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CHAP. VIII. OF THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS:

Containing four Titles.

Title 1. Of husband and wife: Containing five || CHAP. II. OF COURTS OF PECULIAR AND

Articles.

SPECIAL JURISDICTION: Containing four Ti-

tles.

Title 1. Of surrogates' courts, 220.

Title 2. Of the courts of special sessions of the

peace, 223.

Title 3. Of special justices' courts in the se-

veral cities of this state, 224.

Title 4. Of courts held by justices of the
peace: Containing thirteen Articles.

Art. 1. Of the jurisdiction of justices' courts,

225.

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tles.

Title 1. Of actions, and their general divi-
sions, 291.

ANY DEBT, OR FOR DAMAGES ONLY: Con-
taining six Titles.

Title 2. Of the time of commencing actions:

Containing six Articles.

Art. 1. Of the time of commencing actions

relating to real property, 292.

Art. 2. Of the time of commencing actions

for the recovery of any debt or demand, or

for damages only, 295.

Art. 3. Of the time of commencing actions

for penalties and forfeitures, 297.

Art. 4. General provisions concerning the CHAP. VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
commencement of suits, and the persons
and eases excepted from the operation of
the preceding Articles of this Title, 298.
Art. 5. Of the presumption of payment aris-Title 1. Of the abatement of suits by death,
ing from the lapse of time, 300.
marriage, or otherwise, and of their revival,

386.

OF A GENERAL NATURE, APPLICABLE TO
PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CAUSES: Containing
six Titles.

Art. 6. Of the time of commencing suits in

courts of equity, 301.

cles.

Art. 1. General provisions concerning judg

ments, 358.

Art. 2. Of docketing judgments, their priori-
ty, and the mode of cancelling and dischar-

ging them, 360.

Art. 3. Of special juries, 418.

Art. 4. Of trial and its incidents, 419.
Title 5. Of amending pleadings and proceed-
ings, 424.

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Art. 2. Of proceedings against corporations,

in equity, 461.

Art. 3. Of the voluntary dissolution of cor-

porations, 466.

Art. 4. Of proceedings by and against public
bodies having certain corporate powers,

and by and against the officers represent-

ing them, 473.

Title 5. Of suits against sheriffs, surrogates

and other officers, on their official bonds, 476.

Title 6. Of actions for penalties and forfeit-

ures; and provisions for the collection and
remission of forfeited recognizances and
fines imposed by courts: Containing two
Articles.

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ANALYSIS.

Art. 2. Of the writs of habeas corpus and certiorari, when issued to inquire into the cause of detention, 562. Art. 3. General provisions, 573. Title 2. Of proceedings by scire facias, by information in certain cases, mandamus, prohibition, and ad quod damnum: Containing four Articles.

Art. 1. Of scire facias, 576.

Art. 2. Of informations in the nature of a quo warranto, and in certain other cases, 581. Art. 3. Of writs of mandamus and prohibition, 586.

Title 4. Of offences affecting the administration of justice: Containing three Articles. Art. 1. Of perjury, and subornation of perjury, 681.

Art. 4. Of the writ of ad quod damnum, 588. Title 3. Of writs of error, and appeals: Containing three Articles.

Art. 1. Of writs of error, 590.

Art. 2. Of writs of certiorari and of error, in special cases, 602.

Art. 3. Of appeals from the court of chancery, and surrogates' courts; and from cir- || cuit judges and courts of common pleas, in certain cases, 604.

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Art. 2. Of bribery, and of corrupting jurors and others, 682.

Art. 3. Of escapes from prisons and assisting
therein, 683.

Title 5. Of offences against the public peace
and public morals, and other miscellaneous
offences, punishable by imprisonment in a
state prison: Containing three Articles.
Art. 1. Of duelling and challenges to fight, 686.
Art. 2. Of unlawful marriages and of incest,
687.

