ABANDONING,

of wife by husband, 337.

of premises by plaintiffs in ejectment, 494, 495.
of children under six years of age, 662.
ABATEMENT,

of suits in chancery, provisions concerning. 362. 363.
pleas in, by joint drawers, &c. of bill or note, 440.
to be verified by affidavit or other evidence, 441.
by death, marriage, &c., 445.

when death of sole plaintiff or defendant not to abate
suit, 445.

death of one of several plaintiffs or defendants not to
abate suit, 446.

proceedings in partition not abated by death, 446.
death or removal of public officer not to abate suit, 447.
of actions of ejectment by death &c., 491, 492.
of nuisances, judgment for, &c., 509.

misnaming of corporation to be pleaded in. 520.

of suits by and against corporations, 529

of suits by and against public bodies and officers, 530.
plea in, to indictment, to be verified, 700.
ABBREVIATIONS,

in common use, may be used in process, &c., 431.
ABDUCTION,

public, what to be liquidated by auditor general, 57.
between treasurer and state, to be kept by auditor gen-
eral, 57.

irregularity in, to be reported, 58.

what to be settled by board of state auditors, 60, 61.
to be audited by boards of supervisors, 66. 707, 708, 712.
to be audited by township boards, 92.

to be kept by township treasurer, 92 93.

of county treasurers, when to be stated by auditor gen-
eral, 115.

rendering of by executors and administrators, 298 to 300.
of joint guardians, allowance of, 345.

between parties to suits when to be stated by auditors,
444.

of receivers in chancery, how rendered and settled,
528, 529.

by prosecuting attorneys, of fines &c.collected by them,

564

mutual, when cause of action deemed to have accrued
upon, 600.

in other states, how authenticated, &c., 263.
executed in foreign countries, 263.

by married women residing in this state, 263.

ib residing out of this state, 263.

certificate of, &c., to entitle deed to be recorded, 264.
heretofore executed under law then in force, effect of,

by and against counties, how commenced and conduct-
ed, 65.

for malfeasance, &c., of sheriff, &c., to survive, 75.

by and against townships, in what name to be prosecu
ted, 85, 530.

for surplus, after sale of property for taxes, 120.

for value of property sold for taxes in certain cases, 120.
against corporations, to recover tax, 122.

by payees &c of promissory notes, 156.
by and against limited partnerships, 159.
for injuries occasioned by nuisances, 168.

against persons professing to be physicians &c. for mal
practice, 173.

by superintendents against relatives of poor persons in
certain cases, 175.

against superintendents for support of paupers improp-
erly removed, 179.

for recovery of penalties and forfeitures under license
law, 188

against school districts, 234, 530.

widow to recover damages in, for withholding dower,
270.

for rent against person in possession, 271.

by joint tenants and tenants in common against co-ten-
ants, 272.

not to be commenced against executors, &c., except,
&c., 292, 298.

pending against deceased persons, 292.
executors &c. may bring, 292.

when may be brought against executor, &c., as for his
own debt, 295.

when may be prosecuted against executors, &c., as
such, 292, 298.

ADULTERY,

by whom prosecution for to be commenced, &c., 681.
ADVANCEMENT,

estate granted by a power, when to be, 261.
effect of, how estimated, &c., 274.

when gifts, &c., to be deemed, 274.

value of, how ascertained, 274, 275.

when to be allowed by representatives of heir, 275.
questions relating to, how determined. 302.
ADVERSE POSSESSION,

grants of lands held adversely, not to be void, 263.
ADVERTISEMENT,

foreclosu re of mortgages by, 568.
ADVERTISEMENTS, LEGAL,

fees for publishing, 654.

AFFIDAVITS,

of the publication of certain notices, how made evi-
dence, 457. 458.

and other proceedings in other states und foreign coun-
tries, how authenticated to be read in this state, 452.
AFFINITY,

of judges to parties in suits, 430.

of clerk or sheriff in certain cases, 468.
AFFIRMATION,

included in word "oath," when it may be substituted
therefor, 36.

who may affirm instead of taking oath, 461.
AGENTS,

may be appointed to sell and convey lands belonging to
counties, 62.

may sign bills and notes, and accept bills, 156.

to be appointed for non-residents before partition, 302.
when probate court may appoint for non-resident, 303.
bond to be given by, 303.

of banks, &c., how punished for embezzlement, 666,
fraudulent disposal of property of bank by, 667.
ib., of property entrusted to, &c., 668.

of state, refusing to deliver over money, &c., 666.
may be appointed by governor to demand fugitives from
justice, 709.

for demanding fugitives from other states, when to
have warrant, &c., 710.

agent of state prison, his appointment, powers and du-
ties, 716 to 723.

