2420 INDEX TO THE

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ACQUITTANCE.

Punishment for forging, or causing to be forged any acquittance, with

intention to defraud any person — 1809, ch. 138, ....

579

See Release.

ACTION.

Executors or administrators may commence and prosecute any personal

action whatever, at law or in equity, except actions of slander, or

for injuries or torts done to the person — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 8,

sec. 5, ...........

390

They shall also be liable to be sued in the same manner — 1798, ch. 101,

sub ch. 8, sec. 5, .........

390

They shall not, in any action, be compelled to put in special bail — 1798,

ch. 101, sub ch. 8, sec. 6, ........

391

Actions not, to abate by the death of either party — 1785, ch. 80, sec. 1,

p. 229 ;' 1793, ch. 101, sub ch. 14, sec. 4, .....

408

The party injured, not deprived of his civil action by issuing an execu-

tion against the property of a convicted person where reparation

has been adjudged— 1809, ch. 138, sec. 23, .....

587

No officer, &c. of the militia, in his attendance at, going to, or return-

ing from musler, shall be subject to arrest for any civil matter —

1834, ch. 251, sec. 44, ........

1172

A joint administrator, having the powers of the other revoked, to have

remedy by action also — 1816, ch. 203, sec. 4, ....

650

For other matters, see Continuances — County Courts — Limitation —

Pleas.

Where two or more actions of debt on obligations conditioned for the

payment of money, or on the case arising ex contractu, between the

same plaintiffs and defendants, shall be brought to the same term,

the court on motion may consolidate them, and the clerk shall tax

the costs as if but one action — 1825, ch. 167, sec. 5, .

850

See Joint Obligation.

A tax of fifty cents imposed upon any plaintiff who may institute a suit

or action at law in any court, &c. to be paid to the clerk of the

court, and taxed on the costs of suit — 1825, ch. 195, sec. 1, .

856

Not necessary for the state in an action brought upon a bond given by

any of the county clerks, the clerk of the court of appeals, regis-

ter in chancery or registers of wills, in reply to a plea of perform-

ance, to set out in the replication, the breaches, &c. but may reply

generally— 1825, ch. 208, sec. 1, ......

807

In the trial of such cases, it shall be the duty of the officers respec-

tively, when required, to exhibit their dockets, records, fee books,

&c. and the measure of damages shall be the amount charged for

services they have not performed — 1825, ch. 208, sec. 2,

867

A verdict against such officers for neglect of duty, to be considered a

misdemeanor in office — 1825, ch. 20S, sec. 3, .

867

Plea of non-damnificatus not to be allowed on any suit brought on

such bond— 1825, ch. 208, sec. 4, ....

868