HARBINGER

In England, an officer of the royal household. HARBOR, v. To receive clandestinely and without lawful authority a person for the purpose of so concealing him that another having a right to the lawful custody of such person shall be deprived of the same. 5 How. 215, 227. A distinction has been taken, in some decisions, between "harbor" and "con- ceal." A person may be convicted of har- boring a slave, although he may not have concealed her. 24 Ala. 71. HARBOR, n. A haven, or a space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships. "Port" is a word of larger import than "harbor," since it implies the presence of wharves, or at any rate the means and opportunity of receiving and discharging cargo.

An officer of the king's household. Toml. HARBOR (Sax. here-berga, station for an army). A place where ships may ride with safety; any navigable water pro- tected by the surrounding country; a haven. It is public property. Harbor is to be distinguished from "port," which has a reference to the delivery of cargo. See 7 M. & G. 870; 9 Metc. 371-377; 2 B. & Ald. 460. Thus, we have the "said harbor, basin, and docks of the port of Hull." 2 B. & Ald. 60. But they are gener- ally used as synonymous. Webster, Dict. In the United States the control of har- bors and regulation of dock lines and the like is exercised by the states, although under the power to regulate commerce the federal government annually expends large sums of money in the improvement of navigation in harborsas well as other navi- gable waters. A state may enact police regulations for the conduct of shipping in any of its har- bors; 7 Cow. 351; Cooley, Const. Lim. 730; and congress has full power to make regulations on the same subject; 12 How. 299; 21 Ind. 450; 2 Wall. 450; 36 N. Y. 292. A statute passed for the protection of a harbor, which forbids the removal of stone, gravel, and sand from the beach, is constitutional; 11 Metc. 55; and the United States has the authority to make a contract for the removal of rock from a harbor; 134 N. Y. 156. New harbor lines may be established without further legislative authority, and such establishment is a practical discontin- uance of the old lines; 60 Conn. 278. The state board of harbor commissioners has power to establish harbor lines in front of towns; 4 Wash. 6; and an act which pro- vides for the disestablishment of such lines is contrary to the state constitution and void; 13 Wash. 65; such an act on the part of such commissioners does not deprive a riparian owner of the right of access to his land, but merely determines the line to which he may fill without encroaching on public rights; 18 R. I. 504. The mere es- tablishment of general harbor lines by such commissioners is not of itself an injury or a taking of the property and cannot be en- joined: 152 U. S. 59; 5 Del. Ch. 433. The authority to make improvements in har- bors implies the power to employ all neces- sary means thereto 44 Pac. Rep. (Cal.) 238.

In England, an officer of the royal household. HARBOR, v. To receive clandestinely and without lawful authority a person for the purpose of so concealing him that another having a right to the lawful custody of such person shall be deprived of the same. Jones v. Van Zandt, 5 How. 215, 227, 12 L. Ed. 122. A distinction has been taken, in some decisions, betwcen “harbor” and “conceal.” A person may be convicted of harboring a slave, although he may not have concealed her. McElhaney v. State, 24 Ala. 71. HARBOR, n. A haven, or a space ot deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships. Rowe v. Smith, 51 Conn. 271, 50 Am. Mep. 16; The Aurania (D. C.) 29 Fed. 103; People v. Kirsch, 67 Mich. 539, 35 N. W. 157. “Port” is a word of larger import than “harbor,” since it implies the presence of wharves, or at any rate the means and opportunity of receiving and discharging cargo. —Harbor authority. In England a harbor authority is a body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, being Proprietors of, or intrusted with the duty of constructing, improving, managing, or lighting, any harbor. St. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 47.—Harbor line. A line marking the boundary of a certain part of a public water which is reserved for a harbor. Engs v. Peckham, 11 R. I. 224.

One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. Fuller. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. I knew by these harbingers who were coming. Landor.

To usher in; to be a harbinger of. "Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day." Bancroft.

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something. | One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when travelling, to provide and prepare lodgings.

To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.