(See State Prison.)

AID PRAYER,

abolished. 511.

votes for and against, how taken, canvassed, &c., 49.
of pleadings, &c., in county courts. on appeals from jus-
tices' courts, 410.

of defects after issue on demurrer, 441

of proceedings on change of parties, 447.

of pleadings and proceedings, 471, 472.

of bill, &c., in partition cases, 498.

of bonds required by law, 486.
ANIMALS.

racing of, 183, 184.

stray, when may be taken up, 196.

proceeedings on taking up stray, 196 to 198,

when stray may be worked by finder, 198,
impounding, 100, 551, 552.

noxious, destruction of, 202.
replevying on being distrained, 553,

penalty for neglect, 72.

of superintendents of the poor, when and to whom
made, penalty for neglect, &c., 181.

of superintendent of public instruction, 215.
of directors of school districts, 225.
of district board, 226.

of board of school inspectors 228.

of county clerk to superintendent of public instruction,
232.

of commissioner of land office, 238.

by certain officers, of fees received by them, 656.
by secretary of state, of abstract of reports of fees, 656
of inspectors of state prison, 717, 724.

of agent of state prison to inspectors, 720.
ib., to secretary of state, 720.

ANSWER.

to bill or petition for divorce, may be without oath, 333.
to bills for discovery of frauds, 359, 607.

when oath of defendant to, may be waived, 359.
where to be filed, 361.

service of, 361.

when may be compelled, &c., 363.

(See Circuit Courts in Chancery.)

of officers, &c., of corporations, to bill in chancery, 523
524.
APOTHECARY,

selling poison, &c., without label, 685.
APPEALS,

from decision of board of supervisors, 68.
proceedings thereon, costs, &c., 68, 69.

from determination of board of auditors for county of
Wayne, 70.

from determination of commissioners of highways, 136.
from determinations of county medical societies, 170,
171.

from decisions of commissioners on estate of deceased
persons, 293, 294.

from decree of probate court relative to partition, &c.,
302.

from decree for conveyance by executors, &c., 305.
from decrees or final orders of circuit courts in chan-
cery, 372, 373.

from decisions of probate courts, generally, 375, 376.
from judgments rendered by justices of the
proceedings thereon, 406 to 411.

peace,

and

by defendants, after conviction for offences in justices'
courts, 419, 420.

from decrees or orders in partition cases, 505.
from determination of officer, &c., as to claims against
ships, &c, 541.

from judgments in cases of forcible entry, &c., 545.
from orders of magistrates requiring sureties of the
peace, 691.

proceedings thereon, 691.

prosecutions by, for murder, &c., abolished, 688.
APPEARANCE,

of defendants, in cases in chancery, when to be entered
by court, 360, 361.

order for, in case of absent defendants, &c., 364, 365.

in justices' courts, 393, 394.

entry of, on service of declaration and notice of rule to
plead, 432, 433.

of defendants in proceedings by scire facias, 588, 589.

ib.. in proceedings by information, 592.

APPELLATE COURTS,

judge of, not to take part in decision of certain causes
430.

APPOINTMENT,

of judges of supreme court, 23,

APPOINTMENT,

of clerks of supreme court, 23.

of secretary of state, 23.

ARREST,

of fugitives from other states, 710.
proceedings on such arrest, 710.

prosecuting attorneys, 24.

of adjutant general, 61, 62.

by governor to fill vacancies, 83.

(See Burning.)

ASHES,

APPORTIONMENT.

of senators and representatives, when and how made,
19, 29.

of property, &c. on division of counties, 64.

ib. on division of townships, 96, 97.

of general state tax, 106, 107.

of tax for county purposes, 107.

of school moneys by superintendent of public instruc-
tion, 215, 216, 223.

on division of school district, 227, 228.

of school moneys by township clerk, 230, 231, 236.
of expense of repairing mills, &c., 574.

