master of vessel, in which beef is exported, 144. Barrels how to be made, 352. Penalty for breach, 352. Size of staves of barrels, 367.
BENNET, RICHARD George Parker authorised to pay a certain sum of money to pa- rish of Suffolk, in lieu of an annuity charged, on slaves, by the will of Richard Ben- nett, 287.
BERKELEY. Parish, in Spotsylvania, formed from St. George, 399. Berke- ley county formed from Fred-
erick, 597. Boundaries, 598. At elections what, and how pun-
Court days, 598. Tobacco fees in, how payable, 599. Boundaries of Berkeley pa- | rish, 599.
BEVERLEY, HARRY. Entail of certain lands whereof Harry Beverley is seized, docked, 166,280.
BEVERLEY, ROBERT, Entail of certain lands whereof Robert Beverley, esq. is seiz- ed, docked, 227.
BLACKWELL, JAMES. Entail of certain lands whereof James Blackwell the younger, is seized, docked, 641.
BLANDFORD. Certain lands of Patrick Ram- say added to town of Bland- ford, 413.
BOOTH, WILLIAM. Certain entailed lands whereof William Booth and Elizabeth his wife are seized, vested in trustees to be sold, 640.
BOTETOURT. County, formed from Augusta, 395. Boundaries, 396. Court days, 396. Officers' fees in
Bridges over western branch of Nansemond river authorised by subscription, 552. So, a bridge over Nottaway river from the land of Samuel Brown, 660.
BRISTOL. Vestry of Bristol parish, in Din- widdie and Prince George, authorised to sell their glebe, 431.
BROOKE, GEORGE. Certain entailed lands vested in George Brooke, 474.
BUCKINGHAM. Provision for collecting the tax- es in King George and Buck- ingham, and the public levy in Fauquier, 201.
BUOYS. To be placed in Chesapeake bay, 540,653. Felony to take them up, 541.
BURGESSES. No inspector of tobacco to be a member of the house of bur- gesses, 95. Wages of, paya-
ble in money, 187,293,303, 490,505,536,671. At what rate, 187. Salary to speaker of house of burgesses, 210. Gen- | eral law for election of bur- gesses, 305. Each county to choose two, 305. James city, one, 306. Qualification of electors, 306. Who disqual- ified, 307. Penalty on such, for voting, 307. Writs of elec- tion, how issued, and publish- ed, 307,308. Penalty on free- holder failing to vote, 308. Manner of taking the polls, 308. When polls may be kept open, 309. Who to be re- turned burgess, 309. Oaths to be taken by persons offer- ing to vote, 309. By whom to be administered, 311. Name of freeholder scrupling to take an oath, to be entered in a se- parate list, 311. Copies of polls, when to be delivered by sheriff to clerk, 311. Forms of returns, 312. Vacancies, how supplied, 312. Penalties on sheriff for breach of duty, 313. Sheriff of James city returning officer for college & Jamestown, 313. Bribery what, and how punishable, 313. Privileges of members, 314. Wages, 314. How paid, 315. Courts for receiving propositions and grievances & claims, 316. Sheriff, and in- spector, disqualified from be- ing members, 316. Penalty on inspector interfering in elections, 316. Burgess ac- cepting office of profit, inca- pable of sitting, 317. Ex- empted from being sheriff, 317. Williamsburg, Norfolk, and
William and Mary college, to elect under their charters, 317. BURWELL, ROBERT. Entail of certain lands whereof Robert Burwell, esq. is seized, docked, 448.
BURWELL, JAMES. Entail of certain lands in Isle of
Wight whereof James Bur- well is seized, docked, and vested in trustees in fee-sim- ple, 481.
BURWELL, LEWIS. Entail of certain lands whereof Lewis Burwell, esq. is seized, docked, 663.
CAMBDEN. Parish, formed from Antrim, Glebe of Antrim to be sold, and proceeds divided be- tween Autrim and Cambden, 207.
Parish of, entitled to proportion of sales of glebe and church plate of Truro parish, 203. Cameron parish divided and Shelburne formed, 425. Glebe of Cameron parish to be sold, 427.
CAPE HENRY. Light-house to be erected at, in conjunction with Maryland, 539. Appropriation for, 540. Duty on vessels to defray ex- pense, 540. Keeper, his sa- lary and duty, 541. Penalty for neglect, 541. Mode of ascertaining tonnage of ves- sels, 541. Keeper to give se- curity, 541. Taking away buoys, &c. felony, 541. Di- rections for procuring mate- rials, 652. Buoys to be placed in Chesapeake bay, 653. Ex- tra duty to cease after expen-
ses reimbursed, 653. Perma- nent duties then to commence, 653.
CARTER, CHARLES. Entail of certain lands whereof Charles Carter, esq. is seized, docked, 25. Executors of Charles Carter, of King George, authorised to sell part of his lands and slaves, 214. Trustees authorised to sell certain lands whereof Charles Carter, the elder, is seized in fee tail, 218. Executors of Charles Carter, of Cleve, au- thorised to sell part of his lands in Fauquier and Prince William, 436. Certain en- tailed lands vested in Charles Carter, 464.
CARTER, GEORGE. Certain lands of George Carter vested in trustees to be sold, 215,
CARY, WILLIAM. Certain entailed lands, whereof William Cary is seized, vest- ed in Allen Jones, 34,61.
