Purview
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
That part of an act of the legislature which begins with the words, "Be it enaoted," etc., and ends before the repealing clause.
Cooke (Tenn.) 330; 3 Bibb (Ky.) 181.
According to Cowell, this word also signifies a conditional gift or grant. It is said to be derived from the French pourvu, provided. It always implies a condition.