英文法律词典 H-7

To HARBOR, torts. To receive clandestinely¹ or without lawful² authority a person for the purpose of so concealing³ him that another having a right to the lawful custody⁴ of such person, shall be deprived of the same; for example, the harboring of a wife or an apprentice⁵, in order to deprive the hushand or the master of them; or in a less technical sense, it is the reception of persons improperly⁶. 10 N. H. Rep. 247; 4 Scam. 498.

2. The harboring of such persons will subject the barborer to an, action for the injury; but in order to put him completely in the wrong, a demand should be made for their restoration, for in cases where the harborer has not committed any other wrong than merely receiving the plaintiff's wife, child, or apprentice, he may be under no obligation to return them without a demand. 1 Chit. Pr. 564; Dane's Ab. Index, h. t.; 2 N. Car. Law Repos.249; 5 How. U. S. Rep. 215, 227.

HARD LABOR⁷, punishment. In those states where the penitentiary⁸ system has been adopted, convicts who are to be imprisoned⁹, as part of their punishment, are sentenced to perform hard labor. This labor is not greater than many freemen perform voluntarily, and the quantity required to be performed is not at all unreasonable¹⁰. In the penitentiaries¹¹ of Pennsylvania it consists in being employed in weaving, shoemaking, and such like employments.

HART. A stag or male deer of the forest five years old complete.

HAT MONEY, mar¹². law. The name of a small duty paid to the captain and mariners¹³ of a ship, usually called primage. (q. v.)

TO HAVE. These words are used in deeds for the conveyance¹⁴ of land, in that clause which usually declared for what estate the land is granted. The same as Habendum. (q. v.) Vide Habendum; Tenendum.

HAVEN¹⁵. A place calculated for the reception of ships, and so situated¹⁶, in regard to the surrounding land, that the vessel¹⁷ may ride at anchor in it in safety. Hale, de Port. Mar. c. 2; 2 Chit. Com. Law, 2; 15 East, R. 304, 5. Vide Creek¹⁸; Port; Road.

HAWKERS. Persons going from place to place with goods and merchandise for sale. To prevent impositions they are generally required to take out licenses¹⁹, under regulations established by the local laws of the states.

HAZARDOUS²⁰ CONTRACT, civil law. When the performance of that which is one of its objects, depends on an uncertain event, the contract is said to be hazardous. Civ. Co. of Lo. art. 1769 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 707.

2. When a contract is hazardous, and the lender may lose all or some part of his principal, it is lawful for him to charge more than lawful interest for the use of his money. Bac. Ab. Usury²¹ D; 1 J. J. Marsh²², 596; 3 J. J. Marsh, 84.

HEAD BOROUGH²³, English law. Formerly²⁴ he was a chief officer of a borough, but now he is an officer subordinate to constable²⁵. St. Armand, Hist. Essay on the Legisl. Power of Eng. 88.