6. Number of judges of the court of
appeals reduced, and salary of the
whole number to be equally divided be-
tween the survivors, s. 1. p. 127, 128.

7. Of court of appeals, may grant
appeals from decrees of superior courts
of chancery, or writs of error or super-
sedeas, during term time, or any one
of them in vacation may grant such ap-
peal, s. 4, p. 128.

8. Of superior courts of chancery
may direct accounts to be taken in va-
cation; and instruct commissioner on
doubtful points; without arguments of
counsel, except by consent of parties,
s. 1, p. 128.

9. General court failing to hold a re-
gular session and allot judges to the
district courts, the last allotment to
stand, s. 1, p. 135.

10. One judge of general court ›as-
signed to each circuit, and to hold a
superior court of law, twice a year, at
the courthouse of each county in the
circuit to which he is allotted, s. 1, p.

148.

11. Of circuit courts, to appoint a
prosecutor for the commonwealth for
their respective courts;-his salary, s.
6, p. 151.

12. To fix allowance of clerks for ar-
ranging and transmitting papers to su-
perior courts of law, s. 8, p. 151, 152.

13. General court to consist of 12
judges, s. 10, p. 152.

14. One judge to be allotted by the
executive to each circuit; and a judge
thereafter appointed to supply a vacancy
to reside in the circuit to which ap-
pointed, s. 11, p. 152.

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15. Each judge to appoint a clerk
for each of the superior courts within
his circuit; except that within which
a district court may have been holden,
the clerk whereof shall be clerk of the
superior court of that county, s. 12, p.

18. Judge of each superior court of
law of each county, may make allow-
ances to clerks, sheriffs, and jailors,
for public services; with certain re-
strictions, s. 1, p. 154.

19. Each judge of general court to
take an oath similar to that of, district
courts, before he acts as judge of cir-
cuit courts, s. 4, p. 154.

20. When a judge of the general
court is interested in a cause, how to
proceed, s. 10, p. 155,

JUDGMENTS.

1. May be obtained against sheriffs
and their securities jointly for public
revenue, p. 71, 72.

2. Also against the principal sheriff
and his securities or their legal repre-
sentative jointly, for money received,
on executions, by principal or deputy,
p. 72.

3. To be entered for principal and
interest till paid, in favour of securities
recovering in a summary way, p. 114.

4. Court, in rendering judgment on
appeal from a single magistrate, to be
governed by principles of law and equi-
ty; and on reversing judgment of sin-
gle justice, to enter such judgment, as
he ought to have given. On affirmance,
for what damages and costs judgment
to be given; and to be entered against
principal and security, s. 6, p. 115, and
s. 14, p. 116.

5. May be entered against constable
or other officer, and their securities, &c.
jointly for money received on an execu-
tion issued by a magistrate, and not
paid, s. 13, p. 116.

6. How to be entered for the assets
found in the hands of executors or ad-
ministrators, p. 127.

7. How judgments of district courts
unexecuted to be proceeded on in cir-
cuit courts, s. 15, p. 153.

8. To what courts judgments of
court of appeals, on appeal, writ of er-
ror or supersedeus at law shall be certi
"fied, s. 15, p. 153.

9. Power and duty of superior courts
of law, and clerks, same over such judg
ments, as power and duty of distric
court, and clerk thereof, would hav
been, s. 15, p. 153.

3.

in the trial of causes remaining on the
dockets of the district courts, and not
transmitted, s. 16, p. 153.

4. Of superior court of Dinwiddie
to be over town and borough court of
Petersburg; and of James City over
city and borough court of Williams-
burg, s. 19, p. 153.

5. To foreclose the equity of redemp-
tion in mortgaged premises to be where
the land lies, notwithstanding the de-
fendant or any of them may reside out
of the county, s. 4, p. 82.

JURORS.

1. Summoned to attend any inquest,
and failing, subjected to a fine, and
how recevarable, s. 1, p. 99, 100

2. Additional allowance to venire-
men, sworn in a criminal cause, for
every day's detention after the first, ch.
104, p. 130.

