Staple

In international law. The right of staple, as exercised by a people upon foreign merchants, is defined to be that they may not allow them to set their merchandises and wares to sale, but in a certam place. This practice is not in use in the United States. 1 Chit. Com. Law, 103; 4 Inst. 238; Malone, Lex. Merc. 237; Bac. Abr. "Execution" (B 1). See "Statute Staple."

In International Law. The right of staple, as exercised by a people upon foreign merchants, is defined to be that they may not allow them to set their merchandises and wares to sale but In a certain place. This practice is not in use in the United States. 1 Chitty, Com. Law 103; Co. 4th Inst. 238; Bac. Abr. Execution (B 1). See Statute Staple.

In English law. A mart or market. A place where the buying and selling of wool, lead, leather, and other articles were put under certain terms. 2 Rceve, Eng. Law, 393.

In international law. The right of staple, as exercised by a pcople upon foreign merchants, is defined to be that they may not allow them to set their merchandises and wares to sale but in a certain place. This practice is not in use in the United States. 1 Chit. Com. Law, 103.

— Staple Inn. An inn of chancery. See Inns of Chancery.

— Statute-staple. In English law. A security for a debt acknowledged to be due, so calied from its being entered into before the mayor of the staple, that is to say, the grand mart for the principal commodities or manufactures of the kingdom, formerly held by act of parliament in certain trading towns. In other respects it resembled the statute-merchant, (q. v.,) but like that has now fallen into disuse. 2 Bl. Comm. 160; 1 Steph. Comm. 287.

In English law. An established mart or market; a place where the buying and selling of wool, lead, leather and other articles were put under certain terms; the hereditary customs of the crown, consisting of customs on skins, wool and leather exported.

A settled, established mart or market. The grand mart for the principal commodities or manufactures of the kingdom, formerly held by act of Parliament, in certain trading towns, and presided over by a mayor. 5 The hereditary customs of the crown, which were certain customs due on the exportation of wool, skins, and leather, were styled "the staple commodities" of the ' See United States v. Shackleford, 18 How, 690 (1855); Haines v. Commonwealth, 100 Pa. 322-23 (1882); Zell v. Commonwealth, 94 id. 272-73 (1880); 14 Cent. Law J. 402-6 (1882), cases; Baldw. 78, 82; 4 Bl. Com. 853; 2 Bac. Abr, 365; Coke, Litt. 166; 2 Hale, P. C. 271; 26 How. St. Tr. 1281;92E. C. L. 92; 7 Watts, 586; 37Pa.54-55; IBish. Cr. Proc, § 938; 2 Whart. Am. Cr. L. § 2966; Thomp. & M., Juries, 147. 2 Hatling v. Eodman, 6 Ind. 292 (1855); 8 Blackf. 47. » Anderson v. Hubble, 93 Ind. 573 (1883), cases, Elliott, C. J. See generally Richardson v. Pickering, 41 N. H. 386, 384-S5 (1660), cases. kingdom, because they were brought to those ports where the king's staple was established to be rated before being exported.' " While we make the goods prepared or sold the * staple of the place,' our grandfathers made the place the 'staple' of the goods." '■' Staple productions. Such productions ©f the soil as have an established and defined character in the commerce of the country.' Statute staple. A security for money, entered into before the mayor of the staple. See further Statute-merchant.

intern. law. The right of staple, as exercised by a people upon foreign merchants, is defined to be, that they may not allow them to set their merchandizes and wares to sale but in a certain place. This practice is not in use in the United States. 1 Chit. Com. Law, 103.