local

Relating to place. A particular place.

Relating to place; expressive of place; belonging or confined to a particular place. Distinguished from "general," "persenui," and "transitory."

— Local aet of parliament. An act which has for its object the interest of some particular locality, as the formation of a road, the alteration of the course of a river, the formation of a public market in a particular district, etc. Brown.

— Local assessment. A charge in the nature of tax, levied to pay the whole or part of the cost of local improvements, and assessed upon the various parcels of property specially benefited thereby. Gould v. Baltimore, 59 Md. 380.

— Local chattel. A thing is local that is fixed to the freehold. Kitchin, 180.

— Local courts. Courts whose jurisdiction is limited to a particular territory or district. The expression often signifies the courts of the state, in opposition to the United States couris. People v. Porter, 90 N. Y. 75; Geraty v. Reid, 78 N. Y. 67.

— Local freight. Freight shipped from either terminus of a railroad to a way station, or vice versa, or from one way station to another; that is, over a part of the road only. Mobile & M. R. Co. v. Steiner, 61 Ala. 579.

— Local influence. As a statutory ground for the removal of a cause from a state court to a federal court, this means influence enjoyed and wielded by the plaintiff, as a resident of the place where the suit is brought, in consequence of his wealth, prominence, political importance, business or social relations, or otherwise, such as might affect the minds of the court or jury and prevent the defendant from winning the case, even though the merits should be with him. See Neale v. Foster (C. C.) 31 Fed. 53.

— Local option. A privilege accorded by the legislature of a state to the several counties or other districts of the state to determine, each for itself, by popular vote, whether or not licenses should be issued for the sale of intoxicating liquors within such districts. See Wilson v. State, 35 Aria 416; State v. Brown, 19 Fla. 598.

— Local prejudice. The "prejudice or local influence" which will warrant the removal of a cause from a state court to a federal court may be either prejudice and influence existing against the party seeking such removal or existing in favor of his adversary. Neale v. Foster (C. C.) 31 Fed. 53. As to local "Action," "Agent," "Allegiance," "Custom," "Government," "Improvement," "Law," "Statute," "Taxes," and "Venue," see those titles.

Relating to place; expressive of place; belonging or confined to a particular placa Local action: an action which must be brought in a particular place or county. Local allegiance: a temporary kind of allegiance, depending on place; the allegiance which a resident alien owes to the sovereign of the county in which he resides. Local option: a right in the voters of a particular district or municipality to choose between prohibition or license in the sale of intoxicating liquor. Local statutes: statutes which regard such things as are upon the spot Local venue: a venue which must be laid in a particular county.

Relating to place; expressive of place; belonging or confined to a particular place. Distinguished from “general,” “personal,” and “transitory.”

See Locus. Relating to a place: belonging to a particular district; confined to a limited region. Opposed to general, personal, transitory, qq. V. As, local or a local — act, action, allegiance, commerce, court, custom, government, law, legislation, option, statute, venue, qq. v. The local character of an improvement may depend upon the special benefit which will result to the property adjoining or near the locality in which the improvement is made.'