Erratta in the former publi. cation. Between the words 'judge and 'clerk' in
An act to punish bribery and extor
[Passed at the October session of assembly, in the year one thou. sand seven hundred and eighty-six, and now republished by a resolution of assembly of the 19th of December 1788, with marginal notes shewing the errors in the former publication.]
1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That third line are no treasurer, keeper of any public seal, councillor of inserted the state, counsel for the commonwealth, judge, clerk of words or at the peace, sheriff, coroner, escheator, nor any other practising ei officer of the commonwealth shall, in time to come, ther in the take, in any form, any manner of brokage or reward generalcourt, for doing his office other than is, or shall be, allowed high court of chancery, by some act of general assembly passed after the insticourt of ap tution of the commonwealth, that is to say, after the peals, court fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thouof admiralty sand seven hundred and eighty-six. And he, that courts' which doth, shall pay unto the party grieved, the treble value are not in the of that he hath received, shall be amerced and imprisoned at the discretion of a jury, and shall be dis'other' in the charged from his office forever. And he who will sue roll after the in the said matter shall have suit as well for the comwords nor a monwealth as for himself, and the third part of the
By and against executors and administrators 152.
ACTS OF ASSEMBLY. When to commence 129. Cer- tain acts of 1786, suspended 410. Evidence of royal assent to, how supplied 501.
ADJOURNMENT Of assembly 128. Of district courts 735. Adjourned ques- tions 736.
ADMINISTRATION. Jurisdiction, in granting; who preferred; when creditor 146. Letters of 148. Lists of 149. When committed to sheriff 153.
ADMINISTRATORS. See executors and administrators. ADMIRALTY. Jurisdiction 136. Judges ap- pointed to general court
Court of admiralty discou- tinued 769.
ADVANCEMENT Brought into hotchpot 139. AFFRAYS
How punished 334.
ALBEMARLE. Lands liable for taxes in, during sheriffalty of John Marks, how sold 662.
ALEXANDRIA.
Streets in, and adjoining, regu- lated 205. Part of act repealed 362. Limits extended 362. Academy in, incorporated 392
When it may issue 744.
ALIAS CAPIAS
ALIENATIONS. Wrongful, and warrantees, to pass only what grantor might lawfully convey; how far heirs barred, or bound to recom- pence tenant 166.
ALIENS Descent through 139. In case of war, how treated 184. When retaliation may be resorted to (185. Aliens, how naturalized 261.
County, divided and Nottoway formed 723.
AMERCEMENTS.
Rules concerning 356.
APPAMATTOX RIVER. Act for opening and extending navigation of 591. For im- proving navigation from Broadway to Pocahuntas bridge 792.
How granted from high court of chancery 466. Attornies ap- pearing in inferior court for appellant, not to appear on an appeal 497, 708. To district courts 753. Bonds; damages 754, 756.
APPEALS, COURT OF Of how many judges to consist; where to sit; terms; impeach- ments tried in 764. Clerk; judges interested; bonds on appeals; special term of 765.
APPRAISEMENT Of decedents' estates; how far evidence; allowance to ap- praisers 149. When no ap- praisement 150.
APPRENTICES Orphans bound; covenants in indentures; wards bound; com- plaints, how redressed 197.
APPROPRIATION Of revenue 55, 323, &c. 417,781
ARMISTEAD, WM. James, a slave his property, e- mancipated 381.
See Militia, and pa. 12, 16, Exempted from exccution or distress; lost, when not paid
for 24. What kind, how ob- tained and distributed 433. ARMY.
Further time allowed to settle claims of officers, soldiers, sai- lors and marines, for pay and depreciation 278.
ARTIZANS Migrating to this common- wealth, privileges of 262. ARVIN, MARY Lands whereof John Askins died seized, vested in his mo- ther Mary Arvin 363.
ASKINS, JOHN Land whereof John Askins died seized, vested in his mother Mary Arvin 363.
