BILLS for discovery, &c. may be filed by owners, freighters, &c. of vessels in Su- BILLS OF BANKS how to be impressed, payment enforced [See Banks.] BILLIARDS, table for, no' to be kept by innholders game of, not to be allowed by innholders in their houses BIRTHS and DEAT IS to be recorded by town Clerk, at expense of town 86 499 467 ib. 87 474 parents, householders, master of vessel, alms house, &c. to give notice of, to ib. BLASPHEMY and profanity, punishment of 67 BOARDS, inspection of [See lumber.] BOATS and LIGHTERS for transporting stones, gravel, &c. how to be marked 537 607 penalty if unmarked, or fa sely marked ib. inspector of, to be appointed annually by Selectmen 608 to examine and mark anew, when necessary fees to be regulated by Selectmen having shell fish on board, without permit, liable to seizure BODIES POLITIC [See corporations, towns, &c] BOND required of trustees, when truber, &c. is sold for benefit of heirs commissioners of wrecks, and remedy thereon administration, form of to be given by executors to return inventory or pay debts probate to be examined and approved by Judge before being filed new may be required by Judge when sureties are insufficient of appeal filed in Prob. Court, with reasons, to stay further proceedings 184 185 185, 186 administration, manner and form of judgment 186 to be given by executors, administrators and guardians licensed to sell real by heirs, to prevent sale, on petition of exec'r, »dm'r, &c. by friends or guardians of minors, when licensed to sell, &c. in certain 190 by executor, administrator, &c. of persons dying out and leaving es- ib. - by creditors taking execution against defendant out of State, in certain cases 210 in cases of replevying a person replevying cattle and goods claimed by third person Sheriffs 267 254 269 207 281 321 322 sufficiency of, to be examined annually by Court of Sessions, on mo- ib. Coroners, to be approved by Court of Sessions 323 of Sheriff, or Coroner, may be sued by person aggrieved, and such person 324 suit on, to be in county where Sheriff, &c. dwell ib. to be given by gaoler when appointed by Governor during vacancy of Sheriff's of Sheriff to extend to breaches by gaoler or deputy Sheriff after death or re- copy, certified by Treasurer, legal proof, unless signature denied of Clerks of Courts and Registers of Probate, what shall be adjudged a for- 355 pickled and smoked fish pot and pearl ashes, and deputies hops, and deputies stone lime, and proceedings on, when sued BOND, of Clerks of Courts to be put in suit by direction of Judges, when, &c. of deputies of town Treasurer, when appointed by Collector of taxes after judgment on, scire facias or action of debt, or case to be sued for further damages required of inspectors of beef and pork and their deputies butter and lard, &c. 355 385 399 113 158 159 499 508, 509 512 518 521 532 534 542 610 611, 612 613 593 214 442 545 ib. 371 417 State Treasurer, condition and penalty of given to Treasurer of State, county, town, &c. may be prosecuted in name of BON-FIRES not to be kindled near houses, under penalty BOOTS, &c. manufacturer and stamping regulated stamping to be considered as warranty, and penalty for counterfeiting BOTTOMRY and respondentia [See insurance.] BOUNDARIES of towns to be run and renewed by Selectmen once in 5 years of highways, streets, &c. how settled in certain cases BOXES, to contain fish, for exportations [See fish.] BRADS [See nails.] BRANDING [See beef, &c. butter, fish, pot ashes, tobacco, &c.] BREACH of prisons or aiding, furnishing tools, punishment of [See guol, prison, &c.] BREAKING and entering buildings [See burglary and larceny.} BRIBERY and corruption, penalty for, in giving or receiving either party offending in such cases, may prosecute the other, without being BRIDGES franchise of, liable to be attached, taken on execution, &c. [See companies, attachment, &c. also highways.] BROOKS, &c. [See fences.] BUILDINGS, fences, &c. fronting on public grounds, where bounds are uncertain, to be considered the true bounds, if of 40 years standing in other cases sixty years necessary when demolished to stop fires, owner to be indemnified BURGLARY and other breaking and entering buildings, how punished when offender is armed with dangerous weapou, or makes an assault, or is when the offender is not armed and commits no assault accessaries to, before and after the fact entering dwelling or other houses with intent to commit felonies in night time certificate of inspection to be produced to Collector and sworn to, before clearance, by master of vessel 510 penalties for exporting without inspection ib. penalty for inspector delaying, neglecting, &c. not inspected, liable to seizure, in certain cases, on board vessel counterfeiting inspector's brand 511 BUTTER and HOGS LARD, penalty for shifting contents, after inspection breaches of, to be prosecuted before Justices of the Peace C 511 ib. 370 285 CALENDAR of prisoners to be kept by Sheriff, form and manner abstract or list of prisoners to be furnished at opening of Sup. Court, and Common Pleas, with calendar CALF SKINS, not to be exported if unmanufactured 357 ib. CARGOES of vessels, wilful destruction-to defraud underwriters, how punished 79 [See vessels.] CASKS, size and quality of [See inspection-beef, butter, nails, &c.] CATTLE, horses, sheep, &c. cruelty to, how punished impounded, may be replevied by owner, and how [See replevin.] 