WA.

WARRANTS, for lands: See LAND OFFICE, No. 3, 4, 5, 6.

WARRANTS, in criminal cases. See CRIMINALS.

WARRANTS, for debts under twenty dollars.

See CONSTABLES, EXECUTIONS. 1. Jurisdiction of a single magistrate extended to twenty dollars, in cases of debt or penalty, or trover and conversion or detinue, p. 114.

2. Justice not to take cognizance of an attachment, where the sum demanded exceeds ten dollars, ibid.

3. Cause of action to be stated in the warrant; and when the warrant returnable, p. 114, 115.

4. Execution to be stayed, on judgments exceeding 10 dollars, 40 days, on good security; and if not paid execution to issue against principal and security jointly, and no security taken, 5. 3, p. 115.

5. Party may appeal, where the judgment exceeds ten dollars, exclusive of interest, or the sum demanded on a penal statute exceeds five dollars; giving approved security, s. 4, p. 115.

6. Verbal acknowledgment of any security under this act, endorsed by the justice on the warrant, sufficient, s. 5, p. 115.

7. How and when such appeals to be tried; on affirmance of judgment, damages and costs to be awarded, and judgment entered against principal and security; execution to issue accordingly, and no security to be taken, s. 6, p. 115. 8. On appeal, the justice to transmit the original warrant to court, with the judgment and name of the security indorsed thereon; clerk to docket the appeal, and entitled to the same fees as clerks of district courts ;--securities compelled to pay money, under this act, entitled to the same remedy as in other cases, s. 7, p. 115.

9. Executions, to satisfy which, nothing can be found, to be returned to clerk; and such execution to issue, and proceedings to be had, as if the judginent had been rendered ip court, s. 8, P. 126.

10. Justice may issue executions and subpoenas for witnesses, directed to the constable or other officer of any county where the party or witness resides, s. 9, p. 116.

11. Penalty on constable failing to return execution, s. 10,

p. 116. 12. When an execution, issued by a justice, shall be returnable, ibid.

13. A person bringing any other action, where a justice has 'cognizance, to be non-suited, s. 11, p. 116.

14. The same fees to be allowed to counsel or attornies upon appeals, as heretofore, in cases of petitions, s. 12, p. 116.

15. Court, on reversing judgment of justice, to give such judgment as he ought to have given, s. 14, p. 116.

16. Motion may be made against constable or other officer, and his securities jointly, for money received on an execution issued by a justice, s. 13, p.

116.

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WILLIAMSBURG.

1. City and borough court of, to be under jurisdiction of superior court of James City; and clerk of District court of Williamsburg, to be clerk of said su perior court, s. 19, p. 153.

2. Circuit court of James City, to be held at capitol in Williamsburg, s. 5, p. 154.

WILLS.

Partly proved in a district court, where to be fully proved, s. 8, p. 155. WITNESSES.

1. May be subpoenaed by any master commissioner in chancery, to attend before him, s. 4, p. 94.

2. Failing to attend, after service of subpoena, default to be reported by commissioner, and witnesses proceeded against by the court as if summoned to attend such court; and liable to the party for damages, ibid.

3. May be compelled to attend before a single justice of the peace, s. 1, p. 8. 4. Penalty for non-attendance, p:

122.

8.

5. How fine may be remitted, s. 1, p.

6. Compensation for attendance and travelling, s. 2, p. 8, 9.

7. Attendance of only one to each particular fact, to be taxed, p. 9.

8. To be privileged from arrests, p. 9. 9. Party grieved a competent witness to prove offences against the acts to amend the penal laws, s. 4, p. 16.

10. Their compensation for attendance on trial of prisoners convicted by county courts, s. 6, p. 25.

11. Recognizance of, to be taken by justice committing free person for trial,

p. 37.

12.

copy of, to be certified by clerk of county to clerk of district court. s. 2, p. 37:

13.

may be proceeded on in district courts, ibid. 14. comics copy of, to be evidence, s. 2, p. 38.

15. President, cashier, officers, and stockholders, competent witnesses in prosecutions for forging bank notes of Virginia, cr passing them, s. 6, p. 30.

17. See CLERKS OF COURTS, No. 19. 18. Their attendance to be entered by the clerks of the county and corpo ration courts, in the same manner as by the clerks of district courts, s. 1, p. 113, 114.

19. Subpoenas for, may be issued by a justice to the constable or other officer of any county where the witness resides, s. 9. p. 116.

20. In all cases, in the circuit courts to have the same compensation as i attending the county courts, s. 2, p. 154 21. Allowance to constables for summoning, in criminal cases, p. 83.

22. May be subpoenaed to attend courts martial; their compensation; punishment for non-attendance, s. 27, 29, p. 49, 50.

WOLVES.

1. All laws giving a reward for killing wolves, so far as they prescribe that the reward paid by the county shall be repaid by the public, repealed, p. 106.

2. See the general law prescribing that the reward of two dollars paid by the county, should be repaid by the public, Appendix No. IX. s. 3, p. (136.)

WORSHIP.

See RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

WRIT OF ERROR.

See ERROR.

WRITING,

Reading, or arithmetic, not to be taught to black or mulatto orphan bound out by overseers of the poor, s. 5, p. 85.

WRITING OBLIGATORY. Office judgments on, and not set aside, execution may issue for principal and interest, s. 1, p. 82.

WRITS.

See PROCESS.

How to be issued by clerks of district courts, till 1st of March, 1809; and how to be returned, s. 18, p. 153.