| 单词 | freeholder |
| 例句 | “From the belly of the slave ship to a freeholder, the spirits of the African ancestors beckon the enslaved souls guiding them to the first free village,” reads the inscription. Slavery Was Part of Barbados Life for Centuries. But Its History Can Be Hard to Find 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Almost on cue, Soho’s celebrated Coach & Horses closed its doors last week after its freeholder, Fuller’s Brewery, took back possession from the leaseholder, Alastair Choat. In search of the perfect pub: what makes a great British boozer? 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z They were farmers, land laborers, ship carpenters, fjord fishermen, freeholders and mothers of dozens of snotty-nosed kids. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Other disputes are simmering between leaseholders and freeholders over who should pay. Tower residents told to pay £500,000 to replace Grenfell-style cladding 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z So American republicans like Madison and Jefferson, even though they were slave holders, essentially did have genuine republican values – this vision of a society of independent freeholders. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z The government will amend the system, described by the housing minister as "feudal", which forces the owners of some properties to pay rent to a freeholder. The laws British PM Sunak wants to pass before the next election 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In a social media post, Ms MacLean said the new bill would "restore true home ownership to millions of people and end the reign of rip off freeholders + incompetent profiteering management companies." Leasehold law will be in King's Speech, says housing minister 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z China became the freeholder of these properties when it purchased the land and is now, effectively, their landlord. Insight: Dispute over China's embassy in London strains ties with Britain 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Unlike a freeholder who owns a property and the land it is built on outright, a leaseholder owns a lease which gives them the right to use the property. Labour to force non-binding Commons vote on scrapping leaseholds 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Instead, the proposed new law is expected to focus on further protections for tenants from ground rents and legal fees, and strengthening the powers they have in dealings with freeholders. Leasehold system won't be abolished this year 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z In a further move to reduce bills for flat owners, the government is banning managing agents and property freeholders from charging a commission to be paid by leaseholders, when insuring their properties. Grenfell fire: Housing developers given ultimatum to fix unsafe buildings 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z If you live in a flat you'd need to discuss the issue of installing solar panels with other residents and the freeholder. Solar panel sales boom as energy bills soar 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z They thought the cure would be limiting voting rights to freeholders — folks who owned land. Opinion | The historical references for Youngkin’s tactics 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z “They are the whole North. They are the people who till their own farms with their own hands; freeholders, educated men, independent men.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Most private apartments in England are sold as long-term leases, with the owner known as the “leaseholder,” and the buildings themselves are owned by a “freeholder,” often an investment group. Britain Puts Onus on Developers to Pay to Fix Fire Safety Issues 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The first she heard about the fraud was when the freeholder contacted her to say someone had tried to sell the flat. Property fraud: 'My fake sister tried to steal my home’ 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z In this situation, the leaseholder pays ground rent to the freeholder. MPs back setting new-build house ground rent at one peppercorn a year 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z That proposal failed only when it was discovered that, under Virginia law, when a homeowner has a mortgage, it is the bank and not the homeowner who is the freeholder. Opinion | The historical references for Youngkin’s tactics 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Pamphleteers warned that the real purpose of parliamentary taxation was to hasten this process, strip American freeholders of their little farms and reduce them all to tenancy and want. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Islington Gates's management has been contacted for comment and to seek the view of the freeholder on whose behalf management looks after the site. The Birmingham flats covered in plastic as cladding removed 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The cladding on Steve's block is getting reviewed, but he says the freeholder has already started taking money from residents to cover costs - £2,400 per flat. In need of modernisation? The UK’s housing crisis close up 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Mr Hughes said that, while freeholders could "physically" demand this payment, they were unlikely to do so, and that this would ensure meals remained "well-seasoned". MPs back setting new-build house ground rent at one peppercorn a year 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z "It allows developers and freeholders to build upwards while minimising the ability of the leaseholders and residents to prevent that or to be compensated for the impact of these upward extensions," she said. Flat owners warning over rooftop developments 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z He is a leaseholder and the decision to pay for the survey needed to get the form lies entirely with the freeholder who owns his building. Senior MP demands answers for leaseholders 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Most private apartments in England, like Ms. Hulme’s and Ms. Rennie’s, are sold as long-term leases, with the buildings themselves owned by a “freeholder” — often an investment group. Disabled Apartment Owners Fear Fire Traps in Aftermath of Grenfell Disaster 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Most private apartments in England are sold as long-term leases, with the building itself owned by a “freeholder,” often an investment group. U.K. Announces Billions for Cladding Crisis, but Critics Say It’s Not Enough 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Their buildings are owned by a freeholder, who charges them a small annual rent, plus money for repairs - which can mean huge bills for issues such as cladding. Dangerous cladding: 'Fire patrols at our flats cost us £500,000' 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z It also requires the “boards of chosen freeholders” to be replaced with “boards of county commissioners.” NJ Gov. Murphy signs bill ending use of 'freeholder' for county officials 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The office of freeholder is unique to New Jersey, a title for politicians elected to one of the state’s 21 county legislative boards. A Political Title ‘Born From Racism’ Will Be Eliminated 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z On Feb. 19, the freeholders presented the certificate and card, as well as cards from county employees and 300 students from the school where Freeholder Deputy Director Dawn Fantasia serves as principal. Wish answered thousands of times over for 105th birthday 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z She groused with an acquaintance, James Toto, a local councilman who is running for Atlantic County freeholder, over L.G.B.T.-friendly bathroom policies in public schools. Trump’s Rally Recipe: Just Add Data, Money, Entertainment and Grievance 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z But people may become prisoners in their homes even when it isn't - because the freeholder hasn't paid for it to be tested. Imprisoned by cladding: The flat owners who cannot sell 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z "The interest of the leaseholder and freeholder are diametrically opposed," she says. 'Absurd' lease pricing should stop say campaigners 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “It is important that we erase the terminology that reflects racist attitudes in order to eliminate the vestiges of discriminatory practices,” Mr. Sweeney — who was once a freeholder in Gloucester County — said in a statement. A Political Title ‘Born From Racism’ Will Be Eliminated 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z A request for comment from Mr Kinsella's freeholder, Fable Estates, received no response. I'm being charged £42,000 to extend my lease 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Ashley Bennett, a freeholder representing Atlantic County who appeared on a 2018 cover of Time magazine with other progressive women, also has announced she is running for the Democratic nomination for the congressional seat. Kennedy Family Member Joins N.J. Race Against Democratic Defector Jeff Van Drew 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z In this case, L&Q is not the freeholder, so it isn't responsible for "providing the documents that mortgage lenders are asking for", it says. Imprisoned by cladding: The flat owners who cannot sell 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z They included a small-town mayor, a school board president and a man trying to hold on to his position as county freeholder. $10,000 in a Coffee Cup: 8 Swept Up in N.J. Political Corruption Cases 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “It’s past time for New Jersey to phase out the term ‘freeholder’ from our public discourse — a term coined when only white male landowners could hold public office.” A Political Title ‘Born From Racism’ Will Be Eliminated 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z "I don't think freeholders will want much change," she says. I'm being charged £42,000 to extend my lease 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The Boonton resident previously served as a mayor, freeholder and assemblyman. New Jersey Senator Anthony Bucco dies of heart attack 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z But it is the freeholder who owns the property outright, and the land on which it is built. The house disputes taking an emotional toll 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The watchdog is writing to developers, lenders and freeholders asking for information about how leaseholds are sold and managed, and the terms their contracts contain. 'We've been caught in a leasehold trap' 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Few people outside New Jersey are familiar with the word “freeholder,” and the term was the subject of endless questions, said Ms. Garretson, who joined the freeholder board three years ago. A Political Title ‘Born From Racism’ Will Be Eliminated 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The "profit", as it calls it, is then shared between the freeholder and leaseholder, hence the payment. I'm being charged £42,000 to extend my lease 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Helen Goodman, Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, is seeking to raise the profile of freeholders' plight and wants a cap on the charges. 'Fleecehold' homes: A scandal in waiting? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z He was paying about £270 a year for ground rent and management fees at the time of purchase, but when a new freeholder took over costs rose. The house disputes taking an emotional toll 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z "Most responsible developers are going back and try to work with the freeholder and leaseholder to fix the problem." 'I own a home but feel like I'm renting' 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Someone who owns a property outright, including the land it is built on, is a freeholder. House owners rue leasehold purchases 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z If freeholder and leaseholder can't agree, valuations are decided by a tribunal. I'm being charged £42,000 to extend my lease 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Whether freeholder or leaseholder, those liable for charges say they are in a tenant-landlord relationship, despite their new-build homes putting them on the property ladder. 