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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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48 21 H. 3, LEAP-YEAR.

dained, That, to take away
from henceforth all Doubt and
Ambiguity, that might arise
hereupon, the Day increasing
in the Leap-Year shall be ac-
counted for one Year, so that
because of that Day none shall
be prejudiced that is implead-
ed, but it shall be taken and
reckoned of the same month
37* wherein it groweth; and
that Day. and the Day next go-
ing before, shall be accounted
for one Day. And therefore we
do command you, that from
henceforth you do cause this
to lie published afore you, and
be observed. Witness myself
at Westminster, &c.
till in ipso anno, ita quod prop-
ter diem ilium uou occasion en -
tur aliqui implacitati, set sit,
& habeatur de mense illo in
quo excrescit; & contineatur
dies We excrescens in inlegri-
tate anni predicti, & compute-
tur dies ille, & dies proximo
precedens pro unico die. Et
ideo vobis mandamus, quod
hoc coram vobis publicari, &
de cetero faciatis observari.
Teste me ipso apud Westm.
&c. Anno regni regis H.
quadragesimo quarto.

 
Brae. 359.
The Bissextile is the day added every fourth year to the month of Feb-
ruary in order to make the year agree with the course of the earth round
the sun. In the Roman Calendar it was fixed on the sixth day before the
calends of March, and this day was counted twice. The first was called
bissextus prior and the second bissextus posterior, the latter, however, be-
ing properly called the bissextile day. This import of the word is now ob-
solete, for we intercalate the 29th day of February every fourth year
which is called leap-year, but the term is still retained.
The astronomical year or period of the earth's revolution around the sun
is composed of 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and a fraction. The civil year
consists commonly of 365 days. But, as just observed, every fourth year
we intercalate the 29th day of February, though for greater accuracy -we
make only one leap-year out of every fourth centenary year; thus the
years 1700 and 1800 were not leap-years nor will 1900 be a leap-year, but
the year 2000 will be a leap-year. These leap-years therefore consist prop-
erly of 366? days. By this statute however the increasing day in the leap-
year together with the preceding day shall be accounted for one day only,
and the year thus becomes in law a determinate period of 365 days. See
Agnew v. Bank of Gettysburg, 2 H. & G. 478, where the point arose, but
this Statute was not referred to.

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