BEEF AND PORK, penalty for exporting without inspection

for exporting without certificate, &c.
for fraud of inspector

how recovered
BILLS OF EXCHANGE, foreign protested, damages on .

inland, protested, damages on

actions upon, how brought .
BIRTHS AND DEATHS, of children, to be recorded

penalty for neglect.
BLASPHEMY, how punished
BOARDS, &c. surveyors of, to be appointed

fees of
to be surveyed
to be forfeited in case

size of .
BOARD OF HEALTH, town-council to be, ex officio

powers of
may make regulations relative to quarantine, &c.
regulations to be published
may appoint a centinel

bis duty
vessels to anchor within quarantine limits, &c. .
penalty for leaving a vessel without permit

for entering the town of Providence, &c.
to appoint a health officer ,

fees of . .
sheriff, &c. bound to carry their regulations into effect
town-council of Newport, may appoint
to send physician, &c, on board
to send infected persons to the hospital
to cause goods, &c. to be cleansed
to allow accounts relative to, &c. .
to remove infected persons, &c.
may permit inoculation,
- remove nuisances

penalties, how recovered
BONDS, in actions on, damages may be assessed according to equity

in actions on, plaintiff may assign several breaches
for the liberty of the jail-yard, form of ..

.
damages on

surety on, may surrender his principal, &c.
in action on, defendant not allowed the liberty of the yard

limitation of action on
for ease of prisoners void .
of defeazance, to be recorded
of administration, &c. proceedings on
of indemnity, town-council may refuse

of auctioneers, how sued, &c.
BONFIRES, penalty for making, &c.
BOUNDARY, eastern, of the State
BREAD, assize of
BRIBERY, how punished
BRIDEWELL. (See work-house.]

BRIDGES, to be repaired, &c. by the adjoining towns

timber for repairing, how procured.
act to prevent damage to Weybosset .

Pawtuxet

Apponaug
Hunt's, expence of repairing apportioned
BRISTOL, incorporated

police of, established

fires in, regulated
BURGLARY, how punished
BURNING, barns, &c. how punished

stacks of corn, &c.
BUTTER FIRKINS, to be branded

penalty for selling without
overmarked, allowance to be made

Jed

CARRIAGES, may be prevented passing streets of Providence on Sundays 483
CASE, in actions of, upon contracts, defendant may bring money into court 124
CASKS, assize of

380, 381, 387,427
CERTIORARI. (See writ.]
CHALLENGES, peremptory, in what cases allowed

345
CHAMPERTY, how punished .

346
CHARCOAL, baskets for measuring, size of

422
- to be sealed

423
penalty for selling without, &c.
for fraud in sealer

ib.
- how recovered
CHARITABLE USES, misemployment of lands, &c.
CHARLESTOWN, incorporated

73
divided, and Richmond incorporated
CHARTER, to the State by Charles II.
CIDER, &c. not to be sold in casks of less than 31 1-2 gallons
forfeiture, and how recovered

ib.
CLERGY, benefit of, abolished .

351
CLERKS, OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, to be elected 110
duty of

: .
he thiran:

.

. 110, 111
may be appointed by the chief justice, &c.
oath of
to give bonds

.

ib.
fees of
- to be paid before issuing execution

.

. 130
to give certificates for costs in criminal cases, &c.

299
- orders for, how to be drawn, &c.

356
to note time of judgment on executions

309
- collect fines and pay them into the treasury

356
– transmit an account of fines, &c. to the general-treasurer and
pay over monies collected

· - · 356, 357
penalty for neglect

i .

.

ib.
act requiring clerks to account, &c. .

356
OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS, to be elected 113
to be clerks of the courts of sessions
duty of

115

.

356, 357

167

CLERKS, OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS, may be appointed
pro tem. in case

113
oath of
. . .

.

. ib.
to give bonds

ib.
to be clerks of special courts
to issue writs of venire, returnable thereto, in case

117
how to record judgments

132
fees of

.
.

: 166, 167
- to be paid before issuing execution

.

. 130
note time of judgment on executions

309
transmit an account of fines, &c. and pay over monies to the general

treasurer
penalty for neglect

•
•

. ib.
act requiring clerks of, to account, &c.

356
OF THE COURTS OF SESSIONS, who shall be 113, 119
fees of
to give certificates for costs, in criminal cases, &c.

299
- orders for, how to be drawn

356
OF THE COURTS OF PROBATE, fees of

169
duty of

212, 246
OF THE TOWN COUNCILS, fees of

169
(See town-clerk.)
TOWN, to give copy of list of persons voting
also certificates of qualifications of voters
penalty for refusing
to record persons propounded
to cause representatives to be notified

96
to make return of jurors.

138
fees of .

169
to enter time when deeds are lodged for record

203
to take the acknowledgment of deeds .
may appoint deputies, &c. ..

215
ex officio, presiding officer in town-meeting until moderator is ap-
pointed
.

