SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



vided that such had been sold by the 

 person committing the theft. 



The second sale with delivery is 

 effectual against the first sale without 

 delivery. 



Trading- on Sunday. — In England 

 the Sunday Observance Act was intro- 

 duced during the reign of Charles II. 

 for the purpose of prev^enting tradesmen 

 exercising their calling on the Lord's 

 Day. By the wording of this Act, it is 

 illegal for a horse dealer, cattle dealer, 

 etc., to sell his stock upon Sunday. 

 Any sale completed on Sunday can be 

 rendered void. 



It is quite lawful for discussion to 

 take place regarding the purchase of any 

 animal upon the day named, but the 

 contract must not be completed on the 

 aforesaid day. 



A private party — one not exercising 

 his own calling — can transact business 



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