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 All laws subjecting lands to be sold for non-payment of taxes, repealed, p. (106.)

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

18. When first declared to be forfeited 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.)

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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.) Appendix to vol. I. ch. 5, p. 453.—Vol. II. ch. 10, p. 7.

21. Construction of the law concerning the forfeiture of land for the nonpayment of taxes;-no forfeiture to accrue unless certain requisites complied with. Appendix No. IX. p. (125.)

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

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

LARCENY, PETIT.

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 puished 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 additional number of 1st. vol. of Revised Code, and cause them to be distributed, s. 1, p. 26.

2. Samuel Pleasants, jun. authorised to publish ad. vol. of Revised Code, P. 110.

S. 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 authorised to publish an edition of the statutes at large, p. 157.

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 be 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, ar 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 furnished to each of the commissioners of the revenue at the public expense. Appendix 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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2. What deemed fraudulent; and lessor and lessee liable to a fine, s. 6, p. 13, 14.

LEGISLATURE.

See ASSEMBLY.

1. When members of and representatives in congress to be elected; when and where returning officers to meet to compare polls for senators and members of congress, p. 3.

2. A freeholder to give only one vote in a district for a senator or member of congress, p. 3.

3. Power of the legislature to examine into the operations of the bank of Virginia, art. 16, 17, p. 67.

4. Mileage of members of. Appendix No. IX. p: (127.)

LEVY.

See COUNTY LEVY-POOR RATE. 1. When county levy to be laid, 4. p. 162.

2. Commissioner of the revenue not to be appointed as collector of, s. 4, p. 69. LICENSES.

See SLAVES, &c. No. 33, 34, 35. 1. Of tavern keepers may be revoked by superior courts, for permitting unlawful gaming, s. 8. p. 14.

2. To merchants and pedlars.--See MERCHANTS' LICENSES-PEDLARS. 3. To ordinary or tavern keepers. See ORDINARY LICENSES.

4. Must be obtained from courts, before free negroes or mulattoes can be suffered to keep or carry any firelock, military weapon, or powder or lead, P. 108.

5. When list of licenses granted to merchants to be returned by commissioner to auditor, s. 1, p. 111.

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

7. When those of certain towns to be certified by commissioner or clerk to auditor, s. 3, p. 112.

8. When those granted to tavern keepers, hawkers and pedlars, to be returned by clerk of court to auditor, s. 3, p. 112,

8. Commissioner's allowance on taxes collected for merchants', and pedlars' licenses, s. 7, p. 113.

1. To be made by the bank of Virginia to the state, and at what interest, s. 11, p. 67, 68.

2. When to be re-paid, and funds pledged for payment, s. 12, p. 68.

LOCATIONS.-See ENTRIES.

1. To be made as before the act of 1795, (Revised Code, vol. 1. ch. 187, p. 344.) except that no location to be made on a warrant, in any other county than that in which the first, location was made, s. 1, p. 72.

2. All entries to be surveyed within two years. Appendix No. IX. ch. 41, P. (129.)

3. Made before the 31st of January, 1805, grants to issue on, on payment of fees before that time established, p. 87.

LOTS AND HOUSES. 1. Tax on. See TAXES, No. 4. 2. What, exempted from taxation, P. 144.

LOYAL COMPANY.

1. Part of an act concerning, repeal ed, App. No. IX. p. (124.).

LUNATIC HOSPITAL.
See IDEOTS AND LUNATICS.

LUNATICS.

See IDEOTS AND LUNATICS.

MAGISTRATES.

See JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1. A majority of the acting, must be present at making an order for the erection of public buildings or bridges or recommendation of magistrates; or must have been previously summoned, s. 1, p. 94, 95.

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of the members of the court, at the appointment of a clerk, s. 2, p. 95.

3. The whole acting magistrates of a county must be summoned, and a majority present, at acting upon an application to establish ferries, or increase the rates, s. 10, P• 132.

4. A majority must be present, or have been previously summoned, to lay any levy, settle with the collector, receive his list of insolvents or make any order for the payment of money belonging to the county, p. 158.

