4. Clerk to the manufactory of arms, his salary, s. 2, p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71. 5. Assistant clerk of the council, his salary, s. 1, p. 25, and s, 1, p. 71.

6. Of court of enquiry-See MILITIA, No. 35.

CLERKS OF COURTS.

1. When clerks of general and district courts to transmit lists of fines to the sheriffs and copies thereof to the auditor, or to certify whether such fines have been imposed, s. 1, p. 2.

2. Penalty for neglect, how recovered and appropriated, s. 1, p. 2.

3. When clerks of county and corporation courts to transmit lists of fines to sheriff and certify to the auditor; and how such fines to be levied and accounted for, 6. 2, p. 2.

4. Clerks to issue writs of fieri facias, or capias ad satisfaciendum for fines imposed to the use of the commonwealth, s. 4, p. 2, and s. 1, p. 104.

5. To take a receipt from the sheriff, and transmit it, with a copy of the execution and judgment to the auditor within 60 days from the date of the receipt, s. 1, p. 104.

6. Allowance to the clerk for his services, and penalty for neglect, s. 1, p.

104.

12. Their duty in certifying lists of fines, &c. to the auditor, imposed for the use of the commonwealth'since 1796; and penalty for neglect, s. 4, p. 105.

13. - in furnishing such lists to the attorney for the commonwealth ; and penalty for failure, s. 6, p. 105.

14. To collect taxes on ordinary licenses, and account for them under the same penalties as other taxes, s. 3, p.

162.

15. To grant licenses and collect tax en merchants' licenses, when no commissioner, or sheriff or collector, s. 1, p.

111.

16. To set up lists of pedlars' licenses, under a penalty, s. 3, p: 111.

17. When to return to auditor lists of tavern and pedlars' licenses; and under what penalty for neglect, s. 3, p.112.

18. When to return to auditor lists of erchants' licenses in certain towns, if

granted by the clerk, s. 3, p. 112. 19. Fee for recording pedlars' licenses, s. 3, P. 111.

20. To certify proceeds of sales of the property of persons taking the oath of insolvency at the suit of the commonwealth, s. 3, p. 27.

21. Of superior courts of chancery, their fees for services rendered the commonwealth and how paid, p. 29.

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-, to certify dissolution of injunctions, and time of awarding and dissolving them, p. 30.

23. Of county and corporation courts to attend commissioners for choice of electors of President and Vice-Presi dent, with list of lands taxed, p. 32.

14. To certify copies of recognizan ces of witnesses and bail to clerk of distriet court, in pleas of the commonwealth, s. 2, p. 37, 38.

15. Penalty for neglect, or for failing to transmit to attorney for commonwealth copies of warrant of commitment and depositions, p. 38.

16. When to deliver lists of alienations to commissioners of the revenue, s. 3, p. 69.

17. To have the same fees as hereto. fore, for entering rules for declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder or other pleading; or common order or confirmation thereof; or filing any of those pleadings at law; or a bill, answer, replication, or other proceeding in chancery: but no fee for a continuance on the rule docket: but he shall continue the rule monthly if necessary, and be entitled to 25 cents quarterly, s. 1, p. 85.

18. Of county and corporation courts, to keep separate rule and court dockets for chancery causes, s. 2, p. 85.

19. Clerks of courts not to place a fee bill in the hands of a sheriff, or demand or receive any fee for copies, unless they be actually made out at the request of the party, his attorney or agent; nor for making up a complete record unless it be actually made up. This act not to prevent witnesses from obtaining copies of orders of attendance, or clerks from taxing in the bill of costs for making up records; nor shall this act extend to copies of records necessary in cases of appeal,

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not to exercise the right of suffrage therein, p. 146.

COMMISSARY,

1. And store-keeper to the manufactory of arms, his salary, s. 2, p. 25, and s. 1, p. 71.

COMMISSARIES.

See MILITIA, No. 62.

COMMISSIONERS, in Chancery, 1. May be appointed by the county and corporation courts, p. 1.

2. Their duty and allowance for their services; when to be taxed in bill of costs, p. 1, and s. 7, p. 129.

How punishable for illegal charges, s. 7, p. 130.

