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The Revised Statutes of the State of Indiana, Adopted and Enacted by the General Assembly at their Twenty-Second Session. Indianapolis : Douglass & Noel, 1838. Google Books
AD QUOD DAMNUM.
Chapter 1. An act allowing and regulating the Writ of Ad Quod Damnum.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
Chapter 2. An act for the incorporation of Agricultural Societies.
ALIENS.
Chapter 3. An act authorizing Aliens and Foreigners to hold Real Estate within the state of Indiana.
APPRENTICES.
Chapter 4. An act respecting Apprentices.
ARBITRATIONS.
Chapter 5. An act authorizing and regulating Arbitrations.
ATTACHMENT, DOMESTIC.
Chapter 6. An act authorizing domestic attachments, and regulating the proceedings thereon.
ATTACHMENT, FOREIGN.
Chapter 7. An act relative to Foreign Attachments.
ATTORNEYS.
Chapter 8. An act regulating the admission and practice of Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
ATTORNEYS, PROSECUTING.
Chapter 9. An act to provide for the appointment of a Circuit Prosecutor, and defining his duties.
AUDITOR AND TREASURER.
Chapter 10. An act concerning the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Treasurer of State.
BANK STATE.
Chapter 11. An act establishing a State Bank.
BILLS, BONDS, AND NOTES.
Chapter 12. An act making Promissory Notes, Bonds, and Inland Bills of Exchange, negotiable and assignable.
Chapter 13. An act regulating damages on protested Bills of Exchange.
BOATS, SIEZURE OF.
Chapter 14. An act authorizing the seizure of Boats and other Vessels for Debt.
BONDS.
Chapter 15. An act requiring certain public officers to give additional security.
CANALS.
Chapter 16. An act for the protection of Bridges.
Chapter 17. An act for the protection of the Canals belonging to the State, the collection of tolls thereon, and for other purposes.
CLERKS.
Chapter 17 [sic]. An act concerning Clerks.
COLLEGE FUNDS.
Chapter 18. An act to authorize the loaning of the College Funds.
CONSTABLES.
Chapter 19. An act authorizing the appointment of Constables, and defining their duties.
CORPORATIONS.
Chapter 20. An act concerning Corporations.
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Chapter 21. An act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Chapter 22. An act establishing a County Treasurer.
COURTS, CIRCUIT.
Chapter 23. An act organizing Circuit Courts, and defining their powers and duties.
COURTS, PROBATE.
Chapter 24. An act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians.
COURTS, SUPREME.
Chapter 25. An act organizing the Supreme Court, and defining its powers and duties.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
Chapter 26. An act relative to Crime and Punishment.
DEBTORS, INSOLVENT.
Chapter 27. An act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.
DEBTORS AND SECURITIES.
Chapter 28. An act concerning Debtors and their Securities.
DESCENTS, DISTRIBUTION AND DOWER.
Chapter 29. An act regulating Descents, Distribution and Dower.
DISSEISIN.
Chapter 30. An act to authorize the action of Disseisin.
DIVORCE.
Chapter 31. An act regulating Divorces.
ELECTIONS, GENERAL.
Chapter 32. An act to regulate General Elections.
ELECTION, PRESIDENTIAL.
Chapter 33. An act to provide for the Election of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States.
ELECTIONS, COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP.
Chapter 34. An act to provide for electing county and township officers.
ELECTION, U.S. SENATOR, &c.
Chapter 35. An act providing for the election of United States Senator, and other officers by a viva voce vote of the Legislature.
EJECTMENT.
Chapter 36. An act concerning proceedings in Ejectment, and for the relief of occupying claimants of land.
ENCLOSURES AND TRESPASSING ANIMALS.
Chapter 37. An act concerning Enclosures and Trespassing Animals.
ESTRAYS.
Chapter 37 [sic]. An act regulating the taking up of Animals going astray, and Water Crafts, and other articles of value adrift.
EVIDENCE.
Chapter 38. An act relative to Evidence.
EXECUTION.
Chapter 39. An act subjecting Real and Personal Estate to Execution.
FEES AND SALARIES.
Chapter 40. An act regulating the Fees and Salaries of the several Officers and Persons therein named.
FERRIES.
Chapter 41. An act to establish and regulate Ferries.
FIRE COMPANIES.
Chapter 42. An act authorizing the establishment of Fire Companies.
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER.
Chapter 43. An act against Forcible Entry and Detainer.
FRAUDS AND PERJURIES.
Chapter 44. An act for the prevention of Frauds and Perjuries.
FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE.
Chapter 45. An act authorizing the arresting and securing Fugitives from Justice.
FUGITIVES FROM LABOR.
Chapter 46. An act relative to Fugitives from Labor.
GAMING, UNLAWFUL.
Chapter 47. An act to prevent Gaming.
GAMBLING, PROFESSIONAL.
Chapter 48. An act to suppress professional Gambling.
HABEAS CORPUS.
Chapter 49. An act directing the mode of suing out and prosecuting writs of Habeas Corpus.
HORSES AND CATTLE.
Chapter 50. An act to improve the breed of Cattle and Horses.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
Chapter 51. An act providing for the support of Illegitimate Children.
INSANE PERSONS.
Chapter 52. An act concerning Insane Persons.
INSPECTION.
Chapter 53. An act to provide for the Inspection of Salt, Beef, Flour, Pork and Tobacco.
INTEREST OF MONEY.
Chapter 54. An act regulating the Interest of Money in the State of Indiana.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
Chapter 55. An act to provide for a general system of Internal Improvements.
JOINT RIGHTS, &c.
Chapter 56. An act concerning Joint Rights and Obligations.
JURORS.
