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Early State Records, Session Laws 1600s      1700s      1800s      1900s (See Volume 76 - An Historical List for complete Session List) Session No. Session Dates1 Archives of Maryland (searchable text) Early State Records Film # (images only) 1 1634/35, Feb. 26 Proprietary Assembly The only record of this Assembly is a reference to an act passed on February 26, 1634/35, by a "General Assemblie" at St. Mary's. Unknown if any laws were passed See Volume 1 - 2 1637/38, Jan. 25-29; Feb. 8, 26; 1637/38, Mar. 5, 12-24 Freemen's Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 3 1638/39, Feb. 25-1638/39, Mar. 19 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 4 1640, Oct. 12-1640, Oct. 24 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (C&WH)-Oct. 232M3176 5 1641, Aug. 2-1641, Aug. 12 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 6 1641/42, Mar. 21-1641/42, Mar. 23 Freemen's Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 7 1642, Jul. 18-1642, Aug. 2 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 8 1642, Sep. 5-1642, Sep. 13 Freemen's Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 9 1644/45, Feb. 11 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 10 1646 Fall Proprietary Assembly No Records - 11 1646, Dec. 29-1646/47, Jan. 2 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 12 1647/48, Jan. 7; Jan. 17-1647/48, Mar. 4 Freemen's Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 (missing six acts) - 13 1649, Apr. 2-1649, Apr. 21 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record Calvert Papers 8133 M3177 14 1650, Apr