 A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion,...  Reports of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals - Page 196by United States. Board of Tax Appeals - 1934Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1910 - 1292 pages
...of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...constraint, by assisting them to establish themselves for life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens... | |
 | William Patterson Borland - 1910 - 340 pages
...religious purposes, such as for churches, bible societies, missionaries, etc. 98 Fourth: Gifts for erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government. " During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, an act of Parliament was passed known as the Statute of Charitable... | |
 | Colorado. Supreme Court - 1907 - 758 pages
...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...is so described as to show that it is charitable in its nature.' Another definition often quoted was given by Mr. Binney in the Girard Will Case, 2 How.... | |
 | Franklin A. Beecher - 1911 - 492 pages
...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...assisting them to establish themselves in life, or by creating or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government111.... | |
 | Rhode Island. Supreme Court - 1918 - 576 pages
...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...is so described as to show that it is charitable in its nature.' '' Whether the purpose of the testator was wise or unwise is no concern of this court.... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1916 - 978 pages
...number of persons, either by bringing their minds or their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...is so described as to show that it is charitable in its nature. 2. Taxation — Charities — Public Charities. — "Parr's Rest," a perma/nent Home for... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1915 - 972 pages
...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...or otherwise lessening the burdens of government." The Speers Hospital has been so conducted and was so endowed and maintained, that no private gain has... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1915 - 1026 pages
...charity. Under the head of gifts for public purposes, Bispham enumerates the following: "4. Gifts for erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government; and under this head may be comprehended all trusts for the building or repair of bridges, ports, causeways,... | |
 | North Dakota. Supreme Court, Hiram A. Libby, Robert Milligan Carothers, Robert Dimon Hoskins, Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John McDowell Cochrane, Ames Francis Wilbur, Joseph Coghlan, Edwin James Taylor - 1917 - 740 pages
...of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assifting them to establish themselves for life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or... | |
 | Wyoming. Supreme Court - 1901 - 642 pages
...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease,...them to establish themselves in life, or by erecting and maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government. " Id.... | |
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