Public Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

INDEX.

193

230

ABATEMENT, of writz, &c. for want of the defendant's addition,

123
for not leaving the copy of an attachment, &c. .

143
action not to abate by the death of the plaintiff, &c.

128
ACCESSARIES, before the fact, how punished,

344
after the fact

345
ACCOUNT, to be annexed to the declaration in actions on book account, 125, 143
and to defendant's plea

125
balance of, may be sued for before a justice of the peace

143
action of, by joint tenants, &c.
appeal in

194
proceedings in, before auditors

ib.
action of, by an executor a residuary legatee again is co-executor 220
by a residuary legatee against an executor

ib.
by administrators against each other
settlement of executor's, &c. account, with the court of probate,
&c. to be final ,

234
money of .

319
ACTION, transitory, where to be commenced .

114
when to be entered

. . 123, 129
in special court, where to be brought, &c.

117
of debt, defendant may bring money into court

124
of trespass, defendant may plead tender of amends ..

ib.
on judgment, &c. defendant may plead payment, &c.
on bond, &c. court may assess damages according to equity

125
on bond, plaintiff may assign several breaches, &c.

126
relating to the realty, a view may be had

ib.
against partners, &c. .
not to abate by the death of the plaintiff, &c.
of account .

193, 220, 230
of ejectment, on mortgages, &c.

209, 233
against heirs, &c.

. 236, 237
against administrator, &c. when and how to be brought 238, 239
of dower
against executors, &c. of insolvent estates, not to be sustained pend-

ing the commission, except, &c.
against guardians .

246, 247, 248
personal, limitation of . .

364
against owner of cattle damage feasant . .

394
on promisory notes, how prosecuted, &c.

355
ACTS, of the general assembly, how to be passed

88
to be kept and recorded by the secretary
to be printed, and how distributed

89
ADDITION, of the defendant to be given in writs, &c. .

123
ADDRESS, from president Washington.

189

244

213

229

230

ADMINISTRATOR, may join in review with a surviving defendant 134
may review alone .

134, 135
may be removed by the court of probate .

. 213, 220
with the will annexed, may be appointed

. 213
power and duty of

214, 221
may be required to give additional security on his administration
bond .

.
feme sole, joint administratrix marrying, her power to cease 220
feme sole, administratrix marrying, not to make her husband ad-
ministrator

220, 221
who may be appointed

221, 227, 228
to exhibit an inventory

227
to give bond

228
how to account for the inventory
may have an action of account against his co-administrator
husband to be appointed, to his wife's estate

ib.
of the estate of absent persons to be appointed .
may prosecute the suits of his intestate .
judgment against, how to be entered in such case
writs against, how to be issued
not to be holden to bail, &c. unless on suggestion of waste
remedy against, on suggestion of waste .
actions against, when to be brought . . .
may bring actions of trespass, &c. .
de bonis non, may sue out writs of scire facias, &c.
may bring actions for mortgaged estates
recovering possession, to be seized to the use of the heir, &c.
may sell the same, in case
may discharge mortgages
in the settlement of the accounts of, allowance to be made for the

family of the deceased .
to be allowed compensation for his services, &c.
may be compelled to pay interest on settlement of his accounts
settlement of the accounts of, by the court of probate, to be final ib.
may sell real estate by order of the supreme judicial court 235
shall give notice of sale .
notice how perpetuated .

240
shall give bond before sale to account, &c.

235, 236
proceedings on bond of, when and how sued, &c.

237, 238
shall settle the estate within three years
when claims against the intestate shall be considered as due
shall exhibit his accounts annually, &c.

240
penalty for neglect

241
of the estate of person dying without known heir, &c.
of insolvent estate, not to be sued pending the commission

244
ADULTERY, how punished

347
ADVANCEMENT, what to be considered as .

226
AMENDMENT, of defects in form

128
ANSWER, in court of common pleas, when to be filed

may be permitted by the court on the first or second day of the term ib.
when may be filed, if real estate be attached, &c.

156, 157
at special court, when to be filed

. 116
APPEAL from the court of common please

115.
terms of

115, 133

119

119, 129

207

APPEAL, from the court of sessions

terms of
to the sessions, to be final

120
may not be by the State

119
from a justices' court in criminal cases

119, 120
terms of .

· 119, 120, 149
from a justices' court in civil cases

145
terms of

. ib.
reasons of, when to be filed

119, 129
when appellant shall file copy of the case

ib. ib.
court may permit reasons of, to be filed on the first or second day of
the term

. . 129
upon appeal, parties may have benefit of further evidence 115, 119, 120
by one party, cause how to be tried .

