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Part af Nansemond added to
Franklin
Southampton 69.

32. 468: Rules, in clerk's office, practice, process, special bail 33, 469: Exceptions to bail, common bail, docketting causes, depositions, witnesses, 34, 470. Absent defendants, caveats, executions, office judgments, monthly courts 35 471: Grand Juries, negligence of attornies, and motions against them, for money received for their clients 36, 472. Concurrent jurisdiction of monthly and quarterly courts 468.

COURTHOUSES.

what places courts to be held if courthouses destroyed 771.

COURTS

See appeals, high court of chan-
cery, admiralty, general court,
district courts.
At what places courts to be held,
if courthouses destroved 771.

county, formed from Bedford
and Henry 70. Boundary be-
tween Goochland and Flu-
vanna ascertained 71. Part of At
Rockbridge added to Bote-
tourt 74. Hampshire divided
and Hardy formed 86. Fay-
ette divided and Bourbon
formed 89: Washington di-
vided and Russel formed 110.
Yohogania, remnant of, ad-
ded to Ohio 114. Lincoln di-
vided, and Mercer and Madi-
son formed 116. Harrison di-
vided and Randolph formed
393. Part of Brunswick add-
ed to Greensville 596. Part of
Hardy county added to

COUTTS, REUBEN Reuben Coutts confirmed in his estate, in the ferries from Richmond to Manchester and in certain lands and fisheries 385.

715.

CREDENTIALS

Hampshire 597. Pendleton Of senators to congress, form of formed out of Augusta, Har dy and Rockingham 637. Bourbon divided and Mason formed 658. Favette divided and Woodford formed 663. Kanawha formed out of Greenbrier and Montgomery 670. Amelia divided and Nottaway formed 723.

COUNTY COURTS County courts reformed, 32,46" Quarterly courts, jurisdiction

CREDITOR. Administration granted to 146. CRIMINALS. Conditional pardons may be granted to, by executive, in certain cases 45. Duty of clerks, as to depositions, when criminal is sent for further trial to the district court 270. Omission of parish, town, ville, or hamlet not fatal in

indictments 271. Crimes com

DEAD VICTUALS

DEBT

DEBTOR

Appointed executor 151. Public, summary remedy against 352 DEBTS

Dignity of 152.

mitted out of jurisdiction of For use of family 150.
this commonwealth, where
tried 330. Proceedings a- | Action of, on notes 359.
gainst; called court; offence
committed, in another county
340. Number and powers of
examining court; criminal
sen for further trial; bail 341.
Venire facias; capias 342.
Copy of indictment and panel;
challenge; trial; counsel; bail
if not tried; witnesses for pris
oner; guards 343: Present-
ments; criminal charges 344:
Criminal charges in county
courts, how certified and paid
567: Proceedings against, in
district courts 734, 736, 754,
756: Costs of prosecution,
how paid 758.

CROPS.

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DECREES.
Executions on final decrees, sa-
ving former remedy 465.
DEEDS.
See Conveyances, and pa. 154,

&c.

DELEGATES.

See Assembly, and pa. 120. City of Richmond allowed a representative in house of delegates 722.

DEPOSITIONS Of witnesses, under what circumstances taken 34, 470. In criminal cases, duty of clerks 270. In high court of chancery 466. In district courts; foreign commissions 747,767. Single witne-s 748.

DESCENTS.

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incorporated 478. Various
rules and regulations 478 to

494.

DISQUALIFICATION

go-

Of officers, under the federal
vernment, to hold offices un-
der this commonwealth 694.

DISTRIBUTION.

See intestates, estates and page
146. Husband not bound to
distribute wife's estate 146.-
When distribution to be made;
bond to refund 151.

DISTRICT COURTS.
Oath of judges of 510. Act of
1787, establishing district
courts 532 to 558.

This
act never went into operation,
but was suspended by the act
of 1788. Act suspended 644.
Kentucky district court, act
concerning amended 704.-
Aci establishing district courts
and for regulating the general
court 730. This act went
into operation. Districts 730.
District of Petersburg 732.-
New counties; additional judg-
es 733. How many judges
to constitute a court; criminal
cases; oath of judges 734. Ad-
journment; continuance; no
discontinuance; jurisdiction
735. Admiralty causes; ju-
ries; motions; criminal cases;
questions adjourned 736. No
costs on adjourned questions;
allotment of judges 737.-
Clerks; their fees; forms of
writs; teste of writs; habeas cor-
pus; suits against governor,
council, sheriff 738 Capias
ad respondendum; copy of
bond evidence 739. Bail in