255
to be clerk of the council

256
to cause the freemen to be notified of town-meetings
penalty for neglect

257
to send copy of tax bill, &c. to the general-treasurer and town-
treasurer .

312
to notify estrays, &c.

397, 398
to transmit copies of auctioneers' bonds to general-treasurer 406
penalty for neglect

ib.
OF PROVIDENCE, to publish by-laws

461
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to tax costs 103
fees of .

103, 165
COLLECTORS OF TAXES, refusing to serve, forfeiture

259
not obliged to serve oftener than once in seven years

ib.
to give bonds .

.
.

259, 260
may commit delinquent for non-payment

313
- follow person removing to another town, &c.

ib.
- remove property for sale .
- cite agent of absentee indebted for taxes

314
executions against, how to issue, &c. .

315
alias to issue against their sureties ,
not to depreciate treasury orders, penalty

316

.

.

.

31

COLLECTORS OF TAXES, when to be chosen

See taxes.]
COMMISSIONS, to be issued to officers elected, &c.

98
not to be issued to officers re-elected

98, 99
COMMISSIONERS, upon insolvent estates

243
duty of

ib.
COMMON, estates in

209
by devise, how to be divided

227
lands, how to be divided

447
proprietors of, how to be convened
powers of .

ib.
COMPLAINTS, for costs, &c. in what cases may be filed

129, 194, 213
to justices of the peace for assaults, &c.

149
for flowage, costs how taxed in

172
CONFEDERATION, articles of

22
CONSPIRACY, how punished

· 346
CONSTABLE, to warn jurors

138
may serve process throughout the county

147
fees of

171, 277
to indorse the items of his fees, &c.

172
refusing to serve, forfeiture

259
not obliged to serve oftener than once in seven years

ib.
to give bond .

ib.
to execute orders of board of health

263
neglecting to execute an order of removal, penalty 277, 463, 492
CONSTITUTION of the United States

amendments to
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, vessels arriving with infected persons, pro-
ceedings

264
penalty for landing from, without permit

ib.
persons infected with, to be sent to the hospital

265
goods, &c. to be cleansed
also those imported by land

266
- clandestinely landed, to be forfeited

ib.
persons coming from infected places by land, forfeiture

267
tavern-keepers to give notice of infected lodgers .

ib.
town-council may remove persons infected with

268
may make regulations concerning

269
houses infected with, not to be entered

268
breaking out in any house, proceedings
for wilfully spreading, penalty
penalty for physicians refusing their duty in

269
CONVEYANCÉS. (See deed.]
CONVICTS, persons guilty under former acts, how sentenced

352
penalty for bringing into the State

278
escaping from prison
conveying instruments to

ib.
where to be imprisoned

353
CORONER, fees of

171
eldest justice to be

300
duty of

: 300, to 303
may compel the attendance of witnesses

302
to return inquisition to the supreme judicial court

303
to inform justice of the peace in case
cost of inquisition, by whom paid .

304

130

227

251

CORRUPTION OF BLOOD, conviction not to work

353
CORPORATION, property of, liable to foreign attachment

162
writ against, how issued and served

ib.
executions against, how to issue, &c.

436
president of, &c. liable in case

ib.
· COST, to be paid by the plaintiff in case

case .

.

. 124, 128
party prevailing to recover

.
.

. 129
by whom to be taxed and allowed
of immaterial testimony, not to be allowed

. ib.
of written evidence, to be noted thereon

ib,
no more to be recoverable than damages, in case .

. ib.
in criminal cases, by whom and to whom to be paid 130, 149, 356
double, to be recovered on appeal from judgment on notes, &c. 133
- to be paid down on such appeal .

ib.
plaintiff to give security for

8, 248, 404
unlawful not to be allowed

172
in flowage, how to be taxed

. . ib.
in actions of partition, by whom to be paid

208
of partition by court of probate, how collected

227
against absconding apprentice, how paid .
of an appeal from an order of removal .

276
security to be given for, on complaint to a justice of the peace 149
of an inquisition, by whom to be paid

304
in actions on notes by indorsees, wbat .
orders for, how drawn in criminal cases

356
penalty for neglect in paying over
defendant to recover double, for cutting trees

403
COUNTIES, State divided into

69, 159
COURT, SUPREME JUDICIAL, established

107
jurisdiction of

108, 253, 254, 345
justices of, to be conservators of the peace
to be annually elected
liable to be removed

. . ib.
oath of

109
may administer oaths

. ib.
- punish contempts

109, 183
prescribe rules for the admission of atto rnies
grant new trials in cases decided therein
in a court of common pleas
at special court
at a probate court .
at a justice's court

in criminal cases
application for new trial, when and how to be made
may prescribe the terms thereof and where to be had
goods attached and bail, to be discharged, in case , .
may remove indictments by certiorari .
- appoint clerks in case
- issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, &c.
writs from, how to be tested, &c. .
may order the removal of nuisances in highways in certain cases
to see that judgments are recorded

112
report thereon to the general assembly
salaries of

108, 112
justices of, not to be members of assembly .

.

108

.

.

109