INQUEST by Coroners, in view of violent or casual deaths INOCULATION for kine pock, to be provided for by towns and plantations INNHOLDERS not to suffer drinking, play, &c. on Lord's day, in their houses 177 179 154 154, 155 INQUEST of Selectmen, on persons non compos. idiots, &c. for guardianship INQUEST of office to revest real estate in the State, or entitle State thereto information to state the grant, conditions, breaches, &c. proceedings on appearance of adverse party, plea of disclaimer, judgment location how made and confirmed by Court proceedings in other cases of, mode of trial to recover lands accruing to State for want of heirs, how to be prosecuted by defendant not to avail, himself of alien's title, unless he is agent, or tenant State to be deemed in actual possession immediately on judgment of re-seizin if after estate becomes seized for want of heirs, owner appear and recover such sums to be settled by bill in equity in Supreme J. Court INSANE PERSONS, acquitted on trial in Supreme Court, on that ground, to be when so committed may be discharged by Judge of Sureme J. Court or two or may be committed to the custody of their friends, giving bond to have guardians appointed, and how INSOLVENT ESTATES [See Estates Insolvent.] INSPECTOR GENERAL of Beef and Pork, and his deputies, powers and duties 499 508 INSPECTORS to make annual returns to Secretary of State, and how [See the sev- eral articles, Beef Butter, Lime, Nails. &c.] INSPECTION [See Beef Butter, Pot and Pearl Ashes, Fish, &c.] INSTRUMENTS for forgery, penalty for possessing, with intent to use [See forgery, &c.] INSURANCE COMPANIES, powers, restrictions, &c. of 484. adjustment of losses by directors of, binding on company ib. dividends of profits, how and on what principles to be made ib. ib. subsequent dividend not to be made until ib. in certain cases may loan for security on real estate to extent of 2-3 capital ib. directors of, liable in certain cases for losses jointly and severally ib. INSURANCE COMPANIES, President and Directors to publish amount of stock, not to take, on one risk, more than 10 per cent. of to make statement of affairs, &c. to Legislature when not to be incorporated with capital less than $100,000 may insure against fire, &c. to amount of 10 per cent. on capital INSURREC ION, Governor may call out Militia to suppress INTEMPERATE persons to have guardians appointed in case -to be posted by Selectmen, and not allowed spirits by innholders [ See Drunkards, Spendthrifts, &c.] INTEREST allowed in actions of debt on judgment, on damages and costs how to be cast in replevin cases [See replevin.] INTESTATE, estates [See estates intestate.] 486 ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. 85 178 468, 469 433 216 296 INVENTORY of estates of persons deceased and under guardianship, when to be taken [See Probate, Estates Guardians, &c.] 161, 177 ISSUE, general accounts filed in offset, to be given in evidence under and by defendant in informations, actions, &c. on penal estates qui tam 213 ib. 219 265 in all actions before Justice of Peace, except title to real estate in tres- JOINT CONTRACTS, goods and estate of deceased debtor on, liable in same JOINT TENANCY, not to be created by grants, devises, &c. unless clearly ex- JUDGMENT on mortgages to be conditional [See mortgages.] for redemption and execution how to be awarded on Probate bonds, where principal is not summoned, not to be rendered first term manner and form, on probate bonds, of executor and administrator and guar- on actions appealed where parties die before sitting of Court appealed to 196 110 115 110 354 124 ib. 185 186, 187 195 201 in actions of account, when defendant refuses to appear before auditors, how 214 216 234 by Justices of the Peace in civil actions 287 on report of referees under submission before Justice to be final 293 on bonds, recognizances, &c. forfeited, how rendered 158 on demurrer, abatement, &c. may be appealed from on bonds of Inspectors of stone lime, how rendered [See Lime.] 532 217 not vacated-by debtors being discharged from gaol in certain cases, 429 arrested, reversed, &c. new action brought within one year, avoids statute of (See Courts, Action, Justices, Review, Replevin, Forcible Entry, Foreign Attach- 242 JUDICIAL COURTS JUDICIAL PROCESS and proceedings JUDICIARY [See Courts, Action, Review, Service, &c.] JURISDICTION [See Courts, Justices of Peace, &c.] box for, to be provided by Selectmen, kept by town clerk 304 305 304 number liable to be drawn in each town, not less than one nor more than two for the hundred inhabitants, by census S05 names of persons grossly immoral, &c. to be withdrawn from the box ib. ib. how to be apportioned by Clerks of Courts among the districts ib. 306 venires for, when to issue, how to be distributed and served grand and traverse, alphabetical list of, to be prepared by Clerks of Courts on foreman of, to be elected by ballot 309 and casual deaths not more than twenty to be peremptorily challenged, in capital cases foreman of grand, may swear witnesses in presence of Att'y for State in trials relating to real estate, may be directed by Court to view premises, grand and traverse, powers and duties of, fees received for, by county Treasurer, to be credited, &c. town meetings for choice and selection of, how notified by Constable penalties for neglect of duty in issuing venires, drawing, notifying, &c. how JURY, how selected, to estimate damages for flowing lands, by mills in cases