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CONTINUANCES:

1. Clerks of courts to continue rules monthly, if necessary, and entitled to 25 cents quarterly, s. 1, p. 85.

2. When an executor or administrator shall be entitled to one continuance, after revivor of suit, p. 127.

3. Of all suits and matters undecided in circuit courts, by failure of court to sit, or to decide the whole, s. 6, p. 154. CONTRACTS.

1. How verdicts for principal and inerest to be rendered in actions founded on contract, p. 82.

2. May be authorised by executive, in relation to the penitentiary, s. 2, 4, p. 140, 141.

CONVEYANCES.

See LANDS, No. 8, 9, 11.

CONVICTS-See PENITENTIARY. 1. Their allowance on being discharged, s. 2, p. 70.

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2. Executive to prescribe rules for punishment of, for certain offences committed in the penitentiary, s. 2, p. 140. to contract for clothing, and diet, s. 2, p. 140, and s. 4, p. 141. 4. Accounts between and the commonwealth no longer to be kept, s. 2, P. 70.

5. Sentenced to more than one year's confinement, trustees to be appointed for their estates; their power; duties; and compensation, s. 1, p. 24.

COOPERS, of Tobacco.

1. Not to be concerned in the transportation of tobacco by water, or in purchasing, stemming, &c.-See TOBACCO, No. 23, 24.

COPIES.

1. Copy of sheriff's receipt, and of execution and judgment for fines, penaldies or amercements imposed to the use of the commonwealth, to be evidence ⚫n a motion against the sheriff, s. 1, p. 104.

2. Of recognizance of witnesses, and prisoners let to bail, evidence on proceedings thereon, in district courts, s. 2, p. 37, 38..

3. Of sheriff's receipts for muster pes, evidence against him, s.4, p. 79. 4. In what cases clerks of courts may

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CORONERS.

1. How their fees to be collected, s. 1, p. 16.

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

3. How far to perform duties of sheriff or sergeant, when a vacancy in those offices-See SHERIFFS, No. 29.

4. Additional remedy against securities of, s. 4, p. 123, 124,

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

6. How to return process issued from a district court prior to 1st March 1809, s. 18, p. 153.

CORPORALS.

See MILITIA, No. 19

CORPORATE TOWNS. 1. Proceedings as to bastards, in corg porate towns, ch. 66, p. 92, 93.

CORPORATION COURTS. See COUNTY & CORPORATION COURTS COSTS.

1. When plaintiff may be compelled to give security for costs, in actions of trespass, assault and battery, and slander, p. 1.

2. See malicious and vexatious suits. 3. Of notices, in district courts of law and chancery, to be taxed, p. 82. 4. To be taxed and recovered by the

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commonwealth in all civil cases, where she prevails, p. 83.

5. Not to be paid by overseers of the poor, if cast in any prosecution under the act to prevent the importation of slaves; but to be paid out of the levy laid by them, s. 12, p. 97,

6. In attachments, in the case of garAishees and interpleaders, how recoverable, s 2, 3, p. 99.

7. Sheriff to whom decedent's estate committed, not liable for, beyond assets, s. 3, p. 120, 121.

8. How to be taxed on affirmance or reversal of the judgment of a single jus tice upon an appeal, s. 6, p. 115.

9. Interest on, when not to be allowed, p. 82.

10. What fees of commissioners in chancery may be taxed in, s. 7, p. 129,

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2. When to appoint constables, and supply vacancies, p. 4. 5.

