45. To preserve the freedom and independence of the State, &c.
May 12, 1784.
46. _New Jersey._--To punish traitors and disaffected persons.
October 4, 1776.
47. For taking charge of and leasing the real estates, and
for forfeiting personal estates, of certain fugitives and
offenders. April 18, 1778.
48. For forfeiting to and vesting in the State the real estates
of certain fugitives and offenders. December 11, 1778.
49. Supplemental to the Act to punish traitors and disaffected
persons. October 3, 1782.
50. To appropriate a certain forfeited estate. December 23,
1783.
51. _Pennsylvania._--For the attainder of divers traitors, and
for vesting their estates in the Commonwealth, if they render
not themselves by a certain day. March 6, 1778.
52. To attaint Henry Gordon, unless he surrender himself by
a given day, and the seizure of his estates by the agents of
forfeited estates confirmed. January 31, 1783.
53. _Delaware._--Declaring estates of certain persons
forfeited, and themselves incapable of being elected to any
office. February 5, 1778.
54. _Maryland._--For calling out of circulation the quota of
the State of the bills of credit issued by Congress. October,
1780.
55. To seize, confiscate, and appropriate all British property
within the State. October, 1780.
56. To appoint commissioners to preserve confiscated British
property. October, 1780.
57. To procure a loan, and for the sale of escheat lands and
the confiscated British property therein mentioned. October,
1780.
58. For the benefit of the children of Major Andrew Leitch.
June 15, 1782.
59. To vest certain powers in the Governor and Council.
November, 1785.
60. To empower the Governor and Council to compound with the
discoverers of British property, and for other purposes.
November, 1788.
61. _Virginia._--For sequestering British property, enabling
those indebted to British subjects to pay off such debts, &c.
October, 1777.
62. Concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects.
May, 1779.