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is an amendment, shall be so construed as to embrace all actions on the case, for work and labour, care and diligence, and materials found, or either, and all other actions of assumpsit, whether the same be specially enumerated herein, or in the act to which this is an amendment.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the limitation of Repealing six years, mentioned in the fourth section of the act entitled 'an act for the limitation of actions, and certain proceedings in civil cases, and for preventing frivolous and vexatious suits,' passed June the seventh, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, be, and the same is hereby repealed; Limitation and that in lieu thereof, all actions enumerated in the said fourth section, except actions on promissory notes, shall be prosecuted in three years next after the cause of such action shall have accrued, and not after.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the limitation of Repealing two years, mentioned in the eleventh section of the act, mentioned in the second section of this act, is hereby repealed; and that in lieu thereof, all actions founded upon any account for goods, wares, and merchandise, sold and delivered, or for any article charged in any store account, shall be commenced and prosecuted in three years, and not after.

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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the act, entitled Repealing an act to repeal so much of the several laws, as allow pay to grand jurors, and for other purposes,' passed the thirtyfirst of January, one thousand eight hundred and twentysix, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Certain powers vested in judge of probate.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the powers vested in the judges of the circuit courts of this state, in and by the twenty-seventh section of the act, entitled 'an act to reduce into one the several acts and parts of acts concerning the establishment, jurisdiction, and powers of the superior courts of law,' in relation to bail in certain cases, be, and the same are hereby extended to, and vested in the judges of probate, in and for the several counties of this

state.

Approved, February 8, 1827.

INDEX.

ABATEMENT, pleas of, when allowed, 141-pleas in, not necessary to verify by
affidavits, 824.

ABERDEEN and Pontotoc rail road and banking company, amendment of
charter, 887-8-9-90.

ABSENT defendants, how notified, 172.

ACADEMY, trustees of schools to establish in Wilkinson county, 542-Her-
nando, incorporated, 678-Greensborough, incorporated, 683-Pinckney, incor-
porated, 742-3-Mount Carmel, act to incorporate, 744-Oxford male and
female, act to incorporate, 809-Tuscahoma, act to incorporate, 810-Port
Gibson, charter amended, 812-Colbert, incorporation of, 857-8-9-incorpo-
ration of the Pontotoc, 868.

ACCOUNTS, auditor's, how audited, 428.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT, form of defendant's, 290.

ACTS of the legislature, publishing of, 531.

ACTIONS, triable at first term, 161.

ADAMS county, probate court of, 55-place of holding elections in, 194.
ADJUTANT, regimental, compensation, 498-duty of adjutants, 619.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL, duties of and compensation, 274-5-appointment of,
rank and pay, 440-duty, 609, 625.

ADMINISTRATOR, per centum allowed to, 54-not to remove property of
estates out of the state, 96-when suit may be brought against, 101—may sur-
render, 101-may sell crops, 102-to relinquish lands, 127-to re-invest money,
128.

ADMINISTRATORS, scire facias against, 216.

ADMINISTRATORS, executors and guardians, may purchase real estate, 316–
may sell, 319-20.

ADULTERY and fornication, punishment of, 176.

ADVERTISEMENT of personal property by the sheriff in a newspaper not
required, 530.

AGENTS, of creditors or plaintiffs, entitled to certain provisions in attachments,
72.

AGRICULTURAL bank, may establish a branch at Franklin, increase of capital
stock, 751.

ALABAMA and Mississippi, accounts between to be settted, 175.
ALLOWANCE to assessors and collectors, 427-8.

AMITE county, boundaries of, 70-drawing of jurors, 120-special tax, 226.

AMNESTY, granted to Henry S. Foote, 883.

APPEAL, damages in cases of, when judgment is affirmed in the county of
Monroe, 20-from justices to be made to circuit courts, 54-appellants to give
security, 283-how made to the court of chancery or supreme court, 295—from
justices of the peace, 335-from board of police, 398-from circuit court, how
made, 407-from criminal court, 552.

ARCHITECT, state, appointment of, 554, duty, 556-appointment, powers, and
duties of, 828-29.

ARREST, for debt, condition of freedom from, 50-of militia officers, for what
causes, 277-of felons, 532.