3. May issue their tickets for sums allowed by their courts, to be collected and accounted for as clerks' tickets, s. 1, p. 93, 94.

4. All commissioners in chancery may administer an oath or affirmation, in cases to them referred, s. 2, p. 94.

5. Whatever would constitute perjury in a witness giving evidence before a court, deemed perjury, if before a commissioner, s. 2, p. 94.

6. What persons disqualified from giving an opinion on the reference of a cause, or on the trial of a suit in which he has, or shall have acted as commissioner, s. 3, p. 94.

7. All commissioners in Chancery, may issue subpænas for witnesses to appear before them, s. 4, p. 94.

8. To report their default to court, if they fail to attend, s. 4, p. 94.

9. May be directed, by judge of superior court of chancery, in vacation, to take an account, s. 1, p. 128.

10. May state to chancellor, in vacation, the points which they doubt on, and obtain his opinion thereon, ibid.

11. What fees allowed for copies of reports, and papers, and how collected, s. 7, p. 129.

12. For demanding more than legal fees, or for services not performed, liable to the same penalty as clerks of courts, s. 7, p. 130-See CLERKS OF COURTS, No. 20.

COMMISSIONERS, Under a decree of a court of Chancery

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1. Not to sell property until it is va lued, s. 2, p. 156.

2. Nor for less than three-fourths of its value as estimated by the valuers, ib. 3. Valuation, how to be made and returned, ibid.

4. Property to be valued in reference to 1st of Dec. 1807, s. 4, p. 156. COMMISSIONERS,

To value property taken in execution or to be sold under a decree of a court of Chancery, or deed of trust.

1. When to be appointed, s. 7, p. 157: 2. To value property taken in execu tion, s. 1, p. 156.

3. Or to be sold under a decree of a court of chancery, or a deed of trust; s. 2, p. 156.

4. How to make and return their valuation in the last-mentioned case, ibid.

5. Property not to be sold for less than three-fourths of its estimated value ibid.

6. Their allowance, ibid.

7. Property to be valued in reference to 1st of Dec. 1807, s. 4, p. 156.

COMMISSIONERS,

To superintend election of electors--See PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.

1. To be appointed by the executive to superintend choice of electors of President and Vice-President, p. 32.

2. Their power, duties, and punishment for neglect, p. 32, 33, 34. COMMISSIONERS, of the Revenue.

See TAXABLE PROPERTY-TAXES

1. To grant licenses to Merchants; and penalty on merchants for selling without, s. 1, p. 110, 111.

2. To recover penalties in their names, and when to return a list of licenses and fines to the auditor, s. 1, p. 111.

3. To report to their courts delinquent merchants, hawkers and pedlars; and to proceed against clerks for failing to set up lists of pedlars' licenses, s. 2, p. 111, and s. 3, p. 111.

4. List of all licenses granted to merchants to be returned to court, by commissioner, s. 3, p. 112.

5. When those of certain towns, to be returned to the auditor, s. 3, p. 112. 6. An appeal may be taken from com

missioners' valuation of houses and lots, s. 4, p. 112.

7. Fee for licenses granted to merchants, hawkers and pedlars, s. 3, p. 111. 8. To return to escheator before the 1st January annually, lists of lands escheatable to the commonwealth, s. 1, p. 30.

9. Penalty for failure of duty, s. 1, p. 30.

10. Courts not to allow for more than 82 days, and auditor not to issue a warrant for more than 82 dollars for services of any commissioner of the revenue, s. 1, p. 68.

11. May appoint assistants, in certain cases, s. 1, p. 68, 69.

12. To receive lists of and enter on his land book, all lands held by patent or conveyance, subject to taxation, which were not before entered, s. 2, p.69.

13. To value them if not before valuibid.

14. When to receive from clerks of courts, lists of alienations, s. 3, p. 69.

15. Lists to include conveyances, partly, tho' not fully proved, ibid.

16. Fee for transfer, 83 cents, by s. 3, p, 69, reduced to 50 cents for an alienation, or alteration, except to correct an error of a commissioner, by s. 2, p. 82.

