Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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license, on the other hand, is a bare authori ty to do a certain act or series of acts upon another's land, without possessing any es tate therein; and, it being founded in per sonal confidence, it is not assignable, and it is gone if the owner of the land who gives the license transfers his title to another, or if either party die. 3 Pin. 415. Classification. Easements are classified as affirmative or negative; the former being those where the servient estate must permit something to be done thereon, (as to pass over it, or to discharge water upon it;) the latter being those where the owner of the servient estate is prohibited from doing Bometbing otherwise lawful upon his estate, because it will affect the dominant estate, (as interrupting the light and air from the latter toy building on the former.) 2 Washb. Eeal Prop. 301. They are also either continuous or discon tinuous; the former depending on some nat ural conformation of the servient tenement, or artificial structure upon it, which consti stutes the easement or the means of enjoy ing it; the latter being such as have no means specially constructed or appropriated for their enjoyment, and are enjoyed at intervals, leav ing in the mean time no visible signs of their existence. 18 N. J. Eq. 262. Easements are also classified as private or public, according as their enjoyment belongs to an individual or to the community. They may also be either of necessity or of convenience. The former is the case where the easement is indispensable to the enjoy ment of the dominant estate; the latter, where the easement increases the facility, comfort, or convenience of the enjoyment of the dominant estate, or of some right con nected with it. An appurtenant (or appendant) easement is one which is attached to and passes with the dominant tenement as an appurtenance thereof. EAST. In the customs laws of the Unit ed States, the term "countries east of the Cape of Good Hope" means countries with which, formerly, the United States ordinarily carried on commercial intercourse by pass ing around that cape. 101 U. S. 790. EAST GREENWICH. The name of a royal manor in the county of Kent, Eng land ; mentioned in royal grants or patents, as descriptive of the tenure of free socage. EAST INDIA COMPANY. The East India Company was originally established for

prosecuting the trade between England and India, which they acquired a right to carry on exclusively. Since the middle of the last century, however, the company's political affairs had become of more importance than their commerce. In 1858, by 21 & 22 Viet, c. 106, the government of the territories of the company was transferred to the crown. Wharton. EASTER. A feast of the Christian church held in memory of our Saviour's res urrection. The Greeks and Latins call it "pascha," (passover,) to which Jewish feast our Easter answers. This feast has been annually celebrated since the time of the apostles, and is one of the most impor tant festivals in the Christian calendar, be ing that which regulates and delei mines the times of all the other movable feasts. Enc. Lond. EASTER-OFFERINGS, or EASTER DUES. In English law. Small sums of money paid to the parochial clergy by the parishioners at Easter as a compensation for personal tithes, or the tithe for personal la bor; recoverable under 7 & 8 Wm. III. c. 6, before justices of the peace. EASTER TERM. In English law. One of the four terms of the courts. It is now a fixed term, beginning on the 15th of April and ending on the 8th of May in every year, though sometimes prolonged so late as the 13th of May, under St. 11 Geo. IV. and 1 Wm. IV. c. 70. From November 2, 1875, the division of the legal year into terms is abolished so far as concerns the administra tion of justice. 3 Steph. Comm. 482-486; Mozley & Whitley. EASTERLING. A coin struck by Rich ard II., which is supposed to have given rise to the name of "sterling," as applied to En glish money. EASTERLY. This word, when used alone, will be construed to mean "due east." But that is a rule of necessity growing out of the indefiniteness of the term, and has no ap plication where other words are used for the purpose of qualifying its meaning. Where such is the case, instead of meaning "due east," it means precisely what the qualifying word makes it mean. 32 Cal. 227. EASTINUS. An easterly coast or coun try. EAT INDE SINE DIE. In criminal practice. Words used on the acquittal of a

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