PARTIAL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, VOL. XIII. Legacies, HOWARD WURTS PAGE, of the Philadel phia Bar. Letter of Credit, WILLIAM M. ROCKEL, of the Springfield (Ohio) Bar. Letters, D. M. MICKEY, of the Editorial Staff Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law. Libel and Slander, D. M. MICKEY, of the Editorial Staff Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law. License, ALBERT B. WEIMER, of the Philadel phia Bar. License (Patent Law), MARK Wilks COLLET, of the Philadel phia Bar. Liens, F. S KIRKPATRICK, of the St. Paul (Minn · Bar. Lien by Devise (subtitle of Liens). Henry T. DECHERT, of the Philadelphia Bar. Life Insurance, L. K. MIHILLS, of the Akron (Ohio) Bar. Limitation in Instruments, D. M. MICKEY, of the Editorial Staff Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law. Limitation of Actions, FREDERICK ALMY, of the Buffalo (N. Y.) Bar. Limited Partnership, FRANK H. Bowlby, of the Rochester (N. Y.) Bar. Liquidated Damages, HARRY T. ROWLAND, of the Rochester (N. Y.) Bar. Lis Pendens, John I. Bennett, of the Chicago Bar. Literary Property, D. M. MICKEY, of the Editorial Staff Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law. Livery Stable Keeper, NATHAN NEWMARK, of the San Fran cisco (Cal.) Bar. ELMER G. SAMMIS, of the New York City Bar. Lodgings and Apartments, THOMAS P. Howell, of the Philadelphia Bar. Logs and Lumber, Elmer G. SAMMIS, of the New York . . . Local Option, City Bar. L. D. BULETTE, of the Philadelphia Bar. Bar. TABLE OF TITLES AND DEFINITIONS. See index for numerous sub-titles and definitions contained in the notes. Lend, 227 Less, 229 Let, 230 Least, 1 Lewd, 273 Leave, 2 LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS COHABITATION Left, 6 AND CONDUCT, 274 LEGACIES AND DEVISES, 7 Lewdly, 284 Legal, 221 Lewdness, 284 Legalize, 222 Lex, 285 LEGAL TENDER. See Money Lex Domicilii, 286 Legatee, 222 Lex Fori, 286 Legislative Power, 222 Lex Loci, 286 LEGITIMACY, 224 Lex Loci Contractus, 286 Legitimate, 226 Lex Loci Rei Sitæ, 287 Liabilities, 287 Liable, 290 LIBEL AND SLANDER, 292 Lessor, 230 LIBEL (IN PRACTICE). See Admiralty; Divorce; Shipping Letter, 231 Liberal, 504 Letter Book, 237 Liberties, 504 LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION. See Liberty, 505 Probate and Letters of Administra- LIBERTY OF THE PRESS, 510 tion Liberty of Speech, 513 Letter of Advice, 237 Library, 513 LETTER OF ATTORNEY. See Powers of LICENSE, 514 Attorney LICENSE (PATENT LAW), 557 Licitation, 373 Liege-Liege Lord, 574 [ 265 LIENS, 574 LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL, Lie-Lying, 626 LETTERS PATENT. See Patents; Pub- Lieu, 627 lic Lands Lite, 62S LETTERS ROGATORY, 266 Life Annuity, 628 LETTERS TESTAMENTARY. See Pro LIFE INSURANCE, 629 bate and Letters of Administration I.IFE TABLES. See Damages Let:ing, 268 Ligan, 660 Levant and Couchancy, 269 LIGHT AND AIR. See Easements Levant and Couchant, 269 Lighter, 660 Levee, 269 Lighterage, 660 Level, 269 Lightning, 660 Levy, 269 Like, 661 Levy Court, 272 Likelv, 665 Levying War, 272 Likewise, 665 Lick, 573 Limit, 666 Located, 996 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS, 667 Location, 997 LIMITATION IN INSTRUMENTS, 773 Locator, 998 LIMITED COMPANIES. See Joint Stock Locating, 998 Companies; Quasi Corporations Loco Parentis, 998 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 802 Locomotive, 999 Line, 842 Lode, 999 Lineal, 844 Lodge, 999 Linen, 844 Lodged, 999 Linseed, 844 Lodger, 999 Liquid, 845 LODGINGS AND APARTMENTS, 1003 Liquidate-Liquidation, 845 Log Rolling, 1017 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, 847 LOGGING. See Shipping ; Navigation. LIQUOR. See Intoxicating Liquors LOGS AND LUMBER, 1018 LIS PENDENS, 868 Long, 1050 