Fees for a jury employed in laying out highways, The sheriff attending on said jury, per day, Brander and Recorder of Horses Fees. Goaler's Fees. For commitment of a prisoner, For discharge of a prisoner, For dieting of a prisoner, per week, County Surveyor's Fees. For himself and horse, per day, besides expenses, Sheriff's and Constable's assistant's Fees. For each man that attends the sheriff or constable, per day, AN ACT regulating and stating the Fines and Premiums in the several laws of this State. Whereas, the fines and premiums, or rewards, in the several laws of of this State, have been formerly stated in Continental currency, which has so far depreciated, that it does not answer the intent of the law. And it is also found, that in some instances the fines and rewards, as formerly stated, were not adequate to the purpose intended. Therefore, Be it enacted, &c. that the several fines and rewards, in the laws of this State, be, and they are hereby, stated as follows, viz:— In the act regulating marriages, fine, In the act directing listers in their office and duty, fine, In the act for forming and regulating the militia, fine for Fine for a soldier refusing to muster, £ s. d. 20 0 0 10 0 ༠༠ per 060 50 0 0 Officers disobeying orders from the commander in chief, Non-commissioned officers neglecting to attend, fine, 090 In the act for the due observation and keeping the first day of the week as the Sabbath, &c. penalty for working, 1 0 Penalty for rude behavior, For travelling on said day, For walking abroad, &c. For keeping the outside of the meeting-house, &c. In the act for reglating mills and millers, fine for taking In the act to encourage the destroying of wolves and panthers, fine for taking out of pit or trap, In the act for the punishment of theft, penalty, In the act for regulating the election of governor, deputy governor, council, &c. constable's fine, For illegal voting, fine, In the act directing town clerks in their office and duty, penalty for neglect, 990006 121000 0 0 60 060 0 In the act for laying out and altering highways, fine for neglect, 1 0 0 In the act for making and repairing public highways, fine for refusing or neglecting, 0 3 6 In the act for the appointment and regulating attornies, penalty on transgressors, In the act for the punishment of drunkenness, fine, In the act directing constables in their office and duty, For refusing assistance, fine, For contemptuously refusing, fine, For constables and other persons refusing to prosecute hue-and-cries, fine, An act for authenticating deeds and conveyances, fine for town clerk's neglect, 5 0 0 An act for the punishing trespasses in divers cases, &c. for cutting, selling, &c. fine, 0 10 0 For leaving down bars, &c. fine, 0 10 0 In the act concerning sudden and untimely deaths, juror neglecting, fine In the act for the preservation of deer, fine for trans In the act for the settlement of testate and intestate estates, for executor's neglect, fine, gressing, 4 0 0 In the act for preventing and punishing riots and rioters, fine, In the act for appointing of sheriffs, &c. officer's refusal, &c. fine, Wages for sentinel, For obstructing, &c. fine, 030 15 0 0 In the act regulating juries and jurors, fine for default, 1 10 0 In the act concerning delinquents, fine, 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 In the act to prevent unseasonable night-walking, &c. fine, 0 10 0 In the act against barratry and common barrators, fine, 20 0 0 In the act against gaming, fine for tavern-keepers, For persons convicted of gaming, fine, In the act for ascertaining town brands, &c. for branding at any other place than the town pound, fine, For branders refusing to brand, fine, For counterfeiting a brand, fine, In the act for the marking cattle, swine, &c. fine, 2 0 0 0 10 0 110 0 0 6 In the act to prevent encroachments on highways, &c. fine, 3 serve, Fine for neglect, Fine for not presenting, For neglecting to choose grand-jurors, fine, In the act for the punishment of lying, fine, In the act for licencing and regulating houses of public entertainment, &c. first fine, Fine for not getting sureties, Fine for selling liquors without licence, In the act against breaking the peace, fine for abusing In the act for the punishment of perjury, fine, In the act for providing and maintaining pounds, &c. fine on select-men for neglect, Fine for neglect to redeem out of pound, For rescuing out of pound, In the act to prevent the selling or transporting raw or un- In the act relating to witnesses, &c. fine, &c. 30200 10 In the act to prevent persons from exercising authority, unless lawfully authorised by this State, fine, In the act to encourage the destroying of wolves and panthers, bounty for each wolf or panther, For each whelp that sucks, In the act against counterfeiting bills