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An act to enable James Hopkins, of Kent county, to locate certain vacant lands in Kent county, and to complete his title to said.

lands.

An act to enable Lot Rawlins of Sussex county, to locate certain vacant lands, situate in Nanticoke hundred, in said county, and to complete his title to the same.

An act for quieting and confirming the title of Thomas Adams, James Lowry, James Buckannon, Stanly B. Short, Ephraim Collins, William Twiford, junior, and Gilley G. Short and their successors, as trustees, &c. in a certain lot, piece or parcel of land in the county of Sussex, and village of Middleford.

An act to revive the act authorising Miers Burton, executor of Benjamin Burton, deceased, to sell and convey certain lands of the said Benjamin Burton, of which the said Benjamin Burton died intestate.

An act to enable William Sipple to locate certain vacant lands, situate in Mispillion hundred, in Kent county, and to complete his title to the same.

An act for the relief of certain minors therein mentioned

An act authorising and empowering Cornelius D. Blaney and Edward Williams, to sell and convey a certain messuage or tenement and lot of land in the town of New Castle.

An act to enable Turpin, Jacob and Charles Wright, to remove certain negroes therein mentioned, from this State into the State of Maryland.

A supplement to the act entitled An act granting to William Russell of Kent county, a certain tract or parcel of marsh therein described.

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An act to enable George Hearn, of Sussex county, to locate certain vacant lands, situate in Little Creek hundred, in said county, and to complete his title to said lands.

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An act vesting in, and granting to James Kimmey, all the right, title, interest and demand of the State of Delaware, in and to certain lands and real estate and personal property, of which a certain Joseph Kimmey, now deceased, died possessed of or entitled to, therein mentioned.

An act fer the relief of Charlotte Harker, wife of Jeremiah Harker.

An act authorising Thomas T. Moore of Sussex county, as guardian of John Solomon, Turpin Moore, Julia Ann Moore, Thomas

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Asbury Moore, George Horsey Moore and Margaret Emily
Moore, minors, under the age of twenty-one years, to purchase
for them certain lands, situate in Little creek hundred, in the
county aforesaid.

A supplement to the act entitled "An act to authorise the owners and possessors of the marsh and low grounds, commonly called and known by the name of Culbreath's Marsh, situate in the forest of Murderkill and Dover hundreds in Kent county, to cut a ditch or drain through the same."

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An act for the relief of the widow and children of John Cummins, deceased.

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An act for the relief of Hannah Read.

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An act to enable James T. Bird and James Harwood, to locate certain vacant lands, situate in Pencader hundred, in New Castle county and State of Delaware, and to complete their title to the

same.

An act for the relief of certain minors, therein mentioned.

An act to vest in Mary Mitchelmore, widow of the Rev. John Mitchelmore, deceased, all the right and title of the State of Delaware, in and to all the real estate of which the said deceased. died seized, possessed or entitled to, in the county of Sussex, in this State.

An act to authorise the sale of the school-house, and lot on which it is situated, in school district No. 6, in New Castle county.

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An act to revive an act entitled "An act to enable Turpin, Jacob and Charles Wright, and John Gibbons of Sussex county, to locate certain vacant lands in North-west Fork hundred in said county, and complete their title to said lands."

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An act for the relief of Burton Waples, of Sussex county.

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An act authorising Zadock Aydelott, administrator of George Truitt, deceased, to sell and convey certain lands therein mentioned.

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An act authorising Isaac G. Colesberry, guardian of Elizabeth Reynolds, a minor, to sell and convey the interest of the said minor, in certain real estate, in New Castle county.

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An act to enable John D. Ewing and Eliza G. Ewing, to sell and convey a certain piece of land therein mentioned.

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A supplement to the act entitled "An act to authorise the owners and possessors of the marsh and low grounds, commonly called and known by the name of the Cow Marsh, situate in the forest of Murderkill hundred, in Kent county and State of Delaware, to cut a ditch or ditches, drain or drains through the same, and keep said ditches and drains open and in good repair."

A supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorise the owners and possessors of the marsh and low grounds, commonly called and known by the name of the 'Bridge Branch,' situate in Northwest Fork hundred, Sussex county, to cut a ditch or drain through the same.”

An act for the relief of the owners and possessors of the marsh and low grounds on, contiguous and adjacent to Ingram's Branch, situate in Mispillion hundred in Kent county.

An act authorising the sale of certain real estate, late of John Evans, of White Clay creek hundred, New Castle county, deceased. An act to confirm and give effect, in the State of Delaware, to an act of the General Assembly of Maryland, entitled "An act to incorporate the Tidy's Island Company."

An act vesting in, and granting to, Edward Miller, sometimes called Remington, all the right, title, interest and claim of the State of Delaware, in and to certain personal property, which a certain Caleb Miller, otherwise Remington, died possessed of or entitled to, therein mentioned.

An act for the relief of the sureties of Samuel Harker.

An act for the relief of Jacob Lancaster and Mary Ann, his wife,
Thomas J. Kendall and Mary Ann, his wife, Emeline Wright,
Catharine J. Wright and James R. Wright, of N. C. county.

An act to enable the owners and possessors of the marshes and low grounds, situate on, and contiguous and adjacent to Bright's and Haynes' Glades, in Mispillion hundred in Kent county, to ditch, drain and reclaim the same.

An act authorising the manager of the Delaware furnace, to remove iron-ore from a public road over Green's Branch, in Sussex county.

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INDEX

TO THE

EIGHTH VOLUME

OF THE

LAWS OF DELAWARE:

Comprising the Acts passed by the General Assembly of the said State, during
the sessions of 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1835.

ACADEMY-

Trustees of Newark Academy to transfer college buildings to trus-

tees of Newark College,

Also, balance of lottery fund,

Trustees empowered to sell academy and land at Newark,

Academy to be discontinued and money paid to trustees of Dela-

ware College,

Meetings of trustees,

ACTIONS-

Misjoinder of (See Defects in legal proceedings.)

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Administrator d. b. n. c. t. a., of William Armstrong, deceased, au-
thorised to sell and convey certain real estate,

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ADMINISTRATOR—

Court of Chancery may compel a removed administrator to deliver
over papers, &c., belonging to the estate,

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Also, the administrator of a deceased administrator or executor may
be compelled,

ib.

(See Executors and Administrators.)

AMENDED CONSTITUTION-(See Constitution.)

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Assessors and inspectors, of the act directing the election of,

Levy Court, Clerk of the Peace, &c., of the act concerning,

Constables, of the act concerning,

Of certain acts required by amended constitution,

Act regulating the General Election,

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Act directing the appointment of electors of President and Vice
President,

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Act relating to the election of Representatives in Congress,

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215

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ib.

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389

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279

ANCHORS, CABLES AND BUOYS-

Sweeping for, near Delaware Breakwater-penalty,

Exception-Continuance of act,

APPEALS, from Orphans' Court-

APPRAISER-

Any citizen of fair character can act as, under the act providing for
the recovery of sinall debts,

APPRENTICES AND SERVANTS—

By whom recorders' fees to be collected and paid,
Penalty for neglect-how recovered,

APPROPRIATION—

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312

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For the support of government, &c.,

For the payment of claims.

For the use of the Secretary's office,

For publishing Reports of adjudged cases,

50, 97, 189, 269, 397
60, 100, 213, 322, 398

61, 100, 213-14, 322-3, 399

For the payment of W. Hall for revising and digesting laws,

ASSESSMENT, GENERAL-

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Of persons and personal property, when to be made and returned,
How long the same shall stand,

Valuation of real property, when to be made and returned,

How long the same shall stand,

ASSESSORS AND INSPECTORS

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