Title 3. Of the fees of certain officers, 621.
Title 4. General provisions concerning the
fees of officers and persons, to whom any al-
lowance is made for services, 650.
Title 5. Of the taxation of costs, 652.

The FOURTH PART of the Revised Statates is entitled "An Act concerning Crimes and Punishments; Proceedings in Criminal Cases, and Prison Discipline;" and consists of THREE CHAPTERS.

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Art. 3. Of offences against public decency; of malicious mischief, and of other crimes not before enumerated, 688.

Title 6. Of offences punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, and by fines, 689. Title 7. General provisions concerning crimes and their punishment, 697.

CHAP. I. OF CRIMES, AND THEIR PUNISH-
MENT: Containing seven Titles.

Title 1. Of crimes punishable with death, 656.
Title 2. Of offences against the person, pun-
ishable by imprisonment in a state prison:
Containing two Articles.
Art. 1. Of manslaughter, 660.
Art. 2. Of rape, maiming, kidnapping and
other offences against the person not here-
in before enumerated, 663.

CHAP. II. OF PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL
CASES: Containing eight Titles.
Title 1. Of proceedings to prevent the com-
mission of crimes, 703.

Title 3. Of offences against property, punishable by imprisonment in a state prison: Containing five Articles.

Art. 1. Of arson, 666.

Title 2. Of the arrest and examination of offenders, their commitment for trial, and letting them to bail, 706.

Title 3. Of trials for offences, before courts of special sessions of the peace: Containing four Articles.

Art. 1. Of trials before courts of special sessions, held in any county of this state, except the city and county of New-York, 711. Art. 2. Of trials before courts of special sessions in the city and county of New-York, 714.

Art. 3. General provisions concerning courts of special sessions, 715.

Art. 4. Of writs of certiorari to courts of special sessions, 717.

Title 4. Of indictments, and proceedings be

fore trial: Containing three Articles. Art. 1. Of the return and summoning of grand

juries, their powers and duties, 720.

Art. 2. Of indictments and proceedings thereon, 725.

Art. 3. Of the removal of indictments, before trial or judgment, 731.

Title 5. Of trials for offences; bills of excep

tion and other proceedings incident to trial, 733.

Title 6. Of judgments, the mode of enforcing them, and of writs of error thereon: Containing two Articles.

Art. 1. Of judgments; the evidence thereof, and the mode of enforcing them, 737.

Art. 2. Of burglary, 668.
Art. 3. Of forgery, 669.

Art. 4. Of false personating another, and of
cheats, 676.

Art. 5. Of robbery, embezzlement and larce-Title 7. Special proceedings in criminal cases, and miscellaneous provisions respecting criBy, 677.

Art. 2. Of writs of error on judgments; and certioraris in criminal cases, 739.

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minal proceedings: Containing three Arti

cles.

Art. 1. Of coroners' inquests, 742.

Art. 2. Of the outlawry of persons convicted of treason, 743.

Art. 3. Miscellaneous provisions respecting Art. 1. Of the custody and government of the criminal proceedings, 745. state prisons; the officers connected therewith, and their general powers, duties and compensation, 759.

Title 8. Of the fees of officers and ministers of justice in criminal cases, 749.

Art. 2. Of the inspection of county prisons, and the discharge and delivery of prisoners confined therein, 757.

CHAP. III. OF JAILS, PENITENTIARIES AND
PRISONS, AND THE GOVERNMENT AND DIS-
CIPLINE THEREOF: Containing three Titles.
Title 1. Of county prisons: Containing two
Articles.

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Art. 1. Designation of the several county prisons, and provisions concerning their management, 754.

Title 2. Of the state prisons: Containing four
Articles.

Art. 2. Regulations concerning the treatment
and conduct of prisoners, and the disci-
pline of the prison, 767.

Art. 3. Miscellaneous provisions, 768.
Art. 4. Special provisions applicable to the
state prison at Auburn, 771.

Title 3. General provisions applicable to all
the prisons treated of in this Chapter, 773.

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