Object

n. This term "includes whatever is presented to the mind, as well as what may be presented to the senses; whatever, also, is acted upon or operated upon, affirmatively or intentionally influenced by anything done, moved or applied thereto." Woodruff, J., Wells v. Shook, 8 Blatchf. 257, Fed. Cas. No. 17,406.

— Object of an action. The thing sought to be obtained by the action ; the remedy demanded or the relief or recovery sought or prayed for; not the same thing as the cause of action or the subject of the action. Scarborough v. Smith, 18 Kan. 406; Lassiter v. Norfolk & C. R. Co.., 136 N. C. 89, 48 S. El 648.

— Object of a statute. The "object" of a stainte is the aim or purpose of the enactment, the end or design which it is meant to accomplish, while the "subject" is the matter to which it relates and with which it deals. Medical Examiners v. Fowler, 5O La. Ann. 1358, 24 South. 809; McNeely v. South Penn Oil Co., 52 W. Va. 616, 44 S. E. 508. 62 In R. A. 562; Day Land & Cattle Co., v. State, 68 Tex. 542, 4 S. W. 865.

— Objects of a power. Where property is settled subject to a power given to any person or persons to appoint the same among a limited class, the members of the class are calied the "objects" of the power. Thus, if a parent has a power to appoint a fund among his children, the children are called the "objects" of the power. Mozley & Whitley.

v. In legal proceedings, to object (e. g., to the admission of evidence) is to interpose a declaration to the effect that the particular matter or thing under consideration Is not done or admitted with the consent of the party objecting, but is by him considered improper or illegal, and referring the question of its propriety or legality to the court