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In Feudal Law. That duty which the tenant owed to his lord by reason of his fee or estate. The services, in respect of their quality, were either free or base, and in respect of their quantity, and the time of exacting them, were either certain or uncertain. 2 Bl. Comm. 62. In Civil Law. A servitude. In Practice. The execution of a writ or process. Thus, to serve a writ of capias signifies to arrest a defendant under the process (Kirby [Conn.] 48; 2 Aik. [Vt.] 338; 11 Mass. 181) ; to serve a summons is to deliver a copy of it at the house, of the party, or to deliver it to him personally, or to read it to him. Notices and other papers are served by delivering the same at the house of the party, or to him in person. Service of process is either (1) actual, or (2) constructive; constructive service being such as is by law conclusively presumed to give notice, e. g., by publication or posting. Actual service is either (a) personal, by actual delivery of the process to the person to be served, or (b) substituted, being by such a disposition as the law deems to be the equivalent of personal service, e. g., by leaving at his dwelling house. When the service of a writ is prevented by the act of the party on whom it is to be served, it will, in general, he sufficient if the oflScer do everything in his power to serve it. 1 Man. & G. 238.

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In Feudal Law. That duty which the tenant owed to his lord by reason of his fee or estate. The services, in respect of their quality, were either free or base, and in respect of their quantity, and the time of exacting them, were either certain or uncertain. 2 Bl. Comm. 62. In Civil Law. A servitude. In Practice. The execution of a writ or process. Thus, to serve a writ of capias signifies to arrest a defendant under the process (Kirby [Conn.] 48; 2 Aik. [Vt.] 338; 11 Mass. 181) ; to serve a summons is to deliver a copy of it at the house, of the party, or to deliver it to him personally, or to read it to him. Notices and other papers are served by delivering the same at the house of the party, or to him in person. Service of process is either (1) actual, or (2) constructive; constructive service being such as is by law conclusively presumed to give notice, e. g., by publication or posting. Actual service is either (a) personal, by actual delivery of the process to the person to be served, or (b) substituted, being by such a disposition as the law deems to be the equivalent of personal service, e. g., by leaving at his dwelling house. When the service of a writ is prevented by the act of the party on whom it is to be served, it will, in general, he sufficient if the oflScer do everything in his power to serve it. 1 Man. & G. 238.

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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application for Trademark STORECAST to Land Securities Properties for Printed Publications, Building Services, Management Service, Retail Services, Consultancy Services, Entertainment Services, Real Estate Agency Services, Telecommunications Services, Concierge Services, Construction Design Services, Catering Services, Health Care Services, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 30, 2009

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application for the Series of Eight Trademarks “CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE UK The Government Standard, CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE UK The Government Standard, CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE UK The Government Standard, UK CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Government Standard, UK CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Government Standard, UK CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Government Standard, UK CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Government Standard, UK CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Government Standard” to Cabinet Office for Advisory, Consultancy, Information, Scientific, Technological, Research, Design, Industrial Analysis, Installation, Maintenance, Repair, Drawing, Creating, Maintaining, Web Hosting Services, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; April 16, 2010

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application for Series of Three Trademark amey, amey, amey to Amey for Computer Software Services, Printed Publications Services, Business Support Services, Financing Services, Cleaning Services; Construction Services, Supplies Services, Training, Educational Services, Legal Services, Catering Services, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; January 23, 2010

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Publishes Application for Trademark NORTHGATE MANAGED SERVICES to Northgate Managed Services for Computer Systems, Computer Programs, Business Services, Emergency Services, Installation Services, Telecommunications Services, Training Services, Legal Services, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 23, 2009

MBTA fare hikes, service cuts The MBTA is also proposing increases for the commuter rail, ferry, and The Ride, the door-to-door service for the disabled. The agency has also proposed
limited service cuts. ; MBTA fare hikes, service cuts The MBTA is also proposing increases for the commuter rail, ferry, and The Ride, the door-to-door service for the disabled. The agency has also proposed limited service cuts., The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); March 29, 2012

