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Ihe mind, or by the hands of another \lIho holds it in

ollr n,me: Thus, Ihe

ner of a Ihing lenl purr,rres il

by rhe borrowcr ; tbe proprielOr of hnds, by his t,ckC–

man, Hu/!ee, or lIe"'ard ,

The Carne lubjla cannOI

be poncfléd enlirely. or

in¡n/idum,

by IWO di!ferenl per–

~ons

at one and Ih( Carne lime; and rhercfore pcrrellion

by an aél of Ihe mind ceaCes, as Coon as the natural poC–

{eUion is fo laken up by anolher, thal Ihe former pOrrlrror

is nOI fuffered to re·enler. Yel two perCons may, ínrhe

Judgment 01 law, pO[tCS Ihe lame Cubjell. ' al Ihe (ame

time, on dilfcrenr righu: Ihus, in the caCe of a

pledg~,

~he

crediror pCJrretres il '" his own name, in virlue of Ihe

.right of impignnraliou ; ",hile Ihe proprietor is conGJered

as pcfic/ling, in and Ihrough the creditor, in fo lar as is

necerrary for Cupporting IlIS righl of properly. The (ame

collrine holds in liferenters,

t~ckfmeo,

and, 'geoerally,

every caCe where there are righlS illeaing a Cubjea,

dillina from the propwy.

12.

Abona

fid(

porrerror is,

~e,

who, though he is not

mlly proprielor (,f Ihe Cubjell, yel bclieves himCell pro–

prietor on proba kgrouñds.

malafid(

porrerrQr kno.'s,

or is preCumed 10 know, tbat whal 6e porrerres is the

propeny of anolher. 'A porr, rror

hona fid.

acquir'ed

righr, by the Ronm law, to Ihe frum of Ihe fubjeél

porr~rred,

thal

h~d

been rt'aped and conlumcd by him(elf,

",hile he believed the Cubjee! bis owo. By ollr:cunollis,

pereeption alone, \\ ithout conCnmPlion', (ecures Ihe

poC,

(e[or:

N~y.

il he has

Co'wn

Ihe ground, while his

bona

Id"

continued. he is inlitled

'.0

reap the crop,

!,oPlft

(uraln

cufluram.

BUI Ihi, dollrine does not reach

to civil fruiu, •.

Ihe io'ereft of money, which Ihe

#ona

Id(

ree~iver

mun reflore, .logelber,with Ihe princi·

pal, to the owncr.

, J

Bona fidt/

neccrrarily ceaféth b'y Ihe

confciMlia

T(i

alhn.e

io Ihe porrerror, whelher Cuch confciouCnefs

1hould proceed from legal

interpell~tion,

or privateknow

~edge. Maf~

fid"

is Cometimes induced, by Ihe !tue

own<r's biingiog his .aion againlllhe porrerror, Come·

times not tilllitirconlenation, aod, in caCes uncommonly

(avourable, nOI lill (entencebe pronounced againlt Ihe poC,

(error.

4, The property of moveable Cubjells is prefumed by

the bare effelt of porreJlion. u",illhe conrrary be proved;

but porrellion of an immoveable (ubjeti, thouph for a cen·

tu'ry of years logether, ' if there is no Ceifin, does not

~reale

eveo a preCumplive .righl to il :

N.I/a

fnjinn,

nul/3 lura.

Such Cubjeé! is

c~nlidered

as cadcliary,

and

accrues tothe fovereign. Where the propcrty of

a Cuojea is contelled, Ihe laIVful porrerror is intitlcd tO

continue his porrellion, lill rhe poiO! of righl be diCcurred;

and, if he has 1011 it by fO" ;e or

ne~lth,

the judge "ill,

~J'0n

Cummaryapplicalioo, immediately rellore il ro him.

í .