of public credit, coins, &c. the reward, AN ACT to prevent the trial of the Titles of Lands. Whereas, there is such a variety of interfering claims or titles to land, within this State, it is judged necessary to prevent trials of the titles of lands for the present. Therefore, Be it enacted, &c. that no court or justice shall take cognizance of any matter in which the title of land is concerned. Provided, that the foregoing paragraph shall not be construed to exclude a trial concerning Wilmington and Draper. AN ACT directing in what money Judgments of Court shall be given within this State. Whereas, it is highly necessary and convenient, that all judgments for money, should be in that currency which is most permanent, and least subject to change. Therefore, Be it enacted, &c. that all judgments given by any court, or justice of the peace in this State, for any sum of money, on any account whatsoever, shall be for gold or silver; and at the same time the said court or justice shall make a rule at what rate the bills of credit, made a tender in this State, shall be received in satisfaction thereof, having special regard to the act which makes said bills a lawful tender; and all executions to issue accordingly, including therein the said rule. Provided nevertheless, the said court or justice, when the said judgment remains unsatisfied until the said bills materially alter in value, may, on proper application, alter said rule, as justice shall require. AN ACT directing what fence shall be deemed lawful. Be it enacted, &c. that no fence or fences within this State, shall be deemed lawful, unless it be four feet and an half high, well built with logs, rails, stones, or boards, or other fence equivalent. AN ACT for the better regulating processes in actions of Trover and Conversion. Whereas, many times, it so happens, in cases of trover and conversion, that the property is transferred through a number of persons hands, before the other claimant makes suit in law after it. And whereas, the claimant generally takes the person who has the property in possession: and whereas, there has not yet been made any law for the defendant to cite the first supposed trespasser to answer the suit, which makes him obliged to sue his voucher, and so to the first trespasser; by which means great cost is needlessly made. Which to prevent in future, Be it enacted, &c. that when any person or persons shall be prosecuted in any action of trover, the defendant shall cite the person who first purchased the property in dispute, if he may be found in this State, by a notification from an assistant or justice of the peace; and such citation or notification being served by a proper officer, and returned to the court, such person, cited as above, shall be holden to trial, as though he had been first summoned to appear at said court, and answer to such action; any law, custom, or usage, to the contrary notwithstanding. AN ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act directing and regulating the serving and levying Executions."* Whereas, the paper currency has, for many years past, been in a fluctuating situation, and still remains so unsettled, that it is difficult for the Legislature to fix the same on a sure basis. And whereas the gold and silver currency is so scarce that it may render it very difficult for the people to discharge their debts, without disposing of the necessaries of life, and thereby disable them from doing their proportion in the present war: therefore, Be it enacted, &c. that, in future, the person of any debtor, or his personal estate, shall not be subject to be taken, or holden, by execution, to satisfy any debt; provided the debtor tender to the officer lands sufficient to answer the debt; which shall be appraised as the law in that case directs. Provided always, that no creditor shall be obliged to take lands to satisfy such execution, unless such debt shall amount to more than five pounds. AN ACT appointing and impowering Commissioners to sell and dispose of forfeited Estates, and the better regulating the same. Be it enacted, &c. that there shall be appointed twelve persons, commissioners in this State, to wit, in the county of Cumberland, in the half shire of Cumberland, three; in the half shire of Gloucester, three; in the county of Bennington, in the half shire of Bennington, three; in the half shire of Rutland, three; whose duty it shall be, upon the State's attorney's certifying to them the condemnation of any estate by the re spective county courts, to set up a public notification in some public place, describing the land, and article for sale, at least ten days: and shall then proceed to sell the same to the highest purchaser, giving absolute deeds of warranty, in behalf of the freemen of this State. *Repealed, April 7, 1781. |