116: Duty of clerk of gene-
ral court to certify to eschea-
tor 116: Escheated lands,
when sold 116: Particular
interests in lands escheated,
how secured 117: Remedy in
case of inconsistent or untrue
inquests 117:

ESCHEATS.
British property vested in the
commonwealth by escheat &
forfeiture 67: Proceedings,
how instituted 67: Officefound
for commonwealth vests the
property absolutely 67: But
right to money proceeding
from sale of property may be
afterwards asserted 67: Com-
missioners of sale 68: Sales
how conducted 68: Allow-
ance to escheators 68: Grants.
for escheated lands, how ob-
tained 68: Proceedings a-
gainst escheators for delin-
quency 68: Allowance to
commissioners 69: Nett pro-
ceeds to be extended in to-
bacco, how estimated 69:-
Duty of escheators to be per-
formed in northern neck, by
sheriffs 69: British subjects
described 69: Property, in
particular instances, except-
ed out of this act 70: Provi-
sion for widows, wives, and
children 71: Personal pro-
perty of persons joining the
enemy, how secured 92:-
When disposed of by escheat-
or 93: Mode and rules of
proceeding on traverse of of-
fice and monstrans de droit
153: All bona fide sales by
British subjects valid; collu-
sive sales declared void, how

to be detected 154: Injunc-
tions to inquisitions of escheat,
how and for what causes ob-
tained 155: Who are except-
ed out of the former act, and
how relievable 156: Titles to
estates found to have been es-
cheated or forfeited, to which
a claim either had not been
made, or had been discussed
for the commonwealth, con-
firined to the purchasers; sav-
ing the rights of all persons
to the purchase money 201:
Certain escheated lands, in
Kentucky county, vested in
trustees for a public school
288: Act concerning escheats
and forfeitures from British
subjects suspended, as to
lands, in Henry and Amherst,
conveyed by John Harmer to
Walter King Cole & George
Harmer 300: Slaves restored
to George Harmer 371: Es-
tate of Robert Baine, sold as
escheated property, restored
to him 452:

EVIDENCE.
Copies certified by register of
land office, as good evidence
as originals 51: How far at-
tested copies of deeds, wills,
judgments, decrees, or orders
of court recorded, where the
originals have been destroy-
ed by the enemy, are evidence
453: Copies of sheriffs' bonds

evidence on motion 506:

EXECUTIONS.
Executions suspended, except
for debts due the common-
wealth 472: Except also for
rents, and hire of slaves or
servants 472:

EXECUTIVE.

House for executive boards, to
be erected at seat of govern-
ment, in Richmond 86: Act
empowering executive to lay
embargo, further continued
105: Acts giving further pow-
ers to governor and council
further continued 106: Act
empowering governor and
council to superintend and re-
gulate the public jail further
continued 106: Act to enable
the governor and council to
supply the armies and navies
of the United States, and their
allies, with grain and flour,
farther continued 107,142:-
Acts giving further powers to
governor and council further
continued 141: Executive
vested with extraordinary
powers 309:
Power to call
out militia and appoint offi-
cers of experience 310: Το

march the militia out of the
state 310: Governor and coun-
eil authorised to confine or
remove disaffected persons
310: In case of invasion or
insurrection, those who assist
the enemy subject to martial
law 310: Sentence not to be
carried into execution, until
approved by governor and
council 311: Articles of war
to be published 311: Powers
of

governor as to a supply of
provisions extended 312-
Volunteer cavalry called into
service 312: Executive au-
thorised to set up a printing
establishment, with an able
editor firmly attached to the
independence of the United

States 313: Act giving fur-
ther powers to governor and
council, revived and continu-
ed 386: Power of executive
to call out military force to
suppress mutiny, or resistance
to the laws for recruiting this
states quota of troops for the
continental army 387: In case
of invasion or insurrection,
executive authorised to con-
stitute special courts for trial
of treasons, &c. 387: Mode
of proceeding 387:
tive may by proclamation
change the time and place of
holding courts 407: Exten-
sive powers of executive to
call forth the forces and re-
sources of the state 413: To
impress property 413:

