168. Act concerning amend- POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
ed 350,355.
To confess judgment, void 240.
Penalty for appearing under
*.241.
PLATS.
Assignees of, liable for survey-
ors fees 51,341. Surveyor not
to issue to any but the per-
son for whom survey made
170. Unless fees refused to
be paid, or land legally for-
feited 170.
PLEAS.
How many may be received 478.
PORK, BEEF, PITCH,TAR,
AND TURPENTINE.
Pork or beef not to be exported
till packed in barrels 164.-
Inspectors to be annually ap-
pointed 164. Contents of
barrels 164, 166. To be
stamped and certified 164.-
Inspectors to be sworn 165.
Their duty and allowance
165. Penalty, for breach of
duty 165. Masters of vessels
to produce certificates to na-
val officers 165. When liable
to seizure 166. Penalty on
masters of vessels 166. How
recoverable 166. Sellerorex-
porter of pork and beef to be
sworn 167. Make and size of
barrels 167. Dimensions of
barrels, for tar and pitch 167.
Penalty for breach of this
law 168. Act concerning,
amended, and continued 350,
355.
PORT ROYAL.
Town of, in Caroline, establish-
ed 287. Wooden chimnies
not to be built in $87.
POUNDS OVERT.
Justices of Elizabeth City, au-
thorised to erect 186. Act
for, revived 266.
PRACTICE.
Rules of, at common law, in the
general court 477. In chan-
cery 484. In the county
courts, at common law 496.
In chancery 501.
PREROGATIVE.
Representation against the pre-
rogative exercised by the
king, in repealing certain
laws 432, note.
PRESENTMENTS.
Rules for charging fees in 47,
50. Limitation of 226. What
offences presentable, and pro-
cecdings thereon 523, 524,
525.
PRINCESS ANNE
County, court day altered 371.
PRINCE WILLIAM.
County, divided, and Fairfax
formed 207. Boundaries 208.
Conrt days 208. Justices of,
authorised to levy tobacco, for
support of Occoquon ferry
252.
PRISON.
Common-hall of Williamsburg
authorised to assess a tax, for
building 263. For counties,
how erected and kept 507.-
Prison bounds 508.
PRIVY EXAMINATION.
Of wife, as to her relinquish-
ment of dower, how made
410. Effect of 410. But her
examination must be record-
ed 411. Otherwise not bind-
ing on her, or her heirs 411.
Declaration of the law in this
respect 411.
PROCESSIONING.
Lands, when and how to be pro-
cessioned 426,427. Effect of
428. Proceedings where a
party refuses to have his land
processioned 428,429. Where
land lies in two or more coun
ties 429. Heir in reversion,
or remainder may controvert
bounds, within six years af-
ter death of tenant for life
428,429. And persons under
legal disabilities 429.
PROCLAMATION.
QUIT-RENTS.
Tenant in tail and by the cur-
tesy, liable for 424.
READ, BENJAMIN
Title of heir of, to fifty acres of
land, adjoining the town of
York, extinguished 70. These
lands declared to remain as a
common 71.
RICHMOND.
Town of, established 191. Com-
mons 192. Fairs 192.-
Wooden chimnics not to be
built in 274.
Power of the king, to repeal
laws by, questioned 432.-
RIGHT, WRITS OF
RIVERS.
Proclamation giving the roy-Limitation of actions on 416.
al assent to an act of Assem-
bly 559. Proclamation re-
pealing certain laws passed
at the revisal of 1748, p. 567.
PUBLIC LEVY.
Act for raising 57, 110, 182,
308, 389.
REAL ACTIONS.
Limitation of 415,416. Process
on 416.
tain laws passed at the revi-
sal of 1748, p. 567..
REPRESENTATION.
Against the repeal of certain
laws 432. note.
REVISAL.
RECORDS.
Act for the relief of sufferers,
by the loss of, in Nansemond
72,75, 183. To be made up
479.
REPEAL.
Power of the king, to repeal
laws, questioned 432.
Proclamation repealing cer-
Provision for revisal of laws
321. Committee appointed,
their power and duties 321,
322,323,324.
The courts of Henrico, Prince
George, Amelia, Goochland,
and Albemarle, authorised to
order the clearing of James
and Appomattox rivers 375.
Funds vested in trustees, for
clearing Fluvanna river $77.
ROADS.
Act concerning, amended 81.—
Surveyors of, may take tim-
ber, for the purpose of repair-
ing 31,52. Bridges, cause-
ways, and roads, how con-
nected, between adjoining
counties 32,SS. Sign-posts,
to be erected $3. Roads,
over mill-dams, how to be kept
Penalty for neglect 34.
ROANOKE.
34.
Settlements on, as a frontier,
encouraged 57,58.
ROYAL ASSENT.
Form of giving the royal assent
to an act of Assembly 559.
RUNAWAYS.
Servants and slaves, how appre-
hended, reward for taking up,
SERVANTS.
How long those imported, with-
out indentures, shall serve
547. Duty of masters 548.
Complaints of, against their
masters, how redressed 549.
Contracts between, and their
masters, void 459. Shall
have the property of their
own effects 549. Sick or dis-
abled, not to be discharged
550. Freedom dues 550.-
Who shall not own servants
550. Penalty for dealing
with, without leave 551.—
Duty of 551. Punishment of
for resistance 551. Or for
violation of laws 551. Cer-
tificates of freedom 551.-
Penalty for harboring 551.—
Forged certificates, punish-
ment for 552. Runaways,
how apprehended, reward for
and proceedings against 552,
to 557. Remedy against pre-
tended tradesmen 557. Or
where they refuse to work
558.
SETTLEMENTS.
On Roanoke, as a frontier,
encouraged 57,58.
SHERIFFS.
