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.

Act laying duty on, further con-
tinued 28. Duty, how col-
lected and accounted for 28,

29. Penalty 30. Not to be
taken. in execution, for less
than 10l. if other sufficient
property be shewn $7. 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 432.-
Representation against the re-
peal of that act 432, 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.

SMITH, JOHN
Entail of certain lands, in Glou-

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.
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY.
Settlers on Roanoke, called the

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. JOHN.

Parish of, in the county of
Orange, divided, and St. Tho-
mas formed 96.

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,

SUFFOLK.
Town of, established 199. Re-
gulations concerning 200,202.
Bounds, and title of lands,
held in, established 241,244.
Parish of, in Nansemond, al-
tered 269. Wooden chimnies
not to be built in 387.
SUPERSEDEAS.

How to issue 482.

SURPLUS LAND.
How acquired 417,421,422.
SURVEYORS.
Their fees 50,51,540. Assignees
of plats, liable for 51. Not to
deliver certificate, plat, or co-
py, to any person, but him
for whom survey was made,
unless his fees be refused, or
the land be legally forfeited
170. Of Albemarle, Augusta,
Frederick and Louisa, to re-
side in their respective coun-
ties 253. Fees of, on assign-
ed plats, may be recovered of
assignee 341. Of Lunenburg,
to reside therein 382.
SWAMPS, MARSHES AND

SUNKEN GROUNDS.
Method of obtaining patents for

421.

SWEARING.
Profane swearing, penalty for
225. How enforced 225.-
Limitation 226.

ТАРРАНANNOCK.
Hogs not to run at large in 253.
Recital of its establishment
304. Certain lots in, im-
proved by mistake, vested in
the purchasers 305.

TAR-See Pork, &c.
Inspection of, established 164.
Regulations concerning 164,
168. Act concerning amend-

Inspectors of, how appointed 10.
No inspector to be collector
11. No justice to vote on a
recommendationof himself 11.
County courts failing to re-
commend, governor and coun-
cil may commission 11. In-
spectors in office, and again
recommended, may be con-
tinued so long as they behave
themselves 11. Failing to
attend, at certain periods, li-
able to a penalty 11. Shall
account for tobacco gained
by allowance for cask 11.-
Weight of hogsheads of trans-
fer and crop tobacco 12. Oath
of inspectors 12. Penalty for
failing to take 13. Exporta-
tion of uninspected tobacco,
how prevented 15. Inspector
removed, liable to action, for
costs and damages 14. Rents
of several warehouses, raised
14. New ones established
14,15. Directions for plac-
ing hereafter 15. Allowance
to be made, on paying fees,
explained 15. Time for the
attendance of inspectors at
warehouses, altered 98.-
When transfer tobacco to be

sold 98.

Act reducing into
onc, all acts concerning to-
bacco 124,160. All tobacco
exported to be inspected 125.
None to be taken on board,
for exportation, but from a
public warehouse 125. Mas-
ters of vessels to be sworn
125. Penalty for taking un-
inspected tobacco on board
125. Or parcels not packed
126. Exceptions 127,128.
Fraudulent delivery or em-
bezzlement of tobacco, felony
128. Exception 129. Da
maged tobacco to be review-
ed 129. County courts to
nominate inspectors annual-
ly 129. On failure to nomin-
ate, the governor may appoint
130. Justices being inspect-
ors, or in the nomination,
not to vote 130. Continu-
ance in office 180. Inspectors
to give bond 130. Oath of
131. Penalty 131. Within
what periods to attend 131.
Penalty for neglect 131. Di-
rections for viewing & stamp
ing 132. And in case of dis-
agreement, or sickness 132.
Inspector's own tobacco, how
to be passed 132. Transfer
notes 132. Allowance for
cask 133. Weight of trans-
fer 133. Weight of hogshead
133. Allowance for inspection

Forging notes,

heads 134.
&c. felony 135. Notes lost
or mislaid how renewed 135.
Payment of public debts 136.
Currency of inspectors notes
136. Allowance for conveni-
ency 137. Proviso as to non-
residents 137. Allowances,
on payment of levies or taxes
137. Commission for collect-
ing 138. Allowances in tax-
ing costs 138. Public tobacco
debts, when payable 138.-
Distress for 139. For quit-
rents, how redeemable 139.
Sheriffs and collectors when
to account 139. Refused to-
bacco to be burnt, or picked
139. Liability of overseers
140. Weights of all tobacco,
to be entered in a book 140.
Manifests 140. Proviso,
where the ship cannot re-
ceive the tobacco 140. Du-
ty of masters of vessels and
naval officers, in relation to
manifests 141. Warehouses
established 141, 142, 143.-
Inspector's salaries 143,144,
145. Rents of warehouses
145,146. Provision, where
rents are insufficient 146.—
Rents and salaries, how paid
146. Owners of warehouses
compelled to rent them 147.
Proceedings, where the owner
of land intends to build 147.
Where he refuses 147. Ware-
houses discontinued 148.-
How owner restored to his
former estate 148. Houses,
orchards, &c. not to be taken
149. Hogs, how kept 149.
Power of justices, in relation
to warehouses 149. Penalty