What is BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES? Definition of BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES in Black's Law Dictionary
Where, at time of birth of children born in the United States, their father was a duly accredited diplomatic representative of the French Republic to the United States, they became subject to the jurisdiction of France, and were "born outside of the United States" within the naturalization provisions of section 315 of the Nationality Act of 1940, 8 U.S.C.A. § 715. In re Thenault, D.C.D.C., 47 F. Supp. 952, 953.
In English Law
A town, a walled town. Co.Litt. 108b. A town of note or importance; a fortified town. Cowell. An ancient town. Litt. 164. A corporate town that is not a city. Cowell. An ancient town, corporate or not, that sends burgesses to parliament. Co.Litt. 109a; 1 Bl.Comm. 114, 115. A city or other town sending burgesses to parliament. 1 Steph.Comm. 116. In its more modern English acceptation, a town or city or place organized for government.
A parliamentary borough is a town which returns one or more members to parliament.
In Scotch Law
A corporate body erected by the charter of the sovereign, consisting of the inhabitants of the territory erected into the borough. Bell.
In American Law
In Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey, a part of a township having a charter for municipal purposes. Southport v. Ogden, 23 Conn.
See, also, 1 Dill.Mun.Corp. § 41, n.
A territorial fraction of a city having certain powers with reference to local concerns. Crose v. City of Los Angeles, 175 Cal. 774, 167 P. 386, 387. "Village" and "borough" as duplicate or cumulative names of the same thing. Brown v. State, 18 Ohio St. 496.
Borough Courts
In English law. Private and limited tribunals, held by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, in particular districts for the convenience of the inhabitants, that they may prosecute small suits and receive justice at home.
Borough English
A custom prevalent in some parts of England, by which the youngest son inherits the estate in preference to his older brothers. 1 Bl.Comm. 75.
The custom is said by Blackstone to have been derived from the Saxons, and to have been so called in distinction from the Norman rule of descent; 2 Bla.Comm. 83.
Borough Fund
In English law. The revenues of a municipal borough from rents and produce of its land, houses, and stocks and supplemented where necessary by a borough rate.
Borough-Heads
Borough-holders, bors-holders, or burs-holders.
Borough-Reeve
The chief municipal officer in towns unincorporated before the municipal corporations act, 5 & 6 Wm. IV, c. 76.
Borough Sessions
Courts of limited criminal jurisdiction, established in English boroughs under the municipal corporations act.
Pocket Borough
A borough entitled to send a representative to parliament, in which a single individual could entirely control the election.
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