Smith still once again

[Picciotto, Sol]

sorry, chaps, the c. stands for chapter. Each statute is a chapter in the
statute book. But you were correct that  18 Eliz. I means the 18th year of
Queen Elizabeth's reign, God bless her

cheers

sol


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	JKSCHW at aol.com [SMTP:JKSCHW at aol.com]
> Sent:	Saturday, October 17, 1998 5:30 AM
> To:	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject:	Re: Smith still once again
> 
> In a message dated 98-10-16 19:38:47 EDT, you write:
> 
> << What I would like a crib on, is how to read the English law citations,
>  like 18 Eliz., c. 9. The 18th year of Elizabeth I's reign, law no. 9?
>  
>  Not that I'm going to look them up, I'd just like to know.
> 
> I think that's right, except the "c" is "clause." You can cite further to
> "s."
> for sentence. Nowadays you cite to Halsberry's Statutes, volume Statutes page
> (date), for statutes and to the appropriate reporter, similar form, for
> caselaw. The old reporters and yearbooks are rather a mess. --jks