Jus Devolutum

A phrase formerly used in Scotch ecclesiastical law to “designate the right which devolved on the presbytery to present a minister to a vacant parish or beneflee, in case the patron should neglect to exercise his right within the time limited by law, by presenting withiii six months a properly qualified person. Int. Cyc. JUS DICERE (Lat.). To declare the law. It is the province of the court jus dicere, to declare what the law is. JUS DISPONENDI (Lat). The right to dispose of a thing. In a general sense it means the right of alienation, and is frequently applied in the case of a married woman with respect to vendor of chattels or the ultimate ownership of goods with the possession of which he has parted. It is said to bp often a matter of great nicety to determine upon a contract of sale, whether or not the vendor’s purpose or intention was to reserve a jus disponendi. Benj. Sales, Ch. VI. § 382. See Sale. The reservation of this right is essential where the property in the thing sold is reserved as a security for deferred payments or purchase-money, and it is permitted in many cases in which it is not permissible at common law. The great increase in the number of transactions in which such reservation is customary, as car trusts, instalment sales, etc., makes the subject one of increased Importance and interest.

The right of the ehurch of presenting a minister to a vacant parish, in case the patron shall neglect te exercise his right within the time limited by law.