cession

Great Britain could not, without a breach of faith, cede to Spain what she had acknowledged to be the territory of the United States. No general words ought to be so construed. We think that Spain ought to have understood the cession, and must have understood it, as being made only to the extent that Britain might rightfully make.

The act of ceding; a yielding or giving up; surrender; relinquishment of property or rights.

In the civil law. An assignment. The act by which a party transfers property to another. The surrender or assignment of property for the benefit of one's creditors.

In ecclesiastical law. A giving up or vacating a benefice, by accepting another without a proper dispensation. 1 Bl. Comm. 392; Latch. 234.

In public law. The assignment, transfer, or yielding up of territory by one state or government to another,

A giving up or abandonment of a right, or of property.

In the civil law. A giving up, surrender or assignment of goods to, or for the benefit of, creditors.

In ecclesiastical law. A giving up or vacating of a benefice, by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

The act of cading; a yielding or giving up; surrender; relinquishment of property or rights.

In the civil law. Anassignment. The act by which a party transfers property to another. The surrender or assignment of property for the benefit of one’s creditors. In ecclesiastical law. <A giving up or vacating a benefice, by accepting another without a proper dispensation. 1 Bi. Comm, 392; Latch, 234.

In public law. The assignmeni, transfer, or yielding up of territory by one state or government to another.

A yielding up; transfer. See Cessio. Cede: to give up, yield up.'' Compare Abandon, 1. Concession. A grant, as of lands, between sovereignties. Recession. A reconveyance by a sovereign. Thereby public property passes from one government to the other, but private property remains as before, and with it those municipal laws which are designed to secure its peaceful use and enjoyment. As a matter of course, all laws, ordinances, and regulations in conflict with the political character, institu- ' See 4 Bl. Com. 321; Exp. Hitz, 111 U. S. 766 (1884). 'Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. Christian, 82 Ala. 309 (1886), cases. ' Story, Eq. PI. § 298; 2 Hale, PI. Cr. 215. * See 1 Bl. Com. 78; 2 id. 143; 2 Kent, 480; 2 Black, 504; 99 U. S. 439; 101 id. 633; 9 Col. 279; 73 Ga. 92; 80 Va. 761; 69 Wis. 600; 61 id. 183; 66 id. 427; 67 id. 434. »91 U. S. 724. "See 2 Bl. Com. 473; 1 Kent, 422; 15 Wall. 605; 32- F. R. 1. ' v. Pierson, 16 N. J. L. 184 (1837). tions, and constitution of the new government are at once displaced.^ See Land, Public; Pueblo.

[from Lat. cessio, q. v.] A giving up, relinquishment or abandonment of a right, or of property. See Abandonment. In the civil law. A giving up, surrender or assignment of goods to, or for the benefit of creditors. See Cessio bonorum.

In ecclesiastical law. A giving up, or vacating a benefice, by accepting another without a proper dispensation. 1 Bl. Com. 392. Latch, 234. 4 Co. 78, Digby's case.

contracts, yielding up; release. France ceded Louisjana to the United States by the treaty of Paris, of April 30, 1803; Spain made a cessionof East and West Florida, by the treaty of February 22, 1819. Cessions have been severally made of a part of their territory, by New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Vide Gord. Dig. art. 2236 to 2250.