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Sheriffs, surveyors, &c. liable to be amerced fur not returning such

warrants — 1815, ch. 149, sec. 2, . . .

631

Whenever land shall be taken up under a common or special warrant,

or warrant of resurvey, any person, &c. may give in evidence under

the general issue, his possession — 1818, ch. 90, ....

691

Twenty years possession to be a bar— 1818, ch. 90, .

691

See Limitation — Possession.

A copy of any original certificate in the land office, together with the

notes, &.c. certified by the register, to he evidence as if it were the

original paper and proved to be in the hand-writing of the surveyor,

and that the surveyor was dead — 1818, ch. 100, ....

691

Of land in ejectment cases — 1829, ch. 186, .....

985

See Ejectment.

County courts authorized to appoint in cases where county surveyor

is interested or prejudiced, or when either party to a suit shall

make oath that they believe him so to be — 1827, ch. 44,

922

TAXES.

No aitl, charge, lax, bin then, fee or fees, ought to be set, raised or

levied, under any pretence, without the consent of the legislature

— Decl. of Rights, art. 12.

The levying taxes by the poll is grievous and oppressive, and ought to

be abolished, paupers ought not to be assessed for the support of

government, but every other person in the slate ought to contribute

his proportion of public taxes for the support of government, ac-

cording to his actual worth in real or persona! property wilhiu this

state, yet fines, duties or taxes, may properly and justly be imposed

or laid with a political view for the good government and benefit

of the community — Decl. of Rights, art. 13.

TENANT IN TAIL.

Persons seized of any estate tail, in possession, remainder or reversion,

may convey the same by such manner of conveyance as a person

seized of an estate in fee-simple may convey such estate, and such

conveyances of persons so seized in tail shall be good and available

against all persons whom the grantor could debar by any mode of

common recovery, or any ways or means whatever — November,

1782, ch. 23, ..........

181

Common recoveries before suffered by consent for docking estates tail

available, notwithstanding any defect — November, 1766, ch. 21,

113

What interest shall be forfeited on conviction of tenant in tail — April,

1782, ch. 19.*

See Estates Tail.

TENANTS.

On notice given, and refusal by tenant for years or at will to remove,

the lessor, or his heirs, &c. may apply to two justices of the peace,

who may direct a jury to he summoned, &c. and may award resti-

* See note to 1780, ch. 45.