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ABATEMENT.
      What allowed, in tobacco payments, 101, 102.
AGENT.
      Act for appointment of agent continued, 113.
ALBEMARLE.
      Certain islands in Fluvanna river annexed to counties of Albemarle and Amherst, 398.
ALEXANDRIA.
      Purchasers of lots in towns of Alexandria and Falmouth not compellable to improve them within any limited time, 49. Provision for keeping in repair certain roads leading to Alexandria and Colchester, 549. Proprietors of marsh lots, in Alexandria, compellable to drain them, 614. Wharf at Point West vested in trustees of Alexandria, 615. But country craft and vessels brining tobacco to Alexandria exempted from wharfage, 615.
ALIENS.
      Titles to lands, held by descent or purchase, from aliens, confirmed, 250.
AMHERST.
      Certain islands in Fluvanna river annexed to counties of Albemarle and Amherst, 398.
ANTRIM.
      Minister and parishioners of Antrim parish in Halifax county, exempted from payment of ferriage over Dan river, 53. Court to contract for an annual ferriage, 53. Act repealed, 371. Parish divided and Cambden formed, 206. Glebe to be sold, and proceeds divided between parishes of Antrim and Cambden, 207. Minister's salary made equal to other ministers, 610.
APPOMATTOX.
      Part of act for building bridge over Appomattox river repealed, 259.
APPRENTICES.
      Bastard children to be bound apprentices, 376. On what terms, 376.
ARCHER'S HOPE CREEK.
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Williamsburg authorised, 556. Powers of trustees enlarged, 562.
ARMISTEAD, BOWLES
      Certain entailed lands whereof Bowles Armistead, esq. is seized vested in trustees to be sold for payment of the debts of his father William Armistead, 667.
ARMISTEAD, WILLIAM &
JOHN.
      Certain entailed lands whereof William and John Armistead are seized vested in trustees, to be sold for payment of the debts due from their father, 487.
ARMS.
      Arms, ammunition, &c. lately in hands of militia, how collected and disposed of, 125.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
      Prosecutors on indictments for assault and battery may be ruled to security for costs, 387.
ASSEMBLY.
      No inspector of tobacco, to be a member of, 95. General law for election of burgesses, 305. Freeholders of counties to choose two burgesses, 306. James town one, 306. Qualifications of electors, 306. Joint tenants, and tenants in common, 306. What possession necessary, 306. Persons disabled to vote or to be elected, 307. Penalty on disqualified persons voting, 307. Rules for issuing, delivering, and publishing writs for electing burgesses, 307. Penalties on secretary, sheriff, and minister for failure of duty, 308. Penalty on freeholders failing
to vote, 308. Manner of taking the poll, 308. When polls may be kept open, 309. who to be returned burgesses, 309. Candidates equal, sheriff may declare, 309. Oaths or affirmations, if required, to be taken by electors, 309. As to the quantity of land, 310. Perjury, how punishable, 311. Name of freeholder, scrupling to take the oath, to be entered in a separate list, 311. Copies of polls, when to be delivered by sheriff to clerk, 311. Forms of returns, 312. For a county, 312. For a city, &c. and the college, 312. Sheriff to deliver a copy of the poll to a candidate, requiring it, 312. Vacancies, how supplied, 312. Penalty on sheriff for breach of duty, 313. Sheriff of James city returning officer for the college, and James town, 313. Bribery what, and how punishable, 313. Privileges of members, 314. In what cases, and during what time, process shall be suspended 314. Allowances, &c. to burgesses, 314. Not to be paid if they fail to attend, unless prevented by sickness, &c. 315. How to be paid, 315. In case of adjournment, 315. Courts for receiving propositions and grievances, and public claims, how appointed, 316. Sheriff, or inspector, disqualified as a burgess, 316. Penalty on inspector interfereing in elections, 316. Members exempt from being sheriffs; accepting offices of profit, incapable of sitting, 317. Williamsburg,

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Norfolk, and William and Mary college to elect under their charters, 317.
