made, or had been discussed, for the commonwealth, con- firmed to the purchasers, sa- ving the rights of all persons to the purchase money 201. So much of act for sequester- ing British property, &c. as allows debtors to pay their debts into the treasury repeal- ed 227. Act concerning es- cheats and forfeitures from British subjects suspended, as to lands in Henry & Amherst, conveyed by John Harmer to Walter King Cole & George Harmer 300. Slaves sold as the escheated property of John Harmer and purchased by the public restored to George Harmer 371.
BRITISH SUBJECTS. See Escheats, Forfeitures. Property of British subjects vested in commonwealth, the lands, slaves, and other real estate, by escheat, the person- al estate by forfeiture 67.- Proceedings thereon 67, 69. British subjects described 69. Provision for widows, wives and children 71. Mode and rules of proceeding on tra- verse of office, and monstrans de droit 153. All bona fide sales by British subjects va- lid;-Collusive sales declared void, and how detected 154. Injunctions to inquisitions of escheat, how and for what causes obtained 155. Who are excepted out of the for- mer act and how relievable 156. Act concerning escheats. and forfeitures suspended, as to lands in Henry and Am-
herst, conveyed by John Har mer to Walter King Cole & George Harmer 300. BRUNSWICK. Brunswick county divided and Greensville formed 363.— Boundaries 363. Court days ✓ 363.
BYRD, WILLIAM Charles Carter, esq. the surviv- ing trustee of William Byrd, esq. authorised to convey lots and lands held under Byrd's lottery, and a deed of trust 446.
Barber Cæsar alias John Hope, a slave of Susanna Riddle e- mancipated 211.
CAMPBELL. Campbell county formed from Bedford 447. Boundaries 447. Court days 447. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM Wm. Campbell, Walter Crock- ett and others indemnified for suppressing a conspiracy &
insurrection 195.
CAPITOL. See seat of Government. For general assembly to be e-
rected in Richmond 86.— Land, how acquired & paid for 87. Capitol and palace in Williamsburg to be sold in the event that taxes prove un- productive 285. Capitol in Richmond located on Shockœ hill 317.
CARRIAGES. Tax on carriages 166,244. Tax payable in specie 594.
CARTER, CHARLES Charles Carter, esq. the surviv-
ing trustee of William Byrd,
Troop of cavalry, for protection of Illinois 26. Four troops for eastern frontier 27. valry to be raised during ex- isting invasion 28. State ca- valry reduced 215. Cavalry for relief of South Carolina, how formed 223. Horses how furnished 224. Volunteer ca- valry to be called into ser- vice 312. To be credited to their division of militia 312. Cavalry entitled to same ad- vantages of pay, &c. as in- fantry 467.
CAVEATS. To judgments of commissioners for adjusting titles to lauds on western waters, within what time to be entered in general court 48. Caveats depending before the revolution, how proceeded on 49. Causes of caveat 58. Proceedings on caveats 58. New caveats, for what causes allowed 59. Costs on caveats 59. Caveats on surveys before establishment of commonwealth's land of- Z 3
fice, how proceeded in 179. Caveats allowed to judgments of commissioners 354.
CERTIFICATES. Plats and certificates of survey, when and how made 57. When returned to land office 58. Assignable 60. Within what time plats and certifi- cates may not be delivered 61. Stealing, taking by rob- bery, forging or counterfeit- ing certain certificates, death without clergy 93. Altering erasing, &c. 94. Having in possession instruments for forging or counterfeiting 94. Proceedings against offenders 95. Person suspected of hav- ing forged or counterfeited, how apprehended 96. Deci- sions of court of appeals, how certified 92. Certain certifi- cates receivable in payment for treasury land warrants 148. Loan office certificates with interest receivable for waste lands 148. Forms and marks of treasurer's certifi- cates, for money borrowed, and mode of assigning them 184. Counterfeiting certifi- cates, punishable with death 185,191. Provision certifi- cates, when and where paya- ble 234. Forging or counter- feiting, how punishable 236. Further time to enter war- rants, on pre-emption certifi- cates, with the surveyor 239. Further time to return pre- emption certificates, and pro- viding in case of their loss 239. Certificates receivable in taxes 350. Militia certifi-
cates receivable in taxes 410.. Death to counterfeit them 410. Loan office certificates, for paper money called in, to be given by treasurer, at the rate of one for a thousand 456. When redeemable 456. In- terest payable annually 456. Payments on certificates to be endorsed 457. Transferra- ble by assignment only 457. Certificates to be given to of ficers and soldiers, on settle- ment of their accounts 462. Receivable on sales of for- feited estates 464. Money a- rising from such sales reser- ved for their redemption 464. So, of tobaccoes arising from sales of confiscated estates 467.
CHAIN-CARRIERS. Effect of party's failing to at-
tend surveyor, with chain- carriers and marker 56.- Chain-carriers to be sworn
ed 111. All acts providing salaries for ministers repeal- ed 197. Vestry authorised to levy and make assessments for salaries in arrear, for com- plying with legal engage- ments, and providing for pa- rish poor 198.
CHURCHWARDENS. Overseers of the poor to succeed to powers and duties of ves- tries and churchwardens 289. CITATION.
