Quarter

One-fourth part; also specially used to designate the fourth part of a year. By statute in New York (1 Rev. Stat. 606, § 3), as well as by old common-law authorities (Co. Litt. 135 6; 2 Rolle Abr. 521), a quarter of a year is reckoned as composed of ninety-one days, the surplus six hours being disregarded.

Quarter-day.

The four days in the year upon which, by law or custom, moneys payable in quarter-yearly instalments are collectible, are called quarter-days. They difler in different jurisdictions. In New York city, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first days of May, August, November, and February. In matters influenced by United States statutes, iinder which the fiscal year commences July 1, they should be, it seems, the first days of October, January, April, and July. According to Mozley & Whiteley, they are, in England, the 25th of March, being the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly called Lady Day; the 24th of June, being the Feast of St. John the Baptist, otherwise called Midsummer Day; the 29th of September, being the Feast of cember, being the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, commonly called Christmas Day. And in Scotland, the 2d of February, being the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Maiy, otherwise called Candlemas Day; the lijth of May, called for this purpose Whitsunday; the 1st of August, otherwise called Lammas Day; the 11th of November, otherwise called St. Martin's Day, or Martinmas.

Quarter sessions

The courts of general sessions of the peace, in England, held in each quarter year before the justices of the peace in counties, and before the recorder in boroughs.

Quarterly court

The name of certain courts in Kentucky of very limited jurisdiction, which includes, however, appeals from justices of the peace.