PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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The duties of sheriffs prescribed as to advertising servants and slaves

—1802, ch. 96, ..........

468

The act of 1716, ch. 17, as to writs of fieri facias and vemlitioni ex-

ponas, repealed — 1803, ch. 36, .......

486

Sheriffs directed to collect and pay to the treasurers the taxes on pro-

ceedings in the chancery court — 1804, ch. 64.* — See Chancery.

Damages for injuries to county property recovered by the levy courts,

and fines to be paid to the sheriffs — 1804, ch. 73, sec. 4,

493

The sheriffs to pay them to the levy courts, or their bonds liable to be

put in suit — 1804, ch. 73, sec. 5, .

493

Sheriffs to perform the same offices and duties in the county courts

then established as before — 1805, ch. 65, sec. 24,

503

The duty of every sheriff to give information of every violation of the

act to prevent free negroes from selling corn, &c. without a license

— 1805, ch. 80, sec. 5, ........

515

The several sheriffs shall three weeks previous to every election,

cause public notice to be given by advertisement set up at the most

public places within the district, of the time and place of holding the

several elections, under the penalty therein mentioned — 1805, ch.

97, sec. 4, ...........

514

They shall deliver to the judges a box for receiving the hallots, and

two separate books for the purpose of entering the voters' names,

under the penalty therein mentioned — 1805, ch. 97, sec. 5, .

514

They shall deliver to the judges of elections warrants of their appoint-

ment within ten days after receiving the same, under the penalty

therein mentioned — 1805, ch. 97, sec. 6, .....

514

Sec Execution.

Sheriffs and their deputies prohibited from purchasing any debt due

from a person residing in the county — 1805, ch. 107, sec. 1,

527

Unless such purchase or assignment shall be made for a debt before

due— 1805, ch. 107, sec. 1, . .......

527

Sheriffs to bring before the court or judge petitioning debtors, as there-

in directed — 1805, ch. 110, sec. 11, ......

534

Entitled to a preference for fees of imprisonment after the discharge of

all liens— 1805, ch. 110, sec. 11,

534

Sheriffs on serving ca. sa. bound to accept payment of the amount as

on a fieri facias — to be of the same force — 1807, ch. 115.

551

The complainant to have the same remedy against them as on fieri

facias— 1807, ch. 115, ........

551

Citations may be issued to the sheriffs to bring before the orphans

courts, &c. the children of paupers, vagrants, and indolent free

negroes, to be bound out as apprentices — 1808, ch. 54,

562

Time allowed to sheriffs for bringing a prisoner on habeas corpus if

more than twenty miles distant — 1809, ch. 125, ....

569

On refusal or neglect by sheriffs to pay moneys in their hand?, the

treasurers to direct suits on their bonds, &c. — 1809, ch. 127, sec. 3,

571

Sheriffs directed to remove persons sentenced to the penitentiary —

penalty for wilful neglect — 1809, ch. 138, sec. 27, ...

687

* See 1820, ch. 204, 764.