CASTRATION. Of a slave, not permitted, exeept for attempt to ravish a white woman, 358,
CATTLE. Regulations for driving cattle through this colony, 245. Ac- count of cattle and oath of driver, 245. Viewers appoint- ed, 246. Bill of health, 246. Penalty on justice or viewer, for neglect, 246. Penalty for refusing to produce bills of health, 247. Appeal allowed, 247. Bills of health, after de- cision of justice, 248. Pro- ceedings on appearance of in- fection, after obtaining bill of
Causes of caveat recited, and proceedings thereon, 386. Go- vernor and council may award costs to defendants in caveats, 366. And county courts may give judgments for them, on motion, 387. Governor and council may rule petitioners in caveats, and for lapsed land; and prosecutors on in- dictments for assaults, &c. to give security for costs, 387.
CHARLOTTE. County, formed from Lunen- burg, 41. Boundaries, 41. Court days, 42. Certain pub- lic claims to be equally divid- ed between Lunenburg, Char- lotte, and Mecklenburg, 141. CHATHAM. Town of Chatham, an lands of James Roberts, in Pittsylva- nia established, 417.
CHICKAHOMINY. Provision for clearing Chicka- hominy river, 148.
CHISWELL, JOHN. Certain lands sold by John Chis-
well to John Robinson vested in trustees, to confirm titles to purchasers, 270.
CLAIMS. Courts for receiving propositions and grievances, how constitu ted, 316.
Of county courts, to keep exe- cution books, and carry them to court, 123.
COBHAM. Town of Cobham, having lots laid off, under the Act for Ports, &c. is now established, 617. Trustees appointed, 618. Their powers, 618. Wooden chimnies not to be built in, 618. Titles to purchasers un- der the Act for Ports confirm- ed, 618.
COIN. Copper, to be imported, 343,535. At what rates payable, 343. Currency of copper regulated,
COLCHESTER. Provision for keeping in repair certain roads leading to Alex- andria and Colchester, 549.
COLLECTORS. Collectors and naval officers to give receipts for their fees, 251.
COMMISSIONERS. To settle accounts of militia late- ly called into actual service, 1,124. To confer with com- missioners of the neighbour- ing colonies, and agree on a plan for regulating the Indian trade, 367.
COMMISSIONS. Sheriffs not entitled to commis-
sions, where defendant is dis- charged as an insolvent, 122. Not to take commissions on penalties of bonds, 122.
CONVENTION.
Commissioners appointed to con- fer with commissioners from neighbouring colonies, and agree on a general plan for
regulating the Indian trade, 367. To make report of their proceedings, 368. And to be allowed their expenses, 368. CONVICTS.
Vessels importing convicts, ser-
vants or slaves infected with the jail fever or small pox to perform quarantine, 260,537. COPPER. Money to be imported, 343,535. At what rates payable, 343, Currency regulated, 534. CORBIN, RICHARD. Certain lands of which Rice Jones is seized in fee tail, vested in Richard Corbin, esq. in fee simple, 159.
Liable as sheriffs for breach of duty, 119. To give bond for faithful execution of office, 327. Judgment, on motion, for not paying money, or suf- fering escape, 328.
COSTS. What deductions to be made by clerks of courts, in taxing costs, payable in tobacco, 102. Fees of attornies to be taxed in bill of costs, except against executors or administrators, 185. Prosecutors for offences, not capital, liable for costs, in general and county courts, 256. Costs may be awarded to defendants, in caveats, 386. Petitioners in caveats, and for lapsed land, and prosecutors in indictments for assaults, &c. may be ruled to security for costs, 386. Proprietors of land, not bound to survey, till security for costs be given, 387
COUNTERFEITING. Treasury notes, felony, 347,348, 650. So, to counterfeit the paper money of other British colonies, or tender it known to be counterfeit, 651.
COUNTIES. Lunenburg county divided, and Charlotte and Mecklenburg formed, 41. Boundaries, 41. Court days, 42. Halifax di- vided, and Pittsylvania form- ed, 205. Boundaries, 205. Court days, 205. Part of James City county added to New Kent, and part of New Kent to James City, 208. Au- gusta county divided and Botetourt formed, 395. Boun- daries, 396. Court days, 396. Part of Nansemond added to Isle of Wight, 405. Line be- tween James City and York, as it runs through Williams- burg ascertained, 405. Part of county of York, in Wil- liamsburg added to James City, for the purpose of erect- ing a court house, 419. Fre- derick county divided, and Berkeley and Dunmore form- ed, 597. Boundaries, 598. Court days, 598. Botetourt county divided, and Fincastle formed, 600. Boundaries, 600. Court days, 600. Commis- sioners to strike a dividing line between counties of Staf- ford and King George, 601. Part of county of Nansemond added to Isle of Wight, 602.
CRIPS, ZACHARY. Certain lands devised by Za- chary Crips for a glebe, in parish of Ware, in Gloucester county, to be sold, 435.
Act for destroying crows and squirrels in certain counties, 389. Continued and amend ed, 596.
CULPEPER. Arrears of land tax, in Culpeper county, how collected, 139. Court day of, altered, 400. DALE.
Parish of Dale, in Chesterfield county, divided, and Man- chester formed, 604. Glebe to be valued, and a proportion paid to parish of Manchester, 606. Boundaries of parishes of Dale and Manchester al- tered, 655. DANDRIDGE, NATHAN- IEL WEST. Certain entailed lands vested in Nathaniel West Dandridge, 224. Entail of certain lands whereof Nathaniel West Dan- dridge is seized, docked, 638. DEEDS.
Limitation for proving deeds ex- tended in consequence of the confusion produced by the act of parliament, imposing stamp duties in America, 199. DEER. Additional penalties for killing deer at unseasonable periods, 591. Charge to grand jury, 592. Oath of grand jury, 592. No deer to be killed, until the first of August, 1776; Excep- tions, 593. Penalty for killing tame deer of another, 593. Penalties how enforced, 593. Penalty for killing deer and leaving carcases in woods,
DETTINGEN. Vestry of Dettingen parish, in
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