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370. In Bourbon county,
Kentucky, established 608.

CHEVIS, DAVID.
Trustees to convey a tract of
land of Charlotte Dalton to
David Chevis 226.

CHICKAHOMINY.
Provision for clearing and ex-
tending navigating of Chick-
ahominy river 382.
CITIZENS.

Who deemed citizens; aliens how
naturalized; registry of 261.
When eligible to office, who
ineligible; merchants becom
ing citizens, when entitled to
privileges; artizans, and me-
chanics, privileges of 262.-
Expatriation how exercised;
act of 1779 repealed; who pro-
hibited from migrating to or
becoming citizens of this com-
monwealth 263. Proceedings
against such prohibited per-
sons; incapacity to sue 264,
All other persons permitted;
protection to whom extended;
act prohibiting intercourse
with British subjects repeal-
ed 265.

CLARKSBURG
Town of, in Harrison county
established 208.

CLERKS
Of courts, how their fees collec-
ted 92, 590. What clerks
may be appointed by gover-
nor and council 131. New
taxes imposed on clerks of
courts 284. Courts equally di-
vided, in appointment of, high
sheriff to divide 507. When
clerks to deliver their tickets to

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sheriffs 590. Ofdistrict courts,
how appointed, their fees 738.

COLLECTORS.
See duties of poor-rates, how
appointed, their power and
duty 574. Of taxes, when
appointed 773.

COLUMBIA.
Town of, at Point of Fork, in
Flavanna, established 682.
COMMERCE.

So much of act. for protection
of commerce &c. as gives sub-
jects of foreign state
summary remedy in Our
courts, repealed 527.

COMMISSIONERS

Of the revenue; see taxes.
Their appointment and duty
243 to 254. How their fees
collected 590. In chancery,
how appointed 767.

COMPOSITION

In Northern neck, 113, 239.
CONFESSION
Of judgment, equal to release of

errors 750.

CONVEYANCES

lands, to be by deed; when
and where recorded; marriage
contracts 154. Proof of deeds
out of state; wife's relin-
quishment of dower in the
state 155. Out of the state,
to be recorded, originals re-
delivered party; memorials;
fee-tail converted into fee-sim-
ple 156. Words of perpetui-
ty unnecessary; remainders,
uses, trusts 157. 'Dower cur-
tesy, attornment 158. Con-
veyances to defraud creditors
void; what deemed fraudu-
lent 161.

CONVICTS.
dele-Importation of, prohibited 668.
COOKSBURG
Town of, in Pittsylvania estab-

CONGRESS.
Provision for appointing
gates to congress 26, 243.—
Representatives to, under the
new constitution, how chosen
653. Credentials of senators
to 714.

CONSPIRATORS
Defined; how punished 334.
CONSTITUTION.
Deputies appointed to conven-
tion, at Philadelphia, for re-
vising the federal constitution
256. Convention called to
consider it 462.

CONTINUANCE

In district courts 735.

lished 659.

COPY
Of bond, when evidence 739.
COPY-RIGHT
Of literary works, how secured
30.

CORPORATIONS.
Power of, to provide for poor

577. Officers of, incapable
of acting as justices, in the
county 642. Jurisdiction of
corporation courts limited;-
right of suffrage in 643. Of-

COUNTIES.

Part af Nansemond added to
Southampton 69. Franklin
county, formed from Bedford
and Henry 70. Boundary be-
tween Goochland and Flu-
vanna ascertained 71. Part of
Rockbridge added to Bote-
tourt 74. Hampshire divided
and Hardy formed 86. Fay-
ette divided and Bourbon
formed 89: Washington di-
vided and Russel formed 110
Yohogania, remnant of, ad-
ded to Ohio 114. Lincoln di-
vided, and Mercer and Madi-
son formed 116. Harrison di-
vided and Randolph formed
393. Part of Brunswick add-
ed to Greensville 596. Part of
Hardy county added to

32, 468: Rules, in clerk's of-
fice, practice, process, special
bail 33, 469: Exceptions to
bail, common bail, docketting
causes, depositions, witnesses,
34, 470. Absent defendants,
caveats, executions, office
judgments, monthly courts 35
471: Grand juries, negligence
of attornies, and motions a-
gainst them, for money recei-
ved for their clients 36, 472.
Concurrent jurisdiction of
monthly and quarterly courts
468.

COURTHOUSES.
what places courts to be held
if courthouses destroyed 771.

COURTS

See appeals. high court of chan-

cery, admiralty, general court,
district courts.

At what places courts to be held,
if courthouses destroyed 771,

COUTTS, REUBEN
Reuben Coutts confirmed in his
estate, in the ferries from
Richmond to Manchester and
in certain lands and fisheries
385.

