Vehicle

e In the Revised Statutes, acts and resolutions of Congress, includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land.^ A ferry-hoat is not a vehicle, within a statute providing for a specific tax on "carriages and other vehicles used for passengers for hire." ^ But a street-sprinkler is a "public vehicle," within an ordinance imposing a license upon public vehicles using streets for trade or traffic* The phrase " or other wheeled vehicle of whatever description," used in a statute, following such specified vehicles as " carriages, wagons, buggies, sleighs and sleds," was held to refer to vehicles of the same scind a contract for the purchase of a silver mine on the ground of fraud in representations as to the probable amount of mineral it would yield, and to recover the consideration paid.

1 Chidester v. State, 25 Ohio St. 438 (1874), Rex, J. 3 L. va Hiis, diverse, changing. Whence variant. a See Nash v. Towne, 5 Wall. 698 (1866). * House V. Metcalf, 27 Conn.,638 (1858), Sanford, J.; 30 id. 57; 72111.239. 6 Roberts v. Graham,' 6 Wall. 581 (1867), cases; 13 Bradw. 43, 491.

See Gould, PI., pp. 28, 62, 421. * L. vehere, to cariy, convey. ' R. S. § 4: Act 16 July, 1866, § 1. general class as those particularly specified, and not to include street-cars.'

See Bicycle; Conveyance, 1; BoAD, Law of; Team; Vessel; Wagon.