Hening's Statutes at Large

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SALARIES.

Salaries of governor, councillors, delegates to congress, attorney general, auditors, solicitor general, speaker of senate, of house of delegates, clerk of general court, register of land office, his deputy, treasurer, clerks of treasurer, auditor and solicitor, keeper of public jail 49.

SALEM

Academy, at Baird's town, Nelson county Kentucky, incorporated 676:

SCIRE FACIAS

To revive judgments, rules in, 752.

SCOTT, JAMES

Executors of James Scott, authorised to sell part of his lands, for payment of his debts 382.

SCOUTS

Appropriation for 645:

SCROLLS

Deemed equal to seals 749.

SEAMEN

To be registered 131: Promotion in the navy; pensions; fund how raised 132: Apprentices; duties of master and apprentice 133: To be registered; complaints of; vagrant seamen; written agreement for every voyage 134: Seamen absenting themselves; wages when paid; without a discharge treated as deserters; how apprehended 135: Penalty for concealing; mutiny 136: Accommodations; immoderate correction; putting

disabled on shore; certificate of discharge 137:

SEARCHERS

See duties.

SECURITIES

Of exrs. and admrs. how far liable; when court liable; how relieved 148. Of guardians, supplemental; counter-security 196. Summary remedy against principals; contribution among securities 269. −− Not to confess judgments 270. Of sheriffs, remedy against their lands 773.

SENATORS.

See Assembly, and pa. 120.
Credentials of senators to congress 714.

SERVANTS.

Rule as to servants and slaves on plantation of decedent 150. Who may be, and how long to serve; duty of masters 180. Contract for service assignable; servants how punished; runaway to compensate for loss of time; complaints against masters how redressed; contract between, and master void 191.

SETTLEMENT.

See lands.

SHERIFFS.

Courts failing to nominate, executive may appoint, penalty for failing to accept office, how excused, how long may continue 98. Estates committed to, when; their power and duty; sales of land by, confirmed 153. When under sheriff may execute partition 351.

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Remedy of exrs. and admrs. of high sheriffs against their deputies 475. −− Sheriff to decide, when courts equally divided in appointment of clerks, or recommendation of surveyor 507. −− Lands of, may be taken on a fi. fa. when 558. Judgments to bind lands; rules as to levying executions on; debtor may specify the lands 559. −− Lands how sold; how conveyed; if lands &c. of sheriff insufficient, judgment against securities 560. Form of execution; power of executive to direct removal of property; executions on behalf of commonwealth, to whom directed 561. Duty of solicitor to inform executive; fraudulent practices, how detected; remedy against sheriffs, collecting revenue, without security; expenses of removing property, how defrayed 562. How long and on what conditions deputy sheriff may serve 563. Bound to collect poor-rates, if appointed 713. Suits against 738. Relief granted to, as to taxes, in certain cases 771. When lands of, bound to their securities 773.

SHORT, WILLIAM.

Act vesting certain escheatable property, in the children of William Short, repealed 681.

SINKING FUND.

How constituted and appropriated for gradual extinguishment of public debt 452.

SLATE RIVER.

Commissioners to examine 657.

SLAVES.

Widow, or her husband removing dower slaves 145. Rule as to servants and slaves on plantation of decedent 150. Hires of apportioned 151. −− Who declared slaves; hereafter introduced to be free; how far witnesses; not to go from home without a pass; punishment; not to keep arms; riots, unlawful assemblies how punishable; who may bring slaves into this commonwealth 182. Penalty for dealing with 183. Court for trial of; must be unanimous to convict; time between sentence and execution; value how estimated and paid; suing for freedom, how tried; who may sit on trial 345: −− Tax on young negroes repealed; tax on slaves above 12 years old 431. Construction of act to prevent fraudulent gifts of slaves 505: Stealing or selling free person for a slave, felony without clergy 531. Emancipation of slaves, under the will of Joseph Mayo confirmed 611: So of Charles Moorman 613: Act declaring killing of a slave by correction, to be manslaughter only, repealed 681: Importation of slaves into Kentucky, regulated 713.

SNUFF

Manufactured in this state not subject to duty 298.

SOLDIERS

Further time allowed to settle

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their pay and depreciation 278.

SOLICITOR.

Duties of solicitor general defined 107. when office may be discontinued 109. Duties of solicitor and auditor explained 291. Balances to be delivered over to solicitor 293. −− His duty on reduction of number of auditors 293. His clerks 294.

SOUTHAMPTON.

Part of Nansemond county added to Southampton 69.

SPECIE

Receivable at the treasury by weight 115, 298, 645.

SPECIAL BAIL

How taken, exceptions to, proceedings against 35, 36, 469. In the district courts 742.

