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No person to be tried for treason or misprision of treason against the
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state, unless the indictment be found within three years after the
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offence committed — October, 1777, ch. 20,* sec. 29,
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139
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See Crimes and Punishments.
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TREASURER.
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The treasurers, one for each shore, may be appointed by the house of
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delegates during their pleasure — Const, art. 13.
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In case of refusal, &c. in the recess of the assembly, the governor and
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council may appoint and commission a person to hold the office till
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the meeting of the assembly — Const, art. 13.
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Every treasurer, before he acts as such, shall take an oath, that he will
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not, directly or indirectly, receive any fee or reward for using his
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office but what is or shall be allowed by law, nor will, directly or
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indirectly, receive the profits, or any part of the profits of any of-
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fice held by any other person, and that he does not hold the same
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office in trust or for the benefit of any other person — Const, art. 52.
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Punishment for so receiving the profits, &c. — Const, art. 53.
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Oath of office prescribed — Feb. 1777, ch. 5, .
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127
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Blank marriage licenses to be delivered to them by the governor and
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council, and by them, (on application,) to the county clerks for
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each year, they first countersigning the same, and taking receipts —
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1797, ch. 38, sec. 2, .........
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345
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On refusal or neglect of the clerks to return such lists, and to account
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for them, the treasurer shall charge them with the whole amount
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delivered at the rate of 25s. and prosecute suits therefor — 1797, ch.
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38, sec. 5, ...........
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346
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Slaves condemned to suffer death, and actually executed, or dying in
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gaol, shall be paid for to the owner by the treasurer, on the certifi-
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cate of the sheriff of the valuation by the justices — 1751, ch. 14,
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sec. 7,* ...........
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93
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The value certified as therein directed to be paid to the owners of
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slaves killed for refusing to surrender, or unlawfully resisting any
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officer, &c.— 1751, ch. 14, sec. 9, ......
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95
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The owner of a slave pardoned as therein mentioned shall he paid as
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if the said slave had been executed — Nov. 1787, ch. 17, sec. 3,
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248
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The registers of the land-offices to issue warrants as therein mentioned
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on the order or tilling of the treasurers — Nov. 1781, ch. 20, sec. 3,
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168
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The purchase or caution money to be paid to the treasurers before
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grants shall issue — 1781, ch. 20, sec. 3, .....
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168
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The treasurers empowered to grant orders or lillings to the registers
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for warrants in the manner and on the terms therein mentioned —
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1781, ch. 20, sec. 4, .........
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169
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Proceedings to be directed by them on failure of payment — 1781, ch.
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20, sec. 4, ...........
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169
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Money to be received by the treasurers for improvements on cultiva-
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ted land and for escheat lands — 1781, ch. 20, sec. 4, ...
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169
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* See note thereto.
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