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NAVAL OFFICERS.

Collectors and naval officers to give receipts for their fees, 251.

NAVIGATION.

Navigable canal from Archer's Hope creek to Queen's creek, through or near the city of Williamsburg authorised,556. Powers of the trustees enlarged, 562. Act for opening falls of James river, by subscription, 564. Provision for opening a canal from the head of the southern or eastern branch of Elizabeth river to the head of the north river, 570. Act for opening and extending the navigation of Potowmack river from fort Cumberland to tide water, 570.

NEW KENT.

Part of James City county added to New Kent, and part of New Kent to James City, 208.

NICHOLAS, ROBERT
CARTER.

Robert Carter Nicholas, esq. appointed treasurer, in room of John Robinson, esq. dec'd. 211. Authorised to collect balance due from late treasurer, 211. His salary, 212. Penalty of bond, 212.

NOMONY.

Owners of lands on Nomony river to pull down fish dams, hedges, &c, 584.

NORBORNE.

Parish, formed from Frederick, 425. Commissioners to ascertain value of churches and chapels, in parishes of Frederick, Norborne and Beckford, 624.

NORFOLK.

Recital of its charter, 153. Jurisdiction of court of Hustings enlarged, 154. Act authorising justices of Norfolk county to agree with persons to keep certain ferries repealed, 261. But inhabitants to be put over to attend court, general musters, and church, at expense of county, 262. Borough to elect a burgess, under the charter, 317. Agreement between Thomas Talbutt and court of Norfolk county, for a slipe of land, part of the courthouse square confirmed, 454. Corporation of Norfolk authorised to assess a tax on the inhabitants, for the purpose of erecting a magazine, 611.

NOTTOWAY.

Vestry of parish of Nottoway, in county of Southampton, to refund to parish of St. Luke, certain money and tobacco, levied for repairing the church, before the division, 177. Nottoway Indians authorised to sell certain parcels of their land on the north side of Nottoway river, 558. And to lease certain lands on the south side, 589. Trustees to account, 590. Bridge over Nottoway river from the land of Samuel Brown authorised by subscription, 660.

OATHS.

Of inspectors of tobacco, 88. Of manufacturer of flour, 143. Of master of vessel, in which pork, beef, tar, pitch, or turpentine is exported, 144. Of freeholders offering to vote for burgesses, 310.

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OFFICES.

Member of house of burgesses, accepting office of profit, incapable of sitting, but may be re-elected, 317.

OUTLAWRY.

Of slaves, not to be, unless outlying and doing mischief, 523.

OVERWHARTON.

Vestry of Overwharton parish, in Stafford dissolved, 432.

OYER AND TERMINER.

Commissions of Oyer and Terminer for trial of slaves to be issued, 138.

PAGE, JOHN.

Entail of certain lands whereof John Page, esq. is seized, docked, 445.

PAMUNKEY.

Inhabitants of King William and Hanover counties, reimbursed for clearing Pamunkey river, 407. That act amended, 416. Act continued, 623. New trustees for Pamunkey Indians appointed, 433. Their powers, 434.

PAPER MONEY.

See Treasury Notes.
Called treasury notes, to be emitted, 346. Various regulations concerning, 347, 348. New emission, 647. Felony to counterfeit, 650. Or those of neighboring colonies, 651.

PARISHES.

Vestry of Elizabeth River, authorised to purchase and improve lots in borough of Norfolk, for their minister, instead of a glebe; and to pay his salary in money, instead of tobacco, 14. Vestry of Bath parish in Dinwiddie, authorised to sell their glebe, 24.

Truro, in Fairfax county divided, and Fairfax parish formed, 43. Donation of Matthew Godfrey equally divided between parishes in Norfolk county, 155. Slaves to be equally divided between the three parishes of Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, and St. Bride's, 156. Lands to be held by parish of Elizabeth River, on paying equal proportion of its value to parishes of St. Bride's and Portsmouth, 156. Vestry of Nottoway parish, in county of Southampton, to refund to parish of St. Luke, certain money and tobacco, levied for repairing the church before the division, 177. Antrim parish, in Halifax, divided, an Cambden formed, 206. Glebe of Antrim parish to be sold, and proceeds divided between parishes of Antrim and Cambden, 207. Botetourt parish formed from Augusta, 395. St. George in Spotsylvania divided, and Berkeley formed, 399. Parish of Hamilton, in counties of Fauquier, and Prince William divided, and Leeds formed, 403. That act explained, 428. Part of Southfarnham, in Essex, added to St. Anne, 406. Vestry of Meherrin parish, in Brunswick, authorised to sell their glebe, 408. So, as to Dettingen, in Prince William, 409. So, as to St. Mark's, in Culpeper, 410. Vestry of parish of Frederick reimbursed the amount of a judgment recovered by the Rev. William Meldrum, 415.

