Warrants on former acts how to be proceeded on, Perfons fued for executing this act, may plead the general iffue, DEBT S, To perfons within the enemy's lines, how to be paid, 53, 54, 153, 154, Intereft in what cafes and for what time difcharged, Due to fuch perfons, how to be recovered and paid, DEED S, For forfeited eftates, how to operate, Form thereof, In pursuance of lotteries void,, For lands fold for quit-rents, 456, 457 153 ibid. 154 afcertained 32, 127 37 59 212 For lands fold by truftees for creditors of abcending or abfent debtors, 218 For lands fold by order of court.of probates, For lands fold by loan-officers, Executed in fouthern diftri&t during the war, in what cafes valid, Manner of proceeding in fuits for land loft by default, DELEGATES to CONGRESS, To be appointed annually, The manner of appointing them, Authorised to limit the weflern bounds of this ftate, DEVISEES, How to proceed against others who have left this ftate, DISCONTINUANCE of ESTATES 12 ibid. 39 206, 207 119, to 122 237 By tenants in dower, tenants by the courtefy and for life, void, 392 to 396 Veffels having perfons on board, or coming from any place infected Phyfician to be appointed to infpect fuch veffels, DISTRIBUTION of INTESTATES ESTATES, DISTRINGAS. In what cafes and when writs of diftringas may iffue, Jilues diftrained may be fold and how the money is to be applied, DIVORCE, How to be obtained in cafes of adultery, DOWER. Page 296, 405 405 428 293 What a widow shall have for her dower, and how to be recovered, 292, 293 ibid. ibid. 293, 294 294 Dower loft by default, how to be fued for and recovered, 294,295 Jointure made after marriage no bar of dower, but widow to have her Attainder of husband for treafon or felony no bar of dower, DUBOIS, PETER, His trustees to account to the treasurer for the furplus of his estate, and DUTCHESS COUNTY, Courts of general feffions and common pleas when and where to be held, Highways therein how to be laid out, regulated and repaired---See Highways, On goods fold at vendue, DUTIES, ELECTI LECTIONS, FOR fenators and reprefentatives, to be by ballot, To be free, 295 ibid. ibid. 182 307 105, 164 64 ELECTION of governors and members of the legislature, To be by ballot, When and how to be held, Who are to be inspectors thereof, How and by whom notice thereof is to be given, 7,316 7 290 316 316, 317 Infpectors to give eight days notice of the place of holding the fame, Clerks, by whom to be appointed and their duty, To take an oath, Penalty for neglect of duty or corrupt conduct, Form of proclamation on opening the poll, Poll lifts, how to be kept, How to be difpofed of on adjournments, Mode of conducting thereof, Electors not to vote out of the ward or town where they refide, Votes for governors and fenators when, where and by whom to Page 318 322 be For members of affembly when, where and by whom to be can- 324, 326 320, 321 321, 322 323, 324 325, 326 When number of ballots exceeds that of electors the excefs to be de- Canvallers to take an oath which shall be recorded, 323,327 325,327 To take oath of allegiance, Penalty on perfons guilty of bribery or corruption, Mortgagors or mortgagees in poffeffion intitled to vote, ELECTORS, Of members of affembly, their qualifications, Their determination to be recorded and notice given, 323,326 328 Of fenators, their qualifications, Writs of error to be brought within five years, ibid. Appeals from final decrees in chancery to be made within five years, ibid. Writs of error in criminal cafes how to be obtained, ibid. Reverfioners may bring writs of error on judgments against tenant, 394 ESCAPE. Sheriffs and others liable for escapes, 408 What shall be deemed an escape, On efcape of debtor, plaintiff may have a new execution, Not to be allowed in any fuits, ESSOINS, 410 295 ESTATES, forfeited. For adhering to the enemies of this ftate, See commiffioners of forfeitures. Page 26, 27 Mode of convicting other offenders, 27, 28 43 44 139 Real eftates of inhabitants exchanged as prifoners of war, forfeited, Forfeitures and confifcations confirmed, Debts due from perfons whofe eftates are forfeited, how to be afcertain- ed and paid, Debts due to them how to be recovered and paid, Made devisable by will, ESTATES pur auter vie, Go to executors or administrators, if not devised, EXCEPTIONS. Bills of exceptions when and how to be taken, EXCHEQUER, Court when, where and by whom to be held, Clerk how and by whom to be appointed, 143 to 145 145, 146 387 ibid. 263 200 200, 201 ibid. Clerks of other courts to return eftreats into the exchequer, Sheriffs and other officers when to account, 202 202, 209 Suits to be profecuted by the clerk or attorney-general, Goods bound thereby from the delivery of the writ to the fheriff or other officer, 408 May be taken against the body or eftate of the debtor, Remedy for him who pays more than his fhare, where feveral are Remedy for purchafers upon execution, if evicted, Remedy where debtor dies in execution, EXECUTORS, Who have left this ftate, how to be proceeded against, 119 to 122 Where feveral have been appointed, and one or more have left this ftate, fuch as remain to execute the truft, Conveyances to them to be in joint-tenancy, No real estate of teftator affected by judgments against them, May bring actions for taking goods of their teftator, ibid. 409, 410 411 Liable to actions for goods taken by their teftator, Page 333 To be confidered as one perfon, and he to anfwer who first appears, ibid. 334 ibid. Where perfons shall be confidered as executors of their own wrong, 334, 335 Of guardians, bailiffs and receivers, liable to actions of account, 335 ibid. How to make inventories, ibid. Not to be cited to render an account otherwife than by an inventory, 368 385 When empowered to fell lands, thofe who prove the will may fell, 389,390 FATHE ATHER S, MAY by will or deed appoint guardians for their infant children, 390 FEES, Of the court of probates, For declarations and records in the courts of common pleas and mayors 240 courts, 309 FELONS, For alienation taken away, How and by whom to be pursued and arrested, To commit buggery with mankind or beaft, To carnally know and abuse any female child under ten years old, To ravifh a woman, To take away and ravifh or defile any woman by force, Their husbands to have adminitlration of their perfonal eftates, Cannot make wills of lands, To be received to defend their right on default of husband, FINES. See exchequer. On granting writs and procefs abolished, To be reafonable, and according to the offence, In certain actions remitted, FINES of LAND, To be levied only in the fupreme court, How to be levied, 377 377,378 Feme covert, if a party to be examined, and bring their fuit within five years, Conclude not only parties and privies, but all others, unless they enter Parties acknowledging them to appear in perfon, Cognizance thereof may be taken by dedimus poteftatem, Cognizance thereof may be taken by the chief juftice ex officio, 378 378,379 378 ibid. ibid. |