FOLIO

1. A leaf. In the ancient l~w- -books it was the custom to number the leaves, -Instead of the pages; hence a folio would include both sides of the leaf, or two page a. The references to tb,ese books are made by tu number of the folio, the letters "a" and H1,'f being added to show which of the two pages ls intended·; thus ''BractoD.i fol. lOO a." 2. · A large size of book, the page lbeing obtained by folding the sheet or paper once only in the binding. Many of the ancient lawbooks are foHos. · • 3. In computing the length of written legal documents, the term "folio" denotes a certal.D number of words, fixed by statute 1n some states at one hundred. The term "folio," when used as a measure for computing fees or compensation, or in any legal proceedings, means •one hundred word a, counting every figure nece arily used as a word; and any portion of a folio, when iD the whole draft or figure there is not a oom•. plete folio, and when there is any exce over the l.ast folio, shall be computed as a folie. Gen. St. Minn. 1878, c. 4, § 1, par. 4. FOLK-LAND; [s. 513]