List, 911 LOOKOUT. See Shipping; Navigation Literary, 914 Looms, 1051 LITERARY PROPERTY, 916 Loose, 1051 LITERATURE. See Literary Lose, 1051 Lithograph, 923 Loss, 1052 Litigated, 925 Lost, 1058 Litigation, 925 LOST PAPERS, 1059 Litigious, 926 Lot, 1161 Live, 926 LOTTERIES, 1164 Livelihood, 930 Low, 1189 Livery, 934 Lower, 1190 LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, 934 Lowest, 1191 Livery Stock, 970 Loyal, 1191 L. S., 1191 Lucid Interval, 1192 Lucrative Office, 1192 Loading, 974 Luggage, 1193 Loan, 976 Luminosity, 1193 Loan Certificate, 979 Lunacy-Lunatic, 1193 Lying, 1193 Machine, 1194 Machinery, 1195 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. See Improve. Made, 1196 ments; Municipal Corporations MAD HOUSE. See Insanity LOCAL OPTION, 990 Magistrate, 1198 Locate, 995 MAIL, 1200 viii M, 1194 THE AMERICAN AND ENGLISH ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF LAW. LEAST—(See At; BEFORE).-"At least" is defined to mean " at the lowest estimate, or at the smallest concession or claim. In the smallest or lowest degree. At the smallest number, or at the lowest estimate."1 When an act is required by statute to be done so many days at least before a given event, both the day of the act and that of the event must be excluded in reckoning the time. But this rule is not without exceptions.3 mean Wis. 39. 1. Hoffman v. Clark Co., 61 Wis. 7; doubt that the words ‘at least,', as ihey. citing Webst. Imp. & Worcest. Dict. would do in common parlance, mtan a 2. Reg. o. Justices of Shropshire, 8 duration of the time that there is in Ad. & El. 173; In re Prangley, 4 Ad. twelve successive weeks or eighty& El. 781; Norton v. Salisbury, 4 C. four days. Every statute must be conB. 37; Reg. v. Aberdare Canal Co., 14 strued from the words in it, and that Q. B. 867. Where notices of meetings construction is to be preferred which were required to be given a certain gives to all of them an operative meannumber of days "at least” before the ing. Our construction of the statute meeting. Mitchell v. Foster, 12 Ad. & under review gives to every word its El. 472. Where a summons had to be meaning. The other leaves out of conserved “ten days at least” before the sideration the words 'for at least,' which time of hearing. Zouch v. Empsey, 4 a space of time comprehended B. & Ald. 522; Ward v. Walters, 63 within twelve successive weeks or eighty-four days." In Early v. Doe, 16 How. (U. S.) 3. In State v. Gasconade Co. Ct., 33 610, where a notice was required to be Mo. 102, in deciding on a statute that published in a newspaper “once in each required an oath to be filed "at least week for at least twelve successive five days before the day of election," weeks," it was held that “twelve full the court said: “If the day on which weeks" were necessary. The court the oath was filed be counted, then it said: "We do not doubt if the statute was filed five days before the day of had been 'once in each week for twelve election. In the computation of time successive weeks,' a previous notice of it is laid down, generally, that where the particular day of sale having been the computation is to be made from ar. given to the owner of the property, act done, the day when such act was that it might very well be concluded done is included. But it will be exthat twelve notices in different succes- cluded whenever such exclusion will sive weeks, though the last insertion of prevent a forfeiture. Here to exclude the notice for sale was on the day of ihe day on which the oath was filed sale, was sufficient. But when the leg. would cause a forfeiture. We think islature has used the words 'for at least that day should be counted.” twelve successive weeks,' we cannot Under a provision in a city charter 13 C. of L.-1 ) |