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MARRIAGE.

Courts on western waters may
license laymen to marry 281.
Parties to produce a license or
certificate of publication of
banns 281. How publication
of banns shall be made 281.-
Fees 281. Former marriages
confirmed 282. Proviso to re-
strain incest and polygamy
282. Marriages how celebra-
ted 503. By any ordained
minister 503.
To produce
credentials 503. Testimonials
503. Not to be granted to i-
Min-
tinerant ministers 504.
isters ejected 504. Quakers
and menonists how they may
marry 504. Former marria-
ges declared valid 504.
to permit marriages within
prohibited degrees 504. Fees
505. Register of marriages
how to be preserved 505. Pen-
alty for neglect 505.

Not

MARSHES.
So much of act for establishing
land office, as gives proprie-
tors of high lands to which
marshes &c. contiguous a pre-
emption therein for one year
only repealed 372. All en-
tries for such declared void
372. Pre-emptions extended

372.

MARTINSBURG.
Titles to lots in the town of Mar-
tinsburg, conveyed by Adam

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MENONISTS.

How quakers and menonists ex-
empted from personal service
in the war 18. If drafted, not
compelled to perform duty;
but a substitute provided at his
expense; if unable to pay, the
price to be levied on the whole
society 175. Exempted from
penalties for non-juring 252.
-Their purchases confirmed
253. How they may marry
504.

MIGRATION.
Description of persons prohibited
from migrating into or becom-
ing citizens of this common-
wealth 325.

MILITIA.

Stephen the original proprie-Artificers employed at iron works

tor, as valid as if conveyed by
the trustees 374.

MATTAPONY.
Proprietors of lands on Matta-

exempted from militia duty 21.
Pay of militia called into ser-
vice, regulated 75. Professors
and students in Liberty Hall
academy, and all other semi-

maries and public schools, ex-
empted from militia duty 166.
Cavalry in militia, how orga-
nized and armed 173. Offi-
cers of cavalry, how appoint
ed 173. Cavalry, how train-
ed 173. Exempted from duty
in main body of militia 173-
Horses, &c. if lost, paid for by
public 173. Militia in coun-
ties most exposed, and in Wil-
liamsburg and Norfolk, how
armed 174. Arms, how dis-
posed of 174. Fines for de-
linquencies 174. Fines for
failing to return arms 174.-
Quakers or menonists drafted,
not compelled to perform du-
ty, but a substitute provided
at his expense; if unable to
pay, the price to be levied on
the whole society 175. Delin-
quents of militia, condemned
for not serving in continental
army, to serve in next requi-
sition of militia 175. On serv-
ing, exempted from penalties
of desertion; otherwise declar-
ed regular soldiers to serve on
board armed vessels 175.--
Pay of militia called in service
the same as continentals 181.
Branch pilots exempted from
militia duty 189. Staff offi-
cers of the militia, to receive
warrants for their services 193
Inspectors of tobacco exempt-
ed from militia duty 246.
Who shall be enrolled in the
militia 476. Who exempted
477. Organization 477. Ŏath
of officers 477. Musters 477.
Notice of musters 478. Offi-
cers and soldiers, how armed

and accoutred 478. Ammu-
nition 479. Poor soldiers,
how armed 479. Penalty for
selling or concealing 479.-
Arms, how stamped 480. De-
linquencies, how noted 480.-
Returns 480. Company and
regimental returns 481. Field
officers to be appointed by ex-
ecutive 481. Captains and
subalterns to be recommended
by a board of officers and ma-
gistrates 481. Executive may
reject recommendations 482.
Rank, how determined 482.
Vacancies, how supplied 482.
Light companies 483. Steu-
ben's discipline adopted 484.
Time allowed to procure arms
485. Disobedience and mis-
behaviour 485. Colors, drums
and fifes, how procured 485.
On invasions or insurrections,
how militia called out 485.-
Quartermasters, commissaries
and other staff 486. Orders,
to whom sent 486. Officers to
command 486. Camp equi-
page 486. Impressments 486.
Field officers 487. General
officer and staff 487. Sudden
invasion or insurrection 487.
Articles of war 487. Courts
martial 487. Pay and rations
487. Ration, of what to con-
sist 488. Patroles, how ap-

pointed 489. Their duty and
compensation 489. Arrest of
officers 490. Courts martial
for trial of 490. Courts of en-
quiry, how constituted 490.
Their powers and duty 491.
Fines for delinquencies 491.
Arms exempted from execu-

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abled 493. Militia in Wil-Judgments on duty bonds recov-

liamsburg and Norfolk 494.

MINISTERS.

Any ordained minister may cel-
ebrate rites of matrimony 503
Must produce credentials 503.
Testimonial, form of 503.

MONONGALIA.

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See Duties.

Courthouse of Monongalia, hav-Naval officers to be collectors of

ing fallen into the state of
Pennsylvania, by the exten-
sion of Mason's and Dixon's
line, the court to be held at
the house of Zachwell Mor-
gan 255. Proceedings of court
at places other than the court-
house, confirmed 255. Justi-
ces of Monongalia authorised
to fix on a place for holding
courts, and purchase land
whereon to erect public build-
ings 256. Separate elections
authorised 317. Monongalia
county divided, and Harrison
formed 366.