17. Not to act as collector of any public tax, county or corporation levy or poor rate, s. 4, p. 69.

18. Their power to rectify errors in the quantity or valuation of lands; or where they are charged more than once, s. 5, p. 69.

19. On good evidence may list lands for which a grant has issued, or a title vested; tho' no list received from the register or clerk, s. 6, p. 69.

20. Counties classed, for appointment ot, and number in each, s. 1, p. 81.

21. Alteration in certain counties as to number of commissioners, p. 102.

22. Not to take lists of taxable property in 1808, s. 1, p. 161.

23. To commence on the 1st of March 1809; and on that day annually, s. 1, p. 161.

24. How to take lists of taxable property, ibid.

25. Lists of taxables and land to have reference to last day of February prece. ding, ibid.

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26. To be returned, to persons directed, by 31st of May, ibid.

27. Vacancies in office of, may be supplied at any stated session of a court, ibid.

28. To state in a column, in their book or list of taxables, opposite each person's name, the tax due by such person, for land or other property--App. No. IX. p. (131.)

29. Each commissioner of the revenue, to be furnished with a copy of the laws at the public expense-App. No. IX. p. (134.)

COMMISSIONERS, of warehouses. 1. No proprietor, to be an inspector or commissioner of a warehouse, s. 2, p. 58, 59.

2. Penalty for acting, ibid.

3. Duties of, more specifically defined, s. 5, p. 101.

4. When they may be appointed, s. 6, p. 102.

COMMISSIONS.

See ALLOWANCES.

1. In the military-See MILITIA. 2. Allowed to sheriffs and collectors, for tax on merchants' and pedlars' licenses, s. 7, p. 113.

3. To the keeper of the penitentiary taken away; but the executive may contract with him or others, for certain objects, and allow commissions, s, 4, p. 140, 141.

4. Extra, allowed to collectors for punctual payment of taxes-App. No. IX. p. (140.)

COMMITMENT--See CRIMINALS:

1. Of free persons charged with certain crimes, how to be, s. 1, p. 36, 37.

2. Penalty on clerks of county or corporation courts for failing to transmit te attorney for commonwealth, in district court, copies of warrant of commitment, and depositions, in the case of a criminal sent for further trial, s. 2, p. 38COMMON ORDER.

See CLERKS OF COURTS, No. 17.
COMMONWEALTH.

See STATE OF VIRGINIA.

1. Prevailing, in a civil case, to recover all costs which she was liable to pay

P. 83.

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2. Their fees; and penalty for demanding and receiving other than legal fees, s. 2, p. 5, and s. 3, p. 124.

3. To be allowed the same fees for arrests and summoning witnesses in criminal cases, and conveying prisoners to the county jails, as sheriffs for similar" services, p. 83, 84.

4. Any process of attachment against absconding debtors, or against tenants for rents, may be executed and returned by constables in the same manner as by sheriffs, s. 2, p. 5.

To return execution issued by a magistrate to clerk of court, if no effects found, s. 8, p. 116.

5. Remedy against them, for failing to pay money received under an execution issued by a justice, (s. 3, p. 5.)-Extended to constables or other officers and their securities, and their executors and administrators in the same manner as in case of sheriffs receiving money on an execution issued on the judgment of a court of law--And the court wherein their bond is deposited authorised to hear the motion and render judgment, s. 13, p. 116.

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6. Their fees, how collected, s. 4, p

7. How to advertise property taken in execution, s. 5, p. 6.

8. Constables, in the execution of process to be confined to the districts laid off by the county courts and to which they may be assigned, when ap pointed, s. 2, p. 124.

9. Penalty for acting out of their district, s. 2, p. 124.

10. How fined for not returnirg an execution, s. 10, p. 116.

11. When to make statements on executions returned by them, s. 2, p. 16.

12. Their duty to inform against and prosecute free negroes and mulattoes, keeping firelock, &c. without license from their court, p. 108, 109.

13. Their duty to apprehend slaves permitted to go at large and hire themselves out, p. 147.

14. When to return bond to clerk's office taken on executions above ten dollars, s. 6, p. 157.

CONSTRUCTION, of Statutes.
See ACTS OF ASSEMBLY, No. 3, 5;