Execu-

To
order out particular officers
414: To apprehend disaffect-
ed persons, who are denied
bail, mainprize or habeas cor-
pus 414: To send such per-
sons within the enemy's lines
414: To banish others 414:
Felony without clergy to re-
turn from banishment 414:-
Persons opposing the laws for
calling out military force, de-
clared civilly dead 414: Spe-
cial courts may be constitu-
ted by governor and council,
with same powers as to crim-
nal matters as general court
415,460: Governor & coun-
cil may discontinue state
quarter masters and commis-
saries, and transfer their pow-
ers to continental staff 415:
Rules in impressments under
this act 416: Executive au-
thorised to fix the value of

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provisions impressed for the
use of the army 437: Act em-
powering executive to lay
embargoes repealed 443:-
Executive authorised to fit
out a naval force of four gal-
lies 458:

EXPATRIATION.
Right of, how exercised 129.
FAMILIES.

Provision for families of poor
persons of the militia called
into service 225.

FAYETTE COUNTY.
Formed from Kentucky 315.-
Boundaries 315. Court days
315.

FAYETTE, MARQUIS DE LA
Resolution to present the Mar-
quis de la Fayette, with a mar
ble bust 569. Inscription 569.
FEES.

Of inspectors of tobacco 76. In-
spection fees 78. Fees of sur-
veyors 126,230. Of clerk of
general court 127. Of regis-
ter of land office 127,230.-
Witnesses attending general
court 127. Or inferior courts,
or upon surveys 127. Wit-
nesses allowance 231. To-
bacco fees, how payable in
money 232. Fees of marshal
of admiralty 232. Fees of in-
spectors of tobacco rated in
tobacco 272. Valuation of
tobacco fees by grand jury
repealed 489. Tobacco fees
to be paid in money at 12s.
6d. per hundred 489. Allow-
ance to sheriffs, venire men
and witnesses attending the
general court, in criminal ca-
ses 489. Fees of inspectors of
flour 497.
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FENCES.

Penalty for making a fence a-
cross a road 369.
FERRIES.

New ferries established over
Roanoke, Shanandoah,Black
Water, and Pagan creek 124.
Rates 124. Penalty for ex-
ceeding legal rates 125. New
ferries over the Rappahan-
nock and Kentucky establish-
ed 196. Rates 196. Privi-
lege of foot passengers, at
Bowie's ferry, at Port Royal
abolished 197. Ferry over the
Potowmack at Shepherd's
town discontinued 197. Bate's
ferry discontinued 365.-
New ferries established, and
rates of ferriage 365. Ferry
from Black's Rockett's es-

tablished 459. Rates 459.—
Penalty for exceeding legal
rates 459. Lynch's ferry dis-
continued, and another esta-
blished 459.

FIDELITY.

Form of oath of fidelity 22.
Oath of gover 222 Of pri-
vy councillor 22. Oath of any
other 23. Acts imposing tre-
ble taxes on those refusing to
take the oath of fidelity re-
pealed 194. Such taxes, when
and how reimbursed 194.
FINES.
On officers and soldiers of the
militia 83. Serjeant of Wil-
liamsburg the same power to
distrain as sheriffs 85. Fines
on officers and privates, or-
dered to relief of South Ca-
rolina, for various delinquen-
cies 225. For delinquencies

in recruiting or drafting for
the continental army 260.-
Fines on militia encreased 421
FLAX.

Flax receivable in taxes, and at
what rate 245.

FLEMING, WILLIAM
Resolution indemnifying col.
William Fleming for exercis-
ing the executive functions of
government while he was the
only acting member of coun-
cil 567.

FLOUR.