MONTGOMERY.
Court day of, altered 315.

MOOREFIELD.
Further time allowed purchasers
of lots, to build thereon 26.

MOORE, LEVI
Pardoned, on condition of serv-
ing as a soldier during the
war 129.

MORRIS'S NOTES
Receivable in taxes 68.

MORTGAGE.
Property on land, liable to dis-

duties 182. Naval districts
established 258. How naval
officers to be appointed 258.
Where office to be kept, or
forfeited 258. To give bond
and be sworn 258. The oath
259. Vacancies, how suppli-
ed 259. Permits 259. Rules
for observing embargoes 259.
Oath to be taken by masters
of vessels at clearing 259.-
Certificates as to ballast 259.
Bond, on granting permit 260
Fees 260. Penalty for over-
charging or conniving at a
false entry 260. Table of fees
to be set up, in different lan-
What shall be
guages 260.
done previous to clearing a
vessel 261. Penalty on naval
officer 261. His power to
seize goods on board not in-
spected or branded 261. Form
of register 261. Fees of regis-
ter 261. Books to be kept of
entries and clearances 261.-
Regulations for unlading bal-
last 262. Penalty, for unla-
ding ballast without a ballast

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Officers of the navy, sailors and
marines, entitled to same e-
moluments as those in land
service 85. They and their
representatives entitled to the
same land bounty and other
emoluments, as officers and
soldiers in Virginia line on
continental establishment 162.
Auditors to issue warrants for
half pay, to officers of state
line and navy 265.

NELSON.
Nelson county formed from Jef-
ferson 469. Boundaries 469:
Court days 469.

NON-JURORS.
Quakers and menonists exempt-
ed from penalties for non-ju-
ring 252.

NORFLEET, HENRY
Pardoned, on condition of serv-
ing as a soldier during the
war 129.

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ages to individuals, by alter-
ations in streets, how estima-
ted and paid 157. Jurisdic-
tion of hustings court, in eri-
minal cases 158. Militia to
be armed 174: Court of hus-
tings a court of record 386;--
May receive proof of wills and
deeds 387. Militia of Norfolk,
how organized 494: Other al-
terations in Church street in
Norfolk, authorised, instead
of those specified in former
law 529.

NORTHERN NECK.
Quitrents due proprietor of Nør-
thern Neck, sequestered 128.
How entries for land to be
made 160: Quitrents restored
to proprietor 289:
Where
quitrents have been assessed
in Northern Neck, over and
above the land tax, the amount
'to be refunded 543.
No tax-
es to be assessed in Northern
Neck, more than those im-
posed by the equalizing law

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327: All the lands ceded, to
be a common fund for the
members of the federal alli-
ance, and for no other 328:-
Three members at least to ex-
ecute the trust 328. Papers
relating to the cession of the
north western territory, shew-
ing the origin of the mistake,
as to the reservation of lands,
for the officers and soldiers on
the state establishment 566.-
Deed of cession 571.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Notaries public, how appointed
Bond and oath 411:-
Tax on notarial seals 440.

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411.

NOTICE.

Notice to take depositions may
be given to non-resident par-
ties, by publication 343.-
Printer's fee 343,

NOTTOWAY.
Certain persons appointed to
convey land to Edwin Gray,
which he purchased at a sale
of the lands of the Nottoway
Indians 157. Additional trus-
tees appointed to lease out
their lands 158.

OATHS.

Oath of examiners of land tax
141. Of inspectors of tobac-
co 220: Of pickers of tobacco
224: Of naval officers 259:-
Of officers of Hampden Syd-
ney college 274: Of trustees
of Transylvania seminary 284
Of notaries public 411: Of
clerks of county courts and
their deputies 464. Of offi
cers of militia 477.

OBANION, BRYAN.
Certain escheated lands vested in

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Act providing more effectual
funds for redemption of certi-
ficates granted the officers and
soldiers 81. Injunctions to stay
sale of escheated property to
be expedited 81. Fraudulent
conveyances by British sub-
jects 82. Payment of British
debts into the treasury revived
82. Creditors may attach 82.
Sales of forfeited estates 82.
Officers and soldiers how to
pass their accounts 83. Guard
against further depreciation
83. Officers and soldiers to
give in their land claims 83.
How their warrants are to be
obtained 83, Certificate from
commissioner of war 84, 133.
Land bounty for three years
service 84. Additional boun-
ty for six years 84. No loca-
tions within their bounds 84.
Their certificates to be recei-
ved for public patent fees 84.
Officers in Lee's legion and
others credited to this state, in-
cluded in pay and bounty 84,
Navy officers, sailors, and ma-
rines entitled to same land
bounty and emoluments as in
land service 85, 162. Certain
and adequate funds established
for redemption of certificates
granted to officers and soldiers
186. Deputation of officers to
appoint superintendants for lo-
cating and surveying lands
given to officers and soldiers
on continental and state estab-
lishments 309, Priority of lo-

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