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on horses imported 126. How collected 126, 127. Reward for apprehending horse stealers 129. Imported for sale, without certificate, may be seized 130.

HORSE-STEALERS. Reward for apprehending 129. To go to executors or administrators of persons killed, in attempting to apprehend 129. IMPRESSMENTS.

For public service, in the militia, how conducted 114, 115. Soldiers raised by, for French war 438, 465.

INCLOSURES. What deemed lawful 38. Penalty for breaking S8. How viewed 39.

INDIANS. Nottoway, titles to lands purchased of, confirmed 284. Penalty for taking their blankets, guns, &c. 286. To appear at musters without arms 533. How they may be employed 533. Rewards for taking, prisoners, or killing 551. Scalps of those killed to be produced, 551. Felony to kill a friendly 552. Friendly, intitled to receive, for scalps 565.

INDIAN CORN.
Price of, limited 553.

INFANTS.

Marrying, rules concerning 82. In the militia, fines against, how collected 539.

INJUNCTIONS.

Trespasses by unruly, penalty on owner 38. Regulations for improving the breed 118, 119. Who may not keep more than one gelding or spaid mare 119. Penalty 119. Overseers and servants may keep, by license of master 119. Stoned horses, under a certain size, running at large, may be seized 119. Proceed-How discharged 342. How their ings, on seizure 120. Duty effects to be disposed of 34 6:

Rules in granting 349.
INQUIRY.

Writ of, when awarded $55.
INSOLVENTS.

On executions from general court 343.

INSPECTORS.

224.

Of pork, beef, flour, tar, pitch and turpentine 146. Of tobacco, how appointed, their duty and oath 159, 161, 162. Their salaries 175, 352. Incapaci ties of 180, 185. Proceedings against, for breach of duty 194. When to attend 224. How to account, May be collectors 226. Of lumber, how appointed; their oath, duties and fees 233, 234. Of tobacco, to pay for that condemned, on a review 473. Salaries of reduced during the French war 567. INTAILS-See FEE-TAIL and

LANDS.

INTEREST.
What declared lawful 102. All
contracts for greater, void
102, 103. How persons bound
by usurious contracts may be
relieved 103.

INVASIONS & INSURRECTIONS.
Power of governor to call out

the militia, to repel 112, 115.
Act concerning continued
550. Act making provision
against amended, in conse-
quence of the incursions of
the French and Indians 544.
Duty of officers, on receiving
intelligence of 544. To op-
pose the enemy immediately,
till further orders 545. To
call a council of officers 545.
Fines, for neglect 545. Pun-
ishment of mutiny 546. Felo-
ny to hold correspondence
with, or give intelligence to
the enemy 546. Officers and
soldiers in actual service, lia
ble to all the penalties impos-
Y Y Y

ed on militia 546. Courts
martial, how constituted 547.
To take an oath 547. Form
of oath 547. To appoint a
clerk 547. His oath 547.
Punishment of disobedience
547. For prophane swearing
and drunkenness 548. Limi-
tation of punishment 548.
Protection of officers, if sued
548. Not permitted to resign,
if called into service 548. Pay
of 548, 549. Of artificers 549.
For transportation 549. Fines
on soldiers, for disobeying
orders, at a battery 549. Act
making provision against
amended 559. Punishment of
mutiny and desertion 560.
Commission for holding
courts martial may be grant-
ed by the governor 560. Or
what number court to consist
561. Oaths of members
561. Clerk to be appointed
561. His oath 561. What num-
ber must concur, in sentence
562. Within what hours, to
sit 562. Party to have a copy
of his sentence 562. Trans-
cript of proceedings, to be
sent to governor 562. Sen-
tence to be suspended until
governor's pleasure known
562. Power of magistrates to
deserters 562.
apprehend
Constables charged with de-
serters, may impress men
565. Penalty to suffer escapes
565. Encouragement to ap-
prehend deserters 563. Penal-
ty to harbour, or deal with
them for their arms &c. 563.
How recoverable 563. Protec-
tion of officers, for any thing
done, in their character 564.

IRON-WORKS.

Act for encouraging adventurers in 137. Roads to and from 137. Persons employed in, exempted from working on other roads 137. May take timber for bridges 158. And Exempted from muster 138. And levies for 7 years 139. But liable to pay tithes 139. Must not make tobacco 159.

JAILOR. Public, how appointed 135. His qualifications, fees, duties, and privileges 135, 136, JEO FAILS.

Statute of, adopted 339.

JOHNSON, PHILIP Agreement between, and William Armistead, concerning certain lands, confirmed 412.

JUDGES.

Of general ceurt, who 326. Oath 326. In chancery 327.

JUDGMENTS. On protested bills of exchange, equal to 86. By default, or nonsuit 335. Final, costs on 336.

JURISDICTION. Of general court 327, 328. JURIES. Power of sheriff to summon 349. LANDS. Surveyors of, and their assistants to be sworn 83. Rules in entries for, 33. How surveyor may enter for himself 34. Rules in special cases 34. Assistant surveyor not to make entry 35. In what county to reside 35. Rules in making surveys, returning plats &c. 35. Surveyor's books, how examined, and preserved 36. Chain carriers 36.