ATTACHMENT.
      Fees to sheriff for serving attachment in chancery, 327. Attachments in chancery may be issued by clerk of one county to sheriff of another, 516.
ATTORNIES.
      Fees of attornies, in general court and county courts; to be taxed in bill of costs, except against executors or administrators, &c. 185. Part of former act concerning fees repealed, 186. Act for regulating practice of attornies continued, 198, 385.
AUGUSTA.
      County, divided and Botetourt formed, 395. Boundaries, 396. Court days 396. Parish of Augusta, 397. Vestry of Augusta parish dissolved, 432. Inhabitants authorised to elect a vestry, 504.
AYLETT, JOHN
      Entail of certain lands whereof John Aylett is seized docked, 283.
BACK RIVER.
      Bridge to be built over Back river, by subscription, 264.
BAIL.
      Special, may surrender principal at any time before judgment, 120. Surrender to court, or sheriff, 121. On surrender to sheriff, how principal to be kept, 121. Bail may be for required in prosecutions for hogstealing, 385. Bail in actions for maiming, 520. Upon what affidavit required, 521. Defendant surrendered by bail,
how disposed of, 521. May be required of master of vessels for putting sick or disabled seamen on shore, 524.
BASTARDS.
      Bastards of women servants, or free white women by negroes or mulattoes, how long to serve, 134. Children of mulatto women born during their service, how long to serve, 135. Method of proceeding against reputed father of bastard, 374, 375. Women not to be examined before delivery, 376. Penalty on her for having a bastard, 376. Not to be whipped, 376. Bastard children to be bound apprentices, 376. On what conditions, 376. Master of convict servant women, to maintain their children, and be entitled to their services, till certain ages, 377. And provide for their education, &c. 377.
BEAUFORT.
      Town of, at Layton's warehouse, in Essex established, 423.
BECKFORD.
      Parish formed from Frederick, 425. Commissioners to ascertain value of churches and chapels, in parishes of Frederick, Norborne and Beckford, 624.
BEDFORD.
      Court day of, altered, 519. Trustees appointed to regulate the making of slopes, for the passage of fish in the mill dams in the county of Bedford, 585.
BEEF.
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master of vessel, in which beef is exported, 144. Barrels how to be made, 352. Penalty for breach, 352. Size of staves of barrels, 367.
BENNET, RICHARD
      George Parker authorised to pay a certain sum of money to parish of Suffolk, in lieu of an annuity charged, on slaves, by the will of Richard Bennett, 287.
BERKELEY.
      Parish, in Spotsylvania, formed from St. George, 399. Berkeley county formed from Frederick, 597. Boundaries, 598. Court days, 598. Tobacco fees in, how payable, 599. Boundaries of Berkeley parish, 599.
BEVERLEY, HARRY.
      Entail of certain lands whereof Harry Beverley is seized, docked, 166, 280.
BEVERLEY, ROBERT,
      Entail of certain lands whereof Robert Beverley, esq. is seized, docked, 227.
BLACKWELL, JAMES.
      Entail of certain lands whereof James Blackwell the younger, is seized, docked, 641.
BLANDFORD.
      Certain lands of Patrick Ramsay added to town of Blandford, 413.
BOOTH, WILLIAM.
      Certain entailed lands whereof William Booth and Elizabeth his wife are seized, vested in trustees to be sold, 640.
BOTETOURT.
      County, formed from Augusta, 395. Boundaries, 396. Court days, 396. Officers' fees in
tobacco, payable in money, 397. Parish of Botetourt, 397. Inhabitants of Botetourt on waters of Mississippi exempted from payment of certain levies, 398. Town of, at Gloucester court house established, 423. Botetourt county divided, and Fincastle formed, 600. Boundaries, 600. Court days, 600.
BOUNTIES.
      To militia, who voluntarily offer their services, 11. Repealed, 151.
BRIBERY.
