PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS, plaintiff to pay cost, if he recovers no more than was tendered defendant may plead tender of amends in trespass and defendant may, to his plea jury, &c. shall determine the balance courts shall off-set judgments, sheriffs shall off-set executions in actions on bond, &c. damages shall be assessed according to in actions on bond, &c. plaintiff may assign several breaches 124 ib. ib. 125 ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. scire facias may issue on judgment, and other breaches be suggested ib. parties in court may enter into rule also other persons, who have existing disputes judgment, how entered on the report court may, on motion, discharge or recommit the rule ib. ib. ib. ib. 127 ib. ib. rule to remain in force until discharged, and to be continued until ib. referees to be sworn ib. - may administer oaths, and compel the attendance of witnesses ib. partner omitted in a writ, may after its return be made a party ib. how judgment may be entered against him ib. several defendants in trespass, &c. those acquitted shall recover costs ib. surviving plaintiff may proceed against the surviving defendant, &c. ib. ib. 129 may be, by leave of court, on the first or second day of the term ib. ib. appellant neglecting to enter his appeal, defendant may file com- written evidence not to be taxed, unless fees are noted thereon ib. in actions of trespass, &c. plaintiff shall not recover more costs than divided, and Johnston incorporated PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS, inhabitants of towns may be witnesses executions, when to be issued when returnable representative of one jointly bound, to be liable on appeal to the supreme judicial court on notes, &c. the defendant if appellee recovers on the appeal, he shall also recover double costs PROCESS, not to be abated for want of form may be amended civil, not to be served on Sunday may be served in Narraganset Bay PROFANE SWEARING, how punished PROMISSORY NOTES, balance due on, may be sued for at a justice's court for specific articles, &c. for money, and payable to order, indorsable action by indorsees, how and where brought costs upon private, not to be issued as currency PROTECTION, writs of, may be issued, &c. PROVIDENCE, out lands of, incorporated into Smithfield, Scituate and Glocester divided, and Cranston incorporated divided, and North-Providence incorporated 132 ib. ib. ib. 133 ib. ib. ib 127, 128 ib. 159 ib. 347 144 355 ib. ib. 356 437 123 72, 73 78 80 81 grounds covered with stagnant water, how to be filled up RECORDS, of justices of the peace, to be lodged in town-clerk's office REFEREES, causes may be submitted to to be sworn may compel the attendance of witnesses RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, act declaratory of 71 146 132 146 126, 127 ib. ib. ib. 68 REPLEVIN, goods, &c. distrained, may be replevied proceedings in, &c. before justice of the peace cattle impounded, may be replevied, &c. REPRESENTATIVE, of one jointly bound, liable, &c. number of 184 ib. 184, 185, 395 184 184, 185 185 394 133 96 7, ib. ib. ib. 97 ib. ib. 94 104 105 105, 106, 107 105 345 350 133 ib. 134 ib. ib. ib. jb. ib. 135 134, 135 ib. 135, 136 63 78 498 66 417 ib. 418 ib. ib. ib. 339 126, 127, 362 SANCTUARY OF THE DEAD, penalty for digging up any human body 425 SCIRE FACIAS, writs of, may be issued by the supreme judicial court 111, 123 to record the acts of assembly cause the schedules, &c. to be printed and distributed issue executions for fines and costs to tax and allow bills of costs on petitions to issue citation to adverse party on petitions register public letters furnish town-clerks with copies of tax-act 152 158 175 73 83 88 103, 165 298 94 96 88 89 100, 103 ib. 102 298 310 358 notify creditors on insolvent petitions SEIZIN. [See Writ.] SENATORS, OF THIS STATE, accepting an appointment under the not to go at large in Providence and North-Providence SHERIFFS, not re-chosen, may officiate one week, &c. re-chosen, may act ten days without being sworn shall sell under the execution levied, although return day be to collect interest on executions penalty on, for not paying over monies collected to pay over to clerk of supreme judicial court all fines, &c. may act after the death of the sheriff neglect of, to be a breach of the sheriff's bond may be removed by the courts guilty of extortion, how punished SLAVES, no slave to be brought into the State for concealing for forcibly carrying away persons born after 1784 to be free children of slaves, how supported of other blacks, how supported may be bound out provisions not to extend to citizens of other States owning 65 457, 459 343 159 414 ib. 414, 415 414 176 STAGNANT WATER, act for filling up grounds covered with, in Providence 480 |