ASSEMBLY. Delegates and senators, when elected; when to meet; right of suffrage 120. Qualifica- tion in Williamsburg and Nor- folk; who may be elected 121. Who not compellable to serve, penalty for failing to vote, how discovered and prosecu- ted; privileges of electors; polls how taken 122. Where candidates equal; meeting of returning officers; none to vote twice; when polls kept open; contested elections 123. on scrutiny, votes equal, how elected; oath of electors; re- fusing to swear 124. Form of return of a delegate; for a city or borough; for a senator 125. Returns, when; elec- tion to supply vacancy; cer- tificate thereof 126. Returns to assembly; penalty for fai- lure; bribing; privilege of members 127. Members ab-
sent, without leave; adjourn- ment 128. When acts to com- mence 129. Appropriation
for 645. Contested elections, for members of assembly, how conducted 710. City of Rich- mond allowed a member 722.
ASSIGNMENT
Of bonds &c. allowed 359.
ASSIZE. Act establishing courts of assize suspended 45. Further sus- pended 267. Repealed 497. ATTORNIES. Negligence of; motions against 36, 472 473. New taxes im- posed on 285. How licens- ed; oath of; how suspended for inal-practice 339. May practice in superior and infe- rior courts, but not to prose- cute appeals where they had appeared for appellant 497. Prosecuting suit in an inferior court, not to appear on ap- peal 708. For common- wealth, in district court 758.
ATTORNMENT Of tenants unnecessary; and to strangers void 158.
AUDITORS. Duties of the 3 auditors defined
106. Executive to controul the office, appoint a committee to examine it; direct changes 108. May reduce auditors and discontinue solicitor; may apportion their duties; when duties of one auditor may be performed by another 108.- Duties of solicitor and audi- tor explained 291. Duty of committee of executive;-au-
ditors' office to be conducted by auditor of public accounts, bond and duty, 192. Duty of treasurer,-balances to be delivered to solicitor-duty of solicitor on reduction of mem- ber of auditors-clerks to au- ditor 293. When chief clerk to perform his duty 294. AUGUSTA. Pendleton county formed out of Augusta, Hardy and Rock- ingham 637. BAGWELL, CHARLES. County of Accomack authorised to levy money for 636. BAIL.
Special and common, how ta- ken, exceptions to, and pro- ceedings against 35, 36, 469. 742. What prisoners admitted to bail, what not 185. Bail in personal actions, 740. In debt, detinue, &c. 741. Ex- ceptions to 741.
BAIRD'S TOWN In Nelson county, Kentucky, es- tablished 718.
BALLAST. Ballast masters, how appointed; their duty 180. Notice of in- tention to unlade; certificate, 181.
BANK NOTES. Penalty for circulating private
BAR, Trials at, in district courts 761. BASTARDS. Power of church-wardens as to,
transferred to overseers of the poor 28. Inherit from mo- thers: how legitimated 139:
BILLS OF EXCHANGE Inland, how protested 358. BINGHAM,ROSCOW COLE Escheat of estate of, for defect of blood, released 693. BOND
When copy evidence 739. BOONESBOROUGH. Act establishing town of, in Ken- tucky, explained 603.
BOTETOURT. Part of Rockbridge county, ad- ded to Botetourt 74. Botetourt seminary incorporated 201. Style of corporation; corpo- rate powers 202.
BOURBON County, formed from Fayette 89. Court day altered 474. Divided and Mason formed 658.
BOATS Adrift, how proceeded with 169. Exclusive privilege granted John Fitch. of navigating
steam boats, for a limited time
At elections 127. Bribery and extortion, how punishable 335. Act amended 796. BRIDGES.
How bridges and causeys erec- ted 177, 178. John Mayo, junr. authorised to build a toll bridge across James river 220.
BRITISH DEBTS. Acts preventing recovery of, re- pealed; suspension of this act 528. Monies paid into loan office on account of, how far to be reimbursed 529. BRITISH SUBJECTS. Act prohibiting intercourse with repealed 265.
BROKERAGE What allowed 338.
BRUNSWICK.
Part of Brunswick county added to Greensville 596.
CABELLSBURG Town of, in Amherst county, es- tablished 229.
CALLED COURT. See Criminals, and pa. 340. CAMPBELL.
Act appointing trustees to regu- late making slopes for pas- sage of fish in county of Bed- ford, extended to Campbell
CAMPBELL TOWN In Jefferson county, Kentucky,
established 225.
CAPIAS AD RESPONDENDUM.
Against whom it may issue in district courts 739:
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