1. Of decrees in chancery, damages to
be awarded on, s. 2, p. 29.
2. Of a judgment of a single magis-
trate on warrant, what damages to be
awarded, s. 6, p. 115.

AFFIRMATION.
1. May be administered by all master
commissioners in chancery in cases
referred to them, s. 2, p. 94.
2. Under what circumstances a false af-
firmation before a commissioner
deemed perjury, ib.

3. In voting for directors of the bank,
a false affirmation, perjury, s. 5, p.
AGENTS.

63.

1. To be appointed by the executive for
sale of lands of public debtors, s. 4,
p. 7.

2. Their duties and allowance, and how
paid, s. 4, p. 7, 8.

3. To be appointed by the executive to
collect arrears of taxes, prior to the
year 1802, s. 1, p. 133.
4. Agents to give bond and security,
s. 2, p. 133.

5. Auditor to send executions for such
arrearages, to the agent of the proper

6.

AG.

AL.

district, noting the cause, and all mat
ters pertinent, s. 3, p. 133.

to transmit information to,
of all debts due the commonwealth
on account of such taxes, for which
judgments have not been rendered;
and the agent to take effectual mea
sures for their recovery, s. 4, p. 133.
7. Agent to superintend the execution
of all original and mesne process a-
gainst public defaulters, and their se-
curities and representatives within
his district, and transmit the same to
the auditor, s. 5, p. 133.

8. To render an account of his proceed-
ings to the executive once a year ;-
when to pay money collected into the
treasury; penalty for neglect of du-
ty, s. 6, p. 133.

9. To govern themselves by rules pres-
cribed by the executive--May be re-
moved from office, for good cause,
and others appointed, s. 7, p. 133,
134.

10. Powers of agents, extend to all de-
faulters of every description indebted
to the commonwealth, prior to the 1st
of Nov. 1802, s. 8, p. 134.

11. Compensation to agents, s. 9, p. 134.
12. Additional compensation when mo-
ney recovered out of the state, s. 10,
p. 134.

13. Agents formerly appointed to col-
lect certain arrears of taxes--App.
No. IX, p. (121,) (123.)

AID-DE-CAMP.
See MILITIA, No. 4.

ALDERMAN.

1. Not to give an opinion on the refer-
ence, or trial of a cause in which he
has, or shall have acted as commissi-
oner in chancery, s. 3, p. 94.

ALEXANDRIA, County of.

1. The act authorising the removal of
slaves from, not repealed by that of
the 25th of January, 1806, s. 13, p.
97, 98..

ALIENATIONS.

1. When lists of, to be furnished by
clerks to commissioners of the reve
nue, and their fees for entering.--See
COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE
No. 14, 16.

3.

to the Circuit Courts.--
See JUDGES, No. 14.

ALLOWANCES.--See FEES.
1. To prisoners discharged from the
penitentiary, s. 2, p. 70.

2. To the jailor of a county or corpo-
ration, s. 6. p. 86.

3. To venire men, for every day's de-
tention after the first, ch. 104, p. 130.
4. Certain allowances heretofore made,
to be paid, ib.

5. See AGENTS, No. 2, 11, 12.--AT-
TORNIES, No. 3.

6. For supporting slaves and live-stock
taken in execution, s. 1, p. 134.
7. To prosecutors for the Common-
wealth, in the Circuit Courts, s. 6,
P. 151.

8. To be made by Judges to clerks, for
arranging causes, and transmitting
papers to superior courts of law, s.
8, p. 152.

9. May be made by judge of superior
court of each county to clerks, she-
riffs and jailors, for public services;
with certain restrictions, s. 1, p. 154.
10. To constable for arrests in criminal

cases, summoning witnesses, and con-
veying prisoners to the county jail,
p. 83, 84.

11. To guards, for conveying prisoners
to the county jail, p. 83, 84.

12. To clerks of courts for taking and
transmitting to auditor sheriff's re-
ceipt and copy of judgments and ex-
ecution for fines, s. 1, p. 104.
13. To commissioners appointed to va--
lue property taken in execution, s. 2,

p. 156.

AMENDMENTS.

1. To the Constitution of the United
States, adopted by this state.-App
No. IX. p. (114,) (128.)'

AMERCEMENTS.
-See FINES, &c. No. 5, 11.

AMMUNITION.

See MILITIA, No. 48.

ANSWER, in Chancery.

1. In the Superior Courts of Chancery,
to be filed within three months, after
bill filed and subpoena executed, or bill
to be taken for confessed, s. 4, p. 129.
2. Fees of Clerks for filing.--See
CLERKS OF COURTS, No. 17.

