unsurveyed, imported by one for his own use or for transhipment out of the state
need not be surveyed, 250.

fees for surveying, 250.

penalty for dealing in when not surveyed, 251.
defacing surveyor's marks on, 251.

fraud in surveying, 251.

when re-inspection of may be required, 251.

penalties for errors in original survey of, 251.
ornamental, what merchantable and what refuse, 249.

compensation for re-inspection of, 251.

expenses of re-inspection how paid, 251.

survey of made in towns not required, 252.

surveyor of. See Surveyor of Lumber.

malicious burning or destruction of piles or parcels of, how punished, 534.
LUNACY AND LUNATICS. See Insane.

LYCEUMS. Sce Voluntary Associations.

MACHINERY AND FIXTURES, in manufacturing establishments, what real and
what personal estate, 333, 334.

partition of, compellable, though personal estate, 334.
MAGISTRATES' COURT. See Court of Magistrates.
MAHOGANY TIMBER, how surveyed, 249.
MAJOR-GENERAL, command of, aids of, &c., 605.

may order out the militia to suppress riots and insurrections when, 617.
Militia.

MALICIOUS BURNING, how punished, 534, 535.

MALICIOUS INJURIES, to trees, buildings, fences, &c., how punished, 537.

to monuments of boundaries, how, 538.

See

MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, costs in actions for when less than seven dollars
recovered in the supreme court or court of common pleas, 459.

MANDAMUS, writs of, exclusively issuable by supreme court, 387.

MANSLAUGHTER, how punished, 530.

MANUFACTURING, places for, of any article or substance may be designated by
town council, 181.

MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, members of, liable for debts of, until cap-
ital stock paid in and certificate made and recorded, 296.

officers of, to make, sign, and swear to certificate, and leave it at town clerk's
office within ten days, 296.

capital stock of, when increased, like proceedings to be had, 296.

officers neglecting or refusing so to do, to be individually liable, &c., 296.

may reduce capital stock; copy of vote to be recorded in town clerk's office
when, 296.

directors individually liable, if vote not recorded, 296.

stockholders jointly and severally liable, in case of withdrawal of capital stock
of, before payment of debts, 296.

directors liable to the extent of any dividend declared when company is insol-
vent, or rendering it so, 296.

absent or dissenting directors exempted from liability when, 296.

stockholders' notes to, not payment of capital stock, 297.

prohibited from loaning money to stockholders, 297.

officers of, assenting to loan, jointly and severally liable to extent of the loan,
&c., 297.

establishment, real estate and machinery of, how to be appraised by assessors,

297.

capital stock of, not to exceed amount of appraisal, 297.

compensation and expenses of appraisers of, by whom paid, 297.

MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS

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Continued.

must have sworn certificate of appraisers rendered, before members exempted
from liability, &c., 297.

must file annually in town clerk's office certificate of all assessments voted and
paid in, and amount of existing debts, 297.

failing to file such certificate, stockholders jointly and severally liable, &c., 297.
debts of, not to exceed capital stock paid in, 297.

directors of, severally liable to extent of excess, 298.

absent or dissenting directors, how relieved from liability, 298.

heretofore incorporated, may vote to adopt the provisions of the law relating to,
&c., 298.

incorporated under or voting to adopt provisions of manufacturing law, real and
personal estate of liable to attachment for debts, 298.

writs against, to be summons and attachment, 298.

executions against, courts authorized to vary, &c., 298.

officers of, jointly and severally liable, in case of false certificates, 298.

when liable, may be sued notwithstanding suit against corporation for
same debt, 298, 299.

stockholders of, when liable, process against, 299.

officers and stockholders of, when liable, may be proceeded against in equity,

299.

stockholders in, paying debts of, may have action against corporation, or pro-
ceed in equity against other stockholders for contribution, 299.

officers of, paying debts of, may have action against, 299.

guardians, executors, &c., holding stock in, and others holding stock of as col-
lateral security, not to be personally liable for debts of, 299.

persons pledging stock of, to be considered stockholder, 299.

estate in hands of executor or guardian, &c., liable for debts of, 299.

executors, guardians, &c., may vote at meetings of, as stockholders; also per-
sons pledging stock, 299.

officers of, required to sign certificates, &c., where directors are not required by
charter to be elected, 300.

to have the powers and privileges conferred by their charters, &c., 300.

vested rights of, and liabilities of, not to be affected by repeal of manufacturing
law, 300.

