| Sir Edward Vaughan Williams, Walter Vere Vaughan Williams - 1877 - 816 стор.
...and then gives a more elaborate and practical definition of his own. " A charity," he says, " in a legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift,...existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by... | |
| Joseph Story - 1877 - 908 стор.
...discussed in a recent case.6 The court here, in defining charitable trusts in the abstract, say it is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds and hearts Under the influence of education or religion ; by... | |
| John Hoff Stewart - 1878 - 738 стор.
...objects are within Mr. Justice Gray's definition, of charity, in a legal sense. He defines it to be " a gift to be applied consistently with existing laws for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by CONTRA, Cleveland v. Williams, 29 Tex. 204 ; see Murphy v. Hubert, 7 Barr (Pa.)... | |
| John Adams - 1881 - 948 стор.
...persons (I) 43 Eliz. r. 4. t Mr. Justice Gray, in Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen 539, defined a eharity as a "gift to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of :,n indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education... | |
| Jairus Ware Perry - 1882 - 732 стор.
...59 Me. 335. charity under the law, and leaves nothing to be desired. In his words, "a charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to...existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, — either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving... | |
| Timothy Walker - 1882 - 850 стор.
...designates only the class of persons, not the individuals, who are to receive the bounty. "A charity is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds and hearts under the influence of education or religion, by... | |
| John Norton Pomeroy - 1882 - 844 стор.
...Power v. Cassidy, 79 NY 002. In Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 539, 530, Gray, J., said: " A charity is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit, of an ¡n(Ie1ini<c number of рггяяия, either by bringing their mimls or hearts under the iulluence... | |
| 1889 - 956 стор.
...Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 556, a charity was defined by Justice GRAT as follows: "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift,...existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education orreligion, by relieving... | |
| 1920 - 924 стор.
...Boyd, supra, 120 Pa. 645, 15 Atl. 555, 1 L. R, A. 417, 6 Am. St. Rep. 745, we state: "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift to...existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or. religion, by... | |
| 1920 - 956 стор.
...used for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof, and falls within the general definition of a charity as — "a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by... | |
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