Ita Lex Scripta Est

The law is so written. 26 Barb. (N. Y.) 374, 380. The law must be obeyed, notwithstanding the apparent rigor of its application. 3 Bl. Comm. 430. We must be content with the law as it stands, without inquiring into its reasons. 1 Bl. Comm. 32. ITA QUOD (Lat.) The name or condition in a submission, which is usually introduced by these words, "so as the award be made of and upon the premises," which, When the submission is with an ita giiod, the arbitrator must make an award of all matters submitted to him of which he had notice, or the award will be entirely void. 7 East, 81; Cro. Jac. 200; 2 Vem. 109; Ro Ue. Abr. "Arbitrament" (L 9). ITA SEMPER FIAT RELATIO UT VAleat dispositio. Let the relation be so made that the disposition may stand. 6 Coke, 76. ITA TE DEUS ADJUVET (Lat. so help you God). The old form of administering an oath in England, generally in connection with other words, thus: Ita te Deus adjuvet, et sacrosancta Dei Evangelia, so help you God, and God's holy Evangelists. Ita te Deus adjuvet et omnes sancti, So help you God and all the saints. Willes, 338. ITA UTERE TUO UT ALIENUM NON laedas. Use your own property and your own rights in such a way that you will not hurt your neighbor, or prevent him from enjoying his. Frequently written, "Sic uter& tuo," etc. (q. V.) ITEM (Lat.) Also; likewise; in like manner; again; a second time. These are the various meanings of this Latin adverb. It is used to introduce a new paragraph, or chapter, or division; also to denote a particular in an account. It is used when any article or clause is added to a former, as if there were here a new beginning. Du Cange. Hence the rule that a clause in a will introduced by item shall not influence or be influenced by what precedes or follows, if it be sensible, taken independently (1 Salk. 239), or there is no plain intent that it should be taken in connection, in which cases it may be construed conjunctively, in the sense of "and," or "also," in such a manner as to connect sentences. If, therefore, a testator bequeath a legacy to Peter, payable out of a particular fund, or charged upon a particular estate, item, a legacy to James, James' legacy as well as Peter's will be a charge upon the same property. 1 Atk. 436; 3 Atk. 256; 1 Brown, Ch. 482; 1 Ro Ue, Abr. 844; 1 Mod. 100; Cro. Car. 368; Vaughan, 262; Rop. Leg. 349; 1 Salk. 234. The word is commonly used and well understood as a separate entry in an account or a schedule, or a separate particular in an enumeration of a total which is separate and distinct from the other particulars or entries. 277 111. 131.

Lat. So the law is written. Dig.40,9,12. The law must be obeyed notwithstanding the apparent rigor of its application. 3 Bl. Comm. 430. We must be content with the law as it stands,