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Hindrance; obstacle; obstruction. To lease; to grant the use and possession of a thing for compensation. It is the correlative of "hire." See "Hire." LETRADO (Spanish).

In Spanish law. An advocate. White's New Recop. bk. 1, tit. 1, c 1, § 3, note.

Hindrance; obstacle; obstruction. To lease; to grant the use and possession of a thing for compensation. It is the correlative of hire. As an operative word in a lease, it is synonymous with demise; 12 M. & W. 68: 13 L. J. Ex. 135; 1 C. P. D. 152; 45 L. J. C. P. 405. See Demise; Hire. To award a contract of some work to a proposer, after proposals have been received. Eppes V, R. Co., 35 Ala. 33.

v. In conveyancing. To demise or lease. "To let and set" is an old expression. In practice. To deliver. "To let to bail" is to deliver to ball on arrest. In contracts. To award to one of several persons, who have submitted proposals therefor, the contract for erecting public works or doing some part of the work connected therewith, or rendering some other service to government for a stipulated compensation. Letting the contract is the choosing one from among the number of bidders, and the formal making of the contract with him. The letting, or putting out, is a different thing from the invitation to make proposals; the letting is subsequent to the invitation. It is the act of awarding the contract to the proposer, after the proposals have been received and considered. See Eppes v. Railroad Co., 35 Ala. 33, 55. In the language of judicial orders and decrees, the word "let" (in the imperative) imports a positive direction or command. /Thus the phrase "let the writ issue as prayed" is equivalent to "it is hereby ordered that the writ issue," etc. See Ingram v. Laroussini, 50 La. Ann. 69, 23 South. 498.

Hindra,hce; interruption.

v. In conveyancing. To demise or lease. “To det and set” is an old expression. In practices. Todeliver. “To let to bail” is to deliver to bail on arrest. In eontracts. To award to oneof several persons, who have submitted proposals therefor, the contract for erecting publie works or doing some part of the work connected there- Letiiug ‘se contract is the choosing one from ~mong ths number of bidders, and the formal malrng of the contract with him. The letting, or putting out, is a different thing from the invitation to make proposals; the letting is subsequent to the invitation. It is the act of awarding the contract ~ the proposer, after the proposals have been re- ¢sived and considered. See 35 Ala. 33, 55.

], V. To give leave to; to permit. (1) To grant the use of realty for a compensation. Correlative, to hire. Re-let. To let again or anew. Sub-let. To let to a third party as a second lessee. See further Lease. Compare Farm, Let. (3) To award: as, to let a contract after proposals have been considered. 2 Whence letting, sub-letting. The act of May 17, 1878, regulates the advertisement of " raail-lettings " by the postmaster-general. ^ 2, n. In old English, interruption, obstruction, impediment: as "without let or hinderance."

1. To demise, lease. 2. To deliver. 3. Hindrance, interruption.

1. In old English, as a verb, to hinder or obstruct; also a noun, a hindrance or obstruction; also an adjective, hindered, obstructed. 2. In modern English, as verb or adjective (we have never met it as a noun), it signifies to allow or permit, and allowed, permitted. In law, it means, particularly, to allow the use of property for a compensation. Thus used, it is the antithesis of the verb to hire, and is nearly equivalent to lease. To lease, however, usually implies a longer and more formal engagement, and especially a demise of realty by a written instrument; while letting may be of chattels, and by parol, and informal. In a lease, the words " let and lease " do not make a covenant in law, or implied covenant. Levering v. Levering, 13 N. H. 513. The words " let " and " to freight " do not necessarily constitute the charter-party a mere contract of affreightment. The general owner is owner for the voyage, notwithstanding that by the charter-party the vessel is navigated at his expense, and by his master and crew, and he retains the tains a part of the vessel for his own use. The Volunteer, 1 Sumn. 551. 3. " Let " and " letting " have a somewhat peculiar use, in connection with the subject of constructing public works, or rendering services to government, to signify the act of awarding contracts. Public notice is usually g^ven that proposals will be received for the work to be done; and the selection of one of the bidders, and execution of a contract to him, is often styled letting the contract. The letting, or putting out, is a different thing from the invitation to make proposals: the letting is subsequent to the invitation. It is the act of awarding the contract to the proposer, after the proposals have been received and considered. See Eppes v. Mississippi, &c. E. R. Co., 35 Ala. 33, 55. An exarnple of this use of the word is found in the act of congress of May 17, 1878, "to regulate the advertisement of mail lettings." The act above mentioned directs that, before making contracts for mail transportation, except, &c., the postmaster-general shall cause to be published, in not exceeding ten newspapers published in the state or territory in which such service is to be let, one of which shall be published at the seat of government of such state or territory, once a "week, for six consecutive weeks, preceding the time of letting, a noticfe in displayed type, not to exceed six inches of space in one column of a newspaper, of the following purport: