SUIT, [See Action.] SUNDAY [See Lord's day.] due observation of, provided for SURETIES ON PROBATE BONDS may be renewed, if Judge of Probate require it may apply to Judge to be discharged in certain cases may have process to compel principal to defend suit against them in certain cases SURPLUS on sale of personal property, rights in equity, shares in companies, &c. 67 182 185 227, 228 may be attached in such officer's hands, or applied to satisfy other executions, in cases of execution on foreign attachment to be paid principal may take gravel, &c. from uninclosed lands, to repair roads to remove obstructions, nuisances, &c. in high ways not to remove fences, lawfully erected to prevent spread of contagion 227 239 367, 410 ib. 410 to 417 107 413 417 ib. 418, 419 SURVEYORS of lumber, when to be chosen, powers [See Lumber.] 367, 537 SURVIVORSHIP in joint tenancy regulated [See Joint Tenancy.] SWINE, regulations respecting 110 67 451 T TALISMEN may be returned in certain cases, by Sheriff or Coroner on juries Assessors of, to be chosen in each town annually, and sworn, form of oath to leave copy of assessment and valuation with town Clerk towns refusing or neglecting to choose, liable to fine, &c. and Court of Sessions thereupon to appoint Assessors ib. duty of such Assessors, when so appointed 378 warrant for assessing, to be sent to Sheriffs by State Treasurer, for distribu- ib. Assessors, chosen or appointed, to obey Treasurer's warrants ib. forfeiture for delinquency and how collected ib. Assessors when deficient, others to be appointed by Court of Sessions plantations vested with same powers as towns in assessing and collecting in plantations not organized, mode of collecting State or county ib. 279 ib. ib. 380 such, to call meetings of inhabitants in March or April ib. ib. penalty for such officers neglecting ib. Assessors of, before assessing, to notify inhabitants to bring in list of polls ib. persons aggrieved at assessment of, after refusal to abate may ap- may be overrated by Assessors, not exceeding 5 per cent. on sum assessed ib. rules for apportionment of, ib State and county, may be added by Assessors to other taxes 383 State, form of warrant for collecting, to be issued by Selectmen or Assessors and certificate of assessment ib.. county, town and plantation to be same, mutatis mutandis 383 when warrant for collecting is lost, Assessors to issue new one ib. TAXES, towns neglecting to choose Assessors of, for 5 months after warrant from 388 State Treasurer, to assess tax, what proceedings to be had 384 State, when estates of delinquent Assessors are insufficient to pay in certain ib. ib. ib. towns may choose Collectors instead of Constables, and agree upon their com- if Collector refuse Constable to collect warrant for collecting, from Selectmen or Assessors to Constable or Collector plantations vested with same powers as towns to choose Constables and form of oath by Constables or Collectors of persons refusing to pay, their goods may be distrained and sold body of person refusing to pay may be arrested after 12 days from demand, and in certain cases before when payable by instalments and person taxed is about to remove, before of persons removing before paid, may be collected of them by Constable wherever found ib. ib. 385 ib. 386 ib. ib. ib. 387 ib. State, county or town, may be assessed on houses, lands, &c. improved to ten- of those who die, remove, or being female, marry before payment, may be col- ib. ib. if not then paid, Collector to sell so much as will pay taxes and charges, sub- on unimproved lands of non-residents, or improved lands of proprietors out of on improved real estate of owners living within the State, but not in the town ib. Assessors, how to proceed in such cases 389 or officer may sell such real estate at auction after notice 2 months ib. if such real estate cannot be divided, officer may sell undivided part ib. ib. purchaser in such case to account for profits ib. such sale not to be made by officer after two years from the date of his war- rant ib. on non-resident lands, if owner have an attorney duly notified as such, he must ib. what shall be evidence of notice to such attorney respecting ib. Collectors of, may require aid if necessary 590 may require aid out of their towns when necessary ib. when taken in ex'n, towns may choose substitutes to finish collection 397 398 399 Collector to pay in such case, if not committed within one year ib. ib. may allow discount on taxes of such as voluntarily pay to town treas'r 400 if not so paid, to be collected in common form ib. assessors how to proceed in such cases ib. when estates of individuals are taken for delinquency of towns, &c. in regard 401 [See Schools.] for support of schools in towns and plantations, amount to be raised for making and repairing highways, how to be raised, assessed TENANT in possession, writ of review to be served upon, when defendant out of TAXES on pews of parishes, or religious societies, how assessed such taxes may be paid to each one's own designated religious teacher, unless when Constable or Collector of, is about to remove, &c. before time of pay- in such cases, towns to choose another to finish collection of to be paid in full, although estates be insolvent payment of, how enforced by county Treasurer on Banks to be paid semi-annually, and how enforced of proprietors of common and general fields regulated certain goods and chattels exempted from distress for payment of evidence of notice by officers of sale of lands for payment of, what legal TEAMS [See Turnpikes.] 472 473 ib. 291 ib. 169 338 495 140 548, 559, 332 401 208 in real actions, and dower, &c. writ to be served upon 209 not to commit waste, pending actions respecting title 111 of freehold with remainder man, may convey whole estate in fee, and how 113 not to cut timber, &c. without written notice, 40 days pre- penalty for such cutting, &c. how to be sued for and re- 111 THEFT, punishment of Court for license to cut [See Turnpikes and Mills.] and joint tenants, may be compelled to divide may petition, or sue writs of partition holding over term, liable to process of forcible entry and detainer in what cases to be assessed for taxes must attorn to creditor on execution, levied on rents and profits TENDER of amends may be made by defendant, on plea of disclaimer, and effect made by executors and administrators to suits brought within twelve months, prosecutors for, may be allowed reasonable compensation charged with, in what sums to be recognized, [See Larceny.] TIMBER AND CORD WOOD, waste and destruction of, prevented persons seized of freehold, remainder, &c. may apply to Supreme Judicial leave to cut may be granted on such terms, as Court may require Trustees may be appointed by Court to hold and manage such stock in rivers, [See Logs, Masts, &c.] TIME not juridical [See Lord's day.] TOBACCO inspection of, regulated not to be exported, unless inspected by inspectors duly appointed TOOLS, conveyance of, to prisoners to aid escape, punishment of 317 TOWNS, inhabitants of, competent witnesses in case where town is interested may choose collectors instead of Constables and agree upon compensation for substitute to finish, when former collector is taken in execution may be compelled to indemnify individuals whose estate is taken for neglect 377 383 384 ib. 397 398 399 辈 400 401 to raise and expend annually for schools to amount of 40 cents each inhabitant 402 may assess money in school districts, for building, &c. when they neglect to approve of ways laid out by Selectmen for town use to raise money for repairing highways, and direct how to be assessed when fined for bad roads, to be indemnified by surveyor in case, &c. 402, 403 403 404 406 407 409 ib. 411, 414 to support all paupers having settlement therein, and raise money therefor to indemnify individual for relief of pauper, in distress, in certain cases several, may join in building such house, proceedings therein [See work houses.] inay discontinue such houses, when requisite watches and wards may be established in, by Selectmen with Justices 413 ib. 419, 420 424 428 433 434 435 ib. 436 439 440 441 442 446 451 451, 456 391 ib. may restrict neat cattle from going at large in particular places - and to choose another to finish collection to make up deficiency of negligent or delinquent collector, to State Treasurer 393 how to provide ferrymen, when river is boundary between them at legal meetings, ay raise monies, make rules, bye-laws, &c. to approve or revise doings of Selectmen relating to Jury boxes TOWN CLERK, to be chosen in March or April annually to give list of officers chosen to Constable to notify them thereof duties of at meetings of towns, for choice of State officers may administer oath to commissioners, appraisers, &c. in certain cases to record births and deaths within his town to record and return to Common Pleas list of licenses to retailers to have custody of Jury box, duties relating to TOWN OFFICERS to be chosen in March or April annually, how sworn, &c. penalty for refusing to be sworn, &c. after notice of choice [See Assessors, Selectmen, Fire wards, &c.] certain of, to be chosen by ballot 612 370 305 367 368 ib. 374 456, 457 173 276 474 466 305 367, 368 $67 TOWN OFFICERS not bound to plead specially in actions against them as such TOWN MEETINGS for choice of town officers to be held in March or April qualification of voters in, for town affairs proviso as to voting on parochial questions penalty for officers chosen at, not appearing to take oath, after notice Moderator of, may administer oath, in certain cases -- or Selectmen not to permit inspection of votes before poll is closed how to be called, and what to be acted upon thereat TOWN MEETINGS for choice of State officers, how called, regulated men for choice of County Treasurer to be on 2d Monday of September TOWN TREASURER, to be chosen in March or April annually may sue and prosecute actions on securities given to predecessor when Collector, may issue warrants of distress against delinquents powers to enforce collection of taxes in school districts to procure standards for weights and measures, and seal to cause standards to be proved by State or county standard once in 10 years and Sheriff's also, in case form of such warrants, how collected TRANSPORTING inhabitants of this State to places within or beyond, against minors, apprentices, &c. without consent of parents, prohibited TREASON, what shali constitute, defined proceedings on trials for, regulated concealment and misprision of, definition and punishment persons indicted for, to have copy of indictment and fist of jurors furnished be assigned 213 368 367 ib. ib. 368 369 ib. ib. 369, 372 370 311 372 ib. 373 337 367 214 399 400 405 459 ib. 466 394 395 394, 395 90, 91 91 68 28 28, 50, 51 51 ib. to have compulsory process for their witnesses, and council to TREASURERS of State, county, town, parish, &c. powers, duties 214 [See State, County, Town, &c. Treasurer.] TREES, of the forest destruction and waste of, prevented 109 license to sell and cut may be granted for benefit of reversioners, &c. on con- ib. TRESPASS, when title to real estate is set up in actions of, before Jus. of Peace, 288 may be maintained agains owners of cattle, for injuries, or cattle may be im- 452 TRESPASSES of various kinds made penal, and how punished 107 by destroying milestones or monuments, penity for and how recovered by entering on grass land orchard, &c. withou, leave of owner, with intent by cutting or mutilating fruit or ornamental trees by committing such, by night or on Lord's day prosecutions for, limited damages done by, to counties, towns and parishes, in their buildings or pro in common and general fields, how estimated TRIALS, in criminal cases, to be speedy and impartial to be confronted by witnesses and to have process to obtain them, on their behalf M |