MANURE. See Fish for Manure.

MARRIAGE, what kindred a man cannot marry, 312.

what kindred a woman cannot marry, 312.

within prohibited degrees, void, 312.

exception in favor of Jews, 312.

of married person, idiot or lunatic, void, 312.

between a white and Indian, negro or mulatto, void, 312.

who may join in, 312.

certificate required from parties previous to, 312, 313.

penalties for marrying or being married without such certificate, or contrary to
law, 313.

right to object to, 313.

witnesses to, 313.

of Quakers and Jews, 313.

obtaining carnal knowledge of female by feigned or false promise of, evidence of,

how punished, 543.

dissolved by conviction of murder or arson, 564.

MARRIAGES to be recorded and returned, 189–192.

record of, what to contain, 190.

not to be solemnized until parties have signed and delivered to clergyman, &c.,
information necessary for record, 190, 191.

fee of clerk of town for record of, made and returned, 191.

MARRIAGES - Continued.

penalty on clergymen, &c., for neglect to return marriage, 192.

record, and copy from, evidence of, 192.

MARRIED WOMEN, when may transact business, &c., in their own names, 314.

when make deeds, &c., in their own names, 314.

when be sued as if unmarried, 317.

property of, how far secured to separate use of, 315, 316.

proceeds of sale of property of, how far secured to separate use of, 316.

receipt by husband of rents and profits of, when a discharge, and when not, and
of receipt for by wife, 316.

deed conveying personal property of, how to be executed, 316.

real property of, how, 316.

acknowledgment of deed by, how taken, and effect of refusal by, to acknowl-
edge, 316.

power of attorney of, to convey, how acknowledged, 317.

right of dower of, how barred, 317.

wills of, 317.

right of curtesy in realty of, 317.

property of, secured to, liable for debts of, 317.

actions in relation to property of, how to be brought, 317.
effect of recovery in such actions, 317, 318.

trustees of property of, how appointed and removed, 318.
life policy for benefit of, when valid and how to be sued, 318.
appointment of trustees of such policy for benefit of, 318.

descent of real estate of, when married to aliens, 318.

liable to be punished for malicious or wilful burning of property, though it be-
longs in whole or part to their husbands, 535.

MARSH LAND, when exempt from provisions of law relating to fences, 222.
remedy for trespasses on, by cattle, &c., 222.

MASCULINE, word importing, includes feminine, 43.

MASTERS IN CHANCERY, one or more in each county to be appointed by su-
preme court, 456, 457.

tenure of office of, 456, 457.

supreme court may make rules and orders as to proceedings before, reports and
exceptions to reports, and hearings on same, of, 456, 457.

empowered to issue summons to witnesses in all cases and matters pending be-

fore them, 450, 451.

writs of protection to parties and witnesses in matters pend-

poor children, what classes of, by whom, to whom, and how may be bounden

as apprentices, 326, 327.

adults, what classes of, by whom, for what time and how may be bounden
to service, 327.

consideration of indentures of minor apprentice, to whom to be reserved, and
stipulations of indentures of minors, what to be, 327.

contracts for minor's services to be binding, when, 327.

who entitled to inquire into and complain of ill-treatment of apprentices and
bounden servants, 328.

proceedings on such complaints, 328.

complaint of an adult bounden out, and proceedings on, 328.
remedy against apprentices for illegally leaving service, 328, 329.

apprentice for neglect and misbehavior, 329.

apprentice discharged for neglect or misbehavior, to be bounden anew, 329.
indentures of minor apprentices discharged by death of master, 329.

MAYHEM, how punished, 530, 531, 532.

MAYORS of Providence and Newport, by a majority of what electors chosen, 98.
names of candidates for, to be on separate tickets from names of candidates for
aldermen and common councilmen, 98.

of cities within United States to take acknowledgments of deeds of lands, &c.,
in state, 336.

may order out militia to suppress riots, &c., when, 618. See Militia.

MEAL, sale of, 262.

weight of bushel of, and penalty for selling by short weight, 262.

MEASURERS OF GRAIN, SALT AND SEA-COAL. See Grain, Salt and Sea-
Coal.