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Frederick parish in county of Frederick divided, and Norborne and Beckford formed, 425. Glebe of Frederick parish to be sold, 427. Proceeds how to be appropriated, 427. Cameron parish divided, and Shelburne formed, 425. Glebe of Cameron parish to be sold, 427. Vestry of Bristol parish authorised to sell their glebe, 431. Vestries of Hungars parish in Northampton, of Augusta parish in county of Augusta, and of Overwharton parish in Stafford dissolved, 432. Boundaries of parishes of Frederick, Berkeley and Dunmore, 599. Parish of Southam, Cumberland county, divided, and Littleton formed, 603. Parish of Dale, in Chesterfield, divided, and Manchester formed, 604. Vestries of St. Martin, in counties of Hanover, and Louisa, and of St. John in King William dissolved, 607. Boundaries of parishes of Dale and Manchester altered, 655.

PARKER, GEORGE.

George Parker authorised to pay a certain sum of money to the parish of Suffolk, in lieu of an annuity charged on slaves, by the will of Richard Bennett, 287.

PARLIAMENT.

Treasurer to receive from Pennsylvania, money drawn by that province, more than its proportion of the grant, by parliament, to the colonies, for their services in the late war, 145.

PATROLLERS.

Duty of officers of militia in relation to patrollers, 195. Penalties of neglect, 196.

PENNSYLVANIA.

Treasurer to receive from Pennsylvania, money drawn by that province more than its proportion to the grant, by parliament, to the colonies, for their services in the late war, 145.

PETTYPOOL, COLWELL

Certain entailed lands whereof Colwell Pettypool and Mary his wife are seized, vested in Joseph Mayo, 643.

PHILEE.

Town of, at falls of Potowmack established, 622.

PHYSICIANS.

Exempted from militia duty, 242. Exempts, except quakers, to provide arms, 242. Penalty for failure, 243.

PILOTS.

Act establishing pilots continued, 197. Further continued, 353, 542.

PITCH.

Act for inspection of, amended, 143. Oath of master of vessel in which pitch is exported, 144. In what manner barrels shall be made, 351. Duty of inspectors, 351. Penalty for breach, 352. Size of staves of barrels, 367.

PITTSYLVANIA.

County, formed from Halifax, 205. Boundaries, 205. Court days, 205. Court day altered, 400. Again altered, 519.

POINT WEST.

Wharf at Point West, in Alexandria, vested in the trustees

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of the town, 615. But country craft and vessels bringing tobacco to Alexandria exempted from wharfage, 615.

POLL.

For election of burgesses, how taken, 308. When polls may be kept open, 309. Copies of polls when to be delivered by sheriff to clerk, 311. When to a candidate, 312.

POLL-TAX.

Certain acts imposing land-tax and poll-tax repealed, 295.

PORK.

Act for inspection of, amended, 143. Penalty for selling pork or beef not inspected, 144. Oath of master of vessel in which pork is exported, 144. Barrels how to be made, 352. Penalty for breach, 352. Size of staves of barrels, 367.

PORT ROYAL.

Hogs not to run at large in town of, 266.

PORTSMOUTH.

Donation of Matthew Godfrey divided between parishes of Elizabeth River, St. Bride's and Portsmouth, 156. Elizabeth River to hold the lands, paying the other parishes their proportions of its value, 156.

POTOWMACK.

Act for opening and extending the navigation of Potowmack river from fort to tide water, 570.

PRINCESS ANNE.

Court day of, altered, 265, 519.

PRISONERS.

Poor prisoners for debt, how their prison fees to be paid, 528, 529. Allowance per day, 529.

PRISON RULES.

Escapes from, proceedings on, 118. County courts authorised to lay out, 120.

PRIVILEGES.

