2746 1NDEX TO THE

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OFFICE AND OFFICERS.

Quakers, menonists, tankers, or nicolites or new quakers, empowered to

hold offices by affirming instead of taking the oaths before required.

See Constitution.

No slave manumitted agreeably to the laws of this state since the pas-

sage of the act of April, 1783, ch. 23, or to be made free in virtue

of this act, shall be eligible to any office of profit or trust — 1796,

ch. 67, sec. 5, ..........

335

Damages and costs to be allowed on suits for any battery or assault on

an officer in and for the execution of his office, or on a person as-

sisting him — November, 1787, ch. 39, sec. 3, ....

250

See Pleading.

Any judge, &c. taking or giving an illegal fee, gift, or undue reward, to

influence his behaviour in his office, or in the administration of jus-

tice, deemed bribery, and disqualifying the person from holding

any office for ever.

See Constitution.

The property qualifications for offices of profit or trust repealed and

abolished.

See Constitution.

Officers of courts to send out their fees in dollars and cents — 1806, ch.

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

540

Provision for the collection of officers' fees in case of the death, &c, of

the sheriffs, before the periods therein stated — 1817, ch. 199,

681

In all appointments to be hereafter made it shall be the duty of the go-

vernor to nominate, and by and with the consent of the council,

appoint all such officers as are directed to be appointed by the exe-

cutive, either by the constitution or laws of this state.

See Constitution.

Oaths to be taken by all executive and judicial officers before they act

as such.

See Constitution.

Same as to all persons appointed to any office civil or military.

See Constitution.

OFFICERS' FEES.

Directions respecting security for officers' fees and costs — 1715, ch.

48, sec. 12, p. 44 ; 1716, ch. 20, sec. 2, .....

46

Respecting fees to the sheriffs for executing for those due to officers,

and manner of proceeding therein — 1724, ch. 21, .

68

Respecting the manner of drawing out accounts of fees — 1731, ch. 15,

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

78

Respecting accounts of fees to be delivered by sheriffs and sub-sheriffs

—1769, ch. 15, sec. 4, ........

119

No chancellor or judge ought to receive fees or perquisites of any

kind — Decl. of Rights, art. 30.

The officers mentioned in this act, their deputies, &c. not to take,

directly or indirectly, by reason of their offices, any other or