CREDENTIALS

Hampshire 597. Pendleton Of senators to congress, form of

formed out of Augusta, Har
dy and Rockingham 637.
Bourbon divided and Mason
formed 658. Fayette divided
and Woodford formed 663.
Kanawha formed out of
Greenbrier and Montgomery
670. Amelia divided and Not-
taway formed 723.

COUNTY COURTS.
County courts reformed, 32,467
Quarterly courts, jurisdiction

715.

CREDITOR.

Administration granted to 146.
Conditional pardons may be
CRIMINALS.
granted to, by executive, in
certain cases 45. Duty of
clerks, as to depositions, when
criminal is sent for further
trial to the district court 270.
Omission of parish, town,
ville, or hamlet not fatal in

indictments 271. Crimes com-

DEAD VICTUALS

Dignity of 152.

mitted out of jurisdiction of For use of family 150.
this commonwealth, where
DEBT
tried 330. Proceedings a- Action of, on notes 359.
gainst; called court; offence
DEBTOR
committed in another county Appointed executor 151. Public,
340. Number and powers of summary remedy against 352
examining court; criminal
DEBTS
sent for further trial; bail 341.
Venire facias; capias 342.
Copy of indictment and panel;
challenge; trial; counsel; bail
if not tried; witnesses for pris
oner; guards 343: Present-See
ments; criminal charges 344:
Criminal charges in county
courts, how certified and paid
567: Proceedings against, in
district courts 734, 736, 754,
756: Costs of prosecution,
how paid 758.

CROPS.

DECREES.
Executions on final decrees, sa-
ving former remedy 465.
DEEDS.
Conveyances, and pa. 154,

&c.

DELEGATES.

See Assembly, and pa. 120.
City of Richmond allowed a re-
presentative in house of dele-
gates 722.

DEPOSITIONS

Of witnesses, under what cir-
cumstances taken 34, 470. In
criminal cases, duty of clerks
270. In high court of chan-
cery 466.
In district courts;
foreign coinmissions 747,767.
Single witness 748.

DESCENTS.

Course of 138 Whole and half
blood; per capita; per stirpes;
advancement; aliens descent
through bastards through mo-
thers; bastards legitimated
139.

DETINUE.
Bail in 741. Omission of price
or value in verdict 749. Part
of issued founed; faulty count
750.

DISCONTINUANCE.
None in district courts 735.
DISMAL SWAMP.
Dismal swamp canal company

incorporated 478. Various
rules and regulations 478 to
494.

DISQUALIFICATION

Of officers, under the federal go-
vernment, to hold offices un-
der this commonwealth 694.

DISTRIBUTION.

See intestates, estates and page
146. Husband not bound to
distribute wife's estate 146.-
When distribution to be made;
bond to refund 151.

Act of

DISTRICT COURTS.
Oath of judges of 510.
1787, establishing district
courts 532 to 558. This

act never went into operation,
but was suspended by the act
of 1788. Act suspended 644.
Kentucky district court, act
concerning amended 704.-
Act establishing district courts
and for regulating the general
court 730. This act went
into operation. Districts 730.
District of Petersburg 732.-
New counties; additional judg-
es 733. How many judges
to constitute a court; criminal
cases; oath of judges 734. Ad-
journment; continuance; no
discontinuance; jurisdiction
735. Admiralty causes; ju-
ries; motions; criminal cases;
questions adjourned 736. No
costs on adjourned questions;
allotment of judges 737.-
Clerks; their fees; forms of
writs; teste of writs; habeas cor-
pus; suits against governor,
council, sheriff 738. Capias
ad respondendum; copy of
bond evidence 739. Bail in

personal actions 740. Bail in
detinne &c. exceptions to bail
741. Office judgments; special
bail; surrender of principal
742. Proceedings against de-
fendant in custody 743. Alias
capias; writ executed but not
returned; rules in clerk's of-
fice 744. Practice; pleas in
abatement; several pleas 745.
Proclamation; office judg
ments; dockets; juries de me-
diatate; jurors witnesses; con-
tempts; papers read in evi-
dence; conduct of sheriff; qua-
lification of jurors 746. Fee
for summoning jury; sum-
mons for witnesses; deposi-
tions; foreign commission
747, Single witness; witnes-
ses refusing to testify; allow-
ances to witnesses before re-
ferees &c.; who not witnesses;
witnesses failing to testify
748. Privileges of witnesses;
their attendance: interpreters;
non-suit; new trials; eject-
ment; scrolls; detinue 749.-
Part of issue found; faulty
count; confession of judgment;
lawyer's fees; witnesses to a
fact; costs; executions; not di-
rected; distringas 750. Re-
plevy bonds; notices what
good; records, making up
751. Scire facias; certiorari
752. Supersedeas; appeals
753, Appeal bonds; dama-
ges; criminals, examination of
754. Public jailor 755.-
Guards; witnesses for prison-
er; records of criminal cases
756. Venire-men, entering
witnesses attendance; grand

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