Of members of assembly, 314. How long to continue, 314.

PROCESS.

Process not returned, clerk may issue subsequent process, although the suit be not called in court, 517.

PROPOSITIONS & GRIEVANCES.

Courts for receiving, and public claims, how constituted, 316.

PROSECUTORS.

Prosecutors for offences, not capital, liable for costs, in general court and county courts, 256.

PROSSER, THOMAS

Thomas Prosser to reimburse certain costs, for prosecuting an information against him, 173.

PUBLIC DEBTORS.

Summary remedy against, 240, 346.

PUBLIC JAILOR.

Allowance to, for poor prisoners and runaways, 528, 529. His salary, 529. Addition to the house of the public jailor, 662.

PUBLIC LEVY.

See Levies,−Taxes.

QUAKERS.

Exempted from militia duty, 242. Not compelled to provide arms 242. Quakers to be enrolled, and on a call of the militia, to furnish a substitute, 242. Penalty for neglect, 243. Quakers to produce testimonials, 243.

QUARANTINE.

Vessels importing convicts or

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servants, infected with the jail fever or small pos to perform quarantine, 260, 537. Regulations to prevent contagion, 260, 537, 538. Penalties, 260, 538. Act amended, and extended to slaves, 537.

QUAYS.

Trustees of Richmond may establish quays, public landings, wharves and cranes, 656.

QUEEN'S CREEK.

Navigable canal from Archer's Hope creek to Queen's creek through or near the city of Williamsburg, authorised, 556. Powers of trustees enlarged, 562.

QUITRENTS.

Goods distrained for, how sold, 103.

RANDOLPH, THOMAS MANN

Entail of certain lands whereof Thomas Mann Randolph is seized, docked, 162.

RENTFRO, JOSEPH

Joseph Rentfro and others compelled to reimburse certain monies, twice drawn from the public, 172.

RENTS.

Goods distrained for rent, not to be replevied, without bond & security, 333. Rent being found in arrear, tenant to pay double value with costs, 333. Person, other than tenant, may sue out a replevin, 333. Penalty, if cast, 333. Such suits to be speedily tried, 333. Not to prevent replevy bonds for three months, 333. Judgments on such bonds, how recovered, 333.

REPLEVIN.

Goods distrained for rent, not to

be replevied, without bond & security, 333. Rent being found due, party delayed by the replevin to recover double value and costs, 333. Person, other than tenant may sue out a writ of replevin, and if cast, judgment shall be given against him for double value & costs, 333. Suits in replevin to be speedily tried, 333. Not to extend to replevins on giving bond to pay in three months, whereon judgment to be the same as on bond upon executing a fi. fa. 333.

REPLEVY BONDS.

For rent, how judgments obtained, 334.

RETURNS.

Of burgesses, forms of, 312.

RICHMOND.

Act allowing fairs to be kept in town of, continued and amended, 418. Lots on Shockoe hill added to town of Richmond, 421. Trustees, 422. Wooden chimnies not to be built in, 422. Certain tenements in Richmond and Manchester may be laid off in lots, 423. But not so as to obstruct prospect of streets, 423. Powers of trustees enlarged, 655. May establish quays, wharves, public landings, &c. 656. May establish rules for placing houses, 656. Succession of trustees, how perpetuated, 656. Wooden chimnies not to be built in Richmond, 656. Nor hogs nor goats suffered to run at large therein, 657. Act allowing fairs to be kept in, continued, 657.

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RIVANNA.

Owners of mills, &c. over Rivanna and Hedgman rivers, to make slopes, for passage of fish, 361, 581. Of what dimensions, 361. Amended, 582. When to be kept open, 361. Penalty for neglect, 361. Fish dams, &c. to be abated, 362. And not after erected, under a penalty, 362.

ROADS.

Road through Rockfish gap, over the mountains, to be opened, 16. So, at Swift Run gap, 152. Act for the more effectual keeping public roads and bridges in repair further continued, 192, 542. Penalty on overseer failing to send hands, 192. Road to be opened from the north branch of Potowmac to Fort Pitt, 252. Provision for keeping in repair certain roads in Brunswick, Southampton, and Isle of Wight, 543. Duty on waggons and carts, 544. Road from the warm springs in Augusta to Jennings's gap to be cleared, 546. Tolls established, 546. Provision for repairing roads at Rockfish and Swift run gaps, 548. Provision for keeping in repair roads leading to Alexandria & Colchester, 549. Commissioners appointed to view a place for a road through the South mountain, from Crow's ferry to the county of Bedford, 552.