3. Certain allowances heretofore
made by district courts to be paid, ibid.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1. No justice to give an opinion on
the reference of a cause, or the trial of
a suit in which he has, or shall have
acted as commissioner in chancery, s.
3, p. 94.

2. May compel the attendance of
witnesses before a single justice, under
penalty, s. 1, p. 8, and p. 122.

3. To summon court of examination,
in what manner, and penalty for neg-
lect, p. 37.

4. Their power and duty in relation
to seamen and apprentices deserting
from the merchants' service, p. 77, 78.

5. Not to be recommended to the
executive or to make any order for pub-
lic buildings or bridges unless a majori-
ty of the acting magistrates be present,
or shall have been previously summoned
to attend, s. 1, p. 94, 95.

Nor appoint a clerk, unless a majo-
rity of the members of the court be
present, or summoned, s. 2, p. 95.

6. Their jurisdiction extended to
twenty dollars; proceedings in such
cases.--See WARRANTS, for debts un-
der twenty dollars.

7. May issue executions and subpoe-
nas for witnesses, directed to the con-
stable or other officer of any county, in
which the party resides, s. 9, p. 116.

8. All the acting justices of a county
must be summoned, and a majority of
them be present, to act on an appplica-
tion to establish ferries or increase the
rates of ferriage, s. 10, p. 132.

9. A majority of the acting justices
to be present, or must have been previ-
ously summoned, to lay any levy, settle
with the collector thereof, or receive
his list of insolvents, or to make any
order for the payment of money belong-
ing to their county, p. 158.
KEEPER.

1. 'Of the penitentiary, his salary, s.
1. p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.

to obey the rules, &c. of the executive. See PENITENTIARY, No. 37.

2. Of the doors of the capitol and council, his salary, s. 1, p. 25, and s. 1, P. 71.

3. Of the keys of the capitol, s. 1, p. 25, and s 1, p. 71.

4. Of the public seal, s. 1, p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.

5. Assistant keepers of the penitentiary, their salaries, s. 1, p. 71.

KEEPER OF ROLLS.

1. Clerk of house of delegates declared to be; his compensation; and how paid, Appendix Nó. IX. p. (129.)

LAND CAUSES.

1. Clerks of courts to make up complete records in, s. 5, p. 86.

LAND OFFICE.

1. The second section of the act of 1795, (Rev. Code, vol. I. ch. 187, p. 344.) repealed, s. 1, p. 72.

2. Surveys to be received in, and loeations made as before the act of 1795, with the exception in No. 3, ibid.

3 No location to be made on a warrant, in any other county, than that in which the first location on such warrant was made, ibid.

4. If part of such warrant unappropriated, may obtain an exchange warrant for such part, ibid.

5. Surveyors to certify, on the back of the warrant, how much remains unappropriated, ibid.

6. If the whole warrant appropriated, to accompany the last survey thereon, ibid.

7. Fees of the register of, raised; but not to affect prior locations, s. 1, p. -86, 87.

8. Register of, to be allowed but two elerks, s. 2, p. 87.

9.

s. 3, p. 87.

to be elected annually,

LANDS.

1. Taken in execution at the suit of the commonwealth.

See PUBLIC DEBTORS.

2. Titles of, granted by North Caro

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lina and Tennessee before adjustment of boundary line between Virginia and Tennessee, secured, s. 7, p. 11.

3. Tax on. See TAXES, No. 4. 4. What lands exempted from taxation, p. 144.

5. Lands declared to be forfeited for the non-payment of taxes, and subject to location, and proceedings thereupon, s. 2, p. 23. The operation of the above act suspended, p. 106, 107.—Such lands to be forfeited to the commonwealth, but not liable to location; and redeemable within certain periods, s. 1, p. 136, 137.