To
collect militia fines 22.-
Not to take slaves, in execu-
tion, for less than 10l. if other
sufficient property be shewn
37. Nor for levies or clerks'
fees 37. Not to make unrea-
sonable seizures or distresses
37. Their fees 48,50. When
to account for fees put into
their hands 52,53. When
to make distress for public to-
bacco debts 139. When to
account 139. Their fees 337.
On presentments 339. Ac-
count of fees, when to be de-
livered to 342. Their duty
in collecting 343. When to
account 343. Remedy against
$44. Power of sheriff of
James City enlarged $86.-
He may summon jurors in
any part of Williamsburg
386. Act prescribing the
manner of appointing 515.-
How recommended and com-
missioned 515. Where a
sheriff dies in office 515.-
Continuance in office 515.-
To give bond and security
516. Fine on refusal to serve
516. Exceptions 516. Το
execute all process directed
to him 517. Penalty on fai-
lure 517. On a false return
517. Rules for returning
process, where the defendant
is not found 517. Process,
when not to be executed 517.
What obligation sheriff may
take 518. His fecs 518.-
To be collector of quit-rents
and public and county levies
518. How to account and
pay 518. May distrain 518.
What liable to distress 519.
How sold 519. Penalty for
unreasonable distress 519.
Indemnified for involuntary
escapes 519. Process for es-
capes 520. Escape warrant
520. Proceedings thereon
520. Sheriffs may impress
guards 521. Method of turn-
ing over prisoners 522. May
distrain for arrears of public
debts 522. Allowance for
collecting 522. Power of
Sheriff of James City 522.
SIGN-POSTS.
Where to be erected 33.
SKINS.
Collectors of duties on, to be
appointed 56. Skins and furs
may be seized 56. Penalty
for buying red deer skins 62.
Additional duty on, for Wil-
liam and Mary College 237.
Act concerning, explained
and amended 355.
SLANDER.
In actions for, when plaintiff
shall not recover costs 240.
SLAVES.
29. Penalty 30. Not to be
taken. in execution, for less
than 10l. if other sufficient
property be shewn 37. Nor
for levies, or officer' fees 37.
Additional duty on slaves 92,
93. Certain slaves of Wil-
liam Chamberlayne, dec'd.
vested in trustees, for the
benefit of a posthumous child
117. Act laying duty on,
continued 160. Further con-
tinued 318. Slaves declared
to be personal estate 452.-
Representation against the re-
peal of that act 452, note.—
How slaves of intestate to be
distributed 445. The widow's
dower in 445. How recover-
ed 445. The part of the heir
at law 445. Appraised value
of, to be paid by heir, to the
other children 445. Widow,
or her husband, permitting
dower slaves to be sent out of
the state, forfeits them 446.
Not to be sold by executors
or administrators, unless a
deficiency of other goods to
pay debts 464. Rules con-
cerning, on lands of dece-
dents 464. When, not to be
distrained 519. When, not
taken in execution 535.-
Who shall be slaves 547.-
Penalty for selling free per-
son as slave 548. Being in
England, no discharge from
slavery 548. Children, bond
or free, according to the con-
dition of their mother 548.—
Stealing slaves, felony with-
out clergy 558.
Act laying duty on, further con-
tinued 28. Duty, how col-
lected and accounted for 28,
SMITH, JOHN
Entail of certain lands, in Glon-
cester, of estate of, docked
397.
SOLDIERS.
Raised by impressment, for
Spanish war 95. In what
manner 95. How enlisted 95.
Raised for an intended expe-
dition against Canada 401.
How they may make a will
457.
SOUTHWARK.
Parish of, in Surry, divided 75.
SPANIARDS.
Additional duty on slaves, to
aid in the war against 92,93.
Troops raised to serve against
94,95. Soldiers impressed
for 95. And enlisted 95.-
Appropriation for expenses
of expedition against 121.
SPECIAL VERDICT.
Proceedings on 478.
SQUIRRELS.
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY.
Settlers on Roanoke, called the
ST. JOHN.
Parish of, on the south side of
James river, in Goochland,
formed 267.
southern boundary, encou-Parish of, divided, and St. Da-
raged 57. Their privilege 58. vid's formed 254,255.
SOUTHAM.
ST. MARGARET.
Parish of, divided, and St. Da-
vid's formed 254,255.
Ves-
try of, dissolved 380.
ST. MARK.
Parish of, in the county of
Orange, divided, and St. Tho-
mas formed 96.
Act for destroying, on Eastern
shore 203.
ST. ANDREW.
Parish of, in Brunswick, & Lu-
nenburg, divided, and Cum-
berland formed 383.
ST. ANNE.
Parish of, Albemarle, formed
from St. James's in Gooch-
land 267. Election of vestry
of, confirmed 380.
ST. DAVID.
Parish of, formed from St.John's
and St. Margaret's 254,255.
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St. JAMES.
Parish of, divided into three;
that part in the county of Al-
bemarle to be called St.
Anne's; that on the north side
of James river, in Goochland,
to be called St. James North-
am; and that on the south
side of James river, in Gooch-
land, to be called Southam
267.
ST. MARTIN'S.
Parish, in Hanover, divided and
Fredericksville formed 211.
To pay certain tobaccoes to
Fredericksville 262. To pay
certain monies to 385.
ST. JAMES NORTHAM.
Parish of, on the north side of
James River, in Goochland,
formed from St. James 267.
ST. PAUL.
Vestry of St. Paul's parish, in
Hanover, authorised to sell
certain lands 77.
ST. THOMAS.
Parish of, in the county of
Orange, formed from Saint
Mark 96.
STRATTON MAJOR.
Vestry of, authorised to sell the
glebe and purchase a more
convenient one 251.
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