| 单词 | bumboat act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBumboat Act Bumboat Act n. now historical an Act of Parliament passed by the British government in 1762, designed to prevent theft by bumboats from ships in harbours and docks on the Thames.More formally known as the Thefts upon the Thames Act ( Act 2 Geo. III, c. 28). ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > commercial or revenue sizea1300 assizea1330 indiction1586 poll bill1641 frumentarian law1652 statute of the staple1657 statute of frauds1678 Gin Act1730 Pot Act1733 Stamp Act1765 Stamp-Bill1765 corn law1766 Bumboat Act1796 Maine law1852 permissive bill1864 lemon law1981 1796 Gen. Evening Post 8 Dec. By an Act of Parliament, passed some time ago, called the Bum Boat Act, a power was given to stop any boats upon the river loaded with goods of which a proper account could not be given. 1820 W. J. Broderip & P. Bingham Rep. Court Common Pleas 1 433 The vessel..was seized..under the Bum-boat act (2 Geo. III. c. 28). 1893 Rep. Supreme Court Calif. 97 328 The owner had been convicted under a statute called the Bumboat Act. 2005 Law & Hist. Rev. 23 183 The Bumboat Act, while undoubtedly intrusive, was also very localized. < as lemmas |
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