t

in the commission, how sup-
plied 44. Act for protection of
Chesapeake bay, amended 161
Tax on seamen and marines,
for a hospital 161. Wages of
seamen how paid 161. Land
bounty to officers, seamen, and
marines 162. Their fitness to
be enquired into 162,

CHESTERFIELD.
Proceedings of the court of Ches-
terfield, had in a house contig-
uous to the court house, lately
burnt by the enemy, confirmed
154. Court day of Chesterfield
county altered 431.

CHURCH

See Protestant Episcopal Church.
Protestant episcopal church in-
corporated 532. Various reg-
ulations 532, 537.

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CITIZENS.

Presley Thornton, Philip Tur-
pin, and John Wormeley ad-
mitted citizens, on taking the
oath of allegiance, but John
Wormeley ineligible to any of
- fice of trust or profit for four
years 316. Who shall be deem-
ed citizens of this common-
wealth 323. Citizenship how
acquired 323. When they may
hold offices 323. Exception
as to those holding place or
pension ander foreign prince
or potentate 323. How a citi-
zen may expatriate himself323
Description of persons prohib-
ited from migrating into this
commonwealth, or becoming
citizens 324. Refugees prohib-
ited 325. All other former res-
idents allowed to return, but
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XI.

not to vote in elections, or hold
"offices 325. Not to contravene
treaty of peace 325. Protec-
-tion to all, not prohibited com-
ing on lawful business 825.
CLARKE, GEO. ROGERS
Reservation of land, in north-
western territory, for general
George Rogers Clarke, his of-
ficers and men 327. Lands
how apportioned, surveyed,
and patented 335. Town of
Clarkesville established with
in the grant 336.

CLARKESVILLE...
Town of Clarkesville, in north

western territory, laid off 336.
Lots to be sold for the benefit
of the inhabitants 336. Subject
to the condition of building
337. And sold again if forfeit-

ed 337.

CLEARANCE.
Of vessels, what shall be done
previous to 261. Naval offi-
cers to keep a book of entries
and clearances 261.
CLERKS.
Entries for land may be made
with clerks of court, where no
surveyor 160.
When fees of
clerks of superior courts to be
delivered to sheriffs 163.-
When to be collected 163.
When accounted for 163.
Commissions for collection
163: Remedy against sheriffs
163: How tobacco due for
clerks' fees shall be paid 237:
When distrained for 238:-
When sheriffs to account 239:
Clerk's tobacco fees may
be
paid in money at one penny

· COMMISSIONS
Allowed inspectors, for collect-
ing duties on tobacco export-
ed 96: To sheriffs for fees of
clerks of superior courts 163.

COMMODITIES.
Further time allowed to pay tax-
es, in certain enumerated com-
modities 10: Deer skins to be
received for taxes 66: New
places to receive articles 66:
Tobacco, heinp, flour & deer
skins, receivable in taxes 118,
128: How received 118, 128.
Aet allowing commodities to
be received in taxes repealed
289: Revived 299.

COMMUTABLES.
Tobacco, hemp, flour and deer-
skins, declared commutable
articles, and receivable in tax-.
es 118, Act allowing
commutables for taxes repeal-
ed 289. Revived 299.

128.

COMMUTATION.
Commutation of five years full
pay, for half pay for life, res
alutions of congress concern-
ing 557,

COMPANIES.
Recital of act of May 1779 (vol.
10, pa. 42, 47) in favour of
settlers on lands surveyed for
sundry companies 149. For-
mer act declaring forfeiture of
land on non-payment repealed
149. Further time allowed to
pay their money 150. For-
feiture on non-payment 150.
Purchasers entitled to the be-
nefit of the act for tendering
lands and slaves on executions
180. How grants obtained,

where they claim also under
certificates from commission-
ers 347. Must pay principal
and interest 347. Land may
be distrained for arrears of
purchase money,but forfeitures
to cease 348.

CONFEDERATION.
Delegates in congress, from this
state, authorized to subscribe
and ratify an amendment to
the 8th article of the confede-
ration, by declaring that the
contribution's of the states, to
the general treasury, shall be
in the proportions of their free
white population and three
fiifths of their slaves, instead
of the value of their lands and
improvements 401.

No future confiscations to be
CONFISCATIONS.

made 446.

CONGRESS.
Limitation to three years service
of delegates to congress re-
pealed 31. Future provision
for delegates 32. Act to ena-
ble congress to lay a duty on
goods and prizes repealed 171
Delegates to congress ineligi-
ble to either house of assembly
249. Congress authorized to
procure ten acres of land for
the purpose of erecting a mag-
azine 288. Congress empow-
ered to prohibit importations
from the West Indies, in Brit-
ish vessels, &c. 313. Delegates
in congress authorized to con-
vey to the United States, the
north-western territory 326.
Conditions and reservations

Citizens of this state, committing

county shaving been burnt,
proceedings of subsequent
court legalized 275. Any
court, whose court house is
burnt, may sit elsewhere 275."
DABNEY, COLONEL
Continental army may be re-
cruited by enlistments from
col. Dabney's legion 170. Ex-7
secutive may order legion to
defence of western frontiers, or
on board armed vessels, if wil-
ling to serve 170. If legion re-
duced, horses to be sold 170.
DAMAGES
Power of court to remit interest
and damages against sheriffs,
for taxes 117. Executive may
remit damages against sheriffs
* for non-payment of taxes 463
DEBTS
Due the United States recovera-
ble on motion 32. British
debts not recoverable, tho' as-
signed, renewed or altered 76,
176. Acts revived and con-
tinued 349:

DECREES

how apprehended and surren
dered 471. Crimes commit-
ted within the territory of any
Christian nation, or Indian
tribe, in amity with United
States how punishable 471.
When offenders may be bound
to the good behaviour 472.

CRIMINALS.

Governor and council may re-
Imit forfeited estates of crimin-
als to the wife and children509

CUMBERLAND.
Court house of Cumberland

DEEDS

valid 294: General court may
Proof of deeds within what time
receive probat of deeds at any
term 295: Memorials of deeds,
to be transmitted by clerks of
county courts, in Kentucky to
district court, and by clerks of
other county courts to general
court, and recorded 295. 466.
Fees 295, 466: Act extending
time for proof of deeds repeal
ed 840: General court may
receive proof of deeds at June