Chapter 57. An act to regulate the mode of summoning and empannelling Grand and Petit Jurors.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Chapter 58. An act regulating the Jurisdiction and Duties of Justices of the Peace.
LANDS, CANAL AND SCHOOL.
Chapter 59. An act to provide for making partial payments on canal and school lands.
LAWS.
Chapter 60. An act declaring what laws shall be in force.
LAWS IN NEW COUNTIES.
Chapter 61. An act to provide for carrying the laws into effect in new counties.
LEGISLATURE.
Chapter 62. An act to facilitate the business of the legislature.
LIBRARIES, COUNTY.
Chapter 63. An act for the Incorporation of County Libraries.
LIBRARIES, PUBLIC.
Chapter 64. An act for the incorporation of public libraries.
LIBRARY, STATE.
Chapter 65. An act concerning the State Library.
LYCEUMS.
Chapter 66. An act to authorize the incorporation of Lyceums.
MANDAMUS AND QUO WARRANTO.
Chapter 67. An act in relation to proceedings upon writs of mandamus and informations in the nature of quo warranto.
MARRIAGES.
Chapter 68. An act to regulate marriages.
MECHANICS’ LIEN ON BUILDINGS.
Chapter 69. An act giving to mechanics a lien upon buildings.
MEDICAL SOCIETIES.
Chapter 70. An act regulating medical societies.
MILLS AND MILLERS.
Chapter 71. An act regulating grist mills and millers.
NE EXEAT.
Chapter 72. An act to authorize writs of ne exeat.
NEGROES AND MULATTOES.
Chapter 73. An act concerning free negroes and mulattoes, servants and slaves.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Chapter 74. An act establishing the office and defining the duties of notary public.
REPAIRS.
Chapter 75. An act subjecting certain articles to sale for repairs after a certain period.
BANK NOTES.
Chapter 75 [sic]. An act to prohibit the circulation of bank notes of a denomination less than five dollars.
OFFICERS AND THEIR SECURITIES.
Chapter 76. An act requiring certain public officers to give additional security.
PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE.
Chapter 77. An act to provide for the partition of real estate.
PARTNERSHIPS.
Chapter 78. An act relative to limited partnerships.
POOR.
Chapter 79. An act for the relief of the poor.
PRACTICE IN CHANCERY.
Chapter 80. An act regulating the practice in chancery.
PRACTICE AT LAW.
Chapter 81. An act regulating the practice in suits at law.
PRISONERS—SAFE KEEPING OF.
Chapter 82. An act for the safe keeping of prisoners, committed under the authority of the United States, into any of the jails of this State, and for other purposes.
PRISON AND PRISON BOUNDS.
Chapter 83. An act regulating prison and prison bounds.
PRIVILEGES.
Chapter 84. An act definding and regulating Privileges.
RECORDERS.
Chapter 85. An act defining the duties of Recorders.
RECORDS &c. AUTHENTICATED.
Chapter 86. An act for rendering authentic as evidence in the courts of this state, the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of courts of the United States.
RENT AND DISTRESS.
Chapter 87. An act regulating distress for rent.
REPLEVIN.
Chapter 88. An act regulating the action of replevin.
REVENUE SURPLUS.
Chapter 89. An act to provide for distributing so much of the surplus revenue of the United States, as the state of Indiana may be entitled to and receive by virtue of an act of congress, approved 23d June, 1836.
RIGHT OF PROPERTY.
Chapter 90. An act regulating trials of the right of property.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
Chapter 91. An act relating to public roads and highways.
SALINE RESERVATIONS.
Chapter 92. An act in relation to the moneys arising from the leases of saline reservations, and for other purposes.
SEATS OF JUSTICE.
Chapter 93. An act to establish seats of justice in new counties.
SCHOOLS, CONGRESSIONAL.
Chapter 94. An act incorporating congressional townships and providing for public schools therein.
SCHOOLS COMMON.
Chapter 95. An act to provide a Fund to encourage Common Schools.
SCHOOLS, MEETING HOUSES, &c.
Chapter 97 [sic]. An act for the appointment of trustees to receive deeds for lots or land given or purchased for the use of schools, meeting houses or masonic lodges.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Chapter 97. An act concerning the secretary of state.
SEMINARIES, COUNTY.
Chapter 98. An act relating to County Seminaries.
SHERIFFS AND CORONERS.
Chapter 99. An act to provide for the commissioning of Sheriffs and Coroners, and to regulate their duties.
STAGES.
Chapter 100. An act to provide for the safety of stage passengers.
STALLIONS AND JACKS.
Chapter 101. An act regulating the mode of keeping Stallions and Jacks.
STATE PRISON.
Chapter 102. An act for the regulation of the State Prison.
SURVEYOR.
Chapter 103. An act for the appointment of County Surveyors and their Deputies.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Chapter 104. An act relating to the office of school commissioner in certain counties.
TAVERNS AND GROCERIES.
Chapter 105. An act to license and regulate Taverns and Groceries.
TENANTS.
Chapter 106. An act concerning tenants holding over.
THREE PER CENT FUND.
Chapter 107. An act for the equal distribution of the three per cent fund.
TOWNS, INCORPORATION.
Chapter 108. An act providing for the Incorporation of towns.
TOWNS VACATED.
Chapter 109. An act to authorize the Vacation of Towns.
TOWN PLATS.
Chapter 110. An act for recording Town Plats.
TOWNSHIP BUSINESS.
Chapter 111. An act providing for a more uniform mode of doing township business in the several counties therein named.
VAGRANTS.
Chapter 112. An act concerning Vagrants.
VENUE.
Chapter 113. An act providing the mode of changing the Venue.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Chapter 114. An act regulating weights and measures.
WOLF SCALPS.
Chapter 115. An act repealing all laws and parts of laws now in force granting premiums for wolf scalps.