BOOK ACCOUNT, particulars of goods sold, or work done, to be annexed to jus

tices' writ in actions on, 400.

proceedings in justices' courts for balance of, 400, 401.

particulars of, to be annexed to declaration in supreme court and court of com-
mon pleas, 447.

of set-off in action for, and judgment for defendant when, 447, 448.

auditors may be appointed in actions involving, 456.

BOUNDARIES, maliciously breaking, removing, &c., of monuments of, how pun-
ished, 538.

BOWLING-ALLEYS, not to be kept in the compact part of any town, except Provi-
dence, and penalty for keeping, 204.

who are deemed the keepers of, 204.

penalty on keeper of, for violation of orders of town council relating to, 204.

in the city of Providence, how regulated, 204.

tax on owner or keeper of, and how collected and appropriated, 208.

BOX MARTINS, when penal to take and kill, 207.

BREAKING AND ENTERING, bank, shop, office, warehouse, meeting-house,
church, chapel, court house, town-house, college, academy, school-house,
library, ship or vessel, in night time, with intent to commit murder, rape, rob-
bery or larceny, how punished, 535.

of same buildings in daytime, with same intent, how punished, 535.

BRIBERY, of an elector, how punished, 88, 89.

of any judicial officer, and acceptance of bribe by any such officer, how to be
punished, 527.

BRIDGES, penalty on towns for not repairing, 124.

towns liable for injuries caused by neglect to repair, 124.

on dividing lines of towns, and on lines of the state, by whom to be supported,

126.

penalty on towns for not supporting, 126.

Hunt's, by whom supported, 126.

connecting turnpike-roads, how maintained, 126.

expense of keeping in repair, to be paid out of town treasury, 127.

Weybosset, penalty for fastening vessels to, 128.

Apponaug, penalty for laying vessels unto, 128.

Pawtuxet, penalty for fastening boats to, 128.

persons to take care of, how appointed, and power of, 128.

malicious burning or destruction of, how punished, 534.

BRIGADES, their number and how constituted, 604. See Militia.
BRIGADIER-GENERALS, command, aids, staff of, &c., 605. See Militia.

BRIGADE TRAININGS, 613. See Militia.

BRISTOL, county of, and towns included therein, 46.

BUGGERY. See Crime against Nature.

BUILDINGS. See Public Property.

wilful burning of, to injure insurer, how punished, 535.

breaking and entering of, in daytime or night time with intent to commit murder,
rape, robbery or larceny, how punished, 535.

BURGLARY, how punished, 535.

assault with an intent to commit, how punished, 531.

exclusively triable by supreme court, and not by single judge of, 390, 562.

persons accused of, in prison, where to be indicted and tried, or bailed or dis-
charged, 562.

excepted from act of limitation of indictments, 562.

BURIALS, in compact parts of towns may be prohibited by town councils, 181.
BUOYS, penalty for injury to, 208, 209. See Stakes and Buoys.

BUTTER, sale of, 261.

how tubs of to be branded, 261.

sale of firkins without brand, prohibited, 261.

penalty for sale of without or by fraudulent brand, 262.

CANDIDATES, for general officers and representatives in congress voted for by any
one elector, names of to be placed upon one ticket, 83, 86.

for senator and representatives to the general assembly, when voted for by ballot,
names of, voted for by any one elector, to be placed upon one ticket and num-
bered, 83.

for members of town council and commissioners of highways when voted for by
ballot, to be voted for by any one elector on one ticket, and numbered, 97.
for justices of the peace in Providence and Newport, and in towns divided into
voting districts, and in other towns where chosen by ballot, to be voted for by
any one elector on one ticket, and names to be numbered, 97.

for mayor and for aldermen and common councilmen of Providence and New.
port shall respectively be voted for on separate tickets, and names of two
latter numbered and counted as separate places, 98.

for any legislative, executive, judicial or ministerial offices, at an illegal election,
when and how to be punished, 525.

CANVASSERS, town councils boards of, 76.

town clerks, clerks of, and to produce returns, documents and records, as re-
quired, 76.

when to meet annually, to make out lists of voters, 76.

how to make out such lists, 76.

when and where such lists to be posted up by, 76.

penalty for taking down or defacing lists posted up by, 76.

when to meet annually to correct lists, and notice of meetings how given, 77.
corrections in lists, how entered and posted up, 77.

pay of, and of clerks of, 77.

in towns divided into voting districts, when to be annually in session to correct
lists, and notice of, how given, 77.

how to correct lists, 77.

last meeting of, before an election, where to be, and notice of how given, 77.
meeting of, before a special election for correction of lists, when to be, 77.
meeting of before called town meetings, when may be, 77, 78.

proof before to strike name from list, 78.

lists corrected by, how certified, and to whom delivered, 78.

penalty upon members of board of, for neglect of duty, 78.

paupers, &c., to be excluded by, 78.

right of, to administer oaths and receive evidence, 78.

penalty upon persons refusing to answer or giving false answer before, 78.

for fraud in making up lists, 78, 79.

not answerable for omissions, &c., unless evidence furnished of qualification of
person omitted, 79.

votes of, upon admitting or rejecting voters to be recorded by clerk, and certi
fied copy to be given, when, 79.

penalty upon clerk for refusing to make such record, 79.