ROANE, WILLIAM

Certain entailed lands whereof Philip Ludwell Grymes is seized, vested in William Roane in fee simple, 630.

ROBINSON, JOHN

Death of John Robinson, esq. late treasurer, recited, 211. Balance due from him, 211. Certain lands sold by John Chiswell to John Robison, vested in trustees, 270. Money how appropriated, 271. Administrators of John Robinson, authorised to sell part of his lands and slaves to satisfy debts due to the public, as well as to individuals, 272. His whole estate real and personal to be sold by his administrators on credit, 349. Summary remedy against purchasers, 350. Proceeds of sale how accounted for, 350. Administrators authorised to contract with Mrs. Chiswell and Mrs. Robinson for their dower, 350. Certain lands whereof John Robinson, esq. died seized in trust, for Philip Johnson, vested in other trustees, 460.

ROCKFISH GAP.

Road through Rockfish Gap, over the mountains to be opened, 16. Provision for keeping it in repair, 548.

ROSCOW, JAMES

Entail of certain lands whereof James Roscow is seized, docked, 301.

ROOTES, JOHN

Entail of lands in Gloucester whereof Sarah the wife of John Rootes is seized, docked, and vested in trustees for certain purposes, 483.

RUNAWAYS.

Runaway servants and slaves, how apprehended, 135. Rewards, 136. How recoverable, 136. Where the owner is not

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known, 136. Act amended, 358. Taker up of runaway to carry him before a justice, who shall grant a certificate, 358. reward for taking up, 359. How to be recovered, 359. Taker up may convey runaway to owner, or carry him to jail, 359. Sheriff or jailor, by justices warrant, to commit and advertise in the Gazette, 359. If not claimed in 2 months, to be conveyed to public jail, 359. Runaway to be carried to owner, if resident in the county, 359. Reward, when to be paid to sheriff or jailor, 360. How recoverable by taker up, 360. runaway not declaring his name, how dealt with, 360. Prison fees of runaways, 529.

SALARIES.

Salary of minister of Elizabeth River parish, payable in money instead of tobacco, 14. Salaries of inspectors of tobacco, 97, 233, 508, 509. Salary to speaker of house of burgesses, 210, 394, 587. Of treasurer, 212. Salary of minister of Frederick parish in county of Frederick, encreased, 267. That act repealed, 430. Salary of public jailor, 529. Salary of minister of Andtrim parish made equal to other ministers, 610.

SAVAGE, NATHANIEL
LITTLETON

Nathaniel Littleton Savage authorised to dispose of certain entailed lands, 222. Certain entailed lands vested in Nathaniel Littleton Savage, 468.

SEAMEN.

In actions against masters of vessels, for putting sick or disabled sailors on shore, bail required, 524.

SERVANTS.

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. Runaway servants and slaves, how apprehended, 135. Rewards, 136. How recoverable, 136. Where the owner is not known, 136. Servants imported without indentures, how long to serve, 136. Proceedings on taking up runaway servants, 358. Master of convict servant woman to maintain her bastard, and be entitled to its service, until certain age, 377. Vessels importing convict servants or slaves infected with the jail fever, or small pox, to perform quarantine, 260, 537.

SHELBURNE.

Parish, formed from Cameron, 425.

SHEPHERD'S TOWN.

See Mecklenburg.

SHERIFFS.

To give bond for collection of public levy, or taxes, 39. To endorse names of slaves taken in execution, 121. Not entitled to commissions where defendant is discharged as an insolvent, 122. Not to take commissions on penalties of bonds, 122. How sheriffs to collect the public levy or taxes, 179. When to account

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with the treasurer, 182. Sheriff or inspector of tobacco, while in office, and for two years after incapable of sitting as burgess, 316. Member of house of burgesses exempt from being sheriff, 317. Fees for serving distringas or attachment in chancery, 327. No security, on executions against sheriffs, 328. Summary remedy against sheriffs, 346. Various regulations to prevent exhorbitant exactions of sheriffs, in collection of levies, 381, 384. Under sheriff not to continue more than two years in office, without consent of the court,525. Until a new sheriff be qualified, his predecessor shall act, 525. Sheriff receiving fees, &c. must deliver a distinct account to the party, 525. Penalty for neglect, 525.

