Dies Dominicus

The Lord's day; Sunday. DIES FASTI (Lat. I. In Roman Law. Days on which courts might be held and judicial and other business legally transacted. Calvinus. Lex.; Anthon, Rom. Ant 3 Bla. Com. 275, 424. DIES GRATI/E (Lat). In Old English Law. Days of grace. Co. Litt. 134 6. DIES NE FASTI (Lat). In Roman Law. Days on which it was unlawful to transact judicial affairs, and on which the courts were closed. Anthon, Rom. Ant.; 1 Kaufm. Mackeld. 24; 3 Bla. Com. 27r>. DIES NON (Lat). An abbreviation of the phrase dies non jwridiOUS, universally used to denote non judicial days. Hays during which courts do not transact any busirn as, Sunday, or the legal holidays.:; Chitty, Gen. Pr. 104; W. Jones 156. Sunday was the original dies non, but in many slates days declared by statute to be legal holidays are also such, but the decisions on this subject depend hugely upon the terms and scope of the statutes, many of which apply solely cial paper, and others include a prohibition of judicial business and provide for the closing of publie offices. A distinction was made in 9 Co. GG between judicial and ministerial acts performed on a dies non; this was overruled in 1 Stra. 387; but the distinction now obtains; 5 ('•::t. L J. 2G. And under a statute forbiddl transaction of any judicial busin onday or a legal holiday, the I ha day of an attachment by a county judg a claim not due was held to be "Judl bb and void; Merchants' Nat. Bank of o„,aha v. Jaffray, 86 Neb. 218, 64 N. W. 2S 19 1.. EL A. 816; but an attachment for a Claim past. due. was held to be valid, as a niin rial, and not a judicial act; Whipple v. Hill, 36 Neb. 7-n. r,:, N. W. 227, 20 L EL A. 313, 38 Am. St. Rep. 712. It has usually been held that a verdict may be received on a dies non; Huidekoper v. Cotton, 3 Watts (Pa.) 56; Mc Corkle v. State, 11 Ind. 39; Powers v. State, 23 Tex. App. i s. w. 153; Brown v. Stab. 32 Tex «'r. R. 119, 22 S. W. 596; but a judgment entered on such verdict on the same day is void; Baxter v. People, 3 Gilman (111) 368; Hoghtaling v. o.^burn, 15 Johns. (X. v.i 119. See Webber v. Merrill,:;i N. EL -»>-: Johnson v. Day, 17 Pick. (Mass.) 106; State v. Ri< 74 N. C. 187; Elrod v. Lumber O. 92 Tenn. 476, 22 S. W. 2; Men bants" Nat. Bank of Omaha v. Jaffray. 36 Neb. 218, 54 N. W. 258, 19 L. R. A. 316. A judgment by confession entered upon December 25, a legal holiday, is not void; Bradley v. Claudon, 45 in. App. 326. In Kentucky although Thanksgiving day is a legal holiday, it is not treated as Sunday, except as to commercial paper, and where mom - due b a day, the debtor is in default if be fails to pay on that day; National Mut. Ben. Ass'n v. Miller, 85 Ky. B8, _ S. w. 900. A bill of exceptions signed on Sunday is void: Roberts v. Bank, 137 Ind. 697, •■:''• N. B. 1091. Warrants for treason, felony, and breach of the peace may be executed on Sunday: Slate v. RickettS, 71 N. C. 187. Where public policy or the prevention of Irremediable wrong requires it, the Courts may Sunday and Issue process; Langabier v. Fairbury, i". & N. W. EL EL Co., 64 [11.243, Rep. 550. It is no longer uncommon for courts to <it on legal holidays in some jurisdictions. See a full article on this title in.. n. s. 697; Si'nkay; Holidays. DIES NON JURIDICUS (Lat). Non-judicial das-. See l'li S NOR. DIES PACIS (bat. day f The year was formerly divided into the dfl the pea. e of the church and tin- -lays of the,,f the king,— including in the two diviall the days of the year. Crabb, Hist Eng. 1-aw 35. day from which a transaction begins. Calviuus, Lex.; 1 Kaufni. Mackeld. Civ. Law 168. DIES UTILES (Lat). Useful or available days. Days in which an heir might apply to the judge for an inheritance. Cooper, Inst; Calvinus, Lex.; Du Cange.

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