APPRAISEMENT,

of damages on laying out highways, 135.
of lost goods and stray beasts, 197.

of university and school lands laid off into village lots,
240, 241.

of improvements on public lands, 242.

of lands obtained by state in payment of debts, &c. 244,

of estates of deceased persons, 287, 288.

of property taken in execution in certain cases, 477, 478.

ib. seized by attachment, 514, 515.

ib. replevied, 547.

fees of appraisers, 652.

APPRENTICES, 345, 48.

(See Masters, Apprentices and Servants.)
ARBITRATIONS.

what matters may be submitted to, and how, 565, 566.
proceedings by arbitrators and their powers, 566.
attendance of witnesses, how compelled, their oath, &c.
566.

confirming, amending and vacating award, 566, 567.
judgment on award, its effect, and execution thereon,
567.

actions for, to be brought within two years, 600.
punishment for, 661,

discharge of recognizance, &c., on acknowledgment of
satisfaction by injured party, 695, 696.

ASSAULTS,

with intent to maim or disfigure, how punished, 659.
with intent to murder, 660.

and robbing, &c, from person, 660.
with intent to rob or murder, 660.
with intent to commit rape, 660,

with intent to commit other felonies, 661.

in dwelling houses after breaking, &c., 663. 664.
ASSENT,

to act of congress for admission of Michigan into the Un-
ion 750.

ASSESSMENT,

of taxes, 102 to 108.

of highway taxes, 129, 130.

of damages in courts of law, 472.

by clerk of court, 472.

contracts on which clerk may assess, 473.

when copy of note, &c., is filed and served, 473.
notice of, 473.

evidence to be produced, 473,

authority of clerk, &c., 473.

report and certificate of clerk, 473.

exceptions to report, 473.

judgment on report, 473.

in suits on bail bonds, 473, 474.

proceedings to assess on bail bonds, 474.

when damages to be assessed in original action, 474.
declaration in original suit to be filed before assessment,
474.

amount assessed to be indorsed and collected on execu.
tion, 474.

of damages by jury, 474,

judgment upon, how entered, 474.

for breaches of bond, 482.

on suggestions for recovery of mesne profits, 495.
in actions of replevin, 549, 550, 553, 554.

on suggestion against person usurping office, 591.
ASSESSORS.

when and how chosen, 85.

term of office of, 86.

oath of office, 89.

compensation of, 94.

duties of in assessment of taxes, 104, 105, 106.
penalty for neglect, 119, 120.

duties of, in selecting and returning jurors, 463.

of school districts, their powers, duties, &c., 222, 22.

privilege of electors from, 19.

privilege of members and officers of legislature from,
20, 38.

of person racing animal, &c., 184.

on warrant from county court, 385.

on warrant from justice's court, 390.

on executions in justices' courts, 403, 404.

females exempt from, 405.

privilege of officers of courts from, 431.

what executor or administrator chargeable with, 298.
when court may order sufficient retained to pay contin-
gent claims, 296.

proceeds of lands sold for payment of debts, 290, 308.
defence by executor, &c., that sufficient has not come to
his possession, &c., 297.

moneys collected on bond of executor, &c., 304.
when goods recovered by executor, &c., not to be, 445,
446.

goods returned pursuant to judgment of court, not to be,
446.

privilege of witness from, 456, 457.

of prisoners for same cause, after discharge on habeas
corpus, &c., how punished, 585.

not to be made on civil process, except, &c., 604.
of fraudulent debtor on warrant, 605.

insolvent duly discharged, exonerated from, 611, 613,
614.

of rioters, &c., 699, 680.

of disturbers of reiigious meetings, 684.

of persons proceeded against to obtain sureties of the
peace, 690.

of persons charged with crimes, 418, 692.

of persons charged with offence by coroner's inquest,705.

of purchasers of state lands, their rights and liabilities,
246.

of choses in action, may sue in their own name, in cer-
tain cases, 379, 439.

of insolvent debtors, refusing to certify, to be cited, &c.,
616.

powers, duties, and obligations of, 617.

to be trustees for benefit of creditors, 617.
oath of, 618.

vested with estate, 618.
specification of powers, 618.

notice to be given by, 618, 619.

proceedings by, against persons concealing or embez
zling property, 619.