General Ship
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
in maritime law. A ship open to all merchants; as distinguished from a chartered ship, which is contracted for by one or more exclusively. When the goods of several merchants, unconnected with each other, are laden on board without any particular contract of affreightment with any individual for the entire ship, the vessel is called a general sbtp.
3 Kmt^s Com. 202. 2 St^h. Com. 184.
Smith's Merc, Law, lib. GENERAL (or PUBLIC) STATUTE. A statute relating to the whole community, or concerning all persons generally, as distinguished from a private or special statute.
4 Co. 76 a, Holland's ease. 1 Bl. Com. 86, 86. Dwarris on Statutes, 629.