'Fleecehold' homes: A scandal in waiting? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z All of the members of the freeholder board are Democrats. Democrats Battle Over a New Jersey Jail’s Contract With ICE 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The scheduled speakers include Ashley Bennett, a Democrat who was elected Atlantic County, New Jersey freeholder last November. Organizers: Tens of thousands expected for NYC women’s march 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z With a leasehold, the person owns the property for the length of their lease agreement with the freeholder. House owners rue leasehold purchases 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Murphy said Monday at a Trenton news conference that former Passaic County freeholder and administrative law judge Tahesha Way would be his pick for the post. Murphy names former freeholder, judge as secretary of state 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z He recalled how Larry Ragonese, the Morris County communications director who played master of ceremonies at the groundbreaking, was a reporter when Mr. Christie was a county freeholder. A Road Meant to Ease Traffic Will Be Named After Christie 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z And soon after the vote, the City Councils of Hoboken and Jersey City, both led by Democrats, passed resolutions urging the freeholders to terminate the contract. Democrats Battle Over a New Jersey Jail’s Contract With ICE 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Bennett was a first-time political candidate in her race for the post of freeholder, which is similar to county commissioner. Meet the progressives elected after Trump: America’s new political coalition 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Leaseholders have to pay their freeholders ground rent and other fees in order to make changes to their homes. House owners rue leasehold purchases 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z She’s a graduate of Brown University and the University of Virginia School of Law and previously served as a freeholder in Passaic and an administrative law judge. Murphy names former freeholder, judge as secretary of state 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Bell is a former Atlantic County freeholder and prosecutor. New Jersey Legislature swears in 2 new state senators 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Bill O’Dea was one of two freeholders who voted against the renewal. Democrats Battle Over a New Jersey Jail’s Contract With ICE 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Egg Harbor Township Democrat Ashley Bennett, who is running against Carman in the November freeholder election, says the Confederate flag represents “hatred, intolerance and bigotry.” Lawmakers condemn freeholder’s Confederate jacket patch 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z When the lease ends, ownership returns to the freeholder unless the person can extend the lease. House owners rue leasehold purchases 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The freeholder board on Wednesday announced the new programs will encompass all of the challenges that the homeless face by using existing funds and consolidating services. Camden County rolls out new programs for homeless 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z They typically pay ground rent to the freeholder - but can be caught out by clauses allowing for dramatic increases in these fees, which come on top of management charges for the upkeep of communal areas. Four million leaseholders in England 'at risk from rip-off fees' - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Following public outcry against the program, Hudson freeholders ended that partnership in March. Democrats Battle Over a New Jersey Jail’s Contract With ICE 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z As an appointed state official and former Democratic freeholder in Cumberland County, Jannarone faces a higher burden of proof in a defamation lawsuit than if she were a private citizen. Environmental panel member sues over social media comments 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z About two dozen residents protested the agreement during Tuesday’s Cape May County freeholder meeting. New Jersey sheriff’s office seeks to enforce immigration law 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The law does allow a leaseholder to force their freeholder to sell - but the leaseholder is also liable for the legal fees of both parties, meaning further expense to people like Katie and Lindsay. The new property trap affecting thousands - BBC News 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Leaseholders own their homes for a fixed period of time, on a "lease" to a freeholder. Four million leaseholders in England 'at risk from rip-off fees' - BBC News 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z In Hudson County, a group of religious leaders are suing the freeholder board for the way the vote was handled. Democrats Battle Over a New Jersey Jail’s Contract With ICE 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Carman resisted earlier calls to apologize but said he was sorry after a freeholder meeting this week at which residents said they were offended. New Jersey official apologizes for women's march post 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z County freeholders awarded the construction contract in mid-April to a Farmingdale company. New $37M jail planned for New Jersey, officials say 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “It’s definitely frustrating, but hopefully there will be a bright future there,” said Louis Cappelli, the head of the Camden County freeholder board. Correction: Camden-No More Baseball story 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z In 1994, Mr. Christie was running to be a Morris County freeholder, the New Jersey version of a county commissioner. Fact Checks of the 2016 Election 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The research also suggested that some developers are also requiring freeholders to pay fees for the upkeep of private roads or communal gardens in private estates. 'Hidden' service charges on the rise, says insurer - BBC News 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Union County freeholders approved the settlement on Dec. 3. County to pay $475k for lawsuit over guard’s sex scandal 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The county commissioners — called freeholders in New Jersey — refuse. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Pan’ and more 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Josh Charles’s portrayal of an ambivalent freeholder, or county official, is suitably pained before he inevitably does the right thing. ‘Freeheld’ is an earnest but drab dramatization of a real-life story 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z At the time, Democrats challenged Republican freeholders to restore $35,000 in annual funding for Planned Parenthood of Central and Greater Northern New Jersey, according to an article in The Star-Ledger of Newark. Fact Checks of the 2016 Election 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Largely avoiding ideological notes, Christie repeatedly turned back to his family and lessons from his suburban ascent, from county freeholder to federal prosecutor and, in 2009, to governor. Chris Christie dismisses his naysayers as he launches a long-shot 2016 bid 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z In 1994, during his first successful campaign for public office — the role of Morris County freeholder — Mr. Christie ran a commercial saying his rivals were under investigation by a local prosecutor. Things You May Not Know About Chris Christie 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z A losing campaign for the state legislature was followed by a dead-last finish in his bid for reelection as a Morris County freeholder. How string of bad news for Chris Christie could turn dangerous 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Had the media reported fairly and accurately about Chris Christie's disturbingly unsavory past as a disgraced county freeholder, ruthless lobbyist, Karl Rove toady and corrupt U.S. Scott Walker Shows Promise Heading Into 2016 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z In 1994, Mr. Christie was running to be a Morris County freeholder, the equivalent of a county commissioner. Fact Checks of the 2016 Election 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Under this scheme, freeholders would be required to re-tender for a different property manager. Flat owners in line for new rights 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z They saved enough money to buy their home, making George a freeholder, which entitled him to vote. From slavery to affluent businessman 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It also said that freeholders might not always be interested in the quality of repairs, or whether such work was necessary in the first place. Leaseholders 'should get' new rights 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The sale was delayed owing to an issue with the freeholder of the flat, and it was nearly six months before buyer and seller were ready to exchange. Buyers' peril from rising house prices 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z He served as Wayne Township’s mayor and as a Passaic County freeholder before being named the state’s conservation and economic development chief in 1963. Robert A. Roe, New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 90 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In England, in the decades after the Black Death, a new class of economic actors emerged—the independent farmers known as the yeomen or freeholders. History Lessons For China: Rule Of Law Before Democracy 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It was particularly concerned by stories of elderly leaseholders living in retirement flats who were being exploited by their freeholders. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T14:53:09Z "We are concerned that management agents and freeholders may not be incentivised to keep maintenance costs down and that leaseholders may not receive value for money," she added. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T12:55:09Z He had spent two years as a lobbyist, made a failed run for the state legislature and been voted out office after one unpopular term as a county freeholder. Chris Christie’s long record of pushing boundaries, sparking controversy 2014-02-10T19:05:19Z In 1994, he ran for the office of freeholder, New Jersey’s equivalent of a county commissioner. Chris Christie’s 1994 ad was too tough (and inaccurate) for Jersey 2014-01-20T01:10:01Z Experts said there was no playbook for a contest so short, and so isolated from the main work of local political organizations: electing state, county and local lawmakers, freeholders, sheriffs and mayors. With Little Time Before Election, Senate Race in New Jersey Begins to Take Shape 2013-06-08T00:40:44Z One leaseholder group fears a judgment in the UK supreme court this week, limiting consultation rights, will be used by freeholders to "bamboozle" lessees into paying for expensive and unnecessary work on their blocks. Leaseholders 'at risk' from supreme court consultation judgment 2013-03-08T13:18:00Z It was particularly concerned by stories of elderly leaseholders living in retirement flats being exploited by their freeholders. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T12:55:09Z However, disputes between leaseholders and freeholders, or their agents, are growing. Beware the 'cheaper' leasehold option that could cost more in the long run 2013-02-03T07:02:54Z “I am not here to do business as usual,” Christie said a few months later, when he was sworn in as a freeholder. Chris Christie’s 1994 ad was too tough (and inaccurate) for Jersey 2014-01-20T01:10:01Z Donovan and the county’s legislative body, the freeholder board, had asked that the second plaque state that Japan’s Imperial army, not the Japanese government, was responsible for what happened to those women, she said. Tensions linger in US over “comfort women” plaques 2013-01-30T14:05:00Z “The People” that the Constitution refers to originally meant, and continues to mean, white freeholder men of a certain income, and property standing. Straight Talk: Why Women in "Blue" States Should Vote "Red" 2012-10-17T16:36:34Z The enquiry will look at the way freeholders charge for the management and maintenance of leasehold homes in England and Wales. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T12:55:09Z The land is owned by a freeholder or landlord, who will charge a ground rent. Beware the 'cheaper' leasehold option that could cost more in the long run 2013-02-03T07:02:54Z However, in December 2010, the Welsh government then applied, as ministers became the freeholders of the site in 2006 when they took over the old Welsh Development Agency. Airliner scrapyard plans concern 2012-08-01T06:07:24Z He does not take into account that the prosperity of the freeholder is maintained by precisely the same exceptional energy and thrift which in the first instance enabled him to secure the freehold. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z While working in private practice, he first waded into politics as a county freeholder in the 1990s. Handicapping the Veepstakes: Why the Clamor for Christie May Go Unheeded 2012-04-23T12:35:38Z The OFT will look at the behaviour of council and housing association freeholders as well as private ones. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T12:55:09Z Cook your breakfast there, and—well, after that you're a sort of tolerated freeholder. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z A county prize for the best-kept farm was recently awarded to a freeholder whose culture and whose crops were highly commended by the judges. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z This was not all—the elective franchise was extended "to all freeholders of competent estates," if they sustained good moral characters. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z That is where the flat is owned by someone with a lease, but the ownership of the building, whether a block of flats or a converted house, is in the hands of a separate freeholder. Leasehold service charges probed 2014-03-04T12:55:09Z Being a younger son, he was apprenticed by his father, who was a respectable freeholder, to a tanner in Flintshire. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z It is rather a revival of the authority which in the old Manor Courts, presided over by the steward of the Manor lord, the freeholders could exercise. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z This distinction, as against the neighboring colony of Massachusetts, where all were freeholders, was fatal. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It would be especially dangerous to draw such an inference in a case where the freeholders of the thirteenth century are possessed of virgates, half-virgates, etc., and not of irregular plots of land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z In future, the general assembly was to consist of five freeholders, elected from each respective island within the government. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z At this time the electors were confined to freeholders only. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z It was then recorded that in this borough there were six houses and only one freeholder: Sir Mark Wood himself. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The tenants are freeholders and possessed certain privileges, the chief of which was a right to sue and be sued only in their lord’s court. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z It is only the freeholders who are tenants in ancient demesne, and their land passes by common law conveyances without the instrumentality of the lord. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There are, however, laws for the protective privileges of freeholders for other distinctive purposes, such as exemptions from arrest, &c. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z It had been this year formed and consisted of sixty freeholders of the town. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The ordinary burgesses consisted of the freeholders and the master-workmen of the gilds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In this way arose a manor, of which it will be seen the tenants formed two classes, the freeholders and the villeins. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z In the Danelaw counties, on the other hand, the privilege would have been of no use, as those who were called socmen there were freeholders protected without any reference to ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z This, however, did not debar any freeholder from disposing of his own personal property or merchandise at any place in the island he deemed proper. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Rick Gorka, a spokesman for the Republican State Committee, said his party flipped control of freeholder boards in Cumberland and Salem counties during the election and won mayoral and council seats across the state. N.J. Democrats Spent Twice as Much as Republicans on Elections 2011-12-05T18:58:01Z On the first juror being called, Lord Russell objected that he was not a 40s. freeholder in the City. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Now for each of these classes a separate court was held—for the freeholders a Court Baron; for the villeins another called a Customary Court. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z In one sense the reeve and the four men, the hundredors, seem villains and not freeholders. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z As a result of the train of thought started by the meeting, the freeholders of Albemarle County adopted on June 26 a series of resolutions evidently written by Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z But the freeholders, conceiving they had been deprived of their long established prerogative, or an attempt was being made to interfere with it, protested against Mr. Redhead's appointment. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z I told him he had been longest an inhabitant and freeholder and I expected he would set a good example by departing thence. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The same popular bias manifested itself when the proposition was made to limit the suffrage to freeholders. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z In another they seem freeholders and not villains. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Whether Jefferson knew them or not, the similarity with the views expressed by the freeholders of Albemarle is most striking. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z “I started the blog three years ago after a nasty freeholder meeting ... it started as a way to expose the dirty underbelly of Cumberland County politics,” Johnson said. Democratic NJ pol resigns after nude photos he sent woman appear on GOP activist?s website 2011-08-02T21:33:22Z In 1670 the assembly limited the franchise to freeholders; thus depriving the poor of voting. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z And jurors shall be freeholders and heads of families. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z The question arises naturally, where is one to look for the small freeholders in the enactment? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z This was at a great meeting of the freeholders and farmers of Yorkshire convened by the king on Heworth Moor near York. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In an emailed statement, Cumberland County freeholder Louis Magazzu apologized to his friends, family and constituents but indicated that he thought he was being set up. Democratic NJ pol resigns after nude photos he sent woman appear on GOP activist?s website 2011-08-02T21:33:22Z Every town of one hundred or more freeholders was required to support a Latin grammar school which would prepare students for college. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The man next to him, a grizzled, frightened freeholder, had clambered up the loose dirt of the parapet to gain a better view of the fighting at the breastwork. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It is this—to what extent can the existence of a class of freeholders among the peasantry of feudal England be maintained? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Most of the men were past early youth, either brawny pioneers or substantial freeholders, many of them being persons of some education, and considerable weight in their own communities. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z But a lord could usually claim a small money-rent from the freeholder, sometimes a relief when his land was sold or passed at death, and occasionally a heriot from his heir. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z The charter provided for a governor, deputy-governor, and secretary, to be appointed by the crown; a council of twenty-eight; and a lower house composed of freeholders, elected by the people. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z These freeholders seem to think they've done all they need, after Jamestown. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It does not even mean that the hundredors were necessarily holding in villainage: small freeholders may have appeared among them. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The ensuing hour brought a dozen others, the most substantial freeholders in the community, nearly all of them members of the church, as well as men of influence in public affairs. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The true theory of landholding should be that the State should be the only freeholder, all other tenures being limited in character; and cultivation ought to be a special condition of tenancy.... A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z The freeholders retained the right to ratify or disavow, in general meetings, the acts of the disposers. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z These small freeholders on the Assembly don't understand this island wasn't settled just so we'd have a batch of five-acre gardens. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z We have seen that villains discharged from the192 most onerous and opprobrious duties of their class rise at once in social standing, and mix up with the smaller freeholders. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Mr. Sigmund, 46, and Mr. Mack served together as Mercer County freeholders in the 1990s. In Trenton, Deputy Mayor Is Charged With Possessing Drugs and Assaulting Officers 2011-05-03T00:57:56Z I think I can see now the disappointed rascal of a freeholder when he only had his bare soil left once more. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z The assembly now passed several bills which struck at the governor's power, and repealed the act which restricted the franchise to freeholders. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z When there's wealth—as there's sure to be if we can start evicting these freeholders and convert the island over to efficient sugar plantations—everybody benefits. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z One more subject remains to be touched upon, and it may be approached safely now that we have reviewed the several social groups on the border between freeholders and villains. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The swainmote, held three times in the year, is the court to which all the freeholders within the forest owe suit and service, and of which the verderers are the judges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Now there were no freeholders in the township, and he thought if Mr. McVicar would follow his instructions, McNaughton would be sent to prison. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z In 1647 Massachusetts enacted a general education law which required every town of fifty or more freeholders to appoint a teacher to instruct children to read and write. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the other hand, it'd probably not be wise to try calling up any of the small freeholders and freemen. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The communal principle with its equalising tendency238 remained still as the efficient force regulating the whole, and strong enough to subject even the lord and the freeholders to its customary influence. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The verderer was a judicial officer chosen in full county by the freeholders in the same manner as the coroner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Most of the small freeholders, now,-all of them, in time; the priests to a man, the best election agents that ever canvassed a constituency. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Under the state constitution, the legislative department was divided into a House of Delegates and a Senate; eligibles were to be freeholders elected by freeholders. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Jeremy's militiamen—eight in number—were all small freeholders with rusty matchlocks and no battle experience. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The position of privileged people, either servants or freeholders, must be discussed by itself, as an exceptional case. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The isolated townships constituted little commonwealths, with governments of their own, every inhabitant and freeholder having liberty to vote in the town-meetings, and the three or five selectmen being invested with the chief authority. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z It will destroy plural voting, which now allows a freeholder to vote in every district where he holds land. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z As this legislative action placed all freeholders upon the same footing, civil and religious, Donald McDonald’s long continued labors in Williamsburg were at an end and he and his fellow laborers returned home. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Hugh's a 'smuggler' when I'm out with him, but he's 'Captain Winston' when the militia needs a batch of raw ten-acre freeholders drilled in how to form ranks and prime a musket. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z But the victorious progress of royal jurisdiction in regard to freeholders was counterbalanced by an all but complete surrender of it in regard to villains. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z May not this Irish encore explain the success with which Mr. O'Connell consoles our "poverty" by attacks on the clergy, and relieves our years of scarcity by creating forty-shilling freeholders. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z Within months of joining the freeholder board, Christie announced his candidacy for one of two seats from the heavily Republican 25th District. What Chris Christie is really afraid of 2011-03-04T17:35:00Z This rule is explained by the conception of a freehold estate as an interest in lands held by the freeholder from some lord, the king being lord paramount. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The freeholder beside him suddenly groaned and pitched backward, his smoking matchlock plowing into the soft dirt of the parapet as he sprawled downward into the trench. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A number of important groups appear between the two, and if we try to reduce them to some unity, we may say that a third class is formed by customary freeholders. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The Ancient Court of Verderers was also revived, consisting of an hereditary lord warden together with four verderers elected by freeholders of the county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z As a new freeholder, Christie employed the same bull-in-a-china-shop tactics that are now making him famous as governor: grandstanding at meetings, picking fights with colleagues, and attracting outsize media attention. What Chris Christie is really afraid of 2011-03-04T17:35:00Z Chatham would have met the new danger by parliamentary reform, giving increased voting power to the freeholders of the counties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z As he touched it, his eyes met those of the dying freeholder lying beside him. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z By the side of the freeholder recognised by later law there stands the villain as a customary freeholder who has lost legal protection. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Every Canadian freeholder is, by deliberate choice, bound by the most solemn oaths to defend the monarchy, as well as his own property; to shrink from that engagement is a treason not to be forgiven. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z "He is not a freeholder, my lady, but only mentioned as an active agent of the Liberal party." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z "Isn't this a sea-going promontory?" inquired our proud freeholder, as we watched a sea-gull flap its way up against the rain, alight on the water, and swim toward our territory over the gusty brine. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z If we can consolidate the holdings of these small freeholders, we can make this island the richest spot on earth. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Thus, even among the freeholders, landholding is often what I shall take leave to call 'shareholding,' Now, whatever ultimate explanation we may give of this fact, it has one obvious meaning. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z So it is with this idle profession of wishing to see every American husbandman a freeholder. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z “I understand pulling in belts, but you talking about janitors and cops, or the free-loading freeholder?” Public Workers Facing Outrage as Budget Crises Grow 2011-01-02T02:05:52Z There followed a meeting of the freeholders of Yorkshire. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z As she watched the members of the Assembly start to mumble uneasily, Katherine realized that a horse represented a sizable investment for most small freeholders. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The great Hundred is derived from it, but even in the ordinary meetings all the freeholders are entitled, if not obliged, to join. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Also deemed peculiar to Wales is the Tan-wedd, a fiery apparition which falls on the lands of a freeholder who is about to die. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Some politicians draw multiple pensions as county legislators, called freeholders, and as prosecutors or union leaders. Public Workers Facing Outrage as Budget Crises Grow 2011-01-02T02:05:52Z One of these additional Bills, or "wings," was intended to take political power from the poorest, most ignorant, and least independent of the peasantry, by disfranchising the forty-shilling freeholders. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Little wonder so many of the smaller freeholders were openly talking about surrender. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The manors of the Abbey of Bec on English soil contained hardly any freeholders at all. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z When he ran afoul of the Republican Establishment for challenging a powerful incumbent in the General Assembly and failed to win nomination for a second freeholder term in 1998, his political career appeared over. Chris Christie: GOP Darling 2010-08-26T03:01:00Z Assisted no doubt by their judicial control, the Eupatridae also tended to become sole owners of the land, reducing the original freeholders or tenants to the position of serfs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The rent was paid as before, but was stated to be paid "for the relief of the forty-shilling freeholders," or "for all purposes allowable by law." A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z First he had convinced the king's proprietor to reduce rents on the island, then he had created an elected Assembly of small freeholders to counter the high-handed rule of the powerful Council. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z But these small tenants are all sub-tenants enfeoffed by the principal freeholders whose own tenements are distributed into regular agrarian unity. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z But, as I presume, the summons to freeholders was by general proclamation; so that it is not easy to perceive what difference there could be between summoned and unsummoned suitors. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 She, the freeholder's wife--her pride rose, as she thought of her vast homestead--was sent away like a beggar. On the Heights A Novel The one had influence among the aristocracy, the gentry, the manufacturers, and the forty-shilling freeholders. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Part of that success, she knew, derived from his practice of lending money to hard-pressed freeholders at generous rates but short terms, then foreclosing on their lands the moment the sight bills came due. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z How can we account for the occurrence of regular 'shareholding' among the freeholders? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Whether the knights were elected by freeholders in general. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Bruno repaired to the apothecary's, where he was informed that the meadow belonged to the freeholder who lived at several hours' distance. On the Heights A Novel If gentlemen freeholders held the power of government in colonial and post-Revolutionary Virginia, they also paid much of the cost of government. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia "The Council members and the other big landowners are doubtless thinking to try and force out the smaller freeholders, who'll not have a sugarworks and therefore be at their mercy." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The striking differences between the duties of the several freeholders of one manor seem to show that these people were not enfeoffed by the lord at the same time and under the same conditions. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It seems extraordinary that such a restriction, if it existed, should never be deducible from these instruments; that their terms should invariably be large enough to comprise all freeholders. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 I'm not so stupid; I know that it's night now and the freeholder and his wife are come. On the Heights A Novel Hammond, you've heard, I suppose, has lost his election; he polled more voters than there were freeholders registered on the books: this was proving too much, and he must pay the penalty. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) "But if we dismissed all these half-hearted freeholders, there'd be scarcely any free men left on the island to take their place." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z For centuries every native of that village, from the prosperous freeholder down to the poor shepherd, has been an enthusiastic and a more or less efficient chess-player. Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 It is not only evident that small freeholders were always numerous, but we are, perhaps, greatly deceived in fancying that the occupiers of villein tenements were usually villeins. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The people had gathered there to get a look at the new freeholder and his family. On the Heights A Novel Taxation pressed with very unequal force upon the poor, and the right of voting was confined to freeholders. Thomas Jefferson He seized the militiaman's jerkin and yanked him back, then pointed to the dying freeholder at their feet. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The freeholders of the county court are the real judges in this court, and the sheriff is the ministerial officer. An Essay on the Trial by Jury Then there were, secondly, the small freeholders, predominating in the Rhine country, where feudalism had succumbed before the mighty strokes of the great French Revolution. Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848 From that moment, Walpurga was known as the "freeholder's wife," and was never called by any other name. On the Heights A Novel He had been with him through long years of difficulty, and aided him in various ways, from corrupting the virtuous freeholders of Inchabogue to raising an occasional supply on the rose-amethyst ring. One Of Them And the man thus taught self-denial and providence will not be contented with remaining merely a freeholder; he cannot make himself that without becoming intellectually and morally a better man. Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims First, by the ignorance of the judges, which were the freeholders of the county. An Essay on the Trial by Jury I’m a freeholder, with money in the bank; and now I won’t trust women no more! Rewards and Fairies Hansei's happiness is complete, and he never mentions the boy except as "the young freeholder." On the Heights A Novel West Indian politeness—Negro morals and felicity—Island of St. Vincent— Grenada—The harbour—Disappearance of the whites—An island of black freeholders—Tobago—Dramatic art—A promising incident. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The method of summoning the freeholders, is by publication of the writ, together with the day appointed by the sheriff for election, at every church and chapel in the county, two several Sundays successively. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts The persons holding lands on these terms were called freeholders—in later times freemen—meaning free and full members of the state. An Essay on the Trial by Jury In 1621 a government was established, consisting of a governor, council, and house of burgesses, elected by the freeholders. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia It was no small condescension, on the part of the freeholder's wife, to sing with Gundel and the neighbor. On the Heights A Novel In Trinidad there are 18,000 freeholders, most of them negroes and representatives of the old slaves. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Robert Carter, another of the council, and the greatest freeholder in that proprietary. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts With universal suffrage, which I believe we promised them, we should have been at the head of the poll; but the freeholders were to a man opposed to us. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly In discussing the question, "Whether the colonies are represented in the British Parliament?" he traces the English constitution to its Saxon origin, when every freeholder was a member of the Wittenagemote or Parliament. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The small freeholders who possessed neither servants nor slaves did not disappear entirely, but they gradually declined in numbers and sank into abject poverty. The Planters of Colonial Virginia The Government of Jamaica was to lend to every freeholder up to the mortgage value of his land in paper notes, at 5 per cent. interest, the current rate being at present 8 per cent. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Was not every freeholder in this country registered? Discussion on American Slavery All law courts were not, however, purely judicial in character; the old county court, for instance, was the assembly of the freeholders of the county in which representatives and certain officers were elected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The elective franchise was restricted, in 1670, to freeholders and housekeepers. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Thus the rich planter soon found it possible to cultivate successfully the higher grades, and so to drive from his last rampart the white freeholder whose crop was tended by himself alone. The Planters of Colonial Virginia They were independent freeholders and were generally reckoned among the leading men of their district. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant The office was always elective, the appointment being made by the freeholders of the county assembled in county court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" He sat with the freeholders in the county court, which sat twice a year, or in the hundred court, which sat every four weeks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The twenty-five counties of the Ancient Dominion were under a government consisting of a governor and twelve councillors appointed by the king, and fifty burgesses elected by the freeholders. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The small freeholder was not destroyed, as was his prototype of ancient Rome, but he was subjected to a change which was by no means fortunate or wholesome. The Planters of Colonial Virginia At first it was in fact, as it is now in the fictitious theory of the law, a tenancy at will, for which none of the legal remedies of a freeholder were available. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" "I know it, sir; my father used to say that the gentleman always won his election who made most freeholders drunk the first day of the poll." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The suitors of the court, i.e. the freeholders, were the judges, the sheriff being simply a presiding officer, pronouncing and afterwards executing the judgment of the court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It is probable also that others were allowed to vote besides freeholders and housekeepers. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia A sporadic importation of slaves continued during the Commonwealth period, but still the number was insignificant, still the bulk of the labor in the tobacco fields was done by indentured servants and poor freeholders. The Planters of Colonial Virginia The Danish farmer is almost always a freeholder: it is little more than a century since his ancestors were serfs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" It was in the month of June, 1529, that James set out for Meggatdale, accompanied by eight thousand men, lords, barons, freeholders, and gentlemen, all well armed, and carrying with them a month’s provisions. Border Raids and Reivers The old view that at least two freeholders were required for its composition is also now discarded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The Baptists accordingly circulated a counter-petition, which was signed by ten thousand persons, chiefly freeholders. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia This important body was elected by the votes of the freeholders, and faithfully represented their interests. The Planters of Colonial Virginia The commoners on a manorial common then will be, prima facie, the freeholders and copyholders of the manor, and the persons who own lands which were copyhold of the manor but have been enfranchised. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" We must purchase them, a few at a time; the residents can repurchase from us and so become freeholders. The Hills and the Vale May not this Irish encore explain the success with which Mr. O’Connell consoles our “poverty” by attacks on the clergy, and relieves our years of scarcity by creating forty-shilling freeholders. Nuts and Nutcrackers The Incumbent is elected by the inhabitants of the township of Willenhall being sufficient householders and having lands of inheritance there; that is to say, the voters must be freeholders as well as householders. The Annals of Willenhall It does not matter whether he worked as a wage earner, tenant or freeholder, in the end the result would be the same. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Owing, however, to the light character of the services rendered by the freeholders, the connexion of their lands with the manor is often difficult to prove. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" I had some years ago the curiosity to inquire into the particular circumstances of these whimsical freeholders, and learned from their own mouths the condition and character of each of them. The Tatler, Volume 3 The Revolution of 1688 confined power to the aristocracy of freeholders. The History of Freedom Fishes appear in Nash's otherwise unpoetical prose as "the sea's finny freeholders;" the inhabitants of a port town do not sow corn, "their whole harvest is by sea;" they plough "the glassy fieldes of Thetis." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare On the other hand, if the large planters found it difficult to secure adequate labor they would of necessity have to break up their estates and dispose of them to the small freeholders. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Whoso has six horses in the stable is a freeholder, and he sits next to the burgomaster in the tavern and is a burgess. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 As ten families of freeholders made up a town or tithing, so ten tithings composed a superior division, called a hundred, as consisting of ten times ten families. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First We had to walk betimes to Frostenden, where Farmer Downing lived, who was that rara avis a Liberal tenant farmer; but of course he did not vote tenant farmer, but as a freeholder. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations He tried to bring many freeholders' estates within the boundary; juries were empannelled, but the commissioners rejected their returns as unfavourable to the Earl. Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Of the host of servants a certain proportion only, a proportion probably less than fifty per cent, could hope even in the most favorable times to become freeholders. The Planters of Colonial Virginia There were also a popular assembly, consisting of all the freeholders of the state, and the senate, formed by the heads of all the most influential families, for the government of Rome. History of Human Society That-168- no tenant by copy of court roll shall be permitted to vote as a freeholder. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First When the day of election arrived, Mr. Bannatine was the only freeholder present. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc There will not be the distinction between lessees and freeholders that we find in the Middle States. A Stake in the Land Could he hope to become a freeholder, making of Virginia, like Rome in the early days of the republic, the land of the small proprietor? The Planters of Colonial Virginia Of more importance were the quit-rents, a tax on land, paid to the King by all freeholders. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 He gave his legions their eternal station, And made them all freeholders of the nation. The True-Born Englishman A Satire Asserting pressure in a more direct manner, Lee and his fellow gentry, and any other freeholders who wanted to attend, gathered at Leedstown, Westmoreland County, on February 27, 1766 and drew up an "association". The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The Mayor issued a notice that all freeholders must register for the sewerage bond election by the 9th, and a few suffragists saw their opportunity. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI And the sturdy, independent class of small farmers who made up a full 90 per cent of the freeholders at the time the rent roll was taken, have been relegated into undeserved obscurity. The Planters of Colonial Virginia In 1893 a law was enacted giving the right to vote for Road Commissioner to "all freeholders." The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV They vote for Home Rule because they thereby expect to make money, to become freeholders, landlords themselves, in short. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The first, a meeting of Roxburghshire freeholders, saw nothing worse than unmannerly interruption of a speech made partially unintelligible by the speaker's failing articulation. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series In case of forfeiture or surrender the land and permanent improvements are reappraised separately, and the value of such improvements when received by Government from new tenant or freeholder, will be paid to surrendering freeholder. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial But hard, incessant work was the lot of tenant and freeholder alike. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain An Act of 1891 allows the wife of any householder or freeholder to vote on School matters but not to hold office; in 1897 the Act was amended making them eligible as School Trustees. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV As the polling went on, each freeholder came before the sheriff when his name was called and was asked by the sheriff how he voted. The Fairfax County Courthouse "Some say that the King will establish an assize of arms on his return from France, whereby every knight, freeholder, and burgess must arm himself for England's defense," continued the clerk, easily. Robin Hood In earlier Saxon times women who were freeholders of lands or burgesses in towns had the same electoral rights as men. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III "No Socialist desires to see the land of the country divided among small peasant freeholders, though this is still the ideal professed by many statesmen of 'advanced' views." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals It was certain that the representatives of the freeholders in the counties would not use their influence for the destruction of order. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII He was elected by the freeholders of the county. The Fairfax County Courthouse The right to serve as a member of a charter commission is limited to freeholders in all these states except Colorado, where it is restricted to taxpayers. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy In the suffrage clause of this document the words "all inhabitants" were substituted for those of "male freeholders" in the provincial charter. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III He visited Stowe; he shook hands with George Grenville; and the Whig freeholders of Buckinghamshire, at their public dinners, drank many bumpers to the union of the three brothers. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) In England, where the right to vote is based on property and not person, the feme sole freeholder has exercised her right all along. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Provides that in all Country School Districts three trustees shall be similarly elected by a majority of the freeholders or householders of such school section. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I At Gatton the right of election lay in the hands of freeholders and householders paying scot and lot; but the only elector was Lord Monson, who returned two members. Lord John Russell When at last this occurred, by unanimous vote of the board of freeholders the woman who had really performed the duties of jailor was appointed warden of Hudson county jail. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III These freeholders built houses according to their means. The Toilers of the Field That a woman may be a householder, or freeholder, or burgage tenant, parishioner, is plain enough. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II But farmers who had been tenants when Germany violated the independence of Belgium were now freeholders. Waiting for Daylight He convened there a meeting of the nobles, knights, gentry, and freeholders of the county. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter When she was left a widow with two little children she had no idea that this place would be given her, but it was tendered to her by unanimous vote of the board of freeholders. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The great landowners, to be sure, supported his cause with all their wealth and influence, but the small freeholders, to a man, voted against him. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Lyle it is determined that a feme-sole freeholder, in counties, may claim a vote for Parliament men, but, if married, her husband must vote for her.... History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II This was the first instance of the actual disfranchisement of a constituency, though it was not without precedent that the franchise of a corrupt borough should be extended to the freeholders of the surrounding district. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The difficulties appear also to have arisen from the fact that the freeholders were either unable or else unwilling—which is the more likely—to perform manual labor. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America By preventing O’Connell from taking his seat his wrongs are identified with those of the disfranchised freeholders. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Trinity College, the Corporation of Dublin, and the gentry and freeholders of County Dublin all protested against Union. William Pitt and the Great War Married women could not vote because they were not freeholders; by the common law their property upon marriage became vested in the husband. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The landlords were known to be entirely in his favour, and Irish tenants, miscalled "forty shilling freeholders," had been used to vote obsequiously for the candidate of their landlords. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The farmer or freeholder who owns or controls his estate, exemplifies the most advanced condition of personal and political liberty. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges On one block, on which they pay taxes on fifty odd thousand dollars, there are but two colored freeholders who have not bought themselves out of slavery. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States The counties alone really returned their own members, and in the counties the franchise was limited to freeholders. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Lyle, it was determined that a feme sole freeholder may claim a vote for Parliament men; but if married, her husband must vote for her. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The disfranchisement of the forty-shilling freeholders and the substitution of a ten-pound suffrage was the price to be paid for catholic emancipation, and no time was lost in completing the bargain. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Injunctions issued from local courts like ashes from a stirring volcano, but the militia were impervious and hustled the freeholders from their homes with callous disregard for the sacred dues of property. Greener Than You Think "The common people in the generality and the country freeholders would rationally argue of their own rights and the oppressions which were laid upon them." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 There was, indeed, an effort made by an obscure merchant named Dingley to oppose him, but he could find no freeholder to second him, and he was chivied ignominiously from the scene of the election. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Lyle, three cases of somewhat greater antiquity, the right of women freeholders was allowed by the courts. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The "old parchment freeholders" in counties, many of whom owned not a foot of land, were superseded by a mixed body of freeholders and leaseholders with real though various qualifications. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) May we dare, in this meaning, to apply to Christ that sense of proprietorship, which makes a bit of moorland waste, a few yards of garden-ground, dear to the freeholder? Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. The freeholders of Cornwall only answered that, "if they had but two kine, they would sell one of them for supply to his Majesty—in a Parliamentary way." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The discretion rested in a court of two or three freeholders, or a single magistrate, over the persons of the accused is often exercised with great severity. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Almost every freeholder hires land besides, and a great deal of time is lost in going to distant pieces of ground. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy On the other hand, the old franchise of the 40s. freeholders was more widely diffused since the value of money had been greatly depreciated. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The Privy Council meanwhile called out the militia, and ordered all the heritors and freeholders to join with the Regulars in putting down the insurrection. Hunted and Harried But the freeholders of the counties were more difficult to deal with than London aldermen. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Many in the town and country were freeholders, several worth from $300 to $1,300. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Simply this: Metcalfe is the home of small freeholders; Vere is a sugar parish, where the estates are in prosperous activity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The disfranchisement of the 40s. freeholders was maintained against the strenuous attacks of O'Connell and Sheil, but the introduction of the £10 borough franchise amply balanced the loss of democratic influence in counties. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) These free renting farmers, along with the smaller freeholders, made up the "yeomen" of England. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Well, your mother was of good, though not of exalted, family—the daughter of a considerable freeholder in our neighbourhood. Rattlin the Reefer The suffrage was limited to freeholders and representation was denied the majority of the people. Expansion and Conflict I should state, however, that my residence was in a district mostly occupied by small freeholders, and containing but few estates. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The extension of the suffrage to the freeholders removed more discontent than it created. Beginnings of the American People The freeholders of land below lords of manors were disadvantageously affected in as far as they had to hire laborers, but in other ways were in a more favorable position. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Fortunately for the candidate the freeholders, who were entitled to vote and could at a pinch put their own price upon their votes, and get it, were not numerous. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King Dear Bob, After I wrote to you last Saturday morning, I went to the House, where I found a petition presented from fifteen tailors or tinkers, freeholders of Middlesex, against Lutterell. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Leaseholders, copyholders, small freeholders, and all non-landholders were denied the suffrage altogether. The Governments of Europe Yet we may suppose that freedom often transformed the idle bondsman into an industrious freeholder. Beginnings of the American People More satisfactory relations with their lords were demanded by insurgents who were freeholders, as well as by those who were villains. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The number of freeholders increased with the subdivision of estates and the social changes which we have already noticed. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Bonnet-laird, a small proprietor or freeholder who farms his own land. St. Ronan's Well Even in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the number of forty-shilling freeholders was small. The Governments of Europe So, for instance, every freeholder in Praust, a German village near Dantzic, has his own mark on all his property, by which he recognises it. Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Moreover, his money payments to the lord, although rising from an entirely different source, were almost indistinguishable from the money rents paid by the freeholder. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England In 1547 the council ventured to recommend a minister to the freeholders of Kent. Henry VIII. I didn't come here to sit down with Sir Simon Rochdale, because I am a freeholder; I come to demand my right, because you are a justice. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts Similarly, the lesser barons found their interests essentially identical with those of the country freeholders, represented by the knights of the shire, and with those of the burgesses. The Governments of Europe During his short lease of power Leisler issued warrants for the election of the mayor and sheriff by "all Protestant freeholders." The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The county representatives were voted for by all "forty shilling freeholders," that is, landowners whose farms would rent for forty shillings a year. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England They were small freeholders, but all the property except the cottage had been lost in the time of Bunyan's grandfather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" I have been a freeholder, in this district, for many a year. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts With general peace would come the abolition of great armies, freedom from public debts, and numerous freeholders. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 The charter of King Charles II. restricted the privilege of voting to freeholders and the eldest sons of freeholders. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The freeholders also who owned small farms from time to time sold them to neighboring landowners when difficulties forced them or high prices furnished inducements. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England He was active in urging petitions from the freeholders of the counties, protesting against the unconstitutional invasion of the right of election. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" A freeholder!—Zounds! one of Frank's voters, perhaps, and of consequence at his election. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts Beyond Kunau and Neudorf, to the north, there was a Polish district peopled by small freeholders, for the most part in very reduced circumstances, and over head and ears in debt. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag The rights of settlers who had preceded the proprietary government were ignored, and an attempt made to reduce freeholders to the position of tenants. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The thirteen lords were assisted by twelve other inhabitants chosen by the freeholders, and when the number of lords was reduced to six, seven others were chosen from the assistants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Four knights were to be chosen by the King's lesser freeholders in each county to attend this Parliament, and the baronage was to be represented by twelve commissioners. The Rise of the Democracy A man of respectability, a tradesman, and a freeholder, in such a serious case as yours, had better have recourse to a court of law. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts To the west and south of the estate the country was inhabited by a mixed population; but the Germans there were strong, rich freeholders and large farmers having settled among the Slavonic race. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag He enlisted the sons of freeholders and farmers. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell He engaged the king to write circular letters to all the sheriffs, in which he enjoined them to inform the freeholders, that they were required to choose men of knowledge and experience for their representatives. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary It is difficult to decide to what extent the smaller freeholders could take an active interest in the affairs of the county. The Rise of the Democracy The rascal sha'n't disgrace my estate four and twenty hours longer.—Injure a reputable tradesman, my neighbour!——a freeholder!—and refuse to——did you say he was poor? John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts All the freeholders of the county, even the greatest barons, were obliged to attend the sheriff in these courts, and to assist them in the administration of justice. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John The occupant would thus in time become a freeholder, and as much interested in maintaining the law as any other proprietor. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. I was a long time in New York, and, indeed, was a freeholder of the city. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Whatever the size of the county it returned two members elected by freeholders, and the cost of a county election was enormous. The Rise of the Democracy I am a respectable tradesman, your neighbour, and a freeholder.—Seduction is a heinous offence; a magistrate knows no distinction of persons; and a rascal musn't disgrace your estate four and twenty hours longer. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts The right to vote, which in colonial days was generally exercised by colored freeholders, was subsequently either restricted or wholly denied. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro In every village of England had been small freeholders, copyholders and cottagers, all of whom had varying degrees of possession in the common lands which were administered by a manorial court of the village. Gilbert Keith Chesterton You'll find, Max, that you need a religion in order to become a freeholder. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties It seems as if a very small sum subscribed by every freeholder would have produced more money. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts In the earlier days of our republic, a discussion was held by several of the prominent statesmen of the period, on the expediency of extending the right of suffrage to others than freeholders. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors January 9, 1789 the freeholders of the town met and gave it the name of Troy. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention These were the knights, barons, freeholders, who owned allegiance to the house of Douglas. The Black Douglas I am a freeholder," I answered, in my confusion, "ever since the time of King Alfred. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor Change brought about by Danish raids—small freeholders sought protection from the greater lords; the shifting of ownership from small landowners to "eorls." Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History In the summer of 1278 a royal writ ordered all freeholders who held lands to the value of twenty pounds to receive knighthood at the king's hands. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Bishops and nobles claimed and secured at Runnymede the rights not of baron and churchman only but those of freeholder and merchant, of townsman and villein. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Most of them were freeholders; that is, farmers who owned their own land and tilled it with their own hands. History of the United States And, above all, remember that after you have done all, it is the blood of Christ alone that will set you down safely as a freeholder in Heaven. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents Moreover at any time they might become simple freeholders by paying to the seigneur a sum of money representing their annual rent capitalized on a six per cent, basis. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 However small the estates thus created might be, the bulk were held directly of the Crown; and this class of lesser gentry and freeholders grew steadily from this time in numbers and importance. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Every knight was now bound to appear in coat of mail and with shield and lance, every freeholder with lance and hauberk, every burgess and poorer freeman with lance and helmet, at the king's call. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Madison replied that the state legislatures, which had made so much trouble with radical laws, were elected by freeholders. History of the United States In Victoria the selections are now being increased in size to one square mile, and I think changes will gradually be made which will make the large freeholders find it to their advantage to sell. Town Life in Australia Alexander had given a written charter to the monastery of Scone; David gave private charters to individual land-owners, and made the possession of a charter the test of a freeholder. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) But a far greater constitutional change in their position had already taken place through the extension of electoral rights to the freeholders at large. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 The mediaeval system of tillage was compulsory; even the freeholders could not manage their plots as they wished, because all the soil of the township formed one whole and was managed by the entire village. A Short History of English Agriculture Congress, however, was not prepared to use the public domain for the sole purpose of developing a body of small freeholders in the West. History of the United States As yet the small freeholders have chiefly occupied themselves in raising these 'ground provisions,' as yams, plantains, bananas, and the various vegetables are called. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy According to the old Thuringian law the home place and appurtenances of a peasant freeholder passed to the youngest son. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation The class of small freeholders sprang fast out of the wreck of it into numbers and importance. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 To the smaller freeholder, as has been noticed, the enclosure of waste land did much harm, for it was necessary to his holding. A Short History of English Agriculture This prevented the subdivision of estates and the growth of a large body of small farmers or freeholders owning their own land. History of the United States Thus, through church influence, the limitations on thought and religious practice became more stringent than in the mother-country, where the suffrage took in all freeholders, whether they were adherents of the established church or not. England in America, 1580-1652 As well as we can judge in so obscure a matter, they were divided into nobles or gentlemen, freeholders, freemen that were not freeholders, and slaves. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) And if long descent and an ancient family have any special claim to be held honorable, it is among the Cumberland "statesmen," or freeholders, it must be looked for in England. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance The small occupiers were better off than the freeholders, because their rents had been reduced and they could leave their farms if they did not pay; but their position was very unsatisfactory. A Short History of English Agriculture The quit rent,—"really a feudal payment from freeholders,"—was thus a material source of income for the crown as well as for the proprietors. History of the United States The franchise of suffrage in Virginia was confined to the freeholders, thus obviating in the public man the necessity of mingling with, and courting the good opinion of the multitude. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest To do all this, taxes had to be levied upon the freeholders. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The freeholders and other electors in this kingdom have another and a surer mode of expressing their sentiments concerning the conduct which is held by members of Parliament. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Occupying owners had suffered as much as any other class, both yeomen who farmed considerable farms and small freeholders. A Short History of English Agriculture In Virginia, the rural voter had to be a freeholder owning at least fifty acres of land, if there was no house on it, or twenty-five acres with a house twenty-five feet square. History of the United States In Virginia, no person can vote for representatives to Congress, unless he be a freeholder. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) "An Act for the trial of Negroes" provided that two justices and six freeholders should have full power to try "negro and mulatto slaves" for heinous offences. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens In the election of the higher officers, freeholders only were entitled to vote. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. From the evidence given to the assistant commissioner it is clear that the small occupier and freeholder could only get on by working harder and living harder than the labourer. A Short History of English Agriculture In Pennsylvania, the suffrage was granted to freeholders owning fifty acres or more of land well seated, twelve acres cleared, and to other persons worth at least fifty pounds in lawful money. History of the United States There is abundant room, therefore, for cultivation of cotton by the emancipated freeholders. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Because the settlers, being freeholders of only fifty-acre lots, requiring but one or two extra hands for their cultivation, the German servants would be a third more profitable than the blacks. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens He must also be above a certain age, which, in a majority of the states, is at least thirty years; and in some states he must be a freeholder. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. He had a wood wherein many of his tenants and freeholders had right of pasture. A Short History of English Agriculture Three, Virginia, Delaware, and Rhode Island, clung firmly to the ancient principles that only freeholders could be intrusted with electoral rights. History of the United States I am convinced that there are no less than 4000 or 5000 such inhabitants of towns in Hampshire, who will have votes for the county, as well as the freeholders. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century It had cleaned her streets and lightened the burdens of taxation which rested so grievously upon the freeholders. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens A jury in a justice's court consists in most or all of the states, as is believed, of six men; in the higher courts, of twelve men, who are generally required to be freeholders. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. Many of the larger freeholders and copyholders on manors enclosed on their own account, and perhaps increased at the expense of the very large and the very small. A Short History of English Agriculture It was a schoolmaster, Thomas Dorr, who led the popular uprising in Rhode Island which brought the exclusive rule by freeholders to an end. History of the United States The county representation consists principally of freeholders, and the members for counties represent not only the lower classes, but the middle and higher orders. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century The justices then swore the "freeholders," and, after they had tried the case, had the authority to pronounce the sentence of death, "or such other punishment" as they felt meet to fix. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens In some of them, owners of property, or tax-payers, in others, freeholders only, were voters. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. This system favoured the accumulation of lands in a few hands and the aggregation of great estates, and was largely responsible for the disappearance of the small freeholder. A Short History of English Agriculture In January 1775, the freeholders of Fincastle presented an address to the Continental Congress, declaring their purpose to resist the oppressive measures of the home government. Scotland's Mark on America The tenants of the land are now quasi-freeholders, and will eventually be complete freeholders. The Framework of Home Rule In case a Negro was guilty of murder, he was tried by two justices, appointed by the governor, before six freeholders. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens But the pleasant part of the story is, that these king's friends have no more ground for usurping such a title, than a resident freeholder in Cumberland or in Cornwall. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) There were forty-one freeholders and many leasehold tenants, the average freehold being 34 acres, the average leasehold only half an acre, small holdings being the usual feature of the unenclosed township. A Short History of English Agriculture To persuade the mass of the freeholders was his object, and for such an object there are no political tracts in the language at all comparable to Defoe's. Daniel Defoe Servants who had worked out their time usually became tenants or freeholders, often moving to other colonies and later to the interior beyond the "fall line," where they became pioneers in their turn. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making Punishment of slaves for crimes to be by three or more justices of the peace, with five of the principal freeholders, without a grand jury; seven agreeing, shall give judgment. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens This statement presumably refers to rural freeholders only,—where cattle and farm-land supply the staples without purchase; but even so, one finds difficulty in crediting it in full. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Only in a return to a nation of freeholders can Ogilvie see the real source of an increase in happiness. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham He makes no parade of logic; he is only a plain freeholder like the mass whom he addresses, though he knows twenty times as much as many writers of more pretension. Daniel Defoe Their first desire was "to become freeholders," and they almost invariably succeeded. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making He had the authority to fix the day and hour of the trial, to summon witness, and "three discreet and sufficient freeholders." History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Five of the English settlers were freeholders, having 120 acres each; and there were 52 leaseholders, whose farms varied in size from 420 acres to 5; six of them holding 100 acres and upwards. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Every Canadian freeholder is, by deliberate choice, bound by the most solemn oaths to defend the monarchy, as well as his own property; to shrink, from that engagement is a treason not to be forgiven. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock Leaving out the "legitimate weight" of landed proprietors, as exercised through the forty-shilling freeholders, the above statement, besides being a remarkable one from such a cautious Minister, is not far from being correct. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines A careful analysis was made of lists of freeholders, and other available sources, in the various counties. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making The policy of converting the members of the clans into freeholders was subordinated to the policy of planting British colonists. Ireland In The New Century That four knights should be chosen by the freeholders of each county to ascertain and lay before the parliament the trespasses, excesses, and injuries committed within the county under the royal administration; 2. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) "Just like you—cowhide and all—the son of a small freeholder in Kinderhook on the Hudson," he went on. The Light in the Clearing To secure and extend this influence, the manufacture of forty-shilling freeholders went on rapidly, and to an enormous extent. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Some members were in favor of prescribing a property qualification and limiting the suffrage to freeholders. Our Changing Constitution Before this time, every freeholder might vote, and the vast concourse of electors brought on riots and murders. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 That a new high sheriff should be annually appointed for each county by the votes of the freeholders; 3. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) The "act" concludes: "And then and there proceed to elect Five discreet freeholders, resident within said village, to be trustees thereof." Walking-Stick Papers In Virginia the right of suffrage was restricted to freeholders possessing one hundred acres of land. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 The captain in charge of the detachment knew nothing of his trade, and had been hoisted to a commission in return for the use of a few freeholders. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 I believe that both freeholders and mechanics find employment on the plantations as occasional laborers. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands That was a matter of slight importance in England, as the number of small freeholders was limited, land being usually let for a term of years. Is Ulster Right? Old Sarum may lose every house, Gatton may retain but seven freeholders, yet each solemnly returns its two Members to Parliament. The Historic Thames I'm not so stupid; I know that it's night now, and the freeholder and his wife are come. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 How he exulted in the fact that in Virginia none but freeholders could vote! Famous Americans of Recent Times A people so circumstanced, well taught in schools, freeholders to a large extent, living in a mild and salubrious climate, and with cheap and proper food, ought not, one would say, to decrease. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands On the death of a freeholder his land was divided amongst his sons equally, according to what is called "the custom of gavelkind." Is Ulster Right? On the other hand freeholders inclined, for the sake of protection, to commend themselves, as the phrase was, to their stronger neighbours and so to assume the relation of vassal to liege lord. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History From that moment Walpurga was known as the "freeholder's wife," and was never called by any other name. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 The design of this bill was to recruit the ranks of the Romans by drafts of freeholders from among the Latins. Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic Of a total native population of 51,531, 6580 are returned by the census as freeholders—more than one in every eight. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Luckily it chances that most of the Heidegard freeholders are young people who wish for improvements and desire help; they have money, too. A Happy Boy At this time it is clear that at least all freeholders were entitled to vote in the election of the knights of the shire. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Copyholders and leaseholders were to have equal rights of voting with freeholders, as were all householders paying taxes in cities and boroughs; and parliaments were to be triennial. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 555, Supplementary Number By English customary law, every freeholder holding land within a manor, had the right of common of pasturage on the lord's wastes as an incident to his land. Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic It is believed that many freeholders voted against it because they were attached to the old form of government and were against any new constitution whatever. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler As a rule the party which the Liberals call Conservative has advocated that would-be settlers should be allowed to choose their tenure for themselves, and to be leaseholders or freeholders as they please. The Long White Cloud The change increased the power of the General Assembly, to which it became necessary to admit the non-citizen freeholders who were liable to military duties. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He called this colony a "Man's-home Association," and ordained that in the primeval forest the members should live in turf-covered huts, wear homespun, eat porridge with a wooden spoon, and enact the ancient freeholder. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Yeomen, a name given in England to a class of freeholders next in rank to the gentry, and to certain functionaries in royal households. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Everybody is a freeholder, and the States are not, still less the Federal government, a feudal over-lord. Popular Law-making The object of the proprietors, in inflicting these persecutions, seems to have been to force the settlers to become tenants instead of freeholders. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration Even after the recent large introduction of Protestants the great mass of the freeholders, and nearly all the burgesses in the towns were still Roman Catholics. The Story of Ireland The power to acquire more land from the freeholders, and to increase the amount of labour due by the peasants, was characteristic of the legislation of the eighteenth century. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey "The first, the Court Baron, is the freeholders or freemens court." The Grammar of English Grammars It was in 1429 limited to the forty shillings freeholders, which law has been relaxed by degrees ever since. Popular Law-making Negro transgressors were to be tried summarily by courts comprising two justices of the peace and three freeholders nearest the crime and were to be punished immediately upon conviction. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime As ten families of freeholders made up a tithing, so ten tithings composed a superior division, called a hundred. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828 And whereas of late years, partial, corrupt, and unqualified persons have been returned, and served on juries in trials, and particularly divers jurors in trials for high treason, which were not freeholders. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins Let us suppose then a New York freeholder and voter of this class, confiding in the guarantee given by the Federal constitution removes into Ohio. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 Every inhabitant was, or easily might be, a freeholder. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Many more colored children were then able to attend as there had been a considerable increase in the number of colored freeholders. The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War The inhabitants were freeholders, which is not very usual in Chile. The Voyage of the Beagle In this way he hoped to revive the valuable old class of small and independent freeholders. The Story of Mankind Is it to be expected between an insolent Excisemen, and a peer, gentleman, freeholder, or farmer, whose private houses are now made liable to be entered and searched at pleasure? James Otis, the pre-revolutionist Its inhabitants were self-organized bodies of freeholders, pressing upon the receding forests, winning their way farther and farther forward every year, and never going back. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers |
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