Act to enable governor & coun-
cil to supply armies and ua-
vies of United States with
grain and flour further con-
tinued 107, 142, 426. Flour
receivable in taxes, and at
what rate 245. Act for in-
spection of pork, beef, flour,
&c. revived and continued
290. Fees altered 290. Pen-
alties altered 291. Treasurer
authorised to borrow money,
tobacco, hemp or flour 481.
Interest at 6 per cent on com-
modities and. 100 for 90 on
money 481. Receipts, recei-
vable in taxes 482. So much
of act of May 1780, ch. 23,
aş relates to the inspection of
flour repealed 496. [The
act here referred to comprised
the inspection of pork, beef,
flour, tar, pitch & turpentine,
under which title the regula-
tions concerning the inspec-
tion of flour had always been
embraced. The act of No-
vember 1781, hereinafter re-
ferred to, was the first, in our
statute book, which separated
the inspection of flour from

that of the above mentioned
articles.]
Flour before ex-
ported shall be inspected 497.
Places of inspection 497.-
Fee for inspection 497. How
barrels to be made 497. Con-
tents 497. Marks when in-
spected 497. Certificates to
be granted 497. Other places
of inspection 497. Inspectors
to be appointed 497. Their
oath 497.
When flour may

be inspected at merchant mills
498. Or at landings, if car-
ried by water 498. Flour
shipped, uninspected, forfeit-
ed to the state 498. How to
be prosecuted 498. Flour
found to be false packed for-
feited to the poor 498. If re-
fused for want of good casks
may be repacked in such 498.
Inspections of flour, receiva
ble in taxes, where establish-
ed 509.
Directions for ap-
pointing inspectors 509. At
what places 509.

FLUVANNA.
Glebe of parish of St. Anne, in
Albemarle, to be sold, and
money divided between pa-
rishes of St. Anne and Flu-
vanna 112.

FOREIGNERS.
May assign warrants & certifi-
cates of survey for lands 60.
Their rights as to land war-
rants 60. Proceedings in suits
where foreigners are parties

208.

FORESTALLING.

Act to prevent forestalling, re-
grating, engrossing & public
vendues further continued
157,425.

ceedings how instituted 67.
Office found for common-
wealth vests the property ab-
solutely 67. But right to mo-
ney proceeding from sale of
property may be afterwards
asserted 67. Commissioners
Sales how con-
Allowance to es-

of sale 68.
ducted 68.
cheators 68.

Grants for es-
cheated lands, how obtained
68. Proceedings against es-
cheators for delinquency 68.
Allowance to commissioners
69. Nett proceeds to be ex-
tended in tobacco, how esti-
mated 69. Duty of escheators
to be performed in northern
neck by sheriffs 69. British
subjects described 69. Pro-
perty, in particular instances,
excepted out of this act 70.
Provision for widows, wives
& children 71: Mode & rules
of proceeding on traverse of
office and monstrans de droit
153: All bona fide sales by
British subjects valid; collu-
sive sales declared void, how
to be detected 154: Injunc-
tions to inquisitions of escheat,
how and for what causes ob-
tained 155: Who are except-
ed out of the former act, and
how relievable 156: Titles to
estates found to have been es-
cheated or forfeited, to which
a claim either had not been

made, or had been discussed
for the commonwealth, con-
firmed to the purchasers; sav-
ing the rights of all persons
to the purchase money 201:
Act concerning escheats and
forfeitures from British sub-
jects suspended, as to lands,
in Henry and Amherst, con-
veyed by John Harmer to
Walter King Cole & George
Harmer 300: Money aris-
ing from sales of estate of
John Meacom, forfeited and
paid into the treasury on
his conviction and execu-
tion for the murder of one
of his own slaves, direct->
ed to be repaid to his widow
and children 350.

FORGERY.
Forging or counterfeiting land
warrants, death without cler-
gy 65. So, as to certain war-
rants, treasury notes, &c. 93.
Having in possession instru-
ments for forging or counter
feiting 94. Proceedings a
gainst offenders 95. Persons.”
suspected of having forged or
counterfeited notes, how ap:
prehended 96. Rewards for
apprehending 96. Forging
or counterfeiting certificates
punishable with death 185,
191,236. Forging or coun-
terfeiting paper money 254,
286,349,397,429.

FOX, JOHN
Certain persons authorised to
convey to John Fox, certain
entailed lands, sold by trus-
tees, as the estate of Sarah the
wife of John Rootes 120.