INDEX. A ABATEMENT, of writs, &c. for want of the defendant's addition, 123 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 an executor a residuary legatee against his co-executor 220 by a residuary legatee against an executor ib.. by administrators against each other 230 settlement of executor's, &c. account, with the court of probate, on judgment, &c. defendant may plead payment, &c. ib. on bond, &c. court may assess damages according to equity 125 on bond, plaintiff may assign several breaches, &c. 126 ib. against administrator, &c. when and how to be brought of dower against executors, &c. of insolvent estates, not to be sustained pend- ing the commission, except, &c. personal, limitation of 209, 233 236, 237 238, 239 189 244 246, 247, 248 364 394 on promisory notes, how prosecuted, &c. ACTS, of the general assembly, how to be passed to be kept and recorded by the secretary ADDITION, of the defendant to be given in writs, &c. 355 88 ib. 89 123 46 ADMINISTRATOR, may join in review with a surviving defendant may review alone may be removed by the court of probate with the will annexed, may be appointed power and duty of may be required to give additional security on his administration feme sole, joint administratrix marrying, her power to cease who may be appointed 134 134, 135 213 214, 221 213 220 220, 221 221, 227, 228 to exhibit an inventory to give bond 227 228 how to account for the inventory may have an action of account against his co-administrator not to be holden to bail, &c. unless on suggestion of waste ib. ib. ib. recovering possession, to be seized to the use of the heir, &c. ib. 233 ib. may sell the same, in case ib. may discharge mortgages 234 in the settlement of the accounts of, allowance to be made for the ib. to be allowed compensation for his services, &c. may be compelled to pay interest on settlement of his accounts when claims against the intestate shall be considered as due of insolvent estate, not to be sued pending the commission ANSWER, in court of common pleas, when to be filed 114 may be permitted by the court on the first or second day of the term 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 neglected to be entered, appellee may file complaint from a judgment to account not allowed in cases of forcible entry, &c. on appeal, appellant to pay $5 before verdict ib. 120 119 119, 120 119, 120, 149 145 ib. 119, 129 129 129, 194, 213 133 144 from a judgment for partition, when to be made 207 193, 212, 222, 226 from an order of town-council relative to charitable uses from a sentence under the act authorizing a commitment to the ASSETS, wearing apparel, not to be, emblements when to be estates mortgaged to be ASYLUM, Newport, act relating to ATTACHMENT, discharged on granting a new trial in case may be on a justice's writ articles exempt from 109 94 299 165 403 404 403 ib. ib. to pay a tax upon their admission dicial court duty of fees of rules for admission of, &c. may be prescribed by the supreme ju- ATTORNEY GENERAL, how elected AUCTION, sales at Newport, Providence and Bristol, may regulate AUCTIONEERS, to be appointed by the several towns to give bond, and be sworn duties of to read conditions of sale ib. to render accounts on oath to the general treasurer, &c. 405 406 ib. upon surrender by, when creditor shall take the principal in exe- cution ib. the supreme judicial court may admit to, &c. 181, 182, 345, 354 231 executors, &c. not holden to, unless, &c. 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 430 ib. BANKS, debts due from, not to exceed the capital paid in not to issue certain notes, payable out of the State directors of, &c. may be indicted for fraud ninth section of the act limited BANK STOCK, may be taken by foreign attachment may be taken by execution [See foreign attachment.] BARRATRY, how punished BARRINGTON, incorporated BASTARDY, proceedings in cases of overseers to make complaint woman to be examined form of order appeal granted indemnity to be accepted by the overseers no colored woman to charge a white man, &c. BASTARD CHILD, concealing the death of, how punished BEEF AND PORK, to be inspected inspector-general of, to be appointed to give bond and be sworn 430 431 ib. ib. ib. 432 ib. ib. 433 434 ib. ib. 435 ib. 436 163 164 346 82 280 281 280, ib. 283, 285 282, ib. ib. 286 349 378 ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. 379 ib. 380 ib. ib. ib. 381 382 ib. ib. 383 ib. 384 ib. 385 381 ib. certificate of inspection to be produced to collector upon clearing |