APPEALS, Court of.

1. To award damages on affirmance of
decrees in Chancery, s. 2. p. 29.
2. The vacancy occasioned by the re-
signation of Paul Carrington, Esqr.
as judge of, not to be supplied by the
appointment of a successor; but the
court to consist of four judges, any
three to form a court, till another va-
cancy shall occur; after which it shall
consist of three judges, any two to
form a court, s. 1, p. 127, 128.
3. Salaries of the whole number of jud-
ges, to be equally divided among the
survivors, s. 2, p. 128.

4. To hold three terms in a year; com-
mencentent and duration of them,
s. 2, p. 128.- Terms altered,
See s.1, p. 145.

5. No appeal to be granted to an obli-
gor or his security, to a judgment of
a district court of law or chancery,
on a forth-coming bond; but a writ
of error or supersedeas may be ob-
tained, as heretofore, s. 3, p. 128.
6. Not to grant an appeal from a decree
of a superior court of chancery, or
writ of error or supersedeas, in court;
but the Judges may, either during
term time, or any one' of them in va-
cation, allow such appeal, &c. as
heretofore, s. 4, p. 128.

7. Provision in case a sufficient num-
ber of judges should not attend on the
first or subsequent day of a term to
constitute a court, s. 2, p. 145.
8. Clerk of, to certify judgments on
appeal, writ of error or supersedeas
at law, to clerks of superior courts of
law, s. 15, p. 153.

APPEALS, in civil cases.
1. Court of appeals and chancery dis-
trict courts to award damages on af-
"firmance of decrees in chancery, s.
2, p. 29.

2. Duty of clerks as to making up re-
cords in-See CLERKS OF COURTS,
No. 19, 21.

AP.

3. Party may appeal from the judgment
of a single justice, where the debt
or subject of trover, or detinue, or ́
damages exceed ten dollars, exclu-
sive of interest, or the sum deman-
ded on a penal statute exceeds five
dollars; giving security, s. 4, p. 115.
4. Verbal acknowledgment of security
endorsed by the justice on the war-
rant sufficient, s. 5, p. 115.
5. How and when such appeals to be
tried.--Damages and costs on affir-
mance of judgment, which is to be
entered against principal and securi-
ty jointly; execution to issue accor-
dingly, and endorsed "no security to
be taken," s. 6, p. 115.
6. Duty of justice in transmitting pa-
pers on appeal ;-of clerk in docket-
ing cause, and his fees ;-remedy gi-
ven to securities who are compelled
to pay money under this act, s. 7, p.

115.

116.

7. Fees of counsel, on appeals, from the
decision of a justice, s. 12, p. 116.
B. Court, on reversing judgment of jus-
tice, to render such judgment as he.
ought to have given, s. 14, p. 1
9. When they may be revived in name
of sheriff and how far he is liable for
costs, s. 2, p. 120, and s. 3, p. 121.
10. No appeal to be granted to any
principal obligor or his security, to a
judgment of a district court of law
or equity on a forthcoming bond, but
the party may obtain a writ of error
or supersedeas as heretofore, s. 3,
p. 128.

1. No appeal from a decree of a su-
perior court of chancery, or writ of
error or supersedeas to be allowed by
the court of appeals, in court;--but
may be granted by the judges or ei-
ther of them during term time, or in
vacation, s. 4, p. 128.

2. Not to be granted in any cause in
chancery, till a final decree, unless
such court shall think it necessary to
prevent a change of property under
an interlocutory decree, s. 2, p. 129.
3. When the record of an appeal to a
superior court of chancery shall be
filed with the clerk of that court, or
the appeal be dismissed, unless good
cause be shewn, s. 3, p. 129.

14. May be taken from a county to a
district court on questions relating to
the establishment of ferries, or an in-
crease of the rates of ferriage, s. 6,
p. 132.

15. How right of appeal to be exercised
to and from the circuit courts, s. 4,
5, p. 151.

16. Appeals to lie and be had from the
circuit courts, in the same manner
and to the same jurisdictions as from
judgments of the district courts at
present, s. 7, p. 154.

APPEALS, in military cases.
See MILITIA, No. 32.
APPEARANCE BAIL.-See BAIL

APPEARANCE DOCKET.
See DOCKETS, No. 3.
APPOMATTOX COMPANIES.
Laws concerning.--Appendix No. III.
p. (34,) (54,) (179.)
APPOMATTOX CANAL WARE-

2.