ARTILLERY, volunteer, rank of, to be regulated by a military board, 844.
ASSAULT and battery, by slaves, free negroes, and mulattoes, 201.
ASSESSOR and collector, appointment of, 33—to make oath of payment of full
value of vouchers, 103-4--his allowance, 104-money in his hands, 104,
105 to return list of freeholders as jurors, 304-to give notice, 312-commis-
sions, 312-to make additional assessment, duty, 346-offices of, in Copiah
county united, 432-election of, 477-duties of, 531-to pay interest, duties,
532-to collect tax on bank stock, 846-allowance to, 863-duty of, 885.
ASSESSORS, compensation of, 347-duty, compensation, penalty, 366-allow-
ance to by auditor, 427-may adjourn sales, 427-to take census, oath, 479—
penalty, 480.

ASSESSORS of taxes, to take census, 57-to designate the number of inhabi-
tants, 58-and collector, offices severed, 88-of Jones county, 749-50-in
Hinds county, 754.

ASSISTANT quarter-masters-general, three to be appointed, to give bond, 360—
compensation, 361.

ATTACHMENT, agents of plaintiffs entitled to certain provisions, 72, 301.
ATTALA county, boundaries of, 515—to lay off, 518-time of holding courts
in, 801.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and district attorneys, to be allowed reasonable com-
pensation, 34-their fees, 47-term of service, duties, 429, to keep office at seat
of government, 430-salary, 431-to attend suits against the state, 476.
ATTORNEYS and counsellors, their fees, 46-their qualifications to be deter-
mined by the supreme court, 107-license of, 153—act relative to licenses
repealed, 175-special or temporary license to be permitted, 292.
ATTORNEYS, district, to reside within their district, their duties, 430-penalties
for consulting with offendors, salary, fees, 431-election of in the fifth and sixth
districts, 505-duty, 510-salary, 576-re-instatement of, 761-licensing of,
764.

AUCTIONEERS, appointment of, to give bond, &c. 81-to render account of
sales, pay tax, penalty, 82-persons not commissioned not to act, penalty, false
returns, perjury, 83-to render account of sales, 89-to pay one per cent. 89.
AUDITOR, to issue warrant on state treasurers, 23-not to issue warrant unless
items specified, 33-to lease ferry on Pearl river, 309-to lease seminary lands,
331-compensation for taking care of public lands, 364-relieved of care of
public land, 374.

AUDITOR of public accounts, to lease seminary lands, 56-his compensation,
57-to issue warrant on the order of commissioners, 61-to settle with Bank of
Mississippi, 84-salary, 84-duty, 89-to lease seminary lands, 105-election
and accounts of, 155-when absent, 175-election of, 423-bond and security,
424-to make out reports, 425-duties of, 424-5-6-7-8-salary, 428-his

accounts, 428-to advertise seminary lands, give certificate, 459-to collect and
receive money, 460-to fill vacancy, 485-salary, 576-duty of, 762-to act as
land commissioner, 881.

BAIL, citizens not to be held to, except in certain cases, 52-when to be taken,
139-judges of probate courts empowered to take, 902.

BAINBRIDGE county, clerks of courts to return papers, 23.

BANKS, insolvency of, 765.

BANK commissioners, appointment, duties, future banks subject to this act,
697-may be required to examine any bank by three banks, powers, applica-
tion to chancery, report, legislature to elect, to reveal their own accounts, 688-
vacancy, term of offices, oath, not to disclose of debtors of banks, duty of gover-
nor, 699-pay of commissioners, 700.

BANK, Agricultural, may establish a branch at Franklin, increase of capital,
751-2.

BANK, Commercial, of Manchester, act to amend its charter, 667.

BANK of Grenada, incorporation of, 649-subscription to stock, 650-powers,
privileges, limitation of charter, rules and regulations, 651-2-3-4-directors,
president, election of directors, re-opening of books, limit of accommodation to
directors, 654-issue of notes, tax, examination of books, penalty, right of
examination by the legislature, 655.

BANK of Lexington, incorporation of, capital, subscription books, 671-capital
stock, corporate title, election of directors, 672-loans, transfers, 673-ex-
changes, tax, 674-per centage for refusing to pay specie, penalty on cashier
or clerk, loans, subscriptions, limitation of loans to directors, amendment of
charter when to be made, 675-salaries of officers, 676.

BANK of Mississippi, auditor to settle with, 84-governor to pay debt to, 116—
interest allowed, 218-to open books at Marion, 224.

BANK of Natchez, name of the Commercial Bank of Natchez changed to,
747-8.

BANK, Planters, establishment of, 237-amendment to charter, 297-branch of
at Monticello, 300-act to amend, 362, 433-38-Northern, act incorporating,
582-Citizens, act incorporating, 590.