CAPIAS, power of supreme court and court of common pleas to issue, upon indict-
ment found, 390, 393.

power of said courts in case of indictment found before them, triable in one
county, to issue against persons escaping, residing or being in another county,
and of direction, service, recognizance and committal of prisoner thereon, 561.
power of officers to execute such capias, and protection of, for so doing, 561,

562.

CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, of a female obtained by feigned marriage or false promise
of marriage, evidence of, and how punished, 543.

CARRIERS. See Common Carriers.

CASE, all actions of, and causes of action of, survive death of plaintiff and defendant

CASE-Continued.

of tender in actions of, grounded on contract or injury to personal property,

447.

costs may be awarded in actions of, on appeals against either or neither party,
459, 460.

remedy by, of bail against principal, 479.

CASHIERS OF BANKS, to publish list of directors, &c., within thirty days after
election, and file list with secretary of state, 286.

penalty on, for refusing to allow stockholders to inspect books and papers of
bank, 287.

CASTLE ISLAND, penalty for injuring beacon on, 209.
CATTLE. See Neat-Cattle.

CAUSEWAYS, repaired at expense of town, when, 122.

CAVALRY HORSES, exempt from attachment, when, 609. And see Militia.
CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION, when to be given by city or town clerks, 84, 85.
when by the governor, 86, 87, 88.

electors of president and vice-president, and where to be filed, 88.
CERTIFICATE OF POOR DEBTOR, when to be given, and form of, 485.
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, fraudulent issue of, how punished, 536.
CERTIFICATE OF WITNESS, necessary to be given by, to obtain fees, 451, 452,

592.

to be filed within four days of judgment, that full fees of witness may be taxed
in costs, 460.

CERTIORARI, writs of, exclusively issuable by supreme court, 387.

proceedings in forcible entry and detainer may be removed into supreme court
by, and there quashed for irregularity, 518.

CHALLENGE TO DUEL. See Duel.

CHALLENGES TO JURORS, what and when waived, 415.

peremptory, how many in civil actions and criminal proceedings, 415.

in writing, how to be disposed of, 415.

no more peremptory to be allowed in any criminal case than in any civil, 562.
CHANCERY. See Equity.

CHAPMEN. See Petty Chapmen.

CHARCOAL, size of baskets of, 263.

baskets used in sale of, to be sealed, 263.

penalty for using baskets not of legal dimensions, or not sealed, 263.
baskets used in selling illegally to be seized and owners prosecuted, 263.
penalty for sealing baskets of unlawful size, 263.

forfeiture for illegal selling, how recovered, 263.

CHARGE DES AFFAIRES. See Ambassador.

CHARITABLE DONATIONS, jurisdiction of town councils over, 155.

decrees of town councils against trustees of, how executed, and how long to re-
main in force, 155, 156.

executions against trustees of, how to be served and enforced, 156.

appeal from decree of town council in, to supreme court, and power of appellate
court, 156.

such appeal, how taken, and effect of to suspend decree of town council, 156.
CHARLESTOWN, ponds in, deemed to be free and common oyster fisheries, 232.
CHARTERED MILITARY COMPANIES, 600, 601, 602, 604, 605, 607, 608, 631.
And see Militia.

commanding officers of, to make return of those qualified to vote by military
duty, &c., 74, 75.

CHILDREN, custody of, when secured to wife, 314.

petition of husband for custody of, after divorce, 315.

life policy for benefit of wife, when to enure to her children, 318.
of woman married to an alien to inherit her property, 318.

jurisdiction of supreme court over custody of, in case of divorce, 320.

interlocutory decrees concerning custody of, 321.
alteration of decree concerning custody of, 321.

effect of devise in fee to, after tenancy for life to parent, 357.
CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. See Providence Children's Friend Society.
CIDER, size of casks of, 262.

penalty for selling in casks of less size, 262.

CIRCULATION of notes, bills, checks, &c., except of incorporated banks, as a cur-

rency, prohibited, 289.

