KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

RIPARIAN

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them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or un lawful. Hawk. P. C. c. 65, § 1. And see State v. Stalcup, 23 N. C 30, 35 Am. Dec. 732; Dixon v. State, 105 Ga. 787, 31 S. E. 750; State v. Brazil, Rice (S. C.) 260; Mar shall v. Buffalo, 50 App. Div. 149, 64 N. Y. Supp. 411; Aron v. Wausau, 98 Wis. 592, 74 N. W. 354, 40 L. R. A. 733; Lycoming F. Ins. Co. v. Schwenk, 95 Pa. 96, 40 Am. Rep. 629. When three or more persons together, and in a violent or tumultuous manner, assemble together to do an unlawful act, or together do a lawful act in an unlawful, violent, or tumultuous manner, to the disturbance of others, they are guilty of a riot Rev. Code Iowa 1880, § 4067. Any use of force or violence, disturbing the public peace, or any threat to use such torce or violence, if accompanied by imme diate power of execution, by two or more persons acting together, and without authori ty of law, is a riot Pen. Code Cal. § 404. —Riot act. A celebrated English statute, which provides that if any twelve persons or more are unlawfully assembled and disturbing the peace, any sheriff, under-sheriff, justice of the peace, or mayor may, by proclamation, com mand them to disperse, (which is familiarly call ed "reading the riot act,") and that if they re fuse to obey and remain together for the space of one hour after such proclamation, they are all guilty oi felony. The act is 1 Geo. I. St. 2. c. 5. RIOTOSE. L. Lat. Riotously. A form al and essential word in old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, 834. RIOTOUS ASSEMBLY. In English criminal law. The unlawful assembling of twelve persons or more, to the disturbance of the peace, and not dispersing upon procla mation. 4 Bl. Comm. 142; 4 Steph. Comm. 273. And see Madisonville v. Bishop, 113 Ky. 106, 67 S. W. 269,- 57 L. R. A. 130. RIOTOUSLY. A technical word, prop erly used in indictments for riot. It of itself implies force and violence. 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 489. RIPA. Lat The banks of a river, or the place beyond which the waters do not in their natural course overflow. RIP ARIA. A medieval Latin word, which Lord Coke takes to mean water run ning between two banks; in other places it Is rendered "bank." RIPARIAN. Belonging or relating to the bank of a river; of or on the bank. Land lying beyond the natural watershed of a stream is not "riparian." Bathgate v. Ir vine, 126 Cal. 135, 58 Pac. 442, 77 Am. St. Rep. 158. The term is sometimes used as re-

RIGHTS, PETITION OF. See PETITION. RIGOR JURIS. Lat. Strictness of law. Latch, 150. Distinguished from gratia cu rke, favor of the court. RIGOR MORTIS. In medical jurispru dence. Cadaveric rigidity; a rigidity or stif fening of the muscular tissue and joints of the body, which sets in at a greater or less interval after death, but usually within a few hours, and which is one of the recognized tests of death. RING. A clique; an exclusive combina tion of persons for illegitimate or selfish pur poses; as to control elections or political af fairs, distribute offices, obtain contracts, con trol the market or the stock-exchange, etc. Schomberg v. Walker, 132 Cal. 224, 64 Pac 290. RING-DROPPING. A trick variously practiced. One mode is as follows, the cir cumstances being taken from 2 East, P. O. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to find a ring wrapped in paper, appearing to be a Jeweler's receipt for a "rich, brilliant diamond ring." They offer to leave the ring with the victim if he will deposit some money and his watch as a security. He lays dbwn his watch and money, is beckoned out of the room by one of the confederates, while the others take away his watch, etc. This is a larceny. RINGING THE CHANGE. In criminal law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a spurious coin. See 2 Leach, 786; Bouvier. RINGING UP. A custom among commis sion merchants and brokers (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they ex change contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such con tracts, adjust differences of price between themselves, and surrender margins. See Ward v. Vosburgh (C. C.) 31 Fed. 12; Williar v. Irwin, 30 Fed. Cas. 38; Pardridge v. Cut ler, 68 111. App. 573; Samuels v. Oliver, 130 111. 73, 22 N. B. 499. RINGS, GIVING. In English practice. A custom observed by Serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear cer tain mottoes, selected by the serjeant about to take the degree. Brown. RIOT. In criminal law. A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own au thority, with an intent mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose BL.LAW DICT.<2D ED.)—66