In court of admiralty, rules con- cerning 100.
Who shall be deemed citizens of this commonwealth 129. Ci- tizenship, how acquired 129. Who deemed aliens 129. Ex- patriation right of, how exer- cised 129. Free white inha- bitants of other of the United States, entitled to privileges of citizens of this state 130. Fugitives from justice, in o- ther states, how apprehended and delivered up 130. For- feiture of property, by at- tainder in other states, affects property in this 130. CLARKE, GEO. ROGERS Land bounty to volunteers, un-
der colonel George Rogers Clarke 26. Regiment, under his command to be completed for defence of western fron- tiers 389.
CLERGY. Salaries of clergy of church of England further suspended 111. All acts providing for salaries for ministers repeal- ed 197. Vestries authorised to levy for salaries in arrear,
for complying with legal en- gagements, and providing for parish poor 198.
Of court of appeals, how ap- pointed and tenure of office 91. Duty of clerks as to re- cords, bonds, &c. and dock- etting causes 91. Salaries of clerks in auditors' office en- creased 107. Fees of clerk of general court 127. Allowance to clerk of general court for ex officio services 378. Salary of clerks in public offices, in | specie 493. Their duty in re- lation to lists of lands & tax- able property 503,505. CLOTHIER GENERAL. Appointed, on discontinuance of public store 374. His duty to report to war office 427.
Clothing for the army, to be
furnished by certain counties, and of what to consist 338.— Mode of furnishing the cloth- ing for the army, in each county 339. Further time al- lowed 393.
Officers to sup- ply themselves with clothing 374. Act for more effectual and speedy clothing the army 376. Clothing for seamen,
how provided 381.
COFFEE. Duty on coffee inported 511. COLE, WALTER KING Act concerning escheats & for- feitures from British subjects suspended, as to lands in Henry and Amherst, convey- ed by John Harmer to Wal- ter King Cole, and George Harmer 300.
COLLECTORS. Congress authorised to impose a duty on goods and prizes, and to appoint collectors 409. Collectors of duties, to be re- ported to, by masters of ves- sels 511. Their powers 513. Penalty for receiving a bribe, or conniving at a false entry 513. When and how they
may break open houses 514. Their allowance 516. When to account and pay 516. COLLINS, HENRY Lands of, in Kentucky county, escheated to commonwealth, vested in trustees for a public school 288.
COMMERCE.
Act for protection and encou- ragement of the commerce of nations acknowledging the independence of the Uni- ted States 202. Consuls from such states as acknowledge the independence of America, how received 202. Deemed subjects or citizens of the state by whom appointed 202. Guilty of crimes against this state, remanded to their sove- reign for punishment 202.- Their powers 202. In execu- tion thereof, how to be aided 203. Seamen deserting, how apprehended 203. Mode of proceeding in suits where fo- reigners are parties 203. COMMERCIAL AGENT. Salary of commercial agent ra- ted in tobacco 278. Value of tobacco, in money, estimated by grand jury 278. Com- mercial agent appointed, on the abolition of the board of
.trade 292. His duty to report to war office 427. Salary of commercial agent, in specie 498.
COMMISSARIES.
Of specific tax, their appoint- ment and duty 79. Their al- lowances and liabilities 80. Oath of commissaries as to application of public money confided to them 256. Gover- nor and council may discon- tinue state commissaries, and transfer powers to continental staff 415. State commissa- ries, &c. not absolutely ne- cessary may be discharged by executive 449. Surplus stores transferred to similar conti- nental officers 450. COMMISSARY GENERAL. His duty to report to the war office 427.
COMMISSARY OF MILITARY STORES.
His duty to report to war office 427.
COMMISSIONER of War. Commissioner of the war office appointed, on repeal of the act establishing a board of war 292. Powers and duties of commissioner of war more accurately defined 426. Com- missioner of war to discharge the duties of adjutant gene- ral's department 428. Mili- tary commissions to issue from war office 428. Salary of commissioner of war 428. Quarter master general, com- missary general, state clothi- er, commercial agent, and commissary of military stores to report to commissioner of
war 427. Salary of commis- sioner of war, in specie 493. COMMISSIONERS. - Of tax, further duties of 10. Their oath 10. Allowance encreased 14. Commissioners for adjusting and determining claims to lands on the western waters, how appointed, their oath, duty, power, and modes and rules of proceeding 42- 47. Commissioners for sale of escheated lands, their du- ty, allowance, and liabilities 68,69. Commissioners & com- missaries of specific tax, their duty, allowances and liabili- ties 80. Duty of commission- ers of tax and assessors, in furnishing lists to sheriffs 166. Allowance to commissioners and assessors 167. Powers of commissioners for adjusting claims to unpatented lands further continued 178,238, 403, 484. Commissioners of tax shall not be sureties for sheriffs 200. Further time al- lowed to the western commis- sioners 238. Further allow- ance to them and their offi- cers 238. Commissioners of tax and assessors to meet and class the lands 242. oath on that occasion 242. General oath of assessors 243. Rule if a difference of opinion between them 243. Duty of commissioners and assessors 246. Allowances to commis- sioners and their clerk, and to assessors 247. Commis- sioners to act two years 252, Assessors to be annually ap- pointed, but to assess once in
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