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HOW TO ASCEETAIN THE LAW .<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS. IX<br />

Chapter IX.<br />

.<br />

How to extract a legal principle from the decisions<br />

Conflicting decisions<br />

How far the decision of one Court binds other Courts<br />

Rules for the construction of statutes<br />

Chapter X.<br />

PAGE<br />

64—75<br />

Customs 76—90<br />

General local customs 76<br />

Customs of the country 81<br />

Customs of a manor 82<br />

Trade customs 86<br />

Chapter XI.<br />

Subordinate Legislation ....<br />

Provisional orders<br />

Departmental orders ....<br />

By-laws<br />

Power to make ....<br />

Municipal by-laws ....<br />

By-laws under the Public Health Acts<br />

By-laws made by local authorities<br />

By-]#w8 made by railway, dock, and canal companies<br />

Confirmation of by-laws<br />

BOOK II.<br />

CRIMES.<br />

PART I.<br />

General Principles of Criminal <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Chapter I.<br />

The Nature op a Crime ....<br />

Definition of a crime<br />

Objects of criminal proceedings ....<br />

Right to bring an action for a tort which is also a crime<br />

A breach of contract may be a crime<br />

65<br />

67<br />

68<br />

69<br />

91—101<br />

91<br />

92<br />

94—101<br />

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97<br />

98<br />

99<br />

. 100<br />

104—108<br />

.- 104<br />

. 104<br />

. 105<br />

. 106

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