6. Proceedings by commissioners of the revenue, escheators, and creditors, as to lands escheatable to the commonwealth. See ESCUEATOR, No. 1, 2, 3.

7. What lands, tenements and hereditaments may be held by the bank of Virginia, s. 8. p. 65, art. 8.

8. All lands held by patent or conveyance to be given in to commissioners of the revenue, upon oath, if not before entered, and how valued, s. 2, p. 69.

9. List of alienations of, when to be delivered by clerks, to commissioners, and to include all conveyances partly, though not fully proved, s. 3, p. 69.

10. How errors as to quantity, or valuation, or being more than once charged, may be corrected by a commissioner, s. 5. p. 69.

11. On good evidence of grant issued, or title vested, may be valued and listed by commissioner, tho' no list received from register or clerk, s. 6, p. 69.

12. Lands, &c. of securities of sheriffs, liable on a judgment against the principal for the public revenue in the same manner as his, p. 71, 72.

13. Lists of taxable property and lands, to have reference to last day of February preceding the time when ta ken, s. 1. p. 161.

14. For laws concerning waste an! unappropriated lands. See Appendi No. X. p. (141.) (163.)

15. Remedy of abuses in the manner of selling lands for the non-payment #j taxes and how those sales were to be conducted. See Appendix No. IX. p. (95) (106.) (110.)

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16. All laws subjecting lands to be
sold for non-payment of taxes, repeal
ed, p. (106.)

17. Proceedings where taxes are due
on lands, p. (106.) (107.)

18. When first declared to be for
feited for non-payment of taxes, s. 5,
p. (107.)-

19. Sheriff for a limited period,
empowered to sell lands for taxes,
where he had paid the money himself,
p. (109.)

20. How executive to proceed with
land purchased for the commonwealth
on sales for the non-payment of taxes.
Appendix No. IX. p. (110.) (117.) Ap-
pendix to vol. I. ch. 3, p. 453.-Vol,
II. ch. 10, p. 7.

21. Construction of the law concern
ing the forfeiture of land for the non-
payment of taxes;-no forfeiture to
accrue unless certain requisites com-
plied with. Appendix No. IX. p.
(125.)

22. Publication of laws concerning,
suspended. Appendix No. IX.
(129.)

LAND WARRANTS.
See LAND OFFICE; No, 3, 4, 5,

LARCENY, PETIT.

p.

1. Trial for, how to be conducted,
s. 4, p. 70, and s. 3, 4, p, 24, 25,
2. How punishable, s. 4, p. 70.
3. Hog stealers to be tried and pus
aished as those guilty of petit larceny,
3. 4, p. 80.

LAW.

1. Courts, in rendering judgments
on appeals from a single magistrate, to
be governed by principles of law and
equity, s. 6. p. 115,

LAWS.

1. Governor to purchase an additi
onal number of 1st. vol, of Revised
Code, and cause them to be distributed,
-s. 1, p. 26.

2. Samuel Pleasants, jun. authorised
to publish 2nd, vol. of Revised Code,
p. 110.

3. How to be authenticated, s, 1, p,
110,

4 Number of copies to be subscribed
for by the governor on public account,
s. 2, p. 110, 111,

5. How to be distributed, p. 111..
6. William Waller Hening author
rised to publish an edition of the
statutes at large, p. 157,

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7. How to be authenticated, p: 158,
8. Number of copies to be subscribed
for by the governor on public account,
p. 158.

9. To be distributed by the executive
at their discretion, s. 3, p. 158,

10. Militia laws, collection of, to bẹ
printed and distributed, s. 12, p. 164,
11, Number of acts of each session
to be published by public printer, s. 1,
p. 73.

12. When completed, public printer
to receive the whole, or any part of his
salary, at discretion of executive, s. 4,
P: 73.

13. All laws in force in respect to the
district courts, their clerks and officers,
declared to be in force in respect to the
superior courts of law, their clerks and
other officers; and their powers, duties,
and rules of proceeding to be the same,
s. 20. p. 153.

