An act for their preservation.  November, 1773, ch.
24.
    N. B.  This act, or the seventh of November, 1776,
was repealed by the following resolve of the convention:
    RESOLVED, That the act of assembly entitled, An act
for the more effectual preservation of the breed of wild
deer, passed in December session, 1773, be repealed, and
that no prosecution be hereafter had or commenced for
any breach committed of the same act, and that no prosecution
already begun for any breath of the said act be
further prosecuted.

                                        DELEGATES.

    How to be chosen.  Const. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
    Vacancies to be filled.  Const. 7.
    What constitutes a house. Const. 8. 
    May judge of their own qualifications.  Const. 9.
    Their powers.  Const. 10.
    Privileges.  Const. 12, 14.
    May adjourn.  Const. 29.
    Their oath to elect.  Const. 28.
    Not to hold offices.  Const. 37.
    To swear to that effect.  Const. 38.
    Punishable if their violate their oath.  Const. 39.

                                        DEPOSITIONS.

    Witnesses residing out of the province, the court may
direct a commission for taking their depositions.  November,
1773, ch. 7, sec. 7.
    Depositions taken by a judge or justice, in some cases
receivable in evidence.  July, 1779, ch. 8.
 

                                DORCHESTER COUNTY.

    A court-house to be built.  September, 1770, ch. 13.
    A supplement to that act.  1771, ch. 16.
    Court adjourned.  October, 1778, ch. 1.
    Commissioners proceedings aided.  April, 1782, ch. 
27.

                                              DUTIES.

    All duties, except those on negroes imported, suspended
for two years.  February, 1777, ch. 18.
    Goods of ambassadors exempted.  November, 1783,
ch. 36, sec. 6.
    Another provision of the same kind in an act imposing
duties on certain enumerated articles.  1784, ch. 84,
sec. 14.

                                                    E

                                         ELECTIONS.

    OUGHT to be frequent.  Decl. 5.
    Voters for delegates or sheriffs to take an oath if
required.  Const. 43, and February, 1777, ch. 20, sec.
15.

                ELIZABETH-TOWN, Washington county.

    Swine and geese not to be raised.  November, 1782,
ch. 4.
    A market established.  April, 1783, ch. 11.

                                        EMBARGO.

    May be laid by the governor.  Const. 33.

                                    ENGROSSERS.

    The act of 1704 repealed.   1774, ch. 3.

                                      ESCHEATS.

    Regulated, and escheat land directed on certain terms
to be sold.  October, 1780, ch. 51, sec. 5.
    Further provisions for the sale of escheat lands.  November,
1781, ch. 20, sec. 10.

                                  ESTATES TAIL.

    To be conveyed as fee-simple.  November, 1782, ch.
23.
    A provision of the same kind had been formerly made
at the session of June, 1773, ch. 1.

    The act of 1751, ch. 11, respecting the evidence of
convicts, continued for seven years by October, 1780,
ch. 12.  November, 1765, ch. 19.
    A mode of perpetuating testimony.  July, 1779, ch. 8.

                                EXCEPTIONS.

    Where judges are divided.  October, 1778, ch. 21,
sec. 14.

                                 EXCHANGE.

    Inland bills placed on a footing with foreign bills.  November,
1765, ch. 3.

                                EXECUTION.

    May be issued from one county to another.  October,
1777, ch. 12.
    Lands in the hands of public debtors, bound by the
commencement of the suit, and directions given respecting
executions for public debts.  March. 1778, ch. 9,
sec. 6.
    May issue against the person, or property of bail.
October 1778, ch. 21, sec. 6.
    Issuable within a year after stay.  October, 1778, ch.
21, sec. 7.
    Against the purchasers of property sold on account of
red money.  May, 1781, ch. 23.
    Against purchasers of property sold on account of black
state money.  May, 1781, ch. 33.
    Against purchasers of property sold for certificates.
November, 1781, ch. 31.
    Against purchasers of property under the act of April,
1782, ch. 58, and ch. 59.

                EXECUTORS.  See administrators.

                                            F

                        FAYETTE, MARQUIS De La.

    THE gratitude of this state for his distinguished
services demonstrated, by conferring on him and
his heirs made the rights of citizenship.  1784, ch. 12.

                                    FERRIES.

    Regulated.  November, 1781, ch. 22.
    Supplement to that act.  April, 1782, ch. 31.

                        FINES and FORFEITURES.

    Fines must not be excessive.  Decl. 22.
    There shall be no forfeiture of any part of the estate,
except for treason and murder.  Decl. 24.
    Fines to go to the state.  Const. 58.
    Mode of recovering fines.  February 1777, ch. 13.
    Fines on non-enrollers to be collected by the sheriff by
distress and sale of goods, if any, or the body may be
taken.  June, 1777, ch. 5.
    In what manner fines shall be paid.  October, 1780,
ch. 13, sec. 3.

                                        FISH.

    A provision for preserving the breed of fish.  1768,
ch. 4.

                FOREIGN LOANS.  See Mortgage.

                                    FORGERY.

    N. B.  The following resolve passed the convention,
November, 11, 1776:
    RESOLVED, That if any inhabitants of this state shall,
after the first day of December next, within or without this
state, or any person whatsoever shall, within this state, after
the said first day of December next, forge or counterfeit loan-office,
or alter the sum expressed in any of the said certificates,
bills, or note, knowing the same to be counterfeit,
forged or altered, and shall be thereof convicted by a
petit jury, after a presentment by a grand jury in the
general court, or shall stand mute, or peremtorily challenge
above the number of twenty of the pannel, he shall
suffer death as a felon, without benefit of clergy.