MEAT, knowingly selling diseased, corrupted or unwholesome, for food, how punish-
ed, 546.

MECHANICS, ten hours a day, a legal day's work of, 330.

MECHANICS' LIEN, in what cases given, 343, 344.

when lost, 344, 345.

legal process for, what, 344.

recording and noting filing of claims for, 345.

proceedings to enforce, 345, 346, 347.

MEDICINES, fraudulent adulteration of, for sale, so as to render them injurious to

health, how punished, 546.

MENACES, to officer in execution of his office. See Obstruction.

MILITARY books, arms, equipments and property, 609. See Militia.

MILITARY OFFICERS, elections, appointment, commissions and warrant of, 607.
See Militia.

MILITIA, congress may call forth and provide for organizing, &c., 6.

shall be held in subordination to civil authority, 19.

Enrolled.

lists of all persons liable to be enrolled to be made out by the assessors and de-
livered to the town clerks, 598.

town clerks shall record lists of, 599.1

transmit returns of to the brigade inspectors who shall record and

transmit same to adjutant-general, 599.

persons absolutely exempt from military duty, 599.

temporarily exempt from military duty, 599.

keepers of taverns, &c., to furnish upon application names of persons in their
houses liable to do military duty, 600.

who to be disenrolled from the militia, 600.

Active.

what shall consist of, 600.

to be first ordered into service, 600.

companies in, chartered, number of members, drill, &c., 600.

of, how formed, mustered, &c., 601.

consisting of over five hundred men may be incorporated, 601.
chartered may sue, &c., have a common seal, &c., 601.

how armed and equipped and rights and duties of, 601.
to choose officers on the third Monday of April, 601.
vacancies among officers in, how filled, 601.
shall perform field duty four days, penalty, &c., 602.
may impose fines, &c., not exceeding six dollars, 602.

companies of, chartered, shall parade when commanding officer orders, 602.

fines imposed by, how collected, 602, 603.

secretary of state to fill blanks in charters of, when, 602.
destitute of commissioned officers, or having less than thirty active
members to be reported to the governor, 602.

to be disbanded unless officers are elected or ranks filled within

three months, 602, 603.

artillery disbanded not to be revived or new artillery company
organized until, 603.

volunteer corps in, how formed, officered, &c., 603.

Organization of.

attached for discipline, &c., and how notice of brigade
training given to, 603.

members of when to serve, and how service of proved for voting
purposes, 603.

one division to consist of chartered companies in county of Providence, other
chartered companies attached to line, and the enrolled militia, 604.
brigades, their number and how constituted, 604.

How officered.

governor to be captain-general, and commander-in-chief, 604.

command except when in service of the United States, 604.
appoint his own aids with rank of colonel, 604.

adjutant-general to be inspector-general, 604.

duties of, 604.

quarter-master-general, rank and duties of, 604.

paymaster-general, rank of, 604.

commissary-general, rank of, 604.

surgeon-general, rank of, 604.

judge-advocate general, rank of, 605.

adjutant-general, quarter-master-general, paymaster-general, commissary-gen-
eral, surgeon-general and judge-advocate general to be attached to staff of
governor and to constitute staff department, 604.

major-general, command of, may appoint two aids, &c., 605.
division inspector to be adjutant-general of the division, 605.
quarter-master, 605.

brigadier-generals, command, aids and staff of, 605.
chartered companies, officers and staff of, 605.

companies when to constitute battalions or regiments, 605.

officers in companies of battalions or regiments, 605.

musicians in artillery, infantry, and rifle companies, 605.

cavalry company may have saddler, farrier and two trumpeters, artillery com-
pany three or more drivers, 606.

staff-officers serving in field in absence of commander-in-chief whom to obey, 606.
office vacant or officer absent, &c., who to succeed, 606.

vacancies in offices of the line may be filled by commander-in-chief until next
election, 606.

companies attached without officers how to be supplied, 606.

commanding officer of battalion or regiment to which company having no
officers belongs, may detail officer to drill such company, 606.

person detailed to have power, &c., of captain and to keep records of the com-
pany, 606.

Election, Appointment, Commissions, Warrants and Oaths of Officers, 607.
general staff to be elected by general assembly, 607.

major-general to be elected by general assembly, on nomination of the brigadier-
generals, &c., 607.