14. Governor requested to propose
to executives of the several states, an
annual interchange of laws. Appendix
No. IX, p. (128.)

15, Publication of laws concerning
lands, suspended. Appendix No. IX,
P. (129.)

16. A copy of the laws to be furnishe
ed to each of the commissioners of the
revenue at the public expense, Appen
dix No. IX. p. (134.).

17. One copy of all laws concerning
the inspection of tobacco, to be furnish-
ed by public printer to inspectors, s
7. p. 102.

LAWYERS. See ATTORNIES,
LEAD.

1. Not to be kept by free negro or
mulatto without license from court,
under penalty, p. 108, 109.

LEASES,

1, When necessary to exempt owner
of tavern from penalties under the laws
to prevent unlawful gaming, s. 6, p. 13,
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to obey the rules, &c. of the executive. See PENITENTIARY, No. 37.

2. Of the doors of the capitol and council, his salary, s. 1, p. 25, and s. 1, P. 71.

3. Of the keys of the capitol, s. 1, p. 25, and s 1, p. 71.

4. Of the public seal, s. 1, p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.

5. Assistant keepers of the penitentiary, their salaries, s. 1, p. 71.

KEEPER OF ROLLS.

1. Clerk of house of delegates declared to be; his compensation; and how paid, Appendix No. IX. p. (129.)

LAND CAUSES.

1. Clerks of courts to make up complete records in, s. 5, p. 86.

LAND OFFICE.

1. The second section of the act of 1795, (Rev. Code, vol. I. ch. 187, p. 344.) repealed, s. 1, p. 72.

2. Surveys to be received in, and loeations made as before the act of 1795, with the exception in No. 3, ibid.

3 No location to be made on a warrant, in any other county, than that in which the first location on such warrant was made, ibid.

4. If part of such warrant unappropriated, may obtain an exchange warrant for such part, ibid.

5. Surveyors to certify, on the back of the warrant, how much remains unappropriated, ibid.

6. If the whole warrant appropriated, to accompany the last survey thereon, ibid.

7. Fees of the register of, raised; but not to affect prior locations, s. 1, p.

86, 87.

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lina and Tennessee before adjustment of boundary line between Virginia and Tennessee, secured, s. 7, p. 11.

3. Tax on. See TAXES, No. 4. 4. What lands exempted from taxation, p. 144.

5. Lands declared to be forfeited for the non-payment of taxes, and subject to location, and proceedings thereupon, s. 2, p. 23. The operation of the above act suspended, p. 106, 107.—Such lands to be forfeited to the commonwealth, but not liable to location; and redeemable within certain periods, s. 1, p. 136, 137.

6. Proceedings by commissioners of the revenue, escheators, and creditors, as to lands escheatable to the commonwealth. See ESCUEATOR, No. 1, 2, 3.

7. What lands, tenements and hereditaments may be held by the bank of Virginia, s. 8. p. 65, art. 8.

8. All lands held by patent or conveyance to be given in to commissioners of the revenue, upon oath, if not before entered, and how valued, s. 2, p. 69.

9. List of alienations of, when to be delivered by clerks to commissioners, and to include all conveyances partly, though not fully proved, s. 3, p. 69.

10. How errors as to quantity, or valuation, or being more than once charged, may be corrected by a commissioner, s. 5. p. 69.

11. On good evidence of grant issued, or title vested, may be valued and listed by commissioner, tho' no list received from register or clerk, s. 6, p. 69.

12. Lands, &c. of securities of sheriffs, liable on a judgment against the principal for the public revenue in the same manner as his, p. 71, 72.

13. Lists of taxable property and lands, to have reference to last day of February preceding the time when t ken, s. 1. p. 161.

14. For laws concerning waste and unappropriated lands. See Appendix No. X. p. (141.) (163.)

15. Remedy of abuses in the manner of selling lands for the non-payment ef taxes and how those sales were to be conducted. See Appendix No. IX. p. (95) (106.) (110.)