TRIALS of persons standing mute, when charged with cipital crime, how conducted 218 to be at second term, unless of persons accused, in criminal cases may be conducted by themselves and ib. ib. 27 in cases of treason and misprision of treason, how conducted on petitions for partition, when facts are contested, how 28, 50, 51 115 203, 204 may resign, in certain cases, by permission of Judge vacancies occasioned by death or otherwise, may be filled by Judge bond to be required of those substituted suits on their bonds regulated such trustees to give bond equity, by S. J. Court TRUSTEE, [See foreign attachment.] TRUSTEES of estates of minors, and others, appointed by will, to give bond to the Judge of probate--condition thereof exception as to certain cases, where bond not required refusing to give bond, may be removed, and others substituted by Judge may be removed by Judge, when becoming disqualified or unsuitable, and to be appointed by Supreme J. Court, to manage proceeds of sale of timber TRUSTS--cases of, arising under deeds, wills, contracts, &c. to be determined in process, rules &c. to be adopted by S. J. Court to compel performance TRUTH may be given in evidence by defendant in prosecutions for libels, in cases TURNPIKE ROADS, width of, required for travelling no toll to be taken, until revocation of order 233 180, 181 180 181 ib. ib. 182 ib. 187 109 rates of toll established :—and to be marked on sign boards penalty for making other roads connected with, so as to avoid payment of toll 481 penalty for driving more than certain numbers of cattle over bridges-on-or ib. penalty for chaining wheels upon-without iron shoe under them ib. shares in-to be personal estate, how transferable, description of wheels, with certain loads, to be used on when discontinued, land to revert to person owning it, when taken franchises of, liable to attachment on mesne process - when attached, copy of process to be left with Clerk or treasurer manner of selling on execution [See attachment, execution.] proprictor neglecting to pay assessments what proceedings 480 483 479 220 ib. 223 479 ib. 480 ib. 482 ib. ib. to open roads and expose enclosures until damages paid 483 ib. , if object be not accomplished within five years e in Secretary's office account of expenses and annual account of olved by Legislature in certain cases ib. 484 ib. 69, 367 TY THINGMEN, oath of, to be competent evidence in certain cases U UNITED STATES prisoners, committed by Judicial authority, to be received and detained in county gaol UNWHOLESOME PROVISIONS, punishment for selling USES charitable, &c. donations and conveyances to be regulated USURY. excessive, prohibited-penalty for taking, and mode of recovery bonds, mortgages, &c. made to secure, void USURIOUS contracts, defendant's oath allowed to prove, unless V VAGABONDS, rogues, idlers, &c. may be sent to house of correction 362, 433 how punished party injured by such destruction may still have action for damages owners or master making or procuring false documents, with intent when with cargo and freight insufficient to compensate freighters in certain ib. freighter or owner entitled to bill of discovery in S. J. Court for goods em- bezzled ib. when shipwrecked, penalty for secreting or intermeddling with 81 pilotage of, regulated 613, 614 master of, may pilot his own 614 having oysters on board, without permit, liable to seizure 616 masters of, having passengers not settled in this State, to leave names with 435 masters of, when contagious sickness is, or has been on board, to answer questions of Selectmen on oath, when required, under penalty 446 subject to quarantine, to anchor below towns, under penalty license not to be required of officers directed by law to sell at ib. sales of real estate at, by executors, administrators, and guardians, may be [See Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Officer, Execution, &c.] VENIRE must be truly laid in all qui tam, and criminal prosecutions [See Actions.] 218 [See Jurors.] VERDICT of jury on inquest of Coroner, form and manner of return 305, to 307, 310 331 VIEWERS and cullers of hoops, how to be appointed [See Lumber, Hoops, &c.] [See Sheriff, Gugler, &c.] VOTES for Senators, to be required for whole number on one list not to be received by presiding officers at town and plantation meeti not to be received unless in writing and delivered by person votirg VOTERS in town and parish meetings, qualifications of lists of, how prepared, revised, &c. to be used in town meetip VOTING double, penalty for W 374, 375 WARDENS of Episcopal churches capable of taking in succession grants to pious uses WARRANTS to Collector of taxes by Assessors or Selectmen, form of new, to be issued in case original is lost 129 382, 383 from S ate and County Treasurer for collecting taxes to Sheriff in case of de- 383, 384 WARRANTS of distress, may be issued by town Treasurer when appointed col- lector in case by ourt of Sessions for damages in laying out highways 400 409 392 394, 395 395 by county, town and plantation and parish Treasurers, against deficient Col- to be returned to Treasurer by whom issued, and if unsatisfied may be re- how and by what officers to be executed, in different cases 395, 396 may issue against corporations for damages assessed by jury or committee, against delinquent Assessors to be issued by State Treasurer WARRANTS for assessing taxes to be transmitted by State Treasurer to Asses- of distress from Treasurers, against delinquent Sheriffs mode of executing from Justices to be served by Sheriff, deputy, Constable, &c. from Coroners to take inquests on dead bodies, form of, how served of survey on vessels, may be granted by Notaries of death to be is: ued by Supreme Executive WARRANTY OF BOOTS SHOES, &c. what shall be considered, by makers by tenants in common and others prohibited not to be committed by defendant, pending real action against him in executors or