INDEX. A. ACADEMY, military, 80. naval, 80. ACCEPTANCE, rights and duties of the acceptor, 507. (See NOTES OF Hand and Bills of Exchange.) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, may be in six ways: by inheritance; AGENCY, the law of, 512-525. the acts of an agent are the acts in law of the principal, 512. a principal is responsible for the acts of his agent, when he has how a general agent differs from a special agent, 513. the effect and importance of this difference shown, 513. how authority may be given to an agent, 514. if given under seal, it authorizes the agent to make a deed for the when given by a written instrument, this is commonly called a power authority may be given orally, 514. one employed by another to act for him in transacting a business, effects of this rule shown, 514. how far the principal is answerable for the fraud of the agent, 514. how an agency, or the act of an agent, may be confirmed by adop- all mercantile agency is governed by mercantile usage, 515. the distinction between factors and brokers, 515. a cashier or other official person has all the authority necessary or AGENCY- Continued. the extent and duration of an agent's authority, 516. an authority to sell implies an authority to sell on credit only where the same rule prevails as to authority to sell with warranty, 517. if an agent make a false statement, believing it to be true, and the the death of the principal operates a revocation of authority, 517. revocation generally is always in the power of the principal, 517. marriage of a woman revokes a power given by her when single, a bank exercising due care in the choice of a notary or other agent the authority must be conformed to with strict accuracy in all mat- liability of an agent, how it may be caused, 519. an agent makes himself liable by exceeding his authority or depart- a party with whom an agent deals cannot hold him personally, if he where an agent intrusted with goods sells the satne without author- an undisclosed principal may show that the nominal party was his so an undisclosed principal, when discovered, may be, sued on the how a principal is affected by certain acts of his agent, 520. a principal is liable, although personally innocent, if his agent makes a principal can take no benefit from his agent's fraud, 520. a principal is not responsible for the criminal acts of his agents, mutual rights and duties of principal and agent, 521. an agent who departs from his instructions is liable to his principal AGENCY- Continued. usage has great influence in determining the effect of his instructions, no attorney or agent can appoint a sub-attorney or sub-agent, unless an agent is bound to the utmost good faith, 522. for a breach of duty an agent is responsible for the whole injury if an agent embezzles his employer's property, the employer may if the property of the principal be mixed indistinguishably with the an agent or trustee, to sell property, cannot buy it himself; nor, if agents must keep an exact account of their doings, 523. what interest will be allowed on the balances due from an agent or the law as to the revocation of agency, by principal or agent, 523. factors and brokers, law of, 523. effect of a guaranty by a commission-merchant, 523. how far a factor who is intrusted with goods may pledge them, 5?4. when a factor or broker can claim their commissions, 525. the distinction between a foreign and a domestic factor, and the law as forms of power of attorney and proxies, 526–531. ALABAMA, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condition the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 191. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of homestead, 212. provided for by the constitution, 96. how made, 97. when made hitherto, 98. APPRENTICES, law concerning, 207–209. duties of an apprentice, and of a master, 207. one who seduces an apprentice from the service of his master 10 forms of indenture of apprenticeship, 209. APPROPRIATION OF PAYMENT, law of, 467. ARBITRATION, law of, 551-556. of the submission or reference, 551. it is essential to a valid award that it conforms to the terms of the an award cannot affect strangers, or those who are not parties to the an award must not embrace matters not included in the submission an award will be construed liberally, 552. an award must be distinct and certain, 552. an award must require only what can be done, 552. an award must be reasonable, 552. an award must be final and conclusive, 553. an award may be open to objection in a separable part without being if an award cover "all demands and questions," a party may still no especial form of an award necessary, 553. any directions contained in the submission must be obeyed by the an award, not objectionable for any thing it contains, may still be an umpire, how he may be chosen, 554. a submission (or reference) may be under a rule or order of court, a revocation of a submission by one of the parties; when and how a submission under a rule of court cannot be revcked by either party a submission out of court can be revoked by either party at any effect of such a revocation, 555. when the death of a party causes a revocation, 555. when bankruptcy or insolvency causes a revocation, 555. after an award is fully made, neither party without the consent of a submission, or reference, may be made by an exchange of bonds forms of submission and of awards, 556, 557. ARBITRATORS. Same as referees. (See ARBITRATION.) ARIZONA, Territory of, boundaries, extent, history, and condition of, 160. 142. the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 191. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of homestead, 212. |