proprietor

the person who has a copyrightable thing made for him under such circumstances as to become the proprietor; as, for instance, one who causes a digest to be compiled or a picture to be painted.

An owner; the holder of the legal title; the person who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, wheth- PROPRIO VIGORE (Lat.) By its own force or vigor. An expression frequently used in construction. A phrase is said to have a certain meaning propria vigore. PROPTER AFFECTUM (Lat.) For or on account of some affection or prejudice. A juryman may be challenged propter affectum; as, because he is related to the party, has eaten at his expense, and the like. See "Challenge." PROPTER DEFECTUM (Lat.) On account of or for some defect. This phrase is frequently used in relation to challenges. See "Challenge."

The owner. One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything. In many instances it is synonymous with owner. Turner v. Cross, 86 Tex. 218, 18 S. W. 578, 15 L. It. A. 262. A receiver is not a proprietor; Dillingham v. Blake (Tex.) 32 s: W. 77. PROPRIO VIGORE (Lat.). By Its own force and vigor: an expression frequently used in construction. A phrase is said to have a certain meaning proprio vigore. PROPTER AFFECTUM (Lat.). For or on account of some affection or prejudice. See Challenge. PROPTER DEFECTUM (Lat). On account of or for some defect. See Challenge; Escheat. PROPTER DELICTUM (Lat). For or on account of crime. See Challenge; Escheat.

^ 1. Owner. In the copyright laws, the representative of an artist or author who might himself obtain a copyright. 5 From the act of 1790 down to 1870, there could be no " proprietor " except the owner of the work of a citizen or resident author, including a transferee of such resident's right of copyi-ight. When, therefore, in the act of 1870, the word "proprietor" is found used, for the first time, in connection with the words "author, inventor, designer," as a person to whom a copyright may be granted, it must be construed, if possible, m harmony with the inflexible policy and intent of the copyright law up to that date, and held to be used in the sense in which the word had always been used in our copyright law, viz., as meaning the lawful owner and representative, whether by assignment, employment, death, or other lawful succession, of the exclusive rights of some native or resident author or artist only." The proprietor of a native work is intended.' See Prist. Proprietary. Belonging to ownership; belonging or pertaining to a proprietor — one who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an 1 [Pollock, Contr. '0. quoting Indian (India) Conti-act Act, 1872. 2 2B1. Com. 224; 6 Pa. 166. ' L. pio-ponere, to put forward, propose. * L. proprius, q. v. 461-63 (1882), owner; relating to a certain owner or proprietor.! 2. A person in possession: a manager, or operator. A law imposing a penalty upon the " proprietors " of a railroad, for negligence causing death, applies to a corporation owning and operating a road.^

Owner. A penalty imposed upon " the proprietor or proprietors" of any railroad, &c., for negligence causing the death of a passenger, may be enforced against a corporation owning and operating a railroad. Commonwealth !). Boston & Worcester K. R. Corp., 11 Gush. 512. A widow occupying the lands of her husband, with his children, the heirs at law, before the assignment of dower, is not a "tenant" or "proprietor," within the stat ute, and is not liable for the taxes; and a purchase by her, at a sale for taxes, under the statute, will not be set aside in favor of creditors of her deceased husband. Branson V. Yancy, 1 Dev. Eq. 77.