1837 General Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Laws of a General Nature Passed and Published at the Twenty-First Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Douglass and Noel, 1837. Google Books

Chapter 1. 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.

Chapter 2. An act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for Public Schools therein.

Chapter 3. An act to organize Lake County.

Chapter 4. An act to organize the County of Steuben.

Chapter 5. An act to organize the County of De Kalb, and to locate the seat of justice thereof.

Chapter 6. An act to organize the County of Wells.

Chapter 7. An act to change the time of holding the Courts in the third Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 8. An act providing for the division of the eighth and formation of the ninth Judicial Circuit and for other purposes.

Chapter 9. An act to change the time of holding the courts in the fifth Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 10. An act authorizing the Commissioner of the Michigan road to correspond with the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in order to have the title perfected to the state of Indiana to the Michigan road grant, and for other purposes.

Chapter 11. An act amendatory of an act entitled “An act to provide for a general system of Internal Improvement,” approved Jan. 27, 1836.

Chapter 12. An act to repeal the 20th section of the act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state,” approved Jan. 19th, 1831.

Chapter 13. An act to amend the several acts for the promotion of schools in Clark’s Grant.

Chapter 14. An act to amend the ninth session of an act entitled “an act relative to crimes and punishments,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 15. An act to fix the pay of the Fund Commissioners.

Chapter 16. An act for the relief of J. B. Richardsville and Francis Godfroy.

Chapter 17. An act supplemental to an act providing for the division of the eighth and formation of the ninth Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes, approved December 9th, 1836.

Chapter 18. An act to extend the Erie and Michigan Canal.

Chapter 19. An act repealing a certain act therein named and for other purposes.

Chapter 20. An act to amend an act organizing Circuit Courts, and defining their powers and duties.

Chapter 21. An act to provide for the survey of the East Fork Canal.

Chapter 22. An act to increase the compensation of the Governor of the State and other officers.

Chapter 23. An act to prevent disasters on Steam Boats.

Chapter 24. An act amendatory of an act entitled an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this State; approved January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 25. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the commissioning of Sheriffs and Coroners, and to regulate their duties,” approved Jan. 7th, 1824.

Chapter 26. An act to regulate the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the counties of Tippecanoe, Orange, and Warren.

Chapter 27. An act to amend the 34th section of an act relative to crime and punishment, approved Feb. 10, 1831.

Chapter 28. An act providing for the election of United States Senator, and other officers by a viva voce vote of the Legislature.

Chapter 29. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Johnson.

Chapter 30. An act to amend the act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, approved Feb. 4, 1831.

Chapter 31. An act repealing certain acts regulating the mode of doing county business in the county of Greene.

Chapter 32. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the fees and salaries of the several officers and persons therein named, approved February 7, 1831.

Chapter 33. An act supplemental to an act to enable the School Commissioners of the several counties of this state to correct the returns of the Collectors, approved February 1, 1836.

Chapter 34. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Boone.

Chapter 35. An act for the equal distribution of the Three per cent Fund.

Chapter 36. An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement, approved January 27, 1836.

Chapter 37. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in this state, approved February 7, 1835.

Chapter 38. An act to authorize the board of internal improvements to sell certain reserved lands.

Chapter 39. An act to amend the several acts regulating the mode of doing county business in the county of Martin.

Chapter 40. An act to change the times of holding circuit courts in the seventh judicial circuit.

Chapter 41. An act amendatory of the several acts regulating foreign and domestic writs of attachments.

Chapter 42. An act to amend the act entitled “an act for the regulation of the state prison.”

Chapter 43. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement, approved January 27, 1836.

Chapter 44. An act to change the time of holding probate courts in the county of Vigo.

Chapter 45. AN act relative to evidence.

Chapter 46. An act to provide for the sale of tools belonging to the Michigan road fund.

Chapter 47. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the incorporation of Public Libraries,” approved December 17, 1816.

Chapter 48. An act to regulate the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace in the county of Hancock.

Chapter 49. An act to provide for the improvement of the Michigan Road north of Indianapolis, and for other purposes.

Chapter 50. An act relative to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

Chapter 51. An act to authorize the Treasurer of the State of the State to receive from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States the amount of surplus revenue of the United States, proposed to be deposited with this State, by the 13th section of an act of Congress entitled “an act to regulate the deposites of the public money.”

Chapter 52. An act permanently fixing the line between the counties of Jefferson and Clark.

Chapter 53. An act to repeal a part of an act entitled “an act to amend the several acts regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace in the several counties therein named,” approved Feb. 7, 1835.

Chapter 54. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 55. An act to provide for the settlement of accounts of Commissioners of the three per cent fund in the several counties.

Chapter 56. An act to amend an act for the formation of the county of Brown, approved February 4th, 1836.

Chapter 57. An act to amend the 2d section of an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying taxes in this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 58. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state,” approved February, 1837.

Chapter 59. An act for the preservation of the State House, and for other purposes.

Chapter 60. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 61. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to establish a State Library,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 62. An act authorizing the school commissioners to draw from the State Treasury certain money therein named.

Chapter 63. An act to regulate the disbursements of the three per cent fund in the unorganized counties.

Chapter 64. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Gibson.

Chapter 65. An act to provide for a Geological Survey of the State of Indiana.

Chapter 66. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 67. An act to re-locate the seat of Justice in the county of Noble.