STAGES.

Exclusive privileges granted certain persons to convey passengers in stage coaches, for a limited time 618, 623. See vol 11, pa. 395, 467.

STANFORD

Town of, in Lincoln county, Kentucky, established 396.

STAUNTON

Town of, enlarged 600.

STEAM BOATS.

Exclusive privilege granted John Fitch, of navigating steam boats, for a limited time 616.

STEVENSBURG.

Further time allowed to improve lots in 686.

ST. JAMES NORTHAM,

Vestry of, authorised to sell their glebe 627.

STOCKLEY, ALEXANDER

County of Accomack authorised to levy money for executors of 636.

STOLEN GOODS.

Restitution of, when ordered 170.

STRAYS.

See Estrays.

SUFFOLK,

Trustees of town of, appointed 211: Addition to the town, of certain land of John Granberry 211.

SUFFRAGE,

Right of 120, 121. In towns regulated 642.

SUMMONS.

The first process against, governor, councillor, or sheriff 738

SUPESEDEAS.

Rules in granting 753.

SUPREME COURT.

Laws regulating high court of chancery and general court extended to supreme court of Kentucky 475.

SURVEYORS.

Courts equally divided, in recommendation of, high sheriff to decide 507: How their fees collected and accounted for 588: when they may with-hold plats 589: One sixth of fees of, in certain counties, appropriated to Randolph academy 641: So of surveyors' fees in Kentucky to Transylvania seminary 642: Duty of surveyors, on division of counties, as to entries for land 709.

SURVEYS

Governor authorised to issue grants, with reservation of other

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claims included in survey 646.

SURVIVORSHIP,

Right of abolished 350.

SUSPICIOUS PERSONS.

Power of governor and council to apprehend 41.

SUSSEX

Court day altered 696.

TAVERNS.

None to keep without a license; penalty; license how obtained; gaming at; tavern rates; limitation of recovery for liquors sold 173.

TAXES.

Appropriation of 55. Of Greenbrier appropriated, to opening a road from Lewisburg to lower falls of the Great Kanawha 72. William Nall authorised to collect certain taxes of Rockingham 82. −− Distress for, suspended 93. −− Collection when to commence 94. Facilities, warrants, certificates &c. receivable 95. −− Tax on patents repealed 115. Commissioners of revenue, to be appointed in each county 243. Oath and duty 245. −− Lists of taxable property how taken 246. Commissioners to make four lists; how to dispose of them; state of land tax 247. Penalty on commissioners refusing to act; vacancies how supplied; allowances to clerk and commissioner 248. Penalty for delivering false lists or concealing property; proceedings thereon 249. duty of persons to inform; fines; if proprietor

absent when commissioner calls, how list may be given in 250. Insolvents how allowed 251. How commissioners to give in their own taxable property; commissioners for corporation 252. Form of land-tax book 253. Of property tax 254. Tobacco receivable in taxes, at what rates, how accounted for 258. Sheriffs to make monthly returns of collections, whether specie, facilities, or tobacco 259. Clerks to set up lists of taxes collected, and give attested copies to sheriffs, without which no payment to be made, into treasury 260. Summary remedy for arrears of taxes, on motion of solicitor general; mistakes to prejudice of commonwealth, corrected on motion; same remedy against the commonwealth 277. New taxes; on carriages; clerks of courts; attornies, how collected and accounted for; on physicians; on houses and lots in town; on retail merchants 283, 286. Act imposing new taxes amended 287. Certain receipts for hemp receivable 303. Certain taxes due in Monongalia, how collected 387. Former acts imposing taxes recited; part repealed 413. Additional duties on spiritous liquors, wines, and goods imported 413. Duties how paid 415. Goods exempted form duties 416. Appropriation of arrears of taxes 417.

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What warrants receivable in taxes 418. What in duties 424. Certain debts due from the public, how paid 420. Taxes in aid of sinking fund; other warrants receivable as specie 422. Auditor to issue small warrants 424. Appropriation for requisition of congress, in money and indents 425. Naval officers may retain their fees 426. Appropriation for judges and officers of civil government 426. General fund 427. Interest of military certificates assured 428. Annual appropriation for purchase of arms; various appropriations 429. Poll tax and tax on young negroes repealed; tax on slaves above 12 years old 431. Tax on cattle repealed 432. Tobacco receivable in certain taxes 455. Sheriffs to make monthly returns of specific taxes collected, to clerks of courts 456. Arrears of, prior to 1787, how collected 474. Remedy of exrs. and admrs. of sheriffs against their deputies 475. Lands of sheriffs &c. may be taken of a fi. fa. 553. Form of writ 561. Remedy against sheriff collecting, without security 562. Lands how sold for taxes 564. In Albemarle, liable for taxes, during sheriffalty of John Marks, how sold 662. Taxes reduced one third, and payable in specie and warrants 707. Tax on law process 762. Relief to

sheriffs and collectors, in certain cases 771. Collectors when appointed 773. Holt Richeson authorised to collect taxes of King William 775.

