PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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Maintenance or education, or money given without a view to a settle-

ment in life, shall not be deemed advancement — 1798, ch. 101, sub

ch. 11, sec. 6, ..........

401

The orphans courts to ascertain, at discretion, the sum to be annually

expended in the maintenance and education of orphans, regard

being had to their situation, &c. — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 12, sec. 10,

406

They may allow the guardian to exceed the income and make use of

the principal, or sell a part thereof — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 12,

sec. 10, ...........

405

But no part of the real estate shall on such account be diminished,

without the approbation of the chancery or general court, as well

as the orphans court — 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 12, sec. 10,

405

Each school, &c. receiving a donation in money, from the state, to edu-

cate at least one poor child for every hundred dollars it shall re-

ceive — 1S23, ch. 141, sec. 1, . .

792

The trustees of such school, &c. to select such children from among

the poor children of the county, &c. to which such school, &c.

belongs, &.c. having regard to the pecuniary condition of the pa-

rents— 1823, ch. 141, sec. 2, .......

792

The trustees to make an annual return to the legislature of the number

of children so educated — 1823, 141, sec. 3, ....

792

No part of the principal arising from a sale of infants' lands under this

act to be applied towards the maintenance or education of any in-

fant unless the chancellor or county courts shall consider it neces-

sary— 1816, ch. 154, sec. 8, .......

645

See Schools, Primary Free.

EJECTMENTS.

Directions for the continuance of actions of ejectment if the plots are

defective, or not returned — Nov. 1787, ch. 9, sec. 4, .

247

See Continuance.

Actions of, not to abate by the death of either party — 1801, ch. 74,

sec. 38, ...........

463

Where defendants sever in pleading, it shall not be necessary for the

parties to return more than one set of plats, explanations or depo-

sitions, but it shall be the duty of the plaintiff to make out one set

of instructions, and on his plats and explanations and depositions,

he shall designate the defendant or defendants against whom the

same are to be used — 1829, ch. 186, ......

985

Every defendant thus severing, shall be at liberty to give such instruc-

tions, and make such locations and take such depositions, as he

may think necessary for his defence — 1829, ch. 186,

985

Such defendant shall not be bound by any instruction or location of

any co-defendant so severing from, nor by any instruction or loca-

tion of the plaintiff, unless it shall appear that such instruction or

location was intended to be used against the said defendant — 1829,

ch. 186, sec. 1, ..........

985

Where any location shall be made on the part of any one of the defen-

dants, the same may be used by any co-defendant, provided such