129
neglected to be entered, appellee may file complaint 129, 194, 213
from judgment on note, &c. defendant to pay double costs, &c. 133
may be from the court of common pleas in actions of trespass
commenced at a justices' court .

144
from a judgment to account

194
not allowed in cases of forcible entry, &c.

198
on appeal, appellant to pay $5 before verdict .

140
from a judgment for partition, when to be made
from a court of probate

, 193, 212, 222, 226
terms of

212
from a court of probate, when to be tried

213
decree of probate suspended by

. 214
from an order of town-council relative to charitable uses .
ncil relative to charitane.

253
from an order of removal by a town-council

276
terms of
may be by Narragansett indians

279
from an order of bastardy

. - 282, 285
from an order for laying out highways, &c. .

288
from an order under the slave act

444
from a sentence under the act authorizing a commitment to the
work-house, Providence

464
from a judgment relative to fire-engines

449
from a conviction for laboring, &c. Sundays

414
APPRENTICES, minors may be bounden out, &c.

249
for what term, &c.
to be protected from ill-usage
may be discharged by the court of sessions

250, 251
absconding, how to be apprehended

250
discharged by the death of the master
poor children may be apprenticed, &c. .

274, 443
ARSON, how punished

339
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, how punished
with intent to commit murder, &c. how

350
ASSESSORS OF TAXES, refusing to serve, forfeiture

259
not obliged to serve oftener than once in seven years
towns neglecting to choose, penalty

260
to notify the inhabitants to exhibit lists, &c.

310
to deliver tax-bill to town-clerk
fees of .

318
when to be chosen

ib.
how to make lists of rateable estates, &c.

312

250

251

350

109

ASSETS, wearing apparel, not to be,

229
emblements when to be

ib.
estates mortgaged to be
ASYLUM, Newport, act relating to

453
ATTACHMENT, discharged on granting a new trial in case

110
may be on a justice's writ

143
articles exempt from

156
of real estate, when and how to be made
first, to be first satisfied

157, 237
time of, to be entered on writ, &c. .

157
FOREIGN, (see foreign attachment.)
ATTORNIES, fees of .

171, 172
not allowed taxable fee at justices' court

145
to pay a tas upon their admission

427
rules for admission of, &c. may be prescribed by the supreme ju-

dicial court
ATTORNEY GENERAL, how elected

94
duty of

299
fees of .

165
AUCTION, sales at .

403
Newport, Providence and Bristol, may regulate

404
AUCTIONEERS, to be appointed by the several towns
to give bond, and be sworn

ib.
duties of

ib.
to read conditions of sale .
fees of .

404
may be appointed by the town-councils in case

ib.
penalty for assuming office of
bonds of, how to be sued, &c.
goods sold by, liable to duty
to render accounts on oath to the general treasurer, &c.

405
penalty for neglect in accounting, &c.

406
for swearing falsely

ib.
AUDITORS, (see account.]

et to

BAIL, discharged on granting new trial in case

110
to be taken on writs of review

135
how holden, on justice's writs

143
persons arrested, to be let to

173
how to be taken

145, ib.
may render the principal in discharge

173, 174
may commit bim
remedy against .
entitled to action against the principal

175
limitation of action against .
upon surrender by, when creditor shall take the principal in exe-

cution
the supreme judicial court may admit to, &c. 181, 182, 345, 354
executors, &c. not holden to, unless, &c.

231
prisoners committed for a capital crime, &c. to be admitted to, in case 354
BANKS to make annual returns
committee may inspect the books of

ib.

BANKS, debts due from, not to exceed the capital paid in

penalty for issuing an excess
directors of, dissenting, not liable
not to issue certain notes, payable out of the State ,
not to issue less than one dollar bills .
directors of, &c. may be indicted for fraud .
refusing to pay over deposits, &c. penalty
having bills in circulation exceeding the capital, penalty
debts due to, how recovered
debts due from, how recovered
what defence may be pleaded by the president, &c.
president of, may have remedy over against directors
neglecting to pay their bills, charter forfeited
names of directors to be published

435
certain acts relative to, repealed

ib.
ninth section of the act limited
BANK STOCK, may be taken by foreign attachment

163
may be taken by execution

164
See foreign attachment.)
BARRATRY, how punished

346
BARRINGTON, incorporated
BASTARDY, proceedings in cases of

280
overseers to make complaint

281
woman to be examined

280, ib.
form of order

.
.
.

. 283, 285
appeal granted ,

282, ib.
indemnity to be accepted by the overseers
no colored woman to charge a white man, &c.

286
BASTARD CHILD, concealing the death of, how punished
BEEF AND PORK, to be inspected