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ALFRED, an English poet; born in Surrey, England, May 20, 1811; said to have been the original of Browning's "Waring." He was a colonial statesman of eminence. His verse attracted much attention, the best specimens being in the volumes "Ranolf and Amohia" (1872), and "Flotsam and Jetsam: Rhymes Old and New" (1877). He died in London, Nov. 12, 1887.
DOMICILE. 1. The place of residence of an individual or a family; the place where one habitually resides, and which he looks upon as his home, as distinguished from places where one resides temporarily or occasionally. Domicile is of three sorts: (1) Domicile of origin or nativity, which is that of the parents at the time of the birth; (2) Domicile of choice, which is that place which a person voluntarily chooses as his residence and home; (3) Domicile by operation of law, as that of a wife acquired by marriage. 2. The length of time during which a party must have resided in a State in order to give jurisdiction in civil causes, the period varying in the different States.
The domicile of origin remains until another has been acquired. In order to change such domicile there must be an actual removal with an intention to reside in the place to which the party re- When he changes it, he acquires moves. a domicile in the place of his new residence, and loses his original domicile. duties require a temporary residence elsewhere, retain their domiciles. Officers, Officers of the government whose public soldiers, and marines, in the service of the United States, do not lose their domiciles while thus employed.