230. - &sect¹;4. Provided, that this act shall have no bearing on the lands reserved for the use of schools.

231. - 2. As to personal actions. Actions of account render; upon the case; debt for arrearages of rent; detinue; replevin; and trespass² quare clausum fregit; must be brought within three years next after the cause of such action, and not after: except such accounts as concern the trade of mer- chandise, between merchant and merchant, and their factors or servants. Actions of trespass, assault and battery, wounding, and imprisonment³, or any of them, within one year after the cause of such action, and not after: and actions of the case for words, within six months after the words spoken, and not after. Act of 1715, c. 27, s. 5. Persons who, at the time the cause of action accrued⁴, are within the age of twenty-one years, femes covert⁵, non compos mentis, imprisoned⁶, or beyond seas, may bring their actions within the time above limited, after the removal of the disability.. Id. s. 9.

232. The act of 1756, c. 4, 1 Scott, 89, contains the following enactment⁷: 1. Where the plaintiff founds his demand upon a book account for goods, wares⁸, and merchandise, sold and delivered, or work done, and solely⁹ relies for proof of delivery of the articles upon his oath, such oath shall not be admitted to prove the delivery of any articles in the book, of longer standing¹⁰ than two years.

233. - 2. And no such book of accounts, although proved by witnesses, shall be received in evidence for goods, &c., sold, or work done, above five years before action brought, except of persons being out of the government, or where the account shall be settled and signed by the parties.

234. - 3. Creditors¹¹ of any deceased person, residing in the state, shall, within two years, and out of the state, within three years, from the qualifi-cation of the executors or administrators¹³, make demand of their respective accounts, debts, and demands, of every kind whatsoever¹⁵, to such executors, and administrators, and on failure to make the demand, and bring suit within those times, shall be for ever barred; saving to infants, non compotes, and femes covert, one year to sue, after the disability removed. But if any creditor¹², after making demand of his debt, &c., of the executor or administrator¹⁴, shall delay his suit at their special request, then the demand shall not be barred during the time of indulgence.

235. Vermont. 1. Criminal cases. Sect. 1. All actions, suits, bills, complaints, informations, or indictments¹⁶, for any crime or misdemeanor, other than theft, robbery, burglary, forgery¹⁷, arson¹⁸, and murder, shall be brought, had, commenced, or prosecuted¹⁹ within three years next after the offence was committed, and not after.

236. - Sect. 2. All complaints and prosecutions²⁰ for theft, robbery, burglary and forgery, shall be commenced and prosecuted within six years next after the commission of the offence, and not after.