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ed 83. Certificate from com-
missioners of war 84. Bounty
in lands for three
years service
84. Additional for six years
84. No locations within their
bounds 84. Their certificates
to be received for public pa-
tent fees 84. Certain officers
included in pay and bounty
84. Navy officers, sailors and
marines, entitled to the same
emoluments as those in the
land service, 85, 162. Sol-
diers in state legions authoris-
ed to enlist in continental ar-
my 135. May be discharged,
on what terms 135. Legion
under col. Dabney may be en-
listed into continental army
170. Executive may order
them to defence of western
frontiers, or on board armed
vessels, if willing to serve 170.
If reduced, horses to be sold
170. Three months pay to be
advanced to the soldiers of this
state, on continental establish-
ment, late from the southern
army 267. That act repeal-
ed, congress having made pro-
vision 297. Monies levied for
recruiting service to be paid
into treasury, instead of to or-
der of executive 280. Depu-
tation of officers to choose su-
perintendants and appoint sur-
veyors, for locating and sur-
veying lands given to officers
and soldiers on continental and
state establishments 309.

ARREST

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ARTICLES OF WAR.
Militia governed by when in ac-
tual service 487.

ARTIFICERS
Employed at iron works, ex-
empted from militia duty 21.
ASSEMBLY.
Inspectors of tobacco ineligible
to the general assembly 233.
Delegates to congress ineligi-
ble to either house of the as-
sembly 249. Three fourths
of the wages of the members
to be paid for the present 280.
Deputy sheriff ineligible to as-
sembly, until two years after
quietus 308. Return of elec-
tion of senators and delegates,
when to be made 387. Pen-
alty for neglect 387. Penalty
on sheriffs interfering in elec-
tions 387. Meetings of assem-
bly to be annual 388.

ASSIZE.
Act for establishing courts of as-
size 421. When and where
courts of assize to be held 422.
In suits depending in the gen-
eral court, issues to be tried at
the assizes, accordingly as the
venue is laid 422, 423. Coun-
ties assigned to each court of
assize 423. Venue, in transi-
tory actions, where laid 424.
What judges to attend assizes,
and how allotted 424. Juries
424. Verdicts certified to gen-
eral court 425. Judgment on
postea, when entered 425.-
Trials at bar 425 Clerks of
assize, how appointed, tenure
of office and duty 425. Dock-
ets 425. Depositions 426.-
Habeas corpus 426 Crimi

nal jurisdiction 426. Pro-
ceedings therein 426. Pre-
sentments, proceedings on 428
Attornies for commonwealth
428. Witnesses and jurors
failing to attend 428. Com-
mencement of act 429.

ATTACHMENT.
Taxes due from persons, about
to remove out of the county,
may be recovered by attach
ment 542.

AUDITORS.
Auditors to settle claims for pro-
perty impressed for public ser-
vice 79. Not to issue certifi-
cates for damages done to
houses and plantations, except
where allowed against the U.
States 80 Their powers ex-
tended 183. Warrants for pa-
per money, for property im-
pressed, may be re-audited
184, 192. Commissioners ap-
pointed to settle the claims for
property impressed, who are
to keep a register of warrants
and return it to auditors 192.
Auditors to furnish treasurer
with distinct accounts of each
branch of revenue 249. May
issue new warrants and certifi-
cates where originals lost 254.
Oath and bond by applicant
254. Auditors to issue war-
rants for half pay, to officers
of state line and
navy 265.-
So, to sheriffs, venire men and
witnesses, attending general
court, in criminal cases 319.

ATTORNIES.
Repeal of act reducing lawyers'
fees 76.
Act concerning at-

tornies' fees, revived 183.-
Tax on admission of attornies
378, 439.

BAIL.
Tax on recognizance of bail 378,
Repealed 438.

BALLAST.

Regulations for unlading ballast
262. Penalty for unlading
without a ballast master 263.
BANNS.
Parties to be married must pro-
duce a marriage licence or
publication of banns 281. How
publication of banns shall be
made 281.

BATH.
Further time allowed purchasers
of lots, in town of, to build
thereon 26.

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Penalty for violating his pri-
vilege 502. Right may be
abolished by paying a certain
compensation to the inventor
502.

BONDS.
Duty bonds, how recovered 126.
201. Sheriffs to give bond
168, 169. Copy sent to au-
ditors, evidence 168.

See Army.

BOUNTY.

Bounty, pay and emoluments of
soldiers for three years, or the
war 17. Officers and soldiers
to give in their land claims 83.
How their warrants are to be
obtained 83. Certificate from
commissioner of war 84.-
Bounty in lands for three years
84. Additional, for six years
84. No locations within their
bounds 84. Officers and sol-
diers in Lee's legion, and o
others, included in pay and
bounty 84. Navy officers,

sailors and marines, placed on
same footing as in land service
$5. Entitled to same land
bounty and other emoluments
as officers and soldiers in Vir-
ginia line on continental esta-
blishment 162. Digest of the
laws on the subject of land-
bounties 559.

BOTETOURT.
Court of Botetourt county autho- |
rised to levy a sufficient sum
to pay the arrears due the Rev.
Adam Smyth, incumbent of
Botetourt parish 56, 338.---
Court day altered 315,

BRIBERY.

