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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

contracts, one has a subsequent lien on one only of placed under another to transact the parcels, and the prior creditor business for him; in letters of attor- elects to have his whole demand out ney, power is generally given to the of the parcel of land on which the attorney to norninate and appoint a subsequent creditor ‘takes his lien; substitute. When a man is drawn the latter is entitled, by way of in the militia, he may, in some cases, substitution, to have the prior lien hire a substitute. assigned to him for his benefit; 1