MAJORITY.

1. Upon what occasions a majority of the acting magistrates or members of the court must be present.-See MAGISTRATES.

MALICIOUS AND VEXATIOUS SUITS.

1. In actions of trespass, assault and battery, and slander, the district, county and corporation courts may, for good cause shewn, compel the plaintiff to give security for costs, p. 1.

2. On failure to give such security within a reasonable time, to be fixed by the courts, the suit shall be dismissed with costs, p: 1.

3. Not to prevent poor persons from instituting suits, as heretofore, p. 1:

MANCHESTER.

1. When taxes on merchants' licences in, payable, s. 3, p. 112.

MANUFACTORY OF ARMS. See ARMORY.

MANUFACTURED ARTICLES. 1. Executivě may establish rules for sale of articles manufactured by convicts, s. 2, p. 140.

2. Commissions on sale of, by keeper, taken away; but executive may contract with him or others, and allow a reasonable commission, s. 4, p. 140

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MANUFACTURED TOBACCO See TOBACCO, No. 1-10.

MARES.

1. Tax on. See TAXES, No. 4

MARINE HOSPITAL. 1. Established, Appendix No. IX. (93.)

2. Sale of authorised, .p. (109.) 3. Further provision for disposing of, p. (134)

MARINERS.-See SEAMEN.
MASTER ARMOURER.
1. His salary, p. 25, & s. 1, p. 71.

MASTER COMMISSIONERS.
See COMMISSIONERS IN CHancery.'
MASTERS, of ships or vessels.
See VESSELS.

Penalties on them for carrying off, removing, or dealing with slaves. See SLAVES, &c. No. 13, 14, 15, 17.

MATERIALS.

1. For the penitentiary, how provided, and compensation for purchase of, how made, See PENITENTIARY, No, 37, 39.

MAYOR.

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

2. Of the city of Richmond, powers heretofore vested in him, in relation to the penitentiary, transferred to the executive, s. 3, p. 140,

MEMBER.

1. Biting off, or disabling, with intention to kill, maim, or disfigure, how punishable, s. 2, p. 15.

MENONISTS.

1. Not compellable to receive public arms, s. 3, p. 109, & s. 16, p. 143:

MERCHANTS' LICENSES. 1. Tax on. See TAXES, No. 4. 2. By whom to be granted; penalty for selling without; when list of, to be returned by commissioner to auditor, s. 1, p. 110, 111.

3. Tax on, to be paid to the clerk where no commissioner, s. 1, p, 111.

4. One license for each store; when to be taken out; and when apportioned; s. 1, p. 111.

5. When lists of to be returned by commissioner to court, s, 3, p. 112,

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6. When certified copies to be transmitted to auditor by commissioner as to certain towns; and when the taxes therein payable, s. 3, p. 112.

7. Commissions allowed, for collecting tax on, s. 7, p. 113.

MILEAGE.

1. Of members of general assembly. Appendix No. IX. p. (127.)

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

MILITIA.

1. Brigades and Divisions, how formed, s. 1, p. 40. To be numbered. and registered, and commissions to express the number of the division, brigade and regiment, s. 8, p. 41, 42.

2. Battalions and Regiments, how constituted, s. 2, p. 40. Regimental, battalion, and company districts, how to be laid off, s. 9, p. 42, s. 8, p. 163. Regiments may be consolidated or divided by the executive, s. 2, p. 40. To be numbered by the executive, and registered in the adjutant generals' office, s. 8. p. 41. When regimental and battalion musters to be held, s. 16, p. 44. When courts of enquiry, s. 30, p. 50. Regulations where officers have been prevented from holding regimental courts of enquiry, s. 14, p. 139. One member may adjourn a battalion court of enquiry, s. 9, p. 164. Not to be organized, or officers appointed for, by executive, unless expressly authorised by law, s. 15, p. 165.