3.

of the assistant armourer, s. 2,
p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.

of the clerk to the manufactory
of arms, 5. 2, p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.
5. - of the commissary and store-
keeper to the same, s. 2, p. 25, and

s. 1, p. 71.

6. Artificers at, to be organized into an
independent corps, See MILITIA,
No. 55.

7. Arms undistributed to be kept at,
s. 2, p. 141.

8. Superintendant of, may take appren-
tices, p. 107,

9. County courts may direct overseers
of the poor to bind orphans to super-
intendant of, p. 108.
10. Superintendant may enter into bond
as agent of the state for performance
of covenants, p. 108.

11. When and how manufactory of arms
established, App. No. IX. p. (132)
ARMOURERS.

See ARMORY, No 2, 3,

ARMS See MILITIA, No. 48,
1. Not to be kept by free negro or mu-
latto, without licence from their court,
under penalty, p. 108, 109.

2. Executive how to execute the act
concerning arms, App. No. IX. p.
(131)

3. Act concerning amended, p. (134)

ARREARS, of Taxes.
See AGENTS.-EXECUTIVE.-TAXES.
1. Agents to be appointed by the execu-
tive, for the collection of, their powers,
duties, and compensation, p. 133, 134.

ARRESTS, in civil cases,
1. When militia privileged from, See
MILITIA, NO, 17,

ARRESTS, in criminal cases.
1; Allowance to constables for, p. 83.

ARRESTS, of officers,

See MILITIA, No. 24.

ARSENALS.

1. President U. States authorised to
purchase a tract of land within this
state not exceeding 640 acres, for pur-
pose of erecting public arsenal, App,
No. IX. p. (126)

ASSEMBLY.

1. When elections of members of the
state legislature and of representa-
tives in congress, to be held, p. 3.
2. At what time and place, sheriffs to
meet to compare polls for senators and
members of congress, p. 3.
3. No freeholder to vote more than once

for a senator or member of congress
in the same district, at any one elec-
tion, p. 3,

4. None but residents of the state to ex
ercise the right of suffrage therein, un-
less employed abroad in the service o
the United States or of this state, p

5.

146.

Mileage of members of, ascertained
App. No. IX. p. (127)

ASSES-See HORSES & ASSES.
ASSETS.

1. In the hands of sheriff representing

Of bills, notes and obligations, 1. May recover from any previous as signor, s. 3, p. 135.

2. But in suits against remote assignors, they shall be subject only to such recovery, and have the same benefit of defence, as if brought by an immediate assignee, s. 3, p. 136.

3. No joint action shall be prosecuted against any two or more persons, unless they were joint assignors, s. 3, p. 136. 4. Nothing in this act to affect any rights which indorsers of bills of exchange, or assignees of bonds, notes and obiigations are now entitled to, s. 3. p. 136.

ASSIGNORS

47.

2. Proceedings, by attachment, where the creditor suspects his debtor will remove before the debt is payable; or has removed, leaving effects, s. 1, P, 98, 99.

8. Where the plaintiff alledges that the garnishee has not made a full disco very, s. 2, p. 99.

4. Right of property taken on attach, ment, how tried, s. 8, p. 99. 5. In all cases of, defendant may make defence, and any other person inter, plead without giving bail'; but the pro perty not thereby repleyied, s. 4, p. 99,

6. Not eognizable by a single justice, if the sum demanded exceeds ten dol lars, p. 114.

7 Allowance for supporting slaves and live stock taken by, s. 1 p. 134. ATTENDANCE. See WITNESSES, 1. Of Witnesses, to be entered by clerks of inferior courts in the same manner as by clerks of district courts, s. 1, P. 113, 114,

ATTORNEY GENERAL 1. The act empowering the inspectors of the penitentiary, with the execu, tive and attorney general to form rules for the internal government of the pe nitentiary, repealed, s. 1, p. 140. 2. Powers vested in him, and others, in relation to the penitentiary, transfer, red to the executive, s. 3, p. 140 ATTORNIES,

1, Forthe commonwealth, liable on mos tion, for fines collected and not paid into the treasury before the 1st of January, 1804, s. 3, p. 2.

2. their duty in proceeding against sheriffs, &e. for fines, forfeitures, penalties and amercements imposed to the use of the commonwealth since 1796, s. 6, p. 105.

3.

may be allowed a further com pensation for their services by the dis trict courts, s. 1, p. 6.

4. to move against sheriffs failing, to return to the clerk an account of sales of an insolvent person's proper+ ty committed for a fine or amercement at the suit of the commonwealth, 5. 2, p. 27.