2548 INDEX TO THE

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CITIZENS.

Persons, not citizens of the United States, shall not be executors or

administrators — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 4, sec. 1, p. 381 ; sub ch.5,

sec. 1, ...........

382

Mode of trying and determining allegations thereon — 1798, ch. 101,

sub ch. 4, sec. 2, 4,

381

No one to be commissioned as a notary who is not a citizen — 1801,

ch. 86, sec. 2, ..........

464

Provision for the conveyance of land purchased by citizens, the title to

which is in British subjects — 1805, ch. 49, .

527

Bights acquired by an alien white female intermarrying with a citizen,

and residing in the United States.

See Dower.

All free while persons who emigrated into or settled within this state,

before the adoption of the constitution of the United States, and had

continued inhabitants, deemed and declared to be entitled to all the

immunities of natural born citizens, so as to hold real estate, and

transfer the same— -1813, ch. 105, ......

621

All property transferred by them, or their descendants, to citizens of

this or any other state, to be held, &c. as if they had been citizens

—1813, ch. 105, .........

621

But not to interfere with the rights of any persons before acquired —

1813, ch. 105, ........

621

Aliens having emigrated into this state since the adoption of the con-

stitution of the United States, and acquired lands, or title thereto,

and having afterwards become naturalized, to enjoy such lands, Sec.

as if naturalized at the time of acquisition — 1814, ch. 79,

625

But not to interfere with the rights of any persons before acquired —

1814, ch. 79, ..........

625

See Naturalization.

CIVIL LIST.

The salaries of certain officers of the civil government fixed and made

permanent — 1828, ch. 197, .......

972

CIVIL OFFICERS.

The governor and council to appoint the chancellor and all judges and

justices, the attorney-general, naval-officers, registers of the land

office, surveyors, and all other civil officers of government, (asses-

sors, constables and overseers of the road, only excepted,) — Const.

art. 48.

They may also suspend or remove any officer who has not a commis-

sion during good behaviour — Const, art. 48.

All civil officers of the appointment of the governor and council, who

do not hold commissions during good behaviour, shall be appointed

annually, hut if any of them shall be re-appointed, they may con-

tinue to act without any new commission or qualification, and

every officer, though not re-appointed, shall continue to act until