Where a porr, Ifor has feveral righrs in his perCon',

alf(a ing Ihe Cul'jet! porrcrrtd, the general rule is, tharhe

mayaCcribehis purr,/lionIu \Vhich of them ht pleaCes; but

\lnecannol aCctlb. his polfellion ro a litle orher thanIhar

which ir commtnccd, io prtjudice of himfrom whom his

tille ftowed.

il mun be known, that by rI,e law of Scollaod, and in.

deed of mon nalions of Europe, finGe the iOlroduaion of

fens, where

ever

rhcre are tIVO or more in the

Carne

de–

gree of conlangu nily to one "ho dies inlellm, and who

ate nOI áll fe males, Cueh rights belonging 10 Ihe deceaCed

as are eilher properly feudal, or have any reCemblanee tO

leudal righlS, deCcend wholly to

on~

oflhem, IVho i,'con–

fidered as his proper heir; Ihe olhers, \Vho have rhe

name of nexl of kin orexeCUlors, mull be cootented " iln

Ihat porlion of Ihe ellale whicb is 01 a more perifhable

nature.' Hence has ariCen the divifion of rights to be ex.

plained under Ihis ti tic : the Cubjeas deCcending to the

heir, are Ilyled heritable; and thoCe Ihal falllo the next

of kin,

moveable.

righr, of. or alfeaing lands, under which are

comprehended houCes, milis, finlings, teinds; and all

righlS of fubjeas that are

fundo am.a.

wherher como

pleated by CeiGn or not, are herirable

fua nolwra.

the other hand, every rhingthat nloves ilCelf, or can be

moved,

and in general whml'er is 001 unirerl io land,

moveable : as houCehold-furnilure, corns, eattle, cáfh¡ .

arrem,of rent and 01 interen, eveo rhough they fhould

be due on a rigln of annnalrenl : For though the arrearí

lall mentiooed are Ceeured on land, yel being preCentl1

payable. they are confidered as calh.

3. Debu,

(nomina d(Dilo,ulN

when due by bi1l¡

promirrory Dote, or accouot, are moveable.

W~en

con'·

Iliruled by bond, Ihey do nOI al! fall under any one head;

but are,dividea iOlo heriláble and move, ble, by the foro

lowing rules.

debls conlliluted by bond bming an

obli~ation

lO infefl rlie credilor in any herilable Cubjea

i.n

Cecurity

the principal Cum and annualrenl"oi annual·

renl ooly, are herirable ; for they nor ooly carry a yearly

profil, bul are Cecured upon land.

4. Bonds mmly

perCon~l,

though bearing a claufe of

Interen, are moveable astO (occdlion;

e Ihey go nOI td

¡he heir, bulto the oext of kin or exeCUlors : bUI theyare

htrirable wilh reCpell 10 the

60<,

and 10 the rights

huf·

band

ao~

wife; rhal is, rhough, by Ihe general rule, mOlo

veable righrs fal! under ¡he communion of goods confe·

quenl upon marriage, and the moveables of denonnced

perCons falllo Ihe crown or filk, by fingle efcheal, yet

(ueh boods do neilh'er, but are heritable in bOlh re·

Cpeas

í .

Bonds taken payable to heirs and allignees,

(ecla~

ding eseCUlors, are heritable in al! reCpeas, Crom Ihe dé–

ninarion of rhe credilor. BUI a bond, which is made

payable 10 heit!, wirhour menlionof execulors, d&enM,

not torhe proper heir in herilage, Ihough heirs are men–

lioned iD Ihe bond, bOl to rhe execuror; for the \Vord

hd"

whieh is a generic term, poinls our hiOl who is ro

fucceed by la\V in Ihe right ; and Ihe

ex~culor.

being,lhe

heir

mobdibrll,

is confidered as Ihe perCon ro IVhom

firch bond is taken

p~yable

But where a bond is iakeh

heirs' Olal~,

a Ceries of hei", one aCler anolher,

fuch bond is herilable, ·becau(e ils defi ination necerrarily

excludes exeCUlO".

6 Suhjeas originally Oloveable becoflle herilable :

r. By the proprieror's deflinarion. Thus, a jeIVrl, or

Tit. 9.

Of heritnhle flnd

m01lcablc

RighlJ,

any olh" moveable (ubjea. Olay be providtJ 10 the

heir, from Ihe righl compelent 10 cvely proprielOr 10

Ihe bettcr

u~dernanding

Ihe doa rineof Ihislille, [eIIle his propertr on whombe pIeares.

Moveable

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