. If, in serving, the ball touch the net and go over into the
proper court, it counts to neither server nor striker-out.
xii. The server scores if the striker-out volley the service, or
fail to return the service in such a way that the ball would fall
within the opponents' court.
xiii. Two consecutive faults count a stroke against the server.
xiv. If the ball when in play touch either player it scores a stroke
for his opponent.
xv. The first stroke won by either player scores 15 to that player;
the second, won by the same player, raises his score to 30, his
third stroke to 40, and his fourth counts _game_. If, however, the
players have both scored 40, it is called _deuce_, and the next
stroke won by either is called _advantage_ to the winner of it, and
if he also win the following stroke he scorea _game_. Should he lose
it the score returns to _deuce_. The player winning two consecutive
strokes directly following a _deuce_ scores game.
xvi. Whichever player first scores six games is considered to win
the _set_.
2767. Three--Handed and Four-Handed Lawn Tennis.
i. The laws as given above apply equally to these games. The
difference in the width of the court has been stated.
ii. In Four-handed Tennis the players deliver the service in turns:
thus supposing A and B are partners opposed to C and D; A serves in
the first game, C in the second, B serves in the third, and D in the
fourth, and so on.
iii. In Three-handed Tennis the single player serves in each
alternate game.
iv. No player may return a service that has been delivered to his
partner.
2768. Badminton.
Badminton is a game similar to Lawn Tennis, but it is played with
shuttlecocks instead of balls, and over a higher net.
[THAT THOU MAYEST INJURE NO MAN, DOVE-LIKE BE.]
2769. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.
INLAND BILL OF EXCHANGE, Draft, or Order for the payment to the
bearer, or to order, at any time, otherwise than on demand, of any sum
of money,
Duty.
L s. d.
Not above..................... L5 | 0 0 1
above L5 and not above 10 | 0 0 2
" 10 " 25 | 0 0 3
" 25 " 50 | 0
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