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Witnesses on the trial of small debts before a justice of the peace al-

lowed 2s. 6d. per day— 1791, ch. 68, sec. 7, .

280

Power of the governor and council to procure the attendance of wit-

nesses on contested elections, and on complaints against officers of

government, and to direct as to the costs of their attendance — 1786,

ch. 22, ...........

237

Manner of summoning and compelling the attendance of witnesses on

commissions for marking and bounding lands — 1786, ch. 33, sec.

4, p. 239 ; 1793, ch. 70, sec. 2, 3, ......

303

Their allowance and manner of administering oaths to them — 1786,

ch. 33, sec. 4, 7, .........

239

Directions respecting the continuance of suits where witnesses are

wanting, &c. — see Continuance — Evidence.

On an order from the chancery court to a county surveyor to lay clown

lands for the illustration of any matter in the said court, such sur-

veyor may issue summonses for witnesses wanting on the said sur-

vey, directed to the sheriff or coroner, as required, and on their

non-attendance, attachment of contempt, on motion to the chan-

cellor — 1789, ch. 35, sec. 6, .......

251

On writs of warrants of resurvey from the general court, or any county

court, the sheriff or coroner shall summon witnesses, and on their

non-attendance attachment may issue — 1789, ch. 35, sec. 7,

255

Such witnesses to have the same allowance as those attending a county

court, to be recovered by order and attachment, or by warrant un-

der £5— 1789, ch. 35, sec. 8, .......

255

Witnesses may be summoned to attend the judge of the land-office on

the eastern shore, and attached and fined for non attendance — 1795,

ch. 61, sec. 12, ..........

326

How compelled to attend justices of the peace — 1801, ch. 42, .

431

The testimony of negroes or mulatloes, slaves or free, may be received

against such negroes or mulattoes — 1808, ch. 81,

501

In cases under the laws to punish violations of the lottery system, de-

nied the privilege of refusing to answer, because the answer might

criminate themselves, but providing that such answer shall not be

evidence against such witness — 1829, ch. 188, sec. 6, .

989

WRECKS.

A wreck-master to be appointed by the governor and council in Wor-

cester county for the preservation of vessels stranded — 1799, ch.

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

422

Supplements are 1799, ch. 92 ; 1806, ch. 58; 1807, ch. 19. The mar-

ginal notes suffice for an index.

WRITS OF ERROR,

See APPEALS.