Penalty on collector of duties for
receiving a bribe, or conniving
at a false entry, and on the
person offering it 124, 199.
BRITISH DEBTS.
British debts assigned, not reco-
verable 76. Payment of, into
the treasury, revived 81. Cre-
ditors may attach 82. British
debts not recoverable, altho'
assigned, renewed, or altered
176. How fraudulent assign-
ments detected 176. Treple
costs to defendant, on proof of
fraud 177. Citizens partners
with British creditors, may
proceed by attachment 177.—
How far such citizen partners
exempted from debts of co-
partnery 177. Acts prohibit-
ing recovery of British debts,
revived 349.

BRITISH PROPERTY.
Fraudulent conveyances of, pro-
ceedings on 81. British goods
found on land, liable to seizure
and confiscation 101. Sus-
pension of act 102. To go
into operation 162. All acts
and ordinances prohibiting
importation of British goods,
repealed 195. Congress em-
powered to prohibit importa-
tions from the West Indies, in
British vessels, &c. 313.
BRITISH SUBJECTS,
Fraudulent conveyances by, pro-
ceedings on 81.
Intercourse

with, and admission of, Bri-
tish subjects, prohibited 136.
Flag vessels, how to be receiv-
ed 136. British subjects de-

clared prisoners of war 137.-
Proviso, in favor of pilots 137.
British subjects not to be ad-
mitted, except in cases of ship-
wreck 137. How apprehend-
ed 137. Restrictions as to in-
tercourse in case of shipwreck
137. Penalty for administer-
ing oath of allegiance to an
alien enemy, or British sub-
ject 138. British subjects.com-
ing into this state contrary to
law, declared prisoners of war
138. Copies of act, how dis-
tributed 138. Spies to be
proceeded against according
to the law military 138.

BRITISH TRADE.
Congress empowered to adopt
countervailing regulations re-
specting the British trade, to
the West Indies 313.

BROWN, WILLIAM.
Provision for pay and deprecia-
tion, of Dr. William Brown
106. His land-bounty 106.
BRUNSWICK,
Justices of Brunswick county au-
thorised to appoint a place for
holding courts, near the cen-
tre of the county 256.

BUCHANAN, JAMES.
Lots of James Buchanan in Fal-
mouth, vested in Isaac Hite,
for the use of Anne Buchanan,
his widow 154. Lots may be
sold, if personal estate insuffi-
cient for payment of debts 155.

BUCKNER, WILLIAM.
William Buckner, collector of
levies, in parish of St. Tho-
mas, in county of Orange, au-
thorised to discharge a judg-

ment for the same, in tobacco,
or money in lieu thereof, at
10s. per bundred 539. Per-
sons in arrears for levies, may
discharge them at the same
rate 539.

BUTLER, DEMSEY.
Demsey Butler, convicted of
treason, pardoned, in conse-
quence of pardon having been
promised him, by col. Josiah
Parker 152.

CALLAWAY, JAMES
Indemnified for assisting to sup-
press a conspiracy against the
state, 134.

CAMPBELL, JOHN
Sale of lands mortgaged to him
by John Connolly, suspended
276. So much of act estab-
lishing town of Louisville as
affects lands of John Camp-
bell and Joseph Simon repeal-
ed 322: Surveyor to run di-
viding line between Campbell
and Connolly 322,475. Lands
of Connolly to be sold, and
mortgage to be paid off 475.
CAPE HENRY,
New trustees for light house at
Cape Henry appointed 58.
Former duties appropriated
58. Directors to be trustees
of the common 58.

CAPITOL,
Directors of public buildings au-

thorized to provide apartments
for legislative, executive, and
judiciary, in the capitol, in-
stead of erecting separate
buildings 496.

CARRIAGES,
Tax on carriages 93, 113, 418.

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CAVALRY,

In militia, how organized and
armed 173. Officers of cav-
alry, how appointed 173. Cav-
alry, how trained 173. Ex-
empted from duty in main bo-
dy of militia 173. Pay 173.
Horses &c. lost, paid for by
public 173.

CAVEATS,
Lands saved if duties performed
before caveat 91. Affidavit to
prevent friendly caveats 292.
Caveat dismissed if summons
not returned executed 292.
List of caveats ended to be
returned to register, after ge-
neral court 292. Fees on de-
termination of caveats, how
paid 443. On trial of caveats,
certificate of county courts, of
settlement or pre-emption

rights, not conclusive evidence
of title 508. Proof of testimo-
ny on which certificates grant-
ed admissible 508.

CENSUS.
Number of people in the com-
monwealth, to be ascertained
40. Act continued 108, 193.
Act to ascertain the quantity of
fand, the improvements there-

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CERTIFICATES.
Military warrants and certificates
to be received for land-war-
rants 22.
Militia or military
certificates, when to be recei-
ved for taxes 69. Receipts or
certificates received by sher-
iffs for taxes, agreeable to ex-
isting laws to be taken at the
treasury 77. Damages and in-
terest remitted to sheriffs who
had offered to pay 78. Sher-
iffs to make oath as to certi-
ficates by them received for
taxes 78. Auditors to issue
certificates for property, im-
pressed for public service 79:
At what prices 79. Act provi-
ding more effectual funds for
redemption of certificates
granted officers and soldiers
81. Guard against further de-
preciation 83. Their certifi-
cates to be received for public
patent fees 84. Further time
allowed for recording certifi-
cates of settlement rights 91.
Specie certificates or warrants
to be taken for land 92. Pro-
vision for redeeming military
and other certificates 93, 169.
Additional taxes 93. Certifi-
cates and warrants to be divi-
ded into small sums for conve-
niency of change 94. Taxes
payable in military certificates
94. To be divided by audi-
tors into small sums for conve-
niency of charge 94. Interest
on military certificates, when
and how to be paid 105. Cer-

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