administrators, what shall be so deemed proceeding on suggestion of, by scire facias against executor or administra- 1or, in Common Pies, and before Justice [See Executors. &c. Timber, Tenants, &c.] WATCHES and WARDS in towns, aow to be established to be established by Selectmen and Justices of Peace residing in town may be supported by town in some other mode, by tax, in case 224 378 ib. 395 396 286 329 340 219 545 109 110 111 171, 172 194, 289 439 440 ib. ib. ib. 441 ib. ib. ib. qualifications of, other than Constable s watch, to be agreed upon by towns, Justices, &c. walking grand rounds, to be attended by Constable of gaoler's fees for committing persons taken up by WATER FENCES, how o be maintained by opposite parties [See Fences.] damages to persons injured by, how settled when Selectmen r-fuse to lay out, or towns refuse to approve, application to ivate, proprietors of, may call meeting, choose Clerk, surveyor, &c. le of proceeding to repair 'ty for surveyor's refusal to serve, neglect, &c. ors may raise money, assess and collect taxes, for such purposes, as beef, to be sold in market, to be appointed by Selectmen, with powers 507 er to procure public standards of er to procure standards, conformable to State standards, and rocure standards conformable to State inted by Selectmen, annually, and to be sworn 460 WEIGHTS and MEASURES, sealers to give notice of time and place when they will attend to seal, &c. in month of May to visit houses, stores, &c. to prove weights to keep town standards after being sworn seal for, to be procured by town Treasurer of Banks to be sealed in June annually and measures of counties to be sealed once in ten years WHARVES LANDS, &c. lying in common, mode of management [See Proprietors.] WIDOW to have dower in estate of husband where she has not joined in con- 460 461 460 459 461 ib. 462 130 113 veyance may wave provision in husband's will, and claim dower 121 dower secured to, in different cases 113, 121, 122, 127 entitled to one third of rents, income, &c. where husband dies seized, until 127 nature of estate and how to be endowed 128, 229 alienage of, no impediment to dower 127 to have dower assigned within one month, after demand of heir entitled to damages and writ of dower if not so assigned to be allowed by Judge of Probate necessaries out of personal estate in set- ib. ib. 122, 175 and to further allowance, if estate prove solvent in case in insolvent estates 175 ib. 122 entitled to administration on husband's estate entitled to one third of personal estate of husband, after payment of debts 161 122 ib. entitled to whole if there be no kindred reversion of dower may be divided among heirs and when ib. 174 169 reversion of dower may be sold for benefit of creditors, when estate is insolvent serted by her husband [See Married Woman, also Divorce.] WILLS, what persons capable of making to be filed in Probate Office within thirty days from death of testator depositions of witnesses to, may be taken by dedimus from Judge of Probate, posthumous children not provided for by, to have share, as if intestate 120 121 appeal allowed from such order of Judge proviso as to effect and operation of such wills estate not devised by, to de-cend as intestate proved in foreign Courts, copy of may be filed and recorded in Probate Office notice to be ordered by Judge, before directing record of to be made legatees and devisees to make contribution in certain cases widow may wave provision under, and claim dower WITHERNAM, writ of, when to issue in cases of replevin and homine re plegiando forms of, in cases WITNESSES when summoned in civil cases, and fees tendered, to appear penalty of attachment amount of fees to be tendered by whom subpoena for, to be issued not to be summoned in criminal cases, in behalf of State, by Just to testify before Grand Jury, may be sworn by foreman, in r not disqualified in cases where counties, towns, corporati ib. 164 165 ib devises to them, void WITNESSES may be recognized by Coroner, where felony appears to be committed 330 may be compelled to appear in behalf of persons indicted for treason and persons convicted of perjury, &c. not to be admitted as to wills, who may be competent and legal - 352 27, 51 119, 120 119 when legatees, if legacy be paid or refused, to be competent ib. - when creditors and their debts are charged on real estate, to be competent ib. when legatees, and deceased, to be deemed legal 119, 120 refusing to appear before Judge of Probate, how punished WORK HOUSES for reception and employment of the idle and indigent, to be erected by towns Overseers of, to be chosen by towns, their powers and duties several towns may join in building mode of choosing officers, and managing concerns of such compensation of master and assistant of, to be borne by towns concerned any two overseers may commit by warrant, such as are liable to be no town to send more than its proper share to idle or indigent foreigners may be sent to and employed at penalty for town neglecting to provide its proportion of furniture, materials, &c. at towns may furnish for, more than its proportion of materials, in case overseers to settle accounts, &c. of master, at general meeting profits of labor at, how divided may be discontinued by towns, when WORSHIP public, penalty for disturbing, indecent behavior at WRECKS [See Commissioners of Wrecks.] WRECKED property, penalty for secreting WRIT OF DOWER, widow entitled to, if not assigned to her, within one month ib. 261, 262 same cause, unless of partition at common law, tenant in common entitled to on Probate bonds to be endorsed with name, &c. of party interested rtiorari, mandamus and prohibition, may issue from Supreme J. Court to >me J. Court to bear test of first Justice, seal of Court and signature RROR, may be prosecuted by and against administrators de bonis 264 115 185 194 199 ib. 194 244 204 210 212 party dies, while pending, what proceedings to be had 215 |