2-15; Milk v. Christie, 1 Hill (N. Y.) 106; Hockin v. Cooke, 4 Term, 31d.
BUSINESS. This word embraces every- thing about which a person can be employed. PL-uple v. Uom'rs of Taxes, 23 N. Y. :52, '_-14
'1hat which occupies the time, attention, and iuhnr of men for the purpose of a liveli- hood or profit. The doing of a single act 1'Jel'I.:1.l.L|ll.ig to a particular business will not be considered engaging 1n or carrying on the business; yet a seues of such acts would be red. Goddzird v. Uh:1i1'cc, 2 Allen M, 7!) Am. Dec. 196; Sterne v. State,
Labor, business, und walk are not synonyms.
Labor may be business, but II. is not necesszuily
so; and business is not always inbor. Making
an l1glLBLuE|]|. fo the sale of a chattel is not
within a prob‘ ion of labor upon SuudIlV,
though it ls (i by a merchant in his calling)
uitiun a prohibition upon business. Bicom v.
Itichards, 2 Ohio St. 3357.
BUSINESS HOURS. Those hours of the (lay dunng vshich, in 3 glven community, com- lilei'l.l:1i, banking, pI'ufe,>'siunal, public, or other itinds of business are ordinarily carned on.
This phrase is declared to moan nut the Lime Lluung winch 3 printipni requires an employee's scnites, but the business hours of the community gen -rally. Du-rosin v. itailruad 00.. 18 Minn. 13.3, (Gii. 111).)
BUSONBS GOMITATUS. law. The barons of a county.
In old English
IBUSSA. A term used in the old English in", to designate a large and clnmslly constructed ship.
BUTLERAGE. A privilege formerly allowed to the kings butler, to take a certain part of every cash or wine imported by an alien.
BUTLER'S ORDINANCE. In English law. A law for the heir to punish waste in the life of the ancestor. "'Though it be on record in the parliament book of Edward 1.. yet it never was a statute. nor ever so received; but only some constitution of the king's council, or lords in parliament, which never obtained the strength or force of an act of parii.1ment." Hale, Hist. Eng. Law, p. 18.
BUTT. A measure of liquid capacity, equal to one hundred and eight gallons; aiso
- 1 measure of land.
BUTTALS. The bounding lines of land at the end; abuttnls, which see.
IBUTTED AND BO'UN'D]-JD. A phrase sometimes used in conveyancing, to intro duce the boundaries of lands. See Burrs AND Bcunns.
BUTTS. In old English law. Short piece of land left unplowed at the ends of
tieids, where the piow was turned about, (otherwise called "head.1unds,") as sideilngs were similar nnpiowed pieces on the sides. Burrilt
Also a place where howmen meet to shout at a mark.
BUTTS AND BOUNDS. A phrase used in conveyancing, to describe the end lines or circumscribing lines of a certain piece of land. The phrase "mates and bounds" has the same meaning.
BUTTY. A local term in the north of England, for the associate or deputy of an- other; also of things used in common.
BUY. ’1‘o acquire the ownership of prop-
erty by givtug an accepted price or cunslnle1-.1- tion therefor: or by agreeing to do so; to ac- quire by the payment of a price or value; In purchase. W'ebste1'. —Bny in. . To purchase, at public sale, prop- erty which is one's own or which one has caused or procured to be sold.—Buyex-. One who buys: a pnrclmser, particuiarly of chattels.- Buying titles. ’1be purchase of the rights or cinims to real estate of a person who is not in I)C|SSL.i\‘i0I1 of the land or is diseisid. Haiti. and an offense, at Common law. Whitaker \- Cnne, 2 Johns. Cos. (N. Y.) 59: Brinicy v. Whiting, 5 Pick. Glass.) 356.
BY. This word, when descriptively used in a grant, does not mean "in immediate contact with," but "near" to, the object to which it reiates; and "ne-.1r" la a relative term, meaning, when used in land patents, xery unequal and ditfcrent distances. Wells V. Mfg. Co., 48 N. H. 491.
A contract to cumpiete work by a certain time, means that it shall be done before that time Rankin v. Woodworth, 3 Pen. 8: W. (I’a.) 4.3.
By an acquittanoe for the last pay- ment all other nrrearngea are discharged. Noy, 40.
BY-BIDDING. See BID.
BY BILL, BY BILL WITHOUT WRIT. In practice. Terms anciently used to designate actions commenced by original bill. as distinguished from those commenced by original writ, and applied In modern i)l:1tLiLt: to suits commenced by capias ad respondendum. 1 Arch. Pr. pp. 2, 337; Harhness V. Harlmess, 5 Hill (N. Y.) 213.
BY ESTIMATION. In conveyancing. A term used to indicate that the quantity of land as stated is estimated only, not exactly measured; has the same meaning and ellfect as the phrase "more or less." Tarbell v. Bowman, 103 Mass. 341; Mendenbaii v. Stecliel. 47 Md. 45 28 Am. Itep. 431; Hays V. Hays. 126 Ind. 92 25 1\'. E. 000. 11 L. R. A. 376.
BY GOD AND MY COUNTRY. In aid English criminal practice. The established
