PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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The executors, &c. of those dying, to deliver them in like manner —

1814, ch. 82, sec. 1, .........

626

On transcripts by the clerk, process may be issued by any justice of

the peace — 1814, ch. 82, sec. 1, ......

626

Penalty imposed — 1814, ch. 82, sec. 1, ......

626

Directions for transmitting the commissions to the justices of the peace,

and for their qualification — 1814, ch. 82, sec. 2, .

626

Penalty on their acting before they qualify — 1814, ch. 82, sec. 3,

626

On their acceptance (after qualification,) of any office under the United

States, and still acting as justices — 1814, ch. 82, sec. 4,

626

Persons having purchased servants or slaves without knowing their

title to freedom after a term of years, &c. not liable to prosecution,

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if they shall immediately give information on oath, &c. to some

justice of the peace — 1817, ch. 112, sec. 2, .

659

Bills of sale of such servants or slaves to be acknowledged before a

justice of the peace within twenty days, &c. — 1817, ch. 112,

sec. 3, 4,

658

Duty of such justices on information of their being purchased for re-

moval— 1817, ch. 112, sec. 5, .......

661

Penalty on justices of the peace granting blank warrants or executions

to any constable or party — 1818, ch. 166, sec. 2,

694

Judgments to he recovered before a justice of the peace under the act

concerning the several banks of this state, for claims under $50 —

1818, ch. 177, sec. 1, .........

695

To grant certificates to free negroes bringing tobacco for sale — 1825,

ch. 19, ..........

858

One made competent to execute the laws for the protection of public

worship— 1827, ch. 29, p. 921 ; 1839, ch. 293, .

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May order negroes found lurking about camp-meetings, selling liquors,

&c. to be whipped— 1827, ch. 3, ......

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Judgments rendered by, on judgment or decision of board of examiners

of pilots not to be reversed for want of form, Etc. nor want of

averment as to parties, Sic. if such defects can be supplied by ex-

amination of the board or witness, &c. and in all cases of defective

judgments, &c. of such board, the court on the taking such judg-

ment as prima facie evidence of the demand, shall adjudge the

same according to circumstances and equity — 1831, ch. 306, sec. 2,

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Every informal or defective judgment, &c. of the board of examiner!

of pilots to have the same effect and be sustainable as aforesaid

before any justice when proceeded on before hand, and to be ad-

judged by him as is directed in respect of county courts — 1831.

ch. 306, sec. 4, .........

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See Pilots.

Fire arms taken from free negroes, but not forfeited to informer, to be

sold by justices of the peace, and after deducting expenses, to pay

nett proceeds to such free negroes — 1832, ch. 296, sec. 5,

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Their duties relative to vessels navigated under the sole command of

negroes, &c. — 1836, ch. 150,

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