3. To appoint valuers of property a ken in execution at the suit of the com monwealth, s. 2, p. 7.

4. How fines, &c. imposed in, for unlawful gaming, applied, s. 5, p. 13.

5. To appoint trustees for estate of persons sentenced to the penitentiary, s. 1, p. 24.

6. To try offenders whose term of confinement in the penitentiary does not exceed one year, s. 3, 4, p. 24, 25,

7. To recommend militia officers;→→→ how such officers to be commissioned See MILITIA, No. 9.

8. County, may alter or change dis tricts, for choosing overseers of the poor, s. 1, p. 76,

9. , to appoint overseers of the poor, if 10 voters do not attend at ag election, p. 76. "

10. County and corporation courts, not to make an order for the erection of public buildings, or bridges, or to recommend justices, unless a majority of the acting magistrates be present, or shall have been previously summoned to attend See No. 18, s. 1, p. 94, 95.

11. Clerk to certify previous order for recommendation of magistrates, if any such shall have been made, p. 95,

12. May direct overseers of the poor to bind poor infants to superintendant of manufactory of arms, p. 108,

13. attendance of witnesses in, to be entered by clerks of, in the same man, ner as by clerks of district courts, s. 1, p. 113, 114.

14. County courts authorised to es tablish ferries and fix the rates of ferri. age, ch. 105, p. 130, 132,

15, In May and October annually, to settle and adjust the allowances to she riffs and other officers, for supporting slaves and live stock taken by attachment or in execution, s. 1, p. 134.

16. Restrictions as to the allowance, ibid.

17. When poor house built by them, overseers of the poor to appoint stewards or managers, who are to be under the control of such overseers or a majo rity of them, p. 147.

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18. Not to lay any levy, settle with the collector, receive his list of insolvents, or make any order for the paymen of any money belonging to the county unless a majority of the acting justices be present, or shall have been previously summoned, p. 158.

19. Corporation courts possessing specific powers of levying money, may levy a sufficiency to build jails, stocks and pillories. Appendix, No. IX. p. (124,) COUNTY LEVY.

1. Not to be collected by coroner, succeeding sheriff, or sergeant, when a vacancy in those offices, s. 2, p. 123.

2. May be collected by the deputy, when the high sheriff dies, s. 3, p. 123.

3. Or by a collector when both the sheriff and his deputy die, ibid.

4. Not to be laid, or settlement with collector made, or his list of insolvents received, or payment of money belonging to the county ordered, unless a majority of the acting justices be present, or previously summoned, p. 158.

5. To be laid at May or June court; and paid by the sheriffs on the 1st Nov,, 4, p. 162.

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for services cf commissioner of the re venue, s. 1, p. 68.

4. Not to value a slave condemned, if brought into this state contrary to law, or passing thro' the same, s. 9, p. 97.

5. Of corporations and overseers of the poor of counties, may refuse to provide for the poor who have migrated into this state within three years from their application, unless they were able to maintain themselves at the time of their migration, s. 4, p. 103.

6. On reversing the judgment of a justice to give such judgment as he ought to have given, s. 14, p. 116.

7. To be governed by principles of law and equity, in rendering judgments on appeals from a single magistrate; for what to be entered; and to be against principal and security jointly, s. 6, p..

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CREDITORS.

1. Of persons whose lands escheat to the commonwealth, how to obtain payment, s. 3, p. 31.

2. Not bound to pay for maintenance of their debtors, if they have taken the prison rules, s. 7, p. 86.

CRIMES-See CRIMINALS.

1. Committed by a slave brought into this state contrary to law, or passing thro' the same; or in the perpetration of which the owner was either principal or accessory, the slave not to be paid for by the public, s. 9, p. 97.

8. How they may proceed, p.37. 9. Penalty on justice for failing to summon a court, p. 37.

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on sheriff or sergeant for failing to execute and return the warrant, noting thereon how he had exécuted it, p. 37.

11. Copy of recognizances of witnesses to be certified by clerk of county to clerk of district court, s. 2, p. 37.

12. Witnesses failing to appear, their default to be recorded, s. 2, p. 37.

13. District court may proceed by scire facias on the recognizance, s. 2, p. 37. 14. Copy of recognizance of prisoner let to bail, and of recognizance of his bail to be certified, as above No. 11, 6. 2, p. 37, 38.

