Seal

An Impression upon wax, wafer or some other tenacious substance capable of being impressed. Allen v. Sullivan R. Co., 32 N. H. 449; Solon v. Williamsburgh Sav. Bank, 114 N. Y. 132, 21 N. E. 168; Alt v. Stoker, 127 Mo. 471, 30 S. W. 132; Bradford v. Randall, 5 Pick. (Mass.) 497; Osborn v. Kistler, 35 Ohio St. 102; Hopewell Tp. v. Amwell Tp., 6 N. J. Law, 175; Jones v. Logwood, 1 Wash. (Vat) 48. A seal is a particular sign, made to attest in the most formal manner, the execution of an instrument. Code Civ. Proc. Cal. § 1930. Merlin defines a seal to be a plate of metal with a flat surface, on which is engraved the arms of a prince or nation, or private individual, or other device, with which an impression may be made on wax or other substance on paper or parchment in order to authenticate them. The impression thus made is also called a "seal." R6pert. mot "8ceau."

— Common seal. A seal adopted and used by a corporation for authenticating its corporate acts and executing legal instrumento.
—-Corporate seal. The official or common seal of an incorporated company or association.

— Great seal. In English law. A seal by virtue of which a great part of the royal authority is exercised. The office of the lord chancellor, or lord keeper, is created by the delivery of the great seal into 'hir cnstody. There is one great seal for all pnblic acts of state which concern the United Kingdom. Mozley & Whitley. In American law, the United States and also each of the states bas and uses a seal, always carefully described by law, and sometimes officially called the "great" seal, though in some instances known simply as "the seal of the United States," or "the seal of the state."

— Private seal. The seal (however made) of a private person or corporation, as distinguished from a seal employed by a state or government or any of its bureaus or departments.

— Privy seal. In English law. A seal used in making out grants or letters patent, preparatory to their passing under the great seni. 2 Bl. Comm. 347.

— Public seal. A seal belonging to and used by one of the bureaus or departments of government; for authenticating or attesting documents, process, or records. An impression made of some device, by means of a piece of metal or other hard substance, kept and used by public authority. Kirksey v. Bates, 7 Port. (Ala.) 534, 31 Am. Dec. 722,
—-Quarter seal. In Scotch law. A seal kept by the director of the chancery ; in shape and impression the fourth part of the great seal, and calied in stafutes the '"testimonial" of the great seal. Bell.

— Seal days. In English practice. Motion days in the court of chancery, so called because every motion had to be stamped with the seal, which did not lie in court in the ordinary sittings out of term. Wharton.

— Seal office. In English practice. An office for the sealing of judicial writs.

— Seal-paper. In English law. A document issued by the lord chancellor, previously to the commencement of the sittings, detailing the business to be done for each day in his court, and in the courts of the lords justices and vicechancellors. The master of the rolls in like manner issued a seal-paper in respect of the business to be heard before him. Smith, Ch. Pr. 9.