BANK, Mississippi Union, supplement to its charter, 755-incorporation of, 766
to 784-supplementary act, 784 to 792-Northern Bank of Mississippi, charter
amended, 832-3-4-Commercial Bank of Manchester, reduction of capital, 847.
BANK of Port Gibson, incorporation of, 659–60-election of directors, subscrip-
tions, 661-62-rules and regulations, 662-3-4-loans, 664-exchanges, annual
election of directors, restriction, books, &c. subject to examination, 665-
charter not subject to change except by consent of the bank, 666.
BANK of Vicksburg, incorporation of, 595 to 603.

BANK stock, act to tax, 846.

BAYOU Pierre, overseers and hands to work on, 70-71.

BELMONT Turnpike and Bridge Company, time extended, 822.
BENTON, town of, in Yazoo county, 117.

BENTON and Manchester Rail Road Company, incorporation of, 706-com-
missioners, capital, 707—limitation of shares, payment of subscriptions, 708—
pledge of real estate, 709-mortgages, issue of bonds, form of bonds, 709-
when bonds may be issued, mortgages, 710-examination of titles, appraisers,
duration of mortgage, 711-transfer of stock, limitation of keeping books open,
meeting of subscribers, election of directors, 712-amount and term of loans,
114

bills, notes, discounts, quorum of commissioners and directors, exemption from
taxation, 713-tax, accommodation and power of directors, 714-dividends,
further subscriptions, 715-location of bank, power to make rail road, place
carriages thereon, officers, 716-refusal to pay notes in specie, interest on such
notes, duration of charter, 717.

BIG BLACK swamp, overseer and hands to work on, 70-bridge over, 570.
BILLIARD tables, tax on, 154.

BILL of Exceptions to be parts of record, 314.

BILLS of Exchange, inland, placed on same footing as other bills, 432—damage
on, protested, 580-81-no damages on, 681-drawers and endorsers of to be
sued in joint action, 717.

BIRTHS and deaths to be enumerated, 58.

BOLIVAR county, boundaries of, 538-39-commissioners to organize, 563.
BONDS, all drawers of to be sued in one action, 533-only one to be taken by
the sheriff, 718.

BOOKS and maps to be kept by the secretary of state, 140.
BOUNDARY line of the state, northern, act to establish, 820.
BOWIE knife, penalty for fighting with, 736—for using, 738.
BRANDON Insurance Company, act to incorporate, 891.

BRIGADE courts-martial, sentence on; appeals to, final, 282-appeals from to
commander-in-chief, 282-compensation of members, 282.

BRIGADE-INSPECTOR and aids, compensation of, 499-duty, 622-fees, 646.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL, duty and power of, 68-staff of, 489, 607-duty, 623.
BRIDGE, Robert McKee and Patterson authorized to build one over Yocknapa-
tapha river, 806-7-over the Yocnapatapha river, tolls, 821.

BRIDGES, county and probate courts to establish and control, 364—to be built
by the district, 372-board of police to contract for building, toll, 393—damaged,
394-owners of toll to give bond, 396-timber for building, 396-toll of, 397.
BUFFALO and Homochitto rivers, declared navigable, 178-obstructions there-
of, penalty for, 179-commissioners, 179.

BUFFALO creek, bridge over, 570.

CAPIAS ad satisfaciendum, proceedings upon, 49.

CAPTAINS of militia, to appoint patrols, &c. 62-duty of, 617.

CARROLL county, boundaries of, 513-to lay off, 517-time of holding courts
in, 818.

CATTLE, removal of, in Jackson and Hancock counties, 120-tax on, 171–
stray, posting, sale of, &c. 224-tax on, 303—penalty for injuries done to, and
other property, 345.

CAUSEWAYS, to be built by the labour of the district, 372-timber for build-
ing, 396.

CAVALRY, volunteer, rank of, to be regulated by a military board, 844.

CENSORS, medical, board of to grant licenses, 24-vacancies and place of
meeting, 87-sessions of eastern board, 176-7.

CENSUS of the state to be taken, 57-act to take, 479.

CERTIFICATES, what deemed good evidence, 760-jurors, in relation to, 80,
81-of publication may be produced, 318.

CERTIORARI, writs of, in what time to be granted, 294-to be granted by the
chancellor, 411-writ of, 553.

CHALLENGE, right of, 580.

CHALLENGES to fight duels, penalty for sending, or leaving, 735.