BONUS

A gratuity. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. An extra consideration given for what 1s received. Any premium or advantage; an occasional extra dividend. A premium paid by a company for a charter or other franchises.. "A definite sum to be paid at one time, for a loan of money f6r a specified period, distinct from and independently of the interest." A ociation v. Wilcox, 24 Conn. 147. A bonus is not a gift or gratuity, but a sum paid for services, or upon some other consideration, but in addition to or in exce of that which would ordinarily be given. Kenicott v. Wayne County, 16 Wall. 452, 21 L. Ed. 319. Bonus,index secundum mquum et bonum judicat, et requitatem stricto,juri. prreferi. A good judge decides according to what ls just and good, and prefers equity to strict law. Co. Litt. 34. [s. 150]