Object of a statute
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
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.