      At elections what, and how punishable, 313.
BRIDGES.
      Bridges over western branch of Nansemond river authorised by subscription, 552. So, a bridge over Nottaway river from the land of Samuel Brown, 660.
BRISTOL.
      Vestry of Bristol parish, in Dinwiddie and Prince George, authorised to sell their glebe, 431.
BROOKE, GEORGE.
      Certain entailed lands vested in George Brooke, 474.
BUCKINGHAM.
      Provision for collecting the taxes in King George and Buckingham, and the public levy in Fauquier, 201.
BUOYS.
      To be placed in Chesapeake bay, 540, 653. Felony to take them up, 541.
BURGESSES.
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in money, 187, 293, 303, 490, 505, 536, 671. At what rate, 187. Salary of speaker of house of burgesses, 210. General law for election of burgesses, 305. Each county to choose two, 305. James city, one, 306. Qualification of electors, 306. Who disqualified, 307. Penalty on such, for voting, 307. Writs of election, how issued, and published, 307, 308. Penalty on freeholder failing to vote, 308. Manner of taking the polls, 308. When polls may be kept open, 309. Who to be returned burgess, 309. Oaths to be taken by persons offering to vote, 309. By whom to be administered, 311. Name of freeholder scrupling to take an oath, to be entered in a separate list, 311. Copies of polls, when to be delivered by sheriff to clerk, 311. Forms of returns, 312. Vacancies, how supplied, 312. Penalties on sheriff for breach of duty, 313. Sheriff of James city returning officer for college & James town, 313. Bribery what, and how punishable, 313. Privileges of members, 314. Wages, 314. How paid, 315. Courts for receiving propositions and grievances & claims, 316. Sheriff, and inspector, disqualified from being members, 316. Penalty on inspector interfering in elections, 316. Burgess accepting office of profit, incapable of sitting, 317. Exempted from being sheriff, 317. Williamsburg, Norfolk, and
William and Mary college, to elect under their charters, 317.
BURWELL, ROBERT.
      Entail of certain lands whereof Robert Burwell, esq. is seized, docked, 448.
BURWELL, JAMES.
      Entail of certain lands in Isle of Wight whereof James Burwell is seized, docked, and vested in trustees in fee-simple, 481.
BURWELL, LEWIS.
      Entail of certain lands whereof Lewis Burwell, esq. is seized, docked, 663.
CAMBDEN.
      Parish, formed from Antrim, 206. Glebe of Antrim to be sold, and proceeds divided between Antrim and Cambden, 207.
CAMERON.
      Parish of, entitled to proportion of sales of glebe and church plate of Truro parish, 203. Cameron parish divided and Shelburne formed, 425. Glebe of Cameron parish to be sold, 427.
CAPE HENRY.
      Light-house to be erected at, in conjunction with Maryland, 539. Appropriation for, 540. Duty on vessels to defray expense, 540. Keeper, his salary and duty, 541. Penalty for neglect, 541. Mode of ascertaining tonnage of vessels, 541. Keeper to give security, 541. Taking away buoys, &c. felony, 541. Directions for procuring materials, 652. Buoys to be placed in Chesapeake bay, 653. Extra duty to cease after expences

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reimbursed, 653. Permanent duties then to commence, 653.
CARTER, CHARLES.
      Entail of certain lands whereof Charles Carter, esq. is seized, docked, 25. Executors of Charles Carter, of King George, authorised to sell part of his lands and slaves, 214. Trustees authorised to sell certain lands whereof Charles Carter, the elder, is seized in fee tail, 218. Executors of Charles Carter, of Cleve, authorised to sell part of his lands in Fauquier and Prince William, 436. Certain entailed lands vested in Charles Carter, 464.
CARTER, GEORGE.
      Certain lands of George Carter vested in trustees to be sold, 215.
CARY, WILLIAM.
      Certain entailed lands, whereof William Cary is seized, vested in Allen Jones, 34, 61.
CASTRATION.
