...Co. v. People, 37 111. 547, adopted the definition of a franchise as given by Blackstone, that "it is a royal privilege or branch of the King's prerogative subsisting In the hands of the subject, and being derived from the crown must arise from the King's gVant," and added that •'...

...the right of exercising a jurisdiction of one's own ; and in this last signification it is a r»yal privilege or branch of the king's prerogative, subsisting in the hands of a subject; e ;/.. to be a county palatine, to have right to hold a Court ieet, to have waifs, wrecks, estrays....

...a seventh species. Franchise and liberty are used ан synonymous terms; and their definition is(u) a royal privilege, or branch of the king's prerogative,...arise from the king's grant; or in some cases may be hold by prescription, which, as has been frequently s&.id, presupposes a grant. The kinds of them are...

...prerogative, subsisting in the hands of a subject. VII. Franchises. „ . . Jf / , . , , , , , , • * a. Being therefore derived from the crown, they must arise from the king's grant (x) ; or, in some cases (y), may be held by *prescription, which, as has been frequently said, presupposes...

...bear a near relation to offices. Of the nature of these we treated at large in a former book ; (it) it will therefore be here sufficient to mention them...as has been frequently said, presupposes a grant. (24) The kinds of them are various, and almost infinite: I will here briefly touch upon some of the...

...his heirs or assigns, or some of them " (i). Being, therefore, derived from the crown, they must How arise from the king's grant, or in some cases may be held denve<1 by prescription, which presupposes a grant. Franchises are of different kinds ; a county palatine...

...property or estate. These bear a near relation to offices. 7. Franchises (or Liberties). A franchise is a royal privilege or branch of the king's prerogative subsisting in the bands of a subject, for example, to have a court or liberty of holding pleas within a certain manor....

...incorporeal heredita- Franchises. ment. Their definition is a royal privilege, or branch of the Sovereign's prerogative subsisting in the hands of a subject....therefore derived from the Crown, they must arise from the grant of the Sovereign. They are of various kinds. It is a franchise for a number of persons to be...

...coupled with the right of exercising a jurisdiction of one's own ; and in this bist signification it is a royal privilege or branch of the king's prerogative, subsisting in the hands of a subject ; eg, to be a county palatine, to have right to hold a Court feet, to have waifs, wrecks, (strays,...

...States? In our judgment, it cannot. What is a franchise? Under the English law Blackstone defines it as 'a royal privilege, or branch of the King's prerogative, subsisting in the hands of a subject.' 2 Bl. Com. 37. Generalized, and divested of the special form which it assumes under a monarchical government...