>n  be  against  the  provisions  of  a  statute,  the  rules  and  claims  of

sney,  and  the  dictates  of  morality,  it  is  void  at  law  and  in  equity,

onbl.  £q.  228.     Bonds  entered  into  for  particular  purposes  are

lared  void  by  several  statutes,  as  by  5  &  6  £d.  6,  c.  16,  bonds  given

buying  and  selling  offices ;  by  13  £liz.  c.  5,  for  avoiding  the  debt

duty  of  others;  by  16  Car.  2,  c.  7,  and  9  Ann.  c.  14,  for  pro-
ing  the  return  of  a  member  of  Parliament ;  by  12  Ann.  c.  16,
ds  upon  usurious  contracts.  The  condition  of  a  bond  being  in  Construction  of
)ur  of  the  obligor,  as  protecting  him  from  the  penalty,  1  Saimd.