3. Field officers, how appointed and commissioned, s. 3, p. 40. Adjutant general to be appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the general assembly, and commissioned by the governor, s. 3, p. 40. By whom to be arrested, s. 27, 48. His compensation, s. 47, p. 54. To inform the brigadier general of any failure of brigade inspector to make his returns, and proceedings thereupon, s. 49, p. 55. Divisions, brigades, and regiments, to be numbered and registered, in adjutant general's office, s. 8, P、 41, 42,

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4. Major Generals, how appointed and commissioned, and where they must reside, s. 3, p. 40. Shall appoint their own aids-de-camp, s. 3, p. 40. By whom they and their aids-de-camp, to be arrested, 8. 27, p. 48. May order an arrest of any colonel commandant, aid-de-camp, brigade inspector and major, or any other inferior officer, ibid. May employ persons, to convey orders to commandants of corps; exemptions, of such persons, their compensation and how paid, s. 55, p. 55, 56. See No. 32.

5. Brigadier Generals, how appointed and commissioned, and where they must reside, s. 3, p. 40. Shall appoint their own brigade inspector, ibid. To direct with what regiment, cavalry and artillery shall parade, where there are more than one regiment in a county, and but one such troop or company, s. 14, p. 43. By whom to be arrested, s. 27, p. 48. Orders for calling out the militia to be sent to, s. 42, p. 53. May employ expresses, s. 55, p. 55, 56. To arrange training of officers and regimental musters so as to make but one circuit of brigade inspector necessary, s. 1, p. 78. Penalty on for failing to appoint and direct the training of officers, or to appoint regimental musters, s. 19, p. 166. See No. 32.

6. Brigade Inspector, by whom appointed, and where to reside, s. 3, p. 40. By whom to be arrested, s. 27, p. 48. His compensation, s. 47, p. 54. To charge mileage only for one circuit through the brigade, s. 1, p. 78. Not to receive less than $100 per annum, ibid. Fine for neglect of duty, s. 47, p. 54. Failing to attend training and regimental muster, commandant to appoint some other officer, s. 47, p. 54. To make their annual returns to adjutant general on or before the first of April, under penalty of fifty dollars, s. 48, p. 55. How judgment to be awarded against them for fines, s. 49, p. 55.

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each division, s. 4, p. 41. Executive to arrange such companies into regiments and battalions, ibid. How returns of companies to be made, ibid. Companies of, to be allotted entire by the executive, into divisions from one to ten, for a regular routine of duty, s. 11, p. 42. Officers of, to enlist within their regiments or brigades their quota of men as apportioned by the executive to each officer, s. 14, p. 43. To perform the same routine of duty and subject to the same rules, &c. as the rest of militia, s. 14, p. 43. To parade with the regiment out of which enlisted, s. 14, p. 43. Officers of, to attend training within the regiment in which they reside, s. 5, p. 137. When brigadier general may direct with what regiment artillery shall parade, s. 14, p. 43. When to muster, s. 15, p. 44. Officer commanding company of, to report delinquencies to commanding officer of battalion in which delinquent resides, s. 5, p. 79. When and in what court of enquiry officer may sit, s. 15, p. 44. To be armed by entire companies, s. 62, p. 58. When officers of companies may be su perseded, s. 14, p. 44, & s. 4, p. 137. See No. 16.

8. Cavalry. How many troops to a regiment, s. 14, p. 43, amended by, s. 6, p. 79. One lieutenant colonel commandant and two majors, to command the troops annexed to each division, s. 4, p. 41. How returns to be made, ibid. To be allotted for service by entire companies, s. 11, p. 42. Within what bounds and what proportions of men, officers to enlist, s. 14, p. 43. To perform the same routine of duty and be subject to the same rules, &c. as the rest of the militia, ibid. To parade with the regiment out of which enlisted, ibid.

When brigadier general may direct with what regiment cavalry shall parade. When two troops attached to a regiment, one to be annexed to each battalion, s. 14, p. 43, 44. Officers of, to attend training of officers in regiment wherein they reside, s. 5, p. 137. When to muster, s. 15, p. 44, Delinquencies to be reported to commanding officer of battalion within which delin