When notice is to be given "immediately" under an employers' liability policy, it means reasonable notice; John B. Stevens & Co. v. Ins. Co., 207 Fed. 757, 125 C. C. A. 293; 47 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1214.
Stat. 43 & 44 Viet. c. 9, was passed to "re move doubts as to the meaning of expres sions relative to time in acts of parliament , and other legal instruments." See YEAR; IDES; FROM; DAY; REGNAL YEARS; OLD STYLE.
In Pleading. A point in or space of dura tion at or during which some fact is alleged to have been committed.
In criminal actions, both the day and the year of the commission of the offence must appear; but there need not be an express averment, if they can be collected from the whole statement; Jacobs v. Com., 5 S. & (Pa.) 315. The prosecutor may give evi dence of an offence committed on any day which is previous to the finding of the in dictment; Jacobs v. Com., 5 S. & R. (Pa.) 316; but a day subsequent to the trial must not be laid; Pennsylvania v. McKee, Add. (Pa.) 36.
In mixed and real actions, no particular day need be alleged in the declaration; 3 Chitty, Pl. 620; Gould, Pl. c. 3, § 99.
In personal actions, all traversable af firmative facts should be laid as occurring on some day; Steph. Pl. 292; but no day need be alleged for the occurrence of nega tive matter; Com. Dig. Pleader (C 19); and a failure in this respect is, in general, aid ed after verdict; 13 East 407. Where the cause of action is a trespass of a permanent nature or constantly repeated, it should be laid with a continuando, which title see. The day need not, in general, be the actual day of commission of the fact; Amory v. McGregor, 12 Johns. (N. Y.) 287; Drown v. Smith, 3 N. H. 299; if the actual day is not stated, it should be laid under a videlicet; Gould, P1. c, 3, § 63. The exact time may become material, and must then be correct ly laid; 10 B. & C. 215; Jordan v. Cooper, 3 S. & R. (Pa.) 564; Eastman v. Bodfish, 1 Stor. 528; Fed. Cas. No. 4,255 ; as, the time
of execution of an executory written docu ment; Gould, P1. fi 67. The defence must follow the time laid in the declaration, if time is not material; 1 Chitty, Pl. 509 ; 1 Saund. 14, 82 ; need not when it becomes ma terial ; 2 Saund. 5 ct, b (n. 3); or in pleading matter of discharge; 2 Burr. 944; or a rec ord ; Gould, Pl. § 83.
The Christie/ix era was first adopted in Italy in the 6th, and accepted by England in the 8th, century. It commenced original ly on March 25, but in England Christmas day was adopted as the beginning of the year, from the 7th to the 12th qentury, after which March 25 prevailed until January 1 was adopted in 1752, when the calendar was reformed, omitting 11 days from the year in order to connect the civil and astronomical years. Thereafter the New Style was adopt ed, and the previous period was known as the Old Style; the difference between them is now 13 days. The Eastern Church retains the Old Style (Greek and Russian).
Jewish. In the 15th century the Jews adopted as their epoch the Creation of the World, which was placed in a year called in the Christian, chronology 3760 B. C. The year 1914 A. D. is 5675 in the Jewish calen dar.
Mohammedan.. This epoch is the Hejira, or the flight of Mahomet from Mecca to Medina in 622 A. D.; the first of the first month of that era corresponds with July 16, 622 A. D.
Roman. The Roman epoch was the foun dation of Rome. It was assumed to fall in the year 753 B. C. It is Andicated by the abbreviation A. U. C. (ab urbe condita).
Chinese. In 1913 China adopted the calen dar of Western Europe.
Macedonian. This epoch was the occupa tion, of Babylon. in. 311 B. C., and this pre vailed in all Greek countries until the Mid dle Ages, among the Jews until the 15th century.
Greek: The ancient Greeks recorded, time by the. four-year periods of the Olympic games, called Olympiads. The first recorded Olympiad is 776 B. C.