PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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Provision for auditing accounts and dealings between the parties to a

suit— 1785, ch. 80, sec. 12, .......

234

Actions on accounts to be brought within three years — 1715, ch. 23,

sec. 2, ...........

9

What shall he the voucher or proof of a claim on open account against

a deceased person's estate — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 9, sec. 8, 10,

11, .......... 395.396

397

Such accounts, &.c. not to be paid, unless passed by the orphans court,

or proved as directed by law — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 8. sec. 22,

.395

The orphans courts empowered to determine on all accounts between

wards and their guardians, and between legatees, &.c. and executors

or administrators — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 15, sec. 12, .

412

Manner of staling and returning accounts therein by guardians — 1798,

ch. 101, sub ch. 12, sec. 13, .......

406

Manner of staling and returning accounts therein by executors and ad-

ministrators— 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 10, sec. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10,

398. 391

400

Agairust the estates of deceased persons, not exceeding fifty dollars, may

bo passed by the registers of wills in the recess of the orphans

courts— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 4, .......

473

Passed hy the orphans courts, or the register of wills, not made valid

thereby, but require to he proi'ed, if contested by the executor or

administrator— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 9, ..... 474

. 475

Accounts in the public offices to be kept in conformity to the regula-

tions therein mentioned — 1812, ch. 135, sec. 2, ....

611

Of guardianship, to be settled by natural guardians, and those appointed

by will, as prescribed for other guardians — 1816, ch. 203, sec. 1,

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Accounts of administration to he rendered by the administrator, &,c. of

an administrator dying before a settlement — 1816, ch. 203, sec. 3,

650

Concerning power of registers in the recess of the court, in relation to

passing accounts- — 1810, ch. 203, sec. 5, 6, .

650

Executors and administrators taking possession of real estate belonging

to persons tinder age, and without guardian, to render accounts in

the same manner as guardians — 1820, ch. 174, ....

737

Relieved from this duty after their accounts of administration are

closed, or three years after letters are granted — 182-5, ch. 63,

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For the collection and recovery of accounts due to the state — see Trea-

surer.

ACCUSATION.

In criminal prosecutions every man haih a right to be informed of the

accusation against him — Decl. of Rights, art. 19.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

If any man shall have one or more children by any woman whom he

shall afterwards marry, such child or children, if acknowledged by

the man, shall, in virtue of such marriage and acknowledgment, be

legitimated, and capable in law to inherit and transmit inheritance

as if born in wedlock — 1820, ch. 191, sec. 7, . .

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Acknowledgment of deeds, &c. — See Conveyances.