” because built in aid of the original church. 8 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 745.

son derived from the common report of the people who are acquainted with him. Smith v. State, 88 Ala. 73, 7 South. 52; State v. Turner, 36 S. C. 534, 15 S. E. 602; Fahnestock v. State, 23 Ind. 238; State v. Parker, 96
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.