56, 57 295 horses, horse kind and neat, not to be impounded, if owner is unknown 455 452 neat, may go at large in any season, unless restricted by vote of town for market or barrelling, &c. contrary to law, pensity for buying if breaking where fence was legal, or it clandestinely turned in, may be im- 453 453 451, 456 455 455 508 291 CAUSES CIVIL, speedy decision of, provided for [See reference.] CERTIFICATE of Secretary or Treasurer of U. States or of any State may be ad- of Judge of Probate required before granting license to sell real estate of per- 74 189, 190 of Overseers of poor required before granting license, by Courts, to sell of intentions of marriage by town Clerk for Justice or Minister 276 326 of qualifications of school master and mistress required before employment 403 of inspection required before exportation [See beef, butter, fish, pot and pearl CHALLENGE to duel-punishment for giving or accepting acting as second, aiding, abetting, &c. punishment of, CHANCERY POWERS, granted to Supreme J. Court, as to trusts process, &c. necessary to carry such powers into effect of Supreme and Common Pleas Courts as to forfeitures of bonds, to enter CHARTERER of vessel, in certain cases to be considered owner CHEATING by false pretences, punishment of, CHEATS and gross frauds at common law, punishable in Supreme Court not named in will of father, to inherit as if intestate advances made to them to be considered, in dividing estate 503 199 294 53 ib. 213 158 ib. ib. 541 ib. ib. 83 78 ib. 120 121 175 178 CHILDREN, of lunatics, non compos, spendthrifts, &c. to have guardians [See wills, estates, probate, &c.] ble uses CIVIL LAW-rules of, adopted for computing degrees to regulate descents to administrator, to account for property of intestate not to be transported from place to place, without their consent may be determined at law, when rejected by commissioners rejected by commissioners, may be prosecuted at common law, on CLAPBOARDS, inspection of [See lumber,] dimensions regulated CLERK of the Judicial Courts to be appointed in each county, by Governor 99 129 121 168 186 90 91 69 to pay over to county Treasurer in thirty days after rising of Courts, money 321 may be appointed pro. tem. by Courts in certain cases ib. to return to State Treasurer within fifty days after Courts' rising, certificates 326 to return like certificates to Secretary's office 327 when receiving costs in civil actions in favor of State, to pay it over to coun- 338 duty as to executions against principal in suits where bail bond is taken and to keep and certify notarial records, after decease of Notary-make copies 340 355 341 estate of, liable to make up deficiency in records 355 CLERK of Sessions to transmit copy of county estimates for taxes, &c. and coun- ty Treasurer's account therewith to Secretary of State, annually 334 CLERK of Supreme Judicial Court to take charge and certify copies of records of deeds, in certain cases of vacancy of Register 336 CLERK of towns, [See Towns.] of parishes, [See Parish.] of market, [See Market.] Quaker meetings to make return of marriages to town Clerk proprietors, &c. [See Proprietors.] CLERKS in State Treasurer's office, guilty of fraud, &c. how punished 278 595 their compensation agreed upon COHABITATION, &c. after divorce a vinculo, punishment of COLLECTORS OF TAXES, may be chosen by towns instead of Constables, and to have warrant from Selectmen or Assessors dying before completing, Assessors to appoint one to finish collection 280 384 ib. ib. to give bond, be sworn, form of oath 385 may distrain and sell at auction goods of delinquents in taxes 386 to give notice before sale, and restore overplus to owner ib. may arrest body for taxes if not paid in 12 days after demand, and in certain ib. may demand whole amount of tax in certain cases, although payable by in. ib. superceded, may perfect collections of taxes in their hands 387 ib. COLLECTORS may sue for taxes after removal, death, or if female marry how to proceed in collecting taxes on unimproved lands of non residents, or how to proceed in collecting taxes on real estate of persons living in the State, to notify attorney, if any, of non residents, before advertising for sale COLLECTORS OF TAXES if taken in execution, to deliver Assessors copy of all assessments unsettled in their hands proceedings in case of their refusal to deliver liable to pay taxes, of delinquent committed by them, if not committed to exhibit to Selectmen, every two months account of their collections, for- when about to remove, before time of payment, mode of settlement with, another to be chosen to finish collection becoming non compos, incapable, &c. Assessors may appoint substitute having overpaid Assessors, to be refunded appointed to finish, &c. entitled to such lists when delinquent, State Treas'r may issue warrant of distress against liable to towns for default in case of death their accounts unfinished to be adjusted with Assessors, by when deficient, negligent, &c. warrants may be issued against by Treasurer warrants or executions against-mode of levying upon real estate of [See Constables] COLLEGES, duties of instructors in certain cases discipline of, further regulated undergraduates of, not to be credited by retailers, &c. unless COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION, what shall be so deemed, against executor or administrator what to avoid limitation ↑ COMMISSIONER OF TREASURY, to be appointed by Governor, &c. when COMMISSIONERS OF INSOLVENCY, to be appointed by Judge of Probate may examine creditors under oath, as to their claims form of oath to be administered in such cases and how violation thereof to be punished as perjury compensation of, by Judge of Probate [See Probate Estates Insolvent, &c.] of wrecks to be appointed in counties, by Governor, &c. and to give bond to publish statement of facts respecting wrecks, forthwith may sell in part for payment of duties, and in certain cases the whole at auction ib. to be prosecuted by Attorney General, if delinquent to superintend felling of trees, &c. when authorized by Supreme Court, [See Timber, &c.] COMMISSIONS OF JUSTICES expiring, provision for such cases COMMITTEES to lay out highways, appointed by Court of Sessions, powers, du- 407 may be agreed upon, in certain cases to estimate damage in laying out roads ib. viewing to be appointed by Legislature before granting turnpike corporations 477 to be appointed by Judge of Probate to appraise income of real estate in cer- 168 -- by Courts to make partition of real estate See partition] 172, 115 |