      Of a slave, not permitted, except for attempt to ravish a white woman, 358.
CATTLE.
      Regulations for driving cattle through this colony, 245. Account of cattle and oath of driver, 245. Viewers appointed, 246. Bill of health, 246. Penalty on justice or viewer, for neglect, 246. Penalty for refusing to produce bills of health, 247. Appeal allowed, 247. Bills of health, after decision of justice, 248. Proceedings on appearance of infection, after obtaining bill of
health, 248. Infectious beasts not to go at large, 249. Penalty, 250. Overseers when liable,250. Certain counties exempted from the operation of this act, 250. General issue may be pleaded, 250. Copy of act to be published in Virginia Gazette, 250.
CAVEATS.
      Causes of caveat recited, and proceedings thereon, 386. Governor and council may award costs to defendants in caveats, 386. And county courts may give judgments for them, on motion, 387. Governor and council may rule petitioners in caveats, and for lapsed land; and prosecutors on indictments for assaults, &c. to give security for costs, 387.
CHARLOTTE.
      County, formed from Lunenburg, 41. Boundaries, 41. Court days, 42. Certain public claims to be equally divided between Lunenburg, Charlotte, and Mecklenburg, 141.
CHATHAM.
      Town of Chatham, on lands of James Roberts, in Pittsylvania established, 417.
CHICKAHOMINY.
      Provision for clearing Chickahominy river, 148.
CHISWELL, JOHN.
      Certain lands sold by John Chiswell to John Robinson vested in trustees, to confirm titles to purchasers, 270.
CLAIMS.
      Courts for receiving propositions and grievances, how constituted, 316.

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CLERKS.
      See Fees.
      Of county courts, to keep execution books, and carry them to court, 123.
COBHAM.
      Town of Cobham, having lots laid off, under the Act for Ports, &c. is now established, 617. Trustees appointed, 618. Their powers, 618. Wooden chimnies not to be built in, 618. Titles to purchasers under the Acts for Ports confirmed, 618.
COIN.
      Copper, to be imported, 343, 535. At what rates payable, 343. Currency of copper regulated, 534.
COLCHESTER.
      Provision for keeping in repair certain roads leading to Alexandria and Colchester, 549.
COLLECTORS.
      Collectors and naval officers to give receipts for their fees, 251.
COMMISSIONERS.
      To settle accounts of militia lately called into actual service, 1, 124. To confer with commissioners of the neighbouring colonies, and agree on a plan for regulating the Indian trade, 367.
COMMISSIONS.
      Sheriffs not entitled to commissions, where defendant is discharged as an insolvent, 122. Not to take commissions on penalties of bonds, 122.
CONVENTION.
      Commissioners appointed to confer with commissioners from neighbouring colonies, and agree on a general plan for
regulating the Indian trade, 367. To make report of their proceedings, 368. And to be allowed their expenses, 368.
CONVICTS.
      Vessels importing convicts, servants or slaves infected with the jail fever or small pox to perform quarantine, 260, 537.
COPPER.
      Money to be imported, 343, 535. At what rates payable, 343. Currency regulated, 534.
CORBIN, RICHARD.
      Certain lands of which Rice Jones is seized in fee tail, vested in Richard Corbin, esq. in fee simple, 159.
CORONERS.
      Liable as sheriffs for breach of duty, 119. To give bond for faithful execution of office, 327. Judgment, on motion, for not paying money, or suffering escape, 328.
COSTS.
      What deductions to be made by clerks of courts, in taxing costs, payable in tobacco, 102. Fees of attornies to be taxed in bill of costs, except against executors or administrators, 185. Prosecutors for offences, not capital, liable for costs, in general and county courts, 256. Costs may be awarded to defendants, in caveats, 386. Petitioners in caveats, and for lapsed land, and prosecutors in indictments for assaults, &c. may be ruled to security for costs, 386. Proprietors of land, not bound to survey, till security for costs be given, 387.

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