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Show I Ilia Sttlh of fbrarjr lrf The question whether the IHilh of February Feb-ruary la legally a duy or nut but lately lwen ppvwntrtl to tho ctmrt of Indiana. There i authority In that Ut to th ell.it that the SMtli an. I Stub of February rn to l counted a one day; but when the supremo court ao derided tt bad m examined n ancient F.iilinu statute concerning leap year, tuewl In the twenty twen-ty thirl year of Henry III. which U-urs upon the subject. Accordingly, 'n " I'mtn to which WO ff'T, the Judge d-U r-mined r-mined t consider the question il novo, unit he rra to the eoinlumoti that th L'llth of February mtut bo rnr-M m a duy In the contemplation of the law, as Intt, M much m any other, and tn'wt lie reckoned in the h-l computation of time where dy are considered. "In tho man who work onFeb. 2 am! 20 to liar pay for " day onlyT b akn. "Him a Juiltfinwit rm'l"ri)l mi n irt(irity im a lien or f-" rvtub-rnl on Yvt. w? CuttM atnoii rti-t'nct rti-t'nct to m huiij( on Kb. ?9 b U IIy riM'Ut(l on Kh. 2" Of ctmnw nC Tlw confiu'iim on thn aubjut hm fl-il-ntly riKi from ttnt troatin of th i-titiro yor m a wtnib'. Tm, tbT l a proviji.m in thn Uwijwil 4ttnt.t of Now York that whitiiTr tfm Urm "yiir" or "ycan" aball Im owl In any l:iw Hntmi, rotitra-t or tiutrurnnit of wntiim tlm yrar Intmub'l hII tAk t. iiinrt of 3).ly, half ye!' I"'J dayn, a quarter of a yr Bi d-y. arul 'tlio axldiol day of a Lap yvar anil ttia day imtnIiU ly prrrwllnjf. If thy haJI rici.-ur In aiy n rwtnpntnl, tball ! f konrii tnu-tluT M one day." M. Lnum It-juIIi. |