TAYLOR, GEORGE.

George Taylor and James Madison discharged from trust in relation to lands of Harry Beverley 219. Their accounts how settled 219.

TENANT FOR LIFE

Of lands or slaves dying 151. −− Rent or hire apportioned 151. Power to devise 152.

TENANTS IN COMMON.

Partition between 349.

TOBACCO.

Inspectors of, at Crow's ferry, and at Cresap's established 61. Manufacture of, rules concerning 63. New warehouses established, others removed, or discontinued 64, 65, 66. Act appointing commissioners to settle losses on tobacco burnt at Rocky Ridge warehouses revived 75. Tobacco receivable in taxes, at what rates, how collected and accounted for 258. Commissioners to liquidate claims for tobacco destroyed by burning Byrd's warehouse 280. Inspection at South quay revived 359. Inspection, on lands of John Curd, in Mercer county, Kentucky, established 400. Tobacco receivable in certain taxes 455. Sheriffs to make monthly returns of specific taxes collected 450. Acts concerning

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duties on tobacco explained and amended 571. new inspections established and others revived 580. Inspectors at Lynch's and Rivanna warehouses authorised to receive duties 629 McRae's, in Prince William, established 663. Swann Creek, warehouse established 666. Ruddle's warehouse, in Bourbon 677. In town of Newport, Prince William 695. Trent's warehouse, in Manchester 706. Mecklenburg warehouse in Berkeley 717.

TODD, JOHN.

Sale of part of lands of John Todd, decd. authorised for the payment of his debts 369. Act amended 628.

TONNAGE.

Additional tonnage on Britsh vessels 82.

TOWNS.

Act establishing Walkerton repealed 207. Clarksburg, in Harrison county, established 208: Leesville, in Stafford 210: Morgans-town, in Monongalia 212: Gordonsville, in Lancaster 215: Carolandville, in Fauquier 217: Harrodsburg, in Lincoln, Kentucky, 223: Campbell town in Jefferson, Kentucky 225: Cabellsburg, in Amherst 229: Washington, in Bourbon, Kentucky 361: Charlestown, in Berkeley 370: Frankfort, in Fayette, Kentucky, established 588: Stanford in Lincoln county, Kentucky 396: Lynchburg, in Campbell 398:

New market in Mercer county, Kentucky 400: Drummond, in Accomack 402: −− Frankford, in Hampshire 595: West Liberty, at Ohio courthouse 598: Danville, in Mercer county, Kentucky, 601: Newport, in Prince William 603: Middleburg, in Loudoun 605: Middletown in Berkeley 607: Charlestown, in Bourbon county, Kentucky 608: Watson, in Hampshire 625: Warwick and Beallsborough, in Kentucky 631: −− Maysville in Bourbon county, Kentucky 633: Rights of inhabitants of towns, and jurisdiction of corporation courts regulated 642: Cooksburg in Pittsylvania, established 659: Warminster, in Amherst 665: Frontroyal, in Frederick 672: Pattonsburg, in Botetourt 763: −− Crowsville, in Botetourt 675: Columbia, in Fluvanna 682: Carrborough, in Prince William 684: Baird's town, in Nelson county, Kentucky, established 718:

TOWNS, RICHARD

Exclusive rights granted to, of conveying persons in stage coaches for a limited time 623

TRANSYLVANIA.

One sixth of surveyors' fees in Kentucky, appropriated to Transylvania seminary 642.

TRAVERSE.

To inquisitions of escheat 159.

TREASON.

See High Treason, and pa. 41.

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TREASURER.

Duties of treasurer defined 108. How long to continue in office; bond and security; oath; vacancy how supplied; his duty 130. Penalty for mis-application of public money 131.

TRUSTS.

Estates in, subject to debts 157: Dower and curtesy in 157.

TURPIN, PHILIP

Directors of public buildings authorised to convey to him, certain lots in Richmond 617

TYLER, JOHN

Executed for murder, how his estate disposed of 207:

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES

See Riots, &c.

USES

Dower and curtesy in 157.

USURY

What 337: Effect of and remedy; rate of legal interst; brokerage 338.

VAGRANTS.

Power of overseers of the poor, as to vagrants 29: Vagrants, how dealt with 575: Removal of, who deemed 579: −− Keepers of certain gaming tables 579.

VENIRE-MEN,

Their allowance; penalty for failing to attend 757:

VENUE

Change of, in district courts 761.

