SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



on Sunda}', and the contract can be 

 held vahd. 



Regarding Sunday trading of any de- 

 scription, the author is strongly in favour 

 of its discouragement, whilst the want 

 of necessity renders it still further objec- 

 tionable. 



Several statutes of the Scottish Par- 

 liaments enjoin the due observance of 

 Sunday. The Act 1661 prohibits the 

 " using any sorts of merchandise on the 

 said day, and all other profanation 

 thereof whatsoever," under the penalty 

 of £10 Scots for every ordinary offence. 



The voluntary acts of private persons 

 are binding though dated on Sunday. 



Agents. — An auctioneer is legally 

 bound to take every possible care of 

 animals entrusted to him for the purpose 

 of sale. Disease or injury arising whilst 

 in liis care, places the onus on him to 

 show that such arose without ordinary 

 negligence. 



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