CITY COUNCIL OF PROVIDENCE, members of, how to be voted for, 98.
required to elect surveyor of lumber, 248.

an inspector of saleratus
and soda, 257.

of Newport required to elect a surveyor of lumber, 252.

CIVIL RIGHTS, lost by conviction of murder or arson, 564.
CLAIMS against the state, by whom examined and adjusted, 58.

CLAMS not to be taken in certain places at certain seasons, under a penalty, 231.
non-residents not allowed to take, 232.

may be dug by citizens, 237.

CLERGY. See Benefit of Clergy.

CLERKS OF COURTS OF MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES. See Court of
Magistrates.

CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

when and how elected, 41.

oath of, 42.

to pay a percentage of their fees to the state, except in county of Providence, 51.

to transmit to the auditor accounts, &c., allowed by the court, 59.

orders in favor of, for pay of jurors, when to be drawn, and how and when to be
accounted for, 59.

when, and of what, to render account to the auditor, 60, 61.

when, and to whom, to pay costs received in criminal cases, 61.

when to pay over to the general treasurer moneys in their hands, 61.

penalty for neglect to render account and pay over moneys due, 62.

in the county of Providence, salary of, how paid, and of what, and when, to
render account to auditor, 60, 61.

to be sworn, and bond to be given by, 408.

general duty of, 408.

duty of in recording judgments, and power of court to direct to record in case of
non-record by accident or neglect, 408, 409.

to make indexes to books of record, 409.

pro tempore, how appointed, and tenure, qualification and compensation of, 409.
deputy, in general, how appointed, qualified, empowered, removable and com-
pensated, 409.

deputy, in case of two or more courts at same time, how appointed, duties of,
and of clerk, and how to be qualified and compensated, 409.

certificate of justice as to keeping files and records in proper order, condition of
reëligibility of, 391, 392, 394, 410.

power of to adjourn court, 395.

of supreme court may be authorized by rule of court to enter up interlocutory
rules and orders in equity, when of course, 391.

of court of common pleas, power of, in special court actions to enter up judg-
ment without intervention of a judge, when, 397.

duty of clerk of court of common pleas in special court action to issue venire
facias, and notify judge when, 397, 398.

duty, power and fees of clerk of court of common pleas upon application of
railroad company to file report of location, 398, 399.

power of clerk of court of common pleas to adjourn special court, 399.

writs and executions to be signed by, 431, 470.

may issue summons to witnesses in cases pending in their courts, 450.

of supreme court to record depositions in perpetuam rei memoriam, mode of,
and fees for, 454.

to note on docket time when judgment in civil cause is entered by special order
of court, 457.

to tax costs, 461.

to note on margin of every execution the time of judgment rendered, and
whether execution awarded for malicious injuries or injuries attended with
force, 471, 482.

warrant to be issued by, in case of sentence to Providence Reform School, 565.
in case of sentence to state prison, 566.

salaries of, in county of Providence, 588.

COIN, counterfeiting, uttering, bringing into state and possessing of counterfeit, and
making and possessing of instruments to counterfeit, how punished, 541.

COLLECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS. See Schools.

COLLECTORS OF TAXES, powers and duties of in the collection of town taxes,

109-113.

duties of, when tax is ordered by general assembly, 115.

may be removed by town at discretion, 114.

compensation of, 116.

penalty on for neglect of duty, 116.

suable with their sureties at special court for neglect of duty, by whom, 397.
See Taxes.

COMMERCIAL AGENT. See Consul.

COMMISSARY-GENERAL, rank of, 604. And see Militia.

COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS, when to be elected, and powers of, 96, 97.
mode of election of, 97.

COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, salary of, 588.

powers and duties of. See Schools.

COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS AND DEPOSITIONS IN OTHER STATES,
appointment of, 67.

oath of, and tenure of office of, 67.

certificate of oath to be filed in office of secretary, 67.

powers of, and effect of their acts, 67.

may take acknowledgment of deeds of land, &c., without state, and within or
without the United States, 336.

may issue summons to witnesses, 450, 451.

COMMISSIONERS OF DEPOSIT FUND, duties of, 52.

COMMISSIONERS OF INSOLVENCY. See Insolvent Estates of Deceased Per-

sons.

COMMISSIONERS OF LUNACY. See Insane.

COMMISSIONERS OF PARTITION. See Partition.

COMMISSIONERS OF RAILROADS, when and how elected, 41.

COMMISSIONERS OF WRECKS, &c., on Block Island, 210. See Wrecks.
COMMISSIONER OF SHELL FISHERIES, when and how elected, 41.

to watch over and prosecute for breaches of the law relating to shell fisheries, 233.
duties of, when discovery of new beds or sets of oysters, 232.