Of militia, when to be 18. Ex-
empted overseers and millers
not to appear at 22. Com-
pany musters 91. General
musters 91.
NANSEMOND.
Act for the relief of sufferers, by
loss of the records of 72,75.
Further act for the relief of
183. Indians authorised to
sell certain lands 270,273.-
Court day altered 371.
NATURALIZATION.
Letters of may be granted, to
encourage settlers on Roan-
oke, as a frontier 58.
NEWCASTLE.
Town of, purchasers from Wm.
Meriwether confirmed in their
titles 257, 258. Wooden
chimnies not to be built in
387. Hogs not to run at
large, in town of 387. Fairs
to be kept in 388.
NEW-PORT.
Vestry of, parish of, dissolved
NEW-TOWN.
In Princess Anne, established
106. Hogs not to run at
large in 387..
NORFOLK.
Inhabitants of the borough of,
not compellable to serve in
the militia of the county 81.
Court day of, altered 371.
NORTON, JOHN
Certain lands, in King William,
entailed on Wm. Banks, vest-
ed in 306.
NOTTOWAY.
Indians, authorised to sell cer-
tain lands 270,273.
NUNCUPATIVE WILLS.
Rules concerning 456,457.
OATHS.
Of inspectors of tobacco 12. Of
militia officers 23. Of inspec-
tors 131. To be taken by
sheriffs and constables, in re-
lation to tobacco 151. And
by inspectors 152. Of attor-
nies 182. Oath altered 346.
Of executors 459. Of admin-
istrators 459. Of judges of
general court, at common
law, and in chancery 468,469.
Of justices of the peace 489,
Of insolvent debtors
ORANGE.
County, divided, and Frederick
and Augusta formed, from
that part, lying westwardly
of the Blue Ridge to the ut-
must limits of Virginia 78,
ORDINARIES.
Penalty for suffering gaming at
ORPHANS.
Guardians of, when to account
100. Duty of courts 101.-
Custody of, may be bequeath-
ed by will 449.
Duty of
Guardians 449. Provision
for poor orphans 452. Must
be bound apprentices 452.
Debts due to orphans from
guardians, to be first paid
OUTLAWRY.
Proceedings on, in civil actions
OVERSEERS.
Liability of, for refused tobacco
PAGE, MANN
Of Gloucester, authorised to sell
certain entailed lands 277,
284.
part added to Bristol 261.-
Of St. Martin, to pay certain
tobaccoes to Feedericksville
262. St. James's in Gooch-
land, divided, and St. Anne's
in Albemarle, and St. James
Northam, and Southam, in
Goochland formed 267. Suf-
folk parish, in Nansemond,
altered 269. Vestry of Truro
parish, in Fairfax dissolved,
and a new one to be elected
274. Election of vestries of
St. Anne and Truro confirm-
ed 380. Saint Andrew, in
Brunswick & Lunenburg di-
vided, and Cumberland form-
ed 383. Glebe lands of Hun-
gars, in Northampton, vested
in trustees to be sold 390.
PATENTS.
To be recorded 417. Double
patents 418. Surplus land
to vest in patentee 417.
PATROLLERS.
When and how appointed 19.
PEDLARS.
To be licensed 54.
PARISHES.
Southwark and Lawn's Creek,
in the county of Surry, divi-
ded 75. Albemarle parish
formed 76. Vestry of Albe-
marle authorised to sell cer-
tain lands 76. Vestry of
Saint Paul in Hanover, au-
thorised to sell certain lands
77. Saint Mark, in the coun-
ty of Orange, divided, and
Saint Thomas formed 96.-
St. Martin's, in Hanover, di-
vided, and Fredericksville
formed 211. Bristol, in Prince
George, divided, and Bath
formed 212. Vestry of Strat-To
ton Major, in King & Queen,
authorised to sell the Glebe,
and purchase a more conveni-
ent one 251. Of St. John,
and St. Margaret, in King
William, divided, and Saint
David's formed 254, 255.-
Hamilton parish, in Prince
William divided, and Dettin-
gen formed 259. Bath, in
Prince George, divided, and
how obtained 55. Fees for
55. Penalty for trading with-
out 55. Act concerning, ex-
plained and amended 355.
take a false oath, on appli-
cation for certiorari 349.
PERSONAL ESTATE.
Of persons dying intestate, how
distributed 444,448.
PETITION & SUMMONS.
Mode of recovering small debts
PITCH-See Pork, &c.
Inspectors of established 164.
Regulations concerning 164,
168. Act concerning amend- POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
ed 350,355.
To confess judgment, void 240.
Penalty for appearing under
Assignees of, liable for survey-
ors fees 51,341. Surveyor not
to issue to any but the per- | Rules of, at common law, in the
son for whom survey made
170. Unless fees refused to
be paid, or land legally for-
feited 170.
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.
general court 477. In chan-
cery 484. In the county
courts, at common law 496.
In chancery 501.
Representation against the pre-
PREROGATIVE.
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,
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
Common-hall of Williamsburg
PRISON.
authorised to assess a tax, for
building 265. 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
tain laws passed at the revi-
sal of 1748, p. 567..
REPRESENTATION.
Against the repeal of certain
laws 432. note.
Provision for revisal of laws
321. Committee appointed,
their power and duties 321,
322,323,324.
428,429. And persons under Town of, established 191. Com-
legal disabilities 429.
PROCLAMATION.
Power of the king, to repeal
laws by, questioned 432.-
mons 192. Fairs 192.
Wooden chimnics not to be
built in 274.
RIGHT, WRITS OF
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.
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.
REAL ACTIONS.
Limitation of 415,416. Process
on 416.
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-
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 $1,52. Bridges, cause-
ways, and roads, how con-
nected, between adjoining
counties 32,3s. Sign-posts,
to be erected ss. Roads,
over mill-dams, how to be kept
34.
Penalty for neglect $4.
ROANOKE.
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.
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 bands 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
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