15. Prisoner failing to appear, district court to proceed on the recogniŽance, p. 38.

16. Copies of recognizances certified as above to be evidence, p. 38.

17. Penalty on clerks failing to perform the duties required by this act, p.

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18. for failing to transmit to attorney for the commonwealth, copies of warrant of commitment and depositions, p. 38.

19. Criminal acquitted bycourt of examination, not to be again tried for the same offence, s. 3, p. 38.

20. Court of examination may adjourn, in certain cases, s. 4, p. 38.

21. No person to be tried for treason or felony in the district courts till court of examination passes upon him, s. 5, p. 38.

22. After verdict, no judgment to be stayed for defect in the indictment, &c. if the offence be plainly stated, s. 6, p. 38. CURSING.

1. Punishment of, in convicts in penitentiary to be prescribed by executive, 8. 2, p. 140.

DAMAGES.

1. To be awarded on affirmance of decrees upon appeals to the superior courts of chancery or supreme court of appeals, s. 2, p. 29.

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2. On dissolved injunctions, s. 4, p. 29, 30.

3. Where a forthcoming bond has been executed by the complainant in an injunction which is dissolved, p. 30.

4. Where they exceed $ 10, on judg ment of a single magistrate, party may appeal, s. 4, p. 115.

On affirmance of judgment, on an appeal from the decision of a single magistrate, what damages to be awarded, 5. 6, p. 115.

5. Fees to clerks of superior courts of chancery, for taxing, s. 7, p. 130.

DEARBORN'S Patent Balances.

1. When they may be introduced into the public warehouses of this commonwealth, p. 74.

DEATH, Offences punishable with. 1. High treason, s. 5, p. 16.

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2. House burning, in a town, s. 7, p.

SPECIAL BAIL, ATTACHMENTS. 1. Creditors of, not to pay for their maintenance, nor jailor bound to support them, if they have taken the prison rules, s. 7, p. 86.

2. Principal debtor being imprisoned in any jail, how the special bail to relieve themselves, p. 75.

3. How long they may have the prison rules-See PRISON RULES.

DECEDENT'S ESTATES.

1. Committed to sheriff, action at law or suit in equity may be prosecuted a gainst such sheriff, if maintainable a gainst executors or administrators, s. 1, p. 120.

2. How the assets shall be applied, ibid.

3. First sheriff dying, duty and responsibility devolve on his successor, ibid.

4 Suits may be revived by or against

succeeding sheriff, if originally main tainable by or against an executor or administrator, ibid.

5. Any suit depending in a court of law or equity, which may abate by the death of the plaintiff or defendant, may be revived by scire facias in the name of the sheriff to whom the estate may be committed; if such suit could have been revived by or against an executor or administrator, p. 120, 121.

6. Sheriff in no case to be liable to costs beyond the assets, p. 121.

DECLARATIONS.

See CLERKS OF COURTS, No. 17. DECREES. See CHANCERY, Court of CHANCERY.

1. No appeal to be entered from interlocutory, unless thought necessary to prevent a change of property, s. 2, p.

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1. Of convicts, in the penitentiary See PENITENTIARY, No. 37, 39. DIRECTORS.

1. Of the bank of Virginia, how chosen, tenure of office, and their power and duties. See BANK OF VIRGINIA, No. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23; Art. II, III, IV, V, IX, XV, XVII. DISABLING.

1. Any limb or member, with intention to kill, maim, or disfigure, how punishable, s. 2, p. 15:

DISCHARGE.
See MILITIA, No. 12, 47.
PENITENTIARY, No. 17.
DISCIPLINE, Rules of
See MILITIA, No. 23.

DISCONTINUANCE.

1. No discontinuance of a term of thẹ court of appeals, from non-attendance of a sufficient number of the judges, after it is constituted, s. 2, p. 145.

2. None to be, from failure of circuit court to sit on any day in the term, s. 6, 154.

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