4. Duty of collectors in certain ca-

ses, previous to the advertisement

of non-resident proprietors' land

for sale, for non-payment of taxes 299

5. Of their power and duty in rela-

tion to persons taxed for real es-

tate in their possession, but who

are not owners thereof

6. Of their power and duty where

owners or tenants of improved

lands do not reside where such

lands lie

7. Of their power and duty in refer-

ence to persons who refuse to pay

their taxes

8. Of their power and duty in refer-

ence to tax-debtors who are about

to remove from the common-

wealth, and whose taxes are

made payable at two or more

times of payment

9. Of their power and duty, in case

a tax-debtor absconds

10. Of their power and duty in re-

ference to tax-debtors who have

deceased, removed, or intermar-

ried

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tation, district, precinct or parish 308

15. Of a treasurer's execution or

warrant of distress against a col-

lector; the sale of property under

it; at what time such execution

is to be returned; duty of the

sheriff holding the same to pay

over the moneys thereby collect-

ed: The sheriff's liability for

neglect in this particular

16. Proceedings in case a collector

absconds, having in his hands as-

sessments unsettled

17. Proceedings where constables

or collectors have had rates com-

mitted to them, and have remov-

ed, or are about to remove from

the commonwealth

18. The fees of collectors

19. What property is exempted

from distress

308

311

312

313

314

302

300

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2. Of the special justices thereof;

their appointment and power

317

304

3. Of the nature and extent of the

jurisdiction of these courts

317

ness

CONTINUANCE

1. In what case the defendants are

entitled to a continuance, where

the sheriff sues the inhabitants of

his county for an escape which

happens through the insufficiency

of the jail

2. Of a defendant's right to a con-

tinuance, who is sued, as surety,

on a probate bond

3. Provisions for continuances,

where the defendant is out of

the commonwealth, at the time

of the service of the writ

4. A defendant's right to a conti-

nuance, when sued as executor

or administrator

5. Of continuing indictments, by

reason of the pendency of a civil

action for the same cause, or by

reason of the absence of a wit-

TITLE XXXVII.

CONTRACTS AFFECTED BY

324

324

tled to any costs

344

5. Of cost in criminal cases

-345

324

325

326

6. Of void and illegal covenants

7. Of joint and several covenants

8. Of covenant in reference to as-

signees

354

354

355

9. Of covenant in reference to heirs

and executors

357

328