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Quartering of soldiers






Quartering of soldiers

The constitution of the United States, Amendm. art. 3, provides that "no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered, in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law." By quartering is understood boarding and lodging or either.

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Constitution
1) Contracts. The constitution of a contract, is the making of the contract as, the written constitution of a debt. 2) Government. The fundamental law of the state, containing the principles upon which the government is founded, and regulating the divisions of the sovereign powers, directing to what persons each of these powers is to be confided, and the, manner it is to be exercised as, the Constitution of the United States.

States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.

Soldier
A military man; a private in the army.

Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.

Peace
The tranquillity enjoyed by a political society, internally, by the good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good understanding it has with all other nations. Applied to the internal regulations of a nation, peace imports, in a technical sense, not merely a state of repose and security, as opposed to one of violence and warfare, but likewise a state of public order and decorum.

House
Estates. A place for the habitation and dwelling of man. This word has several significations, as it is applied to different things. In a grant or demise of a house, the curtilage and garden will pass, even without the words "with the appurtenances," being added.

Without
Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause.

Consent
Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.

Owner
Property. The owner is he who has dominion of a thing real or person-al, corporeal or incorporeal, which he has a right to enjoy and to do with as he pleases, even to spoil or destroy it, as far as the law permits, unless he be prevented by some agreement or covenant which restrains his right.



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Quarantine
1) Commerce, Criminal law. The space of forty days, or a less quantity of time, during which the crew of a ship or vessel coming from a port or place infected or supposed to be infected with discase, are required to remain on board after their arrival, before they can be permitted to land. 2) Inheritances, rights. The space of forty days during which a widow has a right to remain in her late hushand's principal mansion, immediately after his death. The right of the widow is also called her quarantine.

Quare
Pleadings. Wherefore. This word is sometimes used in the writ in certain actions, but is inadmissible in a material averment in the pleadings, for it is merely interrogatory and, therefore, when a declaration began with complaining of the defendant, "wherefore with force, &c. he broke and entered" the plaintiff's close, was considered ill.

Quare clausum fregit
Wherefore he broke the close. In actions of trespass to real estate the defendant is charged with breaking the close of the plain-tiff. Formerly the original writ in such a case was a writ of trespass quare clausum fregit, now the charge of breaking the close is laid in the declaration.

Quare ejecit infra terminum
Wherefore did he eject within the term. The name of a writ which lies for a 1essee, who has been turned out of his farm before the expiration of his term or lease, Against the feoffee of the land, or the lessor who ejects him. This has given way to the action of ejectment.

Quare impedit
English ecclesiastical law. The name of a writ directed by the king to the sheriff, by which he is required to command certain persons by name to permit him, the king, to present a fit person to a certain church, which is void, and which belongs to his gift, and of which the said defendants hinder the king, as it is said, and unless, then to summon, the defendants so that they be and appear.

Quare obstruxit
The name of a writ formerly used in favor of one who having a right to pass through his neighbor's grounds, was prevented enjoying such right, because the owner of the grounds had obstructed the way.

Quarrel
A dispute; a difference. In law, particularly in releases, which are taken most Bly against the releasor, when a man releases all quarrels he is said to release all actions, real and personal.

Quarry
A place whence stones are dug for the purpose of being employed in building, making roads, and the like.

Quart
Measures. A quart is a liquid measure containing one-fourth part of a gallon.

Quarter
A measure of length, equal to four inches.

Quarter day
One of the four days of the year on which rent payable quarterly becomes due.

Quarter dollar
Money. A silver coin of the United States of the value of twenty-five cents.

Quarter eagle
Money. A gold coin of the United States of the value of two dollars and a half.

Quarter seal
The seal kept by the director of the chancery in Scotland is so called. It is in the shape and impression of the fourth part of the great seal.

Quarter sessions
A court bearing this name, mostly invested with the trial of criminals. It takes its name from sitting quarterly or once in three months.

Quarter year
In the computation of time, a quarter year consists of ninety-one days.

Quarteroon
One who has had one of his grand parents of the black or African race.

Quarto die post
The fourth day inclusive after the return day of the writ is so called. This is the day of appearance given ex gracia curiae.



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Quarter dollar
Money. A silver coin of the United States of the value of twenty-five cents.

Quarter eagle
Money. A gold coin of the United States of the value of two dollars and a half.

Quarter seal
The seal kept by the director of the chancery in Scotland is so called. It is in the shape and impression of the fourth part of the great seal.

Quarter sessions
A court bearing this name, mostly invested with the trial of criminals. It takes its name from sitting quarterly or once in three months.

Quarter year
In the computation of time, a quarter year consists of ninety-one days.

Quartering of soldiers

Quarteroon
One who has had one of his grand parents of the black or African race.

Quarto die post
The fourth day inclusive after the return day of the writ is so called. This is the day of appearance given ex gracia curiae.

Quash
To vacate or void a summons, subpoena.

Quasi
A Latin word in frequent use in the civil law signifying as if, almost. It marks the resemblance, and supposes a little difference between two objects.

Quasi corporation
This term is applied to such bodies or municipal socie-ties, which, though not vested with the general powers of corporations, are yet recognized by statutes or immemorial usage, as persons or aggregate corporations, with precise duties which may be enforced, and privileges which may be maintained by suits at law. They may be considered qua corporations, with limited powers, coextensive with the duties imposed upon them by statute or usage; but restrained from a general use of the authority, which belongs to those metaphysical persons by the common law.

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