Notice of surveying must be given 36. When entries void, for non attendance 36. Plats to be delivered to the owners only 37. Exceptions 37. Securities, for surveyor's fees, void 37. Penalties, how recoverable, 37. How an acre may be condemned for a mill 55. Grants for, in certain parts of Northern Neck confirmed 198, 199. Vestry of upper parish in Nansemond, authorised to sell certain lands, devised by William Cadowgan, 266. Two acres, of which Elizabeth Exum is seized. vested in justices of Southampton 283. Titles of, purchased of Nottoway Indians confirmed 284. Vestry of Washington parish, in Westmoreland county, authorised to sell a certain tract of 290. Intail of certain lands, whereof Rebecca, wife of William Clinch, is seized, in Charles City, docked 297. Certain intailed, vested in Reuben Skelton 300. Agreement between John New and Benjamin Harrison concerning, confir med 303. Intail of certain lands, whereof Arthur Smith is seized, docked 308. So of David Garland $11. Certain intailed lands vested in Henry Washington 314. So, as to Thomas Chamberlayne 319. So, as to William Dandridge 321. Vestry of South Farnham, in Essex, authorised to sell their glebe 388. Justices, &c. of Elizabeth City, enabled to take certain lands, devised by Benjamin

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INDEX.

Sym, for a free school 389.
Vestry of parish of Blisland,
in James City and New Kent,
authorised to sell certain
lands, and lay out the money
in plate and church ornaments
393. Intail of certain lands,
in Fairfax, whereof Gerard
Alexander is seized, docked
399. So, as to Robert Chew,
for lands in Middlesex 402.
John Armistead authorised to
dispose of certain intailed
lands 405. Intail of certain
lands in Gloucester, whereof
Lawrence Smith is scized,
docked 407. Agreement be-
tween Philip Johnson and
William Armistead, concern-
ing, confirmed 412. Intail of
certain lands, in King Wil-
liam, whereof Nathaniel West
Dandridge is seized, docked
428. Certain lands, lying in
Northampton, vested in Lit-
tleton Eyre 443. Intail of
certain lands, in Nansemond,
docked, and vested in Thomp-
son Swann 446. So, as to
lands, whereof Joseph Brid-
ger is seized, in fee-tail 448.
Secretary of colony authoris-
ed to sell certain lands at-
A
tached to his office 511.
greement between Wm. Wi-
thers and Augustine Wash-
ington, for land in Stafford,
confirmed 513.

LANDINGS.
Public, how established 60, 64.
LAND TAX.
Imposed, to aid in carrying on
the French war 463. Extra
ordinary, for the same pur-
pose 522. Act for better col-
lecting 566. Remedy against

sheriffs 566. Collectors to be
appointed, when 567.

LAWS.
Sundry acts repealed 151. Cer-
tain laws passed in 1748, re-
pealed by proclamation 215.
LEEDS-TOWN.
Trustees of, authorised to make
a causeway, through a marsh
212. Act establishing town
of amended 278.

LEVIES.
Parish, how levied, collected
and paid 88, 90. Persons at
iron works exempted from
189. How paid in tobacco
168, 171. Act for raising
public 201, 247, 374. Sheriff
to give bond for collection of

247.

LICENCE.

Or pass, for persons going out of the country, how obtained, 44,48. To keep ordinary, 71. Fee for, 72. Marriage, how obtained, 82. To practise law as an attorney, 141. To pedlars, 245.

LIGHT-HOUSE. To be erected at Cape Henry, 227,228. Duty to be paid by masters of ships, 228.

LIMITATION. For proving store accounts, 54, 55. Act of, not to avail in favor of soldiers, while exempted from arrests, 527. LIQUORS.

What debts contracted for retailed void, 74. Act laying duty on, continued, 193. Additional duty on rum, 194. Duty continued, 222,354. Additional on spirits, not the produce of the British sugar, islands, 471.

LOOK-OUTS.

MARRIAGES.

When and where appointed, 115. No person to be married with

LOTTERY.

Instituted to aid in carrying on the French war, 453. Mana gers, 454. Their oath, 454. To give bond, 454. Tickets, how to be prepared, 455. Receiver, how to be appointed, 455. Receivers duty, 456. Prizes. 457. Mode of drawing, 458. Prizes, how paid, 460. Time for drawing lottery, 354.

LUMBER. Dimensions of staves, heading, and shingles, for exportation, 233. County courts to appoint inspectors, 233. Their oath, duty, and fees, 234. Penalty for neglect, 234. Oath and Jiability of masters of vessels,

235.

LUNENBURG. County divided, and Halifax formed, 252. Boundaries. 952. Court days, 253. Again divided and Bedford formed, 381. Boundaries, 381. Court days, 381. Part of county of added to Bedford, 441. Mode of holding courts in, altered, 201. Expiration of act, 231. MADEIRA.

Dimensions of staves, heading. and shingles exported to. 233.

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out licence or publication of banns, 81. Penalty on ministers marrying otherwise, 81. On granting false certificate of publication of banns, 82. Marriage licences, how issued, 82. Where an infant marries, 82. Penalty for issuing or signing licences, contrary to law, 85. Penalty on publishing banus, or marrying servants, 83. On servants married, or free persons marrying such, 84. Fees for marrying, 84. For exacting greater, 84. Penalties, how recoverable, 84. No white to intermarry with black, &c. 361. Penalty on ministers, 362.

MASTERS. Duty of, to servants, 357. Between and servants, when void, 358.

MATTAPONY. Act for clearing Mattapony river, 394. Power and duty of trustees, 395.

MCNEAL. HECTOR Lieutenant, reward to, for his gallant conduct in the late engagement on the Monongahela, 528.

MEASURES.

Wine imported, guage of Sealed, to be kept at mills, 59.

MAGAZINE.

casks prescribed, 235.

To be fortified, 528.

MAIMING.

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clergyable, when not, 105. MEHERRIN.

Definition of, 250. flow pun-Parisli of, formed from St. An

ished, 250.

MARINERS.

Not tithable. 45.

drew,.386.

MESSENGERS.

Sent in time of invasion or in

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