Form of bond.

To set up copies of fees entitled to
To reside in Trenton.

Of counties, to give bond, and form.
To deliver to successors papers, &c.
To record sheriff's bond.
Transcript thereof evidence.

If an office be built to remove to it with records.
Not to be judge in the court where clerk, nor
to practice as attornies where clerk.
Constables, their duty, penalties and fees, under the

115

ib.

116

163

164

165

ib.

5

120

$100 act. 50, 52, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 69, 72
To give security, if required, for performance
of their duties under said act.

On judgments against them execution to issue
immediately.

Constitution-See United States.

Contract of real estate made by testators and intes-
tates in their life time.

Application for fulfilment of any written con-
tract, to be made to the orphan's court.
Intention to be advertised two months.
Proclamation for two terms for persons to shew

cause.

Third term, court on hearing may decree fulfil-
ment of the contract and order deed of con-
veyance to the claimant upon payment of pur-
chase money.
Fees of the court.

See Alphabetical Reference to private acts, title
"Contracts," also, title "Trustees."

Conveyances of Lands, made since Jan. 1800, and
before Nov. 26, 1801, void as to a subse-
quent bona fide purchaser, unless recorded
within six months.

After six months shall not operate against bona
fide purchasers.

72

73

135

ib.

ib.

136

ib.

137

48

ib.

• Proof of, in one of the territories of the United States, or in one of the cities of Philadelphia or New-York.

Counterfeit Notes, selling or exchanging, a misdemeanor.

Making, or causing to be made, plates forhaving received or passed with intention to defraud.

Filling up or procuring the filling up to utterhaving in possession any plates for. Punishment, fine, imprisonment, or both. Having paper for counterfeiting, or counterfeiting gold or silver coin.

49

26

ib.

27

28

29

82

Courts, not to permit foreign reports, since 4th July, 1776, nor any treatise, digest, &c. to be read, as law or as evidence of the law. Penalty of one year's suspension of practice of the person acting contrary to said restriction. ib. Attornies not to practice in, of which they are clerks,

Chancery, examination of witnesses in, to be taken by examiners.

Twenty days notice to be given by either to the opposite party.

Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in counties bor

120

84

85

dering on the sea, to appoint wreck masters. 152 Appeals to, from justices' judgments, on what terms to be granted.

Orphan's court to perform certain duties heretofore done by the ordinary."

See surrogate.

Power given to, respecting the fulfilment of contracts of real estate, made by testators and intestates.

See contract.

63

98

135

To appoint guardians of ideots and lunatics.
See ideots and lunatics.

118

May order sale of proprietary rights.

3

Court, Prerogative, appeals to, from the orphan's

court.

Supreme, to consist of a chief justice and three associate justices.

Quarter Sessions, may issue commissions to take
depositions of non-residents in any suit of
a civil nature.

r. For the trial of small causes. How constituted
and their jurisdiction.
May issue subpoenas for witnesses out of their
jurisdiction.

Constables to be their ministerial officers.
Process how to be tested, signed and sealed.
First process to be by summons or warrant.
Summons, in what cases to be used and how to
be served.

If the defendant shall not appear, to proceed in
his absence.

Warrant when to be issued.

The demand to be indorsed on process..
Defendant to enter into recognizance and form.
When to proceed in absence of the defendant.
When the plaintiff is to deliver copy of his ac-
count or state of his demand.

Of trials and their adjournment.

Defendant, if he neglect to set off, shall be
barred, unless the balance exceed, &c.

How trial may be had without process.
Either party may demand a jury and when a
venire shall issue for 6 or 12 men.

Costs thereof how to be paid.

Qath of jurors, witnesses and constables.

Penalty on defaulting jurors, witnesses and constable.

Execution when and how to be awarded.

When and how goods taken in execution shall be advertised and sold.

Defendant to be committed for want of goods, and if suffered to escape, the sheriff shall be

98

160

220

49

50

ib. 51

ib.

52

ib.

ib.

53 54

55

ib.

ib.

ib.

56

ib.

57

58

59

ib.

60

responsible.

Penalty on constables for neglect of duty.
Proceedings on plea of title to land.

Appeals, to what court, in what causes and on
what terms to be granted.

On appeal the bond and copy of proceedings
when and to whom to be transmitted.
Rules of reference may be entered.

Justices docket, how to be kept, and where to
be deposited after his death.

Penalty for suing, otherwise than is directed by

this act.

To have cognizance of balances on bonds and of penalties not exceeding sixty dollars. Extended to one hundred dollars.

Causes how to be removed and on removal, when to be determined.

Costs allowed on affirmance, but not on reversal of judgment.

Attornies at law suable in said court.

Table of fees.

In what cases creditors may sue in the common
pleas, although their demand be under $60.
Justices not to be licensed to keep tavern.
Constables to give security.

Not to be affected by the act to regulate the
practice of the courts of law.

.

67

68

69

71

72

73

Return of execution to be recorded.

ib.

To issue execution immediately on a judgment

against a constable.

ib.

Jurisdiction raised to one hundred dollars.

ib.

Defendant giving security entitled to 6 months stay of execution.

All suits on bonds, notes of hand, book account, or any other demand, founded on simple contract, for the payment of money only, shall be in the name and style of actions of debt, and not otherwise.

74

74

Discounts or set-off allowed, account thereof to be delivered to the justice, three days before return of summons, or if on warrant at time of hearing, if not served three days prior to hearing.

In what case further time allowed to defendant to deliver state of demand, upon entering into bail-bond to appear.

In case of justices absence bail-bond may be renewed.

In default of jurors, others to be summoned. Depositions in certain cases may be taken by either party before a justice on notice, to be evidence, subject to legal exceptions. Affidavit of the absence of a material witness, trial may be adjourned not exceeding fifteen days.

Scire facias to revive judgment how served. Commissions to take examination of witnesses out of the state extended to justice's court. Costs not allowed in any other court, if judg ment shall not exceed $100, unless affidavit filed that plaintiff believes the sum due or damages sustained exceed $100.

Cumberland Court, to be held on the third Tuesday in February.

D

Dogs, inhabitants of townships authorized to order
additional tax on dogs.

To make regulations and bye-laws to protect
their sheep from the ravages of dogs.
Taxes, on single dog 50 cents, slut $5, and $5

on each additional dog, levied and collected
as other taxes.
Penalty of $10 for concealing dogs and for har-

boring dogs liable to the tax.

In what cases dogs may be killed, and proceeds