of forcible entry and detainer, how summoned, empannelled, verdict in cases of nuisance on complaint to two Justices, q. u. how summoned and school regulations when they find no bill, on ground of insanity, to certify the same to the traverse, when they find not guilty, on same ground, so to certify JURY of not less than nine to be summoned by Coroners to take inquest of violent how empannelled, charged, &c by Coroner, forms of verdict JURY, copy of the panel of, to be delivered to persons indicted for treason or mis- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, power and jurisdiction in criminal cases Jurisdiction as to assaults not of a high and aggravated nature larcenies not exceeding $5, value cruelty to horses and cattle - breaches of Sunday Act profane swearing JUSTICE PEACE to examine all charges of crimes and misdemeanors against State, and commit, or bind over to proper Court for trial sentence of, on conviction, may be appealed from, to Common Pleas to require recognizance of persons appealing may require assistance of officers at riots, affrays, &c. in their own view, in absence of officers may require any person to seize of- being known, or declared, ignorance no excuse for disobeying may grant subpoenas for witnessess in criminal cases, but not on account of to account annually to State, county and town Treasury for fines 285 ib. ib. 286 ib. ib. 286, 299 may issue warrant to seize beef, and pork not inspected, attempted to be ex- to seize butter and lard in like cases tobacco flaxseed may issue warrant for sale of beasts impounded in case to appraise damage done by may order baggage, &c. suspected of infection, to be removed, guarded may take examination, &c. of woman, having or being pregnant with bastard child to require bond of accused, in case, &c. to answer complaint of mother, at in one county, may issue warrant on examination taken in arother jurisdiction in civil actions, to amount of $20, or where ad damnum does not process in such cases, how conducted to final judgment 220, 249, 287 when defendant in action of trespass, pleads title to real estate he must re- under general issue, in actions before, special matter may be given in evi- if defendant fail so to do, plaintiff to have judgment for damages may grant subpoenas for witnesses in civil actions before any tribunal not to counsel or advise parties in suits before them in actions of waste, by executor, &c. to proceed as Common Pleas, in like cases to keep records of their proceedings appeal allowed from such proceedings dying before judgment satisfied, what proceedings to summon persons having possession of deceased Justices' records when to transcribe such record when produced into his own where their commissions expire before judgment, may proceed under new may take recognizances for debt, keep record, issue execution thereon 290, 291 may take submission of demands in dispute, to reference, by agreement of 291 mode of taking depositions by, notice to be given 312, 313, 314 [See Depositions.] not to hear or try an action commenced by himself or under his direction may solemnize marriages, keep record thereof and make return to Clerk of may commit principal surrendered by his bail form of mittimus in such cases 320 427 362 298 276, 277 271 ib. JUSTICE PEACE, to note in margin of execution against principal, name of bail may issue attachment against witnesses refusing to attend when summoned, not to purchase notes, accounts, &c. for collection 269 217 89 213 177 130 429, 430, 431 440 471 487 not bound to plead specially in actions brought against them for misfeasance to issue warrants for meeting of proprietors of lands, wharves in common in concurrence with Selectmen, may establish town watch may call meetings of proprietors of common and general fields 140 426, 605 may issue warrant to appraise goods lost and stray beasts 457 . may swear town officers and give certificate to be filed with town Clerk 368 370 in actions of replevin, when value, &c. is above 20 dollars to recognize de may swear appraisers to set off real estate on execution JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, QUORUM UNUS, two may inquire into nuisances two, may discharge insane persons from gaol in case - and may commit such persons to custody of their friends, on bond being given 296 229 94 94, 95, 96 97 ib. 207 ib. - may inquire and determine, when banns of matrimony are forbidden may take depositions in perpetuam - may send lunatics, &c. to house of correction 277 293 316 363 [See Nuisance, Marriage, Forcible Entry and Detainer, Depositions.] JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, two, with Selectmen to assign places for noxious two, may, by warrant remove persons infected with contagious diseases and three, may liquidate sum due on redemption, where execution has been ex- 92 444 230, 231 du ies or excise to be paid by, to County or State Treasurer 341 272 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE through the State, may call meetings of proprie 130 K KINDRED, degrees of, to be computed according to the rules of the civil law 121 ib. 424 ib. of paupers, in certain cases, may be compelled to contribute for their support L LANDS liable for payment of debts [See Estates, Execution, &c.] of husband, when libel for divorce is filed against, held to answer decree, in case lots of, reserved for public uses, how to be located to be located by order of Courts, when proprietors neglect 416, 388 280 128 ib |