SKINS.

Exporters of dressed hides and skins, exempted from duties on such as had been before imported, 142.

SLAVES.

Taken in execution, names to be endorsed, 121. Penalty for selling, as slaves, persons bound for a limited time of service, 133. Offender liable to service, if unable to pay the fine, 134. Runaway servants and slaves, how apprehended, 135. Rewards, and how recoverable, 136. Where the owner is not known, 136. Commissions of Oyer and Terminer for trial of slaves, to be issued, 138. Court, how convened, 138. Manslaughter

by a slave, how punishable, 139. Act reviving duties upon slaves, further continued, 190, 191, 336, 530. Additional duty on, 237, 337. Castration of a slave not lawful, except for attempt to ravish a white woman, 358. Proceedings on taking up runaways, 358. Master suffering his slave to go at large and trade, subject to a penalty, 360. Slave convicted of house-breaking, in the night, not excluded from clergy, unless a free man in the like case would be, 522. Death not to be inflicted on a slave, unless four of the court concur, 523. Slave not to be outlawed, unless outlying and doing mischief, 523. Importer of slaves to deliver a manifest, 531. Officer to transmit manifest to treasurer, 532. Additional duties, 532. To be paid to treasurer,532. Vessels importing convicts, servants or slaves infected with the jail fever or small pox, to perform quarantine, 260, 537.

SLOPES.

Owners of mills on Rivanna and Hedgman rivers to make slopes for passage of fish, 361, 581. Of what dimensions,361. Amended, 582. Penalty for neglect, 361. Owners of mills on Meherrin to make slopes for passage of fish, 583. Description of slopes, 583. Trustees appointed to regulate the making of slopes, for the passage of fish in the county of Bedford, 585.

SMALL POX.

Vessels importing convicts or

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servants infected with the jail fever or small pox, to perform quarantine, 260, 537. Act for regulating inoculation, 371. Penalty for importing matter to inoculate, 573. Under what regulations it may be introduced, 371. Penalties for breach, 373.

SOUTHAM.

Parish of Southam, in Cumberland county divided, and Littleton formed, 603. Glebe to be valued, and a proportion paid to parish of Littleton, 606.

SOUTHFARNHAM.

Part of Southfarnham parish, in Essex, added to St. Anne, 406.

SPEAKER.

Offices of speaker of house of burgesses and treasurer separated, 210. Salary allowed the speaker, in lieu of emoluments, as treasurer, 210, 394, 587.

SPECIAL BAIL.

May surrender principal at any time before judgment, 120. Surrender to court or sheriff, 121. On surrender to sheriff, how the principal to be kept, 121. May be required in prosecutions for hog-stealing, 385. So, in actions against masters of vessels for putting sick or disabled sailors on shore, 524.

SPOTSWOOD, JOHN

Sale of certain entailed lands whereof John Spotswood, esq. is seized directed for payment of debts due from him, and estate of major-general Alexander Spotswood, 27.

SPOTSYLVANIA.

Court day of, altered, 400.

SQUIRRELS.

Act for destroying crows and squirrels in certain counties, 389. Continued and amended, 596.

STAFFORD.

Commissioners appointed to strike a dividing line between the counties of Stafford and King George, 601. To report to the next assembly, 602.

STAMP-ACT.

Limitation for proving deeds extended, in consequence of the confusion produced by the act of parliament imposing stamp duties in America, 199.

STARKE, WILLIAM.

Entail of certain lands whereof William Starke is seized, docked, 289.

STAUNTON.

Trustees of the town of, appointed, 548. Vacancies, how supplied, 549.

ST. ANNE.

Part of Southfarnham parish in Essex, added to St. Anne, 406.

ST. BRIDE'S.

Donation of Matthew Godfrey divided between parishes of Elizabeth River, St. Bride's and Portsmouth, 156. Elizabeth river to hold the lands, paying the other parishes, their proportion of its value, 156.

ST. GEORGE.

parish of, in Spotsylvania, divided, and Berkeley formed, 399. Vestry of parish of St. George authorised to sell part of the church yard in Fredericksburg, 609.

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