VESSELS:

Premium for defending vessels against pirates and enemies 167. Mutiny on board of 168 Adrift how proceeded with 169: Foreign vessels restricted

to certain ports; ports of entry and clearance 320. −− Ports of delivery; exemption as to vessels of United States 321: River and bay craft to be registered 322. Not to extend to rivers above tide water; vessels restricted to certain ports 434: Ports of delivery for foreign vessels; for vessels of United States; penalty for breaking bulk without permit 435: Register of vessels 436: South Quay a separate district; when masters of vessels to report 437.

VESTRIES

Of protestant episcopal church, when elected 93: Trustees of protestant episcopal church, succeed to former vestries, as to property 705.

WAREHOUSES:

See Tobacco.
Established at Lynch's ferry, and Point of Fork 66: Rules in transporting tobacco from, to tide water 66: Claims for tobacco destroyed by burning Byrd's warehouses how liquidated 280:

WARMINSTER.

Town of, in Amherst established 665.

WARRANTS:

What warrants receivable in taxes 418, 422: What in duties 424:

WARREN

Academy, in Fauquier, incorporated 685:

WARWICK,

Town of, in Mercer county, Kentucky, established 631:

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WASHINGTON, GEORGE

Recital of act vesting certain shares in James River and Potowmack companies, in him 42: His letter declining the donation 43: How shares appropriated 44:

WASHINGTON

County divided and Russel formed 110: Town of, in Bourbon county, Kentucky established 361: County court day altered 407, 474.

WASHINGTON HENRY

Academy authorised to raise money by lottery 406:

WATER COURSES

Hedges, weirs, and other obstructions, prohibited 196:

WATSON,

Town of, in Hampshire county established 623:

WEST LIBERTY,

Town, at Ohio courthouse, established 598:

WESTERN WATERS:

See Lands
Further time to survey entries on allowed 679:

WIDOWS

Renouncing wills; her dower; removing slaves 145: Dower in personal estate 146: Half pay allowed to, of officers dying in service 279:

WILLIAMSON, JOHN

Trustees, under his will, how to account 381:

WILLIAMSBURG:

Right of suffrage in 121: Not affected by act regulating rights of cities &c. 775.

WILLIS'S RIVER

Act for opening and exending

navigation of 583: Act explained 586:

WILLS:

Wills of land, how executed; revocation; wills made when testator had no child 140: −− Posthumous children, pretermitted; disposition of chattels; nuncupative wills; revocation of will of chattels; wills by soldiers and sailors; witness a legatee 141: Jurisdiction as to probats; validity of will, how contested; evidence on trial of issue 142: Nuncupative, when proved; production of wills, how enforced; administrator with will annexed 143 Power of executors before probat 144: Widow renouncing; her dower; removing slaves; wills to be recorded 145: Proof of wills by witnesses residing out of the state how effected, in general court and in Kentucky 502: Courts in Kentucky may admit qualification, on attested copies of wills &c: 503: Wills executed in foreign countries, how proved here 503: Exeutors may take probate of foreign wills after recorded 504:

WINCHESTER:

Robert Mackey and John Peyton, permitted to build on certain lots in the commons of Winchester 227: Lottery authorised for completing church in 228: Winchester academy incorporated 388:

WITNESSES:

How far negroes and mulattoes 182: Attending references

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and orders of survey privileges from arrests: 267. How such witnesses summoned; not privileged unless an actual witness and duly summoned 268: Summons for; depositions of; out of the state 748: Single witness; refusing to testify; allowance to; before referees &c:; who not witnesses; failing to attend 748: Privileges of; their attendance 749: Number to a fact 750:

WODROW, ALEXANDER:

His admr: authorised to convey a lot in Winchester, to Elizabeth Eskridge 220:

WOMBLE, MATTHEW

Executed for murder, his estate how disposed of 201:

WOODFORD

County, formed from Fayette 663:

WOOLFOLK, JOHN:

Exclusive right granted to, of conveying persons in stage

coaches, for a limited time 623:

WRITS OF RIGHT:

Mode of proceeding in 345: −− Præcipe; count; plea 346: −− Replication; charge to jury; verdict; exigi facias 347: −− New præcipe; testatum præcipe; publication 348: Judgment by default 349:

WRITS:

Form of, in district courts; teste of 738: Not returned 744: −− Not directed, good 750:

YOHOGANIA

County, reduced too small, by extension of Pennsylvania boundary, added to Ohio 114. Acts of late surveyor legalized 384:

YORK:

Trustees of town of, authorised to dispose of certain lands, held as common 218: Town of, incorporated 376: Style of corporation 377: Corporate powers 406.

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