give the party a warrant for fbr his land. With this warrant from the regifter, he goes to the furveyor of the county where the land Ues on which he has caft his eye. The furveyor lays it off for him, gives him its exadl defcription, in the form of a certificate, which certifi- cate he returns to the land office, where a grant is made out, and is figned by the governor. This vefts in him a perfeil dominion in his lands, tranfmiffible to whom he pleafes by deed or will, or by defcent to his heirs, if he die inteftate.
Many of the laws which were in force during the monarchy being relative merely to that form of government, or incul- cating principles inconfiftent with repub- licanifm, the firft afTembly which met after the eftablifliment of the common- wealth appointed a committee to revife the whole code, to reduce it into proper form and volume, and report it to the afTembly. This work has been executed by three gentlemen, and reported; but M m probably will not be taken up till a refto- ration of peace Ihall leave to the legifla- ture leifure to go through