GLASGOW, United Kingdom, July 20 — The Glasgow Housing Association Ltd. has a requirement for “Property insurance services.” Bidding Type: International Competitive Bidding According to the description: “GHA as a Registered Social Landlord provides contents insurance to our tenants, and via its factoring subsidiary, YourPlace Property Management, provides buildings and contents insurance to owners of factored properties. We are proposing to procure a contract or contracts for insurance for our various customer groups, and also anticipate that other Glasgow based RSLs, including those to which properties are transferred under a Second Stage Transfer (SST) agreement, and their customers, may wish to utilise the insurance services. Details of categories of insurance are provided in separate lots. This procurement will cover the following CPV services: property insurance services; insurance services; liability insurance services; insurance claims adjustment services; damage or loss insurance services;…, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; July 21, 2010

Service on and off the Field: Student-Athletes Have Three Priorities: Academics, Competition and Service. despite Schedules Filled with Classes, Projects and NCAA Div. 1 Games, HPU Student-Athletes Have Dedicated an Overwhelming Amount of Service to the Community-The Same Community That Comes to Support Them on the Field. below Is a List of Service Activities Completed by Athletic Teams in the Last Year, Business North Carolina; July 1, 2013

Services Are “Guard and Security Services for the Directorate of Health Services Hospitals Osorno and Their Dependents” for the Building of the Directorate of Health Service Osorno, Mena Report; September 2, 2013

As Needed Services for HVAC Installation, Maintenance and Repair Services or Pest Control Services or Street, Parking Lot and Pathway Lights Maintenance and Repair Services, Mena Report; May 20, 2014

South Carolina Public Service Commission Issues Matter regarding Application of Carolina Water Service for Approval of Bulk Sewer Service Agreement between Carolina Water Service and Utilities and Georgetown County Water and Sewer District, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; April 13, 2013

South Carolina Public Service Commission Issues Matter regarding Application of Carolina Water Service for Approval of Bulk Sewer Service Agreement between Carolina Water Service and Utilities, Incorporated and Georgetown County Water and Sewer District, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; May 17, 2013

Cleaning Service Contract, Service Waste Management, Pest Control Service, and Service Vials Cleaning and Preserving and Gardens New Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Mena Report; September 17, 2013

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ORDER REGARDING STATE UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT OF BASIC LOCAL SERVICE INCLUDED IN BUNDLED SERVICE OFFERING, CONTRACT OFFERING, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 20, 2010

Provision of Towing Services. II.1.2 ) Type of Contract and Location of Works , Place of Delivery or of Performance Services Service Category No 1 : Maintenance and Repair Services M, Mena Report; September 7, 2013

South Carolina Public Service Commission Issues Matter regarding Application of Carolina Water Service for Approval of a Bulk Sewer Service Agreement between Carolina Water Service and Utilities and Georgetown County Water and Sewer District, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; March 6, 2013

2 Social Service Agencies to Merge ; Commission Votes to Unite Children Services, Jobs and Family Services. – Children Services Board to Be Dissolved in Move, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH); August 15, 2012; Boykin, BySharahn D.

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES MATTER REGARDING PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS’S REQUEST TO REVISE AREA LIGHTING SERVICE SCHEDULE ALS, STREET LIGHTING SERVICE SCHEDULE SLS AND STREET LIGHTING SERVICE REGULATIONS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; November 23, 2011

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES MATTER REGARDING STATE UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT OF BASIC LOCAL SERVICE INCLUDED IN BUNDLED SERVICE OFFERING, CONTRACT OFFERING, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; July 28, 2010

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ORDER REGARDING PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS’S REQUEST TO REVISE AREA LIGHTING SERVICE SCHEDULE ALS, STREET LIGHTING SERVICE SCHEDULE SLS AND STREET LIGHTING SERVICE REGULATIONS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 14, 2011

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES MATTER REGARDING APPLICATION OF CAROLINA WATER SERVICE FOR APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN ITS RATES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES PROVIDED TO ALL OF ITS SERVICE AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; January 27, 2011

Service workers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

See the “Occupational Categories” entry in this American Encyclopedia of Law, in relation with the occupational categories for the equal employment opportunity-9.

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