Token

A document or sign of the existence of a fact. Tokens are either public or general, or privy tokens. They are either true or false. When a token is false, and indicates a general intent to defraud, and is used for that purpose, it will render the offender guilty of the crime of cheating (12 Johns. [N. Y.] 292); but if it is mere privy token, as, counterfeiting a letter in another man's name, in order to cheat but one individual, it would not be indictable (9 Wend. [N. Y.] 182; 1 Dall. [Pa.] 47; 2 Const. [S. C] 139; 2 Va. Cas. 65; 4 Hawks [N. C] 348; 6 Mass. 72; 12 Johns. [N. Y.] 293; 2 Dev. [N. C] 199; 1 Rich. [S. C] 244)., In Common Law. In England, this name is given to pieces of metal, made in the shape of money, passing among private persons by consent at a certain value.

2 Chit Com. Law, 182.

TOLERATION (Lat.) In some countries, where religion is established by law, certain sects who do not agree with the established religion are nevertheless permitted to exist; and this permission is called "toleration." They are permitted and allowed to remain rather as a matter of favor than a matter of right. In the United States there is no such thing as toleration; all men have an equal right to worship God according to the dictates of their consciences. "We sometimes hear it said that all religions are tolerated in Ohio, but the expression is not strictly accurate. It is not by mere toleration that every individual here is protected in his belief or disbelief. He reposes not on the leniency of government, or the liberality of any class or sect of men, but upon his natural indefeasible rights of conscience, which are beyond the the control or interference of any human authority." 2 Ohio St. 392. which all persons dissenting from the Church of England (except Roman Catholics and persons denying the Trinity) were relieved from such of the acts against Nonconformists as prevented their assembling for religious worship according to their own forms, or otherwise restrained their religious liberty, on condition of, their taking the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, and subscribing a declaration against transubstantiation; and in case of dissenting ministers, subscribing also to certain of the Thirty-nine Articles. The clause _ of this act which excepted persons_ denying the Trinity from the benefits of its enactments was repealed by 53 Geo. III. c.

160. 4 Broom & H. Comm. 67.

The disqualifications of Roman Catholics have been since, for the most part, removed.