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devolution n. the transfer of rights, powers, or an office (public or private) from one person or government to another. (See: devolve) DEVOLUTION, eccl. law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power: for example, when a person has the right of preseptation, and he does not present within the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayl. Par. 331. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mark Johnson, a lawyer for Basic Rights Oregon, said Measure 36 violates local governments' home-rule rights by barring them from recognizing gay marriages that might have been performed elsewhere. The city of Los Angeles so far is unaffected by the Guardino decision because it is a home-rule city whose charter allows the imposition of such taxes, Fox said. Beginning in 1970, residents in many Illinois communities have been able to vote to obtain local home-rule authority instead of allowing their jurisdiction to be constrained by state statutory limits on local taxing and borrowing decisions. |
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