DOWER---(Continued.) Heirs may petition to bave dower assigned Waste not to be committed by tenant in dower DRUNKENNESS---no excuse for crime Habitual for two years cause of divorce DUE BILLS---see promissory notes E EDUCATION---grants of land for purposes of 238 ib. 237 ib. 172 233 172 178 240 Deeds for, to be made to county commissioners ib. ELECTIONS-challenge of voters at 246 247 Certificates of, clerk of county commissioners' court to make out 249 255-6 Of clerks and others for comparing poll book 127 252-3-7-8 1838,220 Electors of President and Vice President failing to attend, place how supplied General assembly, elections held by Shall be qualified and before whom Refusing to act, place may be filled by a justice of the Vacancies in the office of members of general assembly how filled 251 ELECTORS-of President and Vice President EM BEZZLEMENTS-of records, money &c. by officers, how punished ESCAPES of prisoners, how punished ESCHEATS--Attorney General, duty of, in relation to Auditor, duty of in relation to appeals and writs of error, allowed in claimants, coming forward within five years after judgment 266-7 judgments in, what to contain and effect of - parties interested, when to appear and plead ESTATES-if idiots, lunatics, and distracted persons, how taken care of when shall escheat in joint tenancy, how created partition of, how made 265 ib. 264 332 130 264 338-9 · 131 198 ib. 264 266 ib. ESTRAYS--animals, taker up how to proceed owner of failing to appear, how to proceed clerk of county commissioners, to keep estra, book fees under this act fees, hmit of horses to be exhibited at court house 270--1--2--8 272-7-8 stray pens to be erected duty of county commissioners in relation to water craft, duty of persons takmg up EVIDENCE-accused, when burthen of proof rests upon books of auditor, evidence of sales of land and redemptions deeds, when may be read in depositions, when may be read in exemplifications, of laws, by secretary of state, to be grand juries, before official certificates, when to be printed statute books, to be 275 ib. 267-8 177 135-6 378 proceedings before justices of the peace, copies of, when to be EXECUTIONS-defendant dying before issuing of advertisement of, penalty for taking down * lien on personal property from delivery to the officer personal property, taken in, how to be sold may be replevied property exempt from return of, when to be made stay of, may be granted by judge on application on judgments before justices of the peace, when may issue 399 how levied on real estate may isssue to foreign county EXFCUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS-see wills FALSE IMPRISONMENT-defined and punished FALSE PRETENCES-obtaining credit by, how punished TEES-saties of officers of the state in cidental expenses of secretary of state of county commissioners 394 ib. 180 204 205 281-2 283 ib. 283-300 284 partition fences of arbitrators of notaries public for guarding jail bill of clerks, shall keep a record of county commissioners to allow for stationery certificate of magistracy to seal, fees for constables may collect for taking acknowledgments of deeds penalty for charging illegal FEMALES-poor, applying for divorces, shall not pay costs shall not be sentenced to stand in the pillory FENCES-made by mistake, may be removed FERRIES--act, prohibiting the establishment of, within three miles of any ib. 295-301 295 296 ib. ib. 297 298 302 300 302 296 232 208 419 262 FRAUD--may be pleaded in bar to actions on promissory notes FRAUDS AND PERJURIES--agreements, when must be in writing conveyances, when made to defraud creditors, void ib. 89 329 489 590 to advertise for proposals to furnish ib. money lost at, may be recovered back sheriffs and coroners, to suppress GARNISHEE-proceedings against GENERAL ISSUE-may be pleaded under the habeas corpus act in civil cases may be pleaded and special matter given in GENERAL ASSEMBLY-secretary of state to provide stationery for auditor to issue his warrant for expenses of stationery ib. GOVERNOR-elected every four years GRAND JURY-evidence before 255 powers of, under the constitution 38 (for his duties, see particular heads) 380 quorum of, number necessary to constitute 379 367 126 315 236 453 ib. 455-6 322 GUARDIANS-ad litem, when to be appointed in chancery HABEAS CORPUS—applications for, how and to whom made ad testificandum, when, and by whom may be issued 239 HOMICIDE-when justifiable when excusable HORSES-running at large, may be taken up accidentally running away not to be altered 176 177 330 ib. ib. shall advertise, where person is unknown ib. dying, in consequence of gelding, owner not to recover damages 331 overseer of poor, to charge of ib. 332 justice of the peace, to issue a warrant to geld 330 owner of, not appearing punishment for letung mares to, in public view wilfully suffering to run at large, owner liable to damages IDIOTS----lunatics and persons distracted conservators of estates belonging to, how appointed 331 ib. ib. 332 ib 333 334 171 334 ib. 335 ib 336 ib. ib. 335 336 337 97 420 IDIOTS-not capable of committing crimes ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN----other of, when complianing to a jus- marriage of parents of, legitimate the children part, complaining, when shall pay costs when may be discharged from bond IMPEACHMENTS---oaths in trials of, how administered attorney general to prosecute IMPROVEMENTS---on public land, contracts for payment of, may be en- forced to be valued, in cases of eviction from land by judgment 416 for perjury for false imprisonment and malicious mischief, prosecu- exceptions to, when to be made INFAMY--who are deemed infamous and how disqualified, INFANTS—under ten years of age, not capable of committing crimes lands belonging to, sold for taxes, how redeemed, INFORMATIONS-in the nature of a quo warranto 283 207 188 211 208 212 218 209 171 126 315 236 453 496 532 507 264 468 ib. 469 ib 89 copy of, to be given to opposite party, in applying for a dedimus 225 338 |