personal actions 740. Bail in
detinne &c. exceptions to bail
741. Office judgments; special
bail; surrender of principal
742. Proceedings against de-
fendant in custody 743. Alias
capias; writ executed but not
returned; rules in clerk's of-
fice 744. Practice; pleas in
abatement; several pleas 745.
Proclamation; office judg-
ments; dockets; juries de me-
diatate; jurors witnesses; con-
tempts; papers read in evi-
dence: conduct of sheriff; qua-
lification of jurors 746. Fee
for summoning jury; sum-
mons for witnesses; deposi-
tions; foreign commission
747. Single witness; witnes-
ses refusing to testify; allow-
ances to witnesses before re-
ferees &c.; who not witnesses;
witnesses failing to testify
748. Privileges of witnesses;
their attendance: interpreters;
non-suit; new trials; eject-
ment; scrolls; detinue 749.-
Part of issue found; faulty
count; confession of judgment;
lawyer's fees; witnesses to a
fact; costs; executions; not di-
rected; distringas 750. Re-
plevy bonds; notices what
good; records, making up
751. Scire facias; certiorari
752. Supersedeas; appeals
Appeal bonds; dama-
criminals, examination of
754. Public jailor 755.-
Guards; witnesses for prison-
er; records of criminal cases
756. Venire men, entering
witnesses attendance; grand

753.

ges;

juries 757. Presentments; attornies for commonwealth; prison rules; costs of prosecution 758 Suits transmitted from general to district courts; terms of general courts; judg es 759. Jurisdiction of general court 760.

DISTRINGAS

In detinue, power of court over 750.

DOCKETS

In district courts 746.
DOWER

Of widows renouncing will 145. In personal estate 146. Relinquishment of in the state 155. Out of the state 156. In uses and trusts 157. Act concerning dower and jointure of widows 162, 165.Jointure in lieu of dower 164. Writ of dower; pleadings

164.

DRAWBACKS.

See duties.

DRINK.

Punishment of those who sell unwholesome meat or drink

336.

DRUMMOND Town, in Accomack county, established 402.

DUMFRIES. Trustees of town of, appointed 372. Powers of trustees enlarged 630.

DUTIES.

Act for better securing collection of 46. Additional duty on tobacco exported 288.(On spirits imported) cheese, tea, hemp and cordage; on tonnage of vessels 289. On

salt, wine and malt liquers 290. On goods ad valorem 290. Export duty on tobac co explained 291. Collection of duties; articles exempted 304. Additional tonnage;entry of vessels and cargoes; tax on seamen; penalty for false return; naval officers to reside where office kept 305. Permits; penalty for unlading without; searchers 306. Assistant searchers 307. Further duties of searchers; casks of wine and spirits how estimated; when casks gauged 308. When packages may be opened; transportation from district to district; rule where part of goods only destined for this state 309. Goods deposited as security for duties; officers obstructed, how assisted; what goods may be water borne 310. When naval officer to account; duty bond; how recoverable 311. Penalties on naval officers; bond and security, by solicitor; within what hours goods landed 312. Naval officers and searchers, how suspended or removed; subject to controul of executive; seal of office; where vessels to enter; registers of vessels 313. Duty on goods brought by land, how secured; to whom paid 314. Goods may be examined; penalty for failure to failure to enter goods brought by land; how such recoverable; searchers for such goods, how appointed 315. Drawbacks 316. Da

ty of keepers of ferries over the Potowmac 317. Naval officer of Northampton where Adto keep his office 318.

ditional duties 413, 416. Naval officers and collection of duties various regulations concerning 438 to 452. Privileges in favor of France &c. 514.

DU VAL, SAMUEL JUNR. Trustees of Samuel Du Val jun. authorised to sell his interest in the Deep Run coal pits

222.

EASTERN SHORE
Academy established on 364.
EASTERN WATERS,
See Lands.
Time to survey entries 238.
Consideration for warrants
how payable 240.

EJECTMENT
After issue joined, no exception
admissible 749.

ELECTIONS.
See Assembly, and pa. 120.-
Contested elections 123.
ELECTORS.

See Assembly.

Of president of United States, chosen by districts 648.

EMANCIPATION.

James, a slave the property of William Armistead emancipated 381. Of slaves, under the will of Joseph Mayo, confirmed 611. Of Charles Moorman 613.

EMBLEMENTS. What deemed 151.

ERRORS.

Confession of judgment equal to release of 750.

ESCHEATORS

To be appointed in Northern
Neck 117. How appointed;
bond and security; not to act
by deputy; inquests by 158:
Traverse, monstrans de droit;
land found for commonwealth
how long to remain in hands
of escheator; when and how
sold 159. Saving rights of
others; inquests untruly found
160: Act of 1785, concerning
repealed 411.
ESKRIDGE, ELIZABETH
Administrator of Alexander
Wodrow, authorised to con-
vey a lot to, in town of Win-
chester 220.

ESTRAYS.
Method of taking up and ap-
praising 168: How adverti-
sed; when property vested in
taker up; valuation money re-
served for proprietor; boats
and vessels adrift 169: Pro-
estray dies
vision, where

170. Mode of advertising m
Kentucky 373, 688.
EVIDENCE.

See Depositions, Witnesses.
When copy of bond evidence

739.

EXAMINATION
Court of, 340.

EXECUTIONS. Returns of, in county courts 35; Execution law amended;three months replevy bonds abolished 457.Twelve months replevy bonds substituted;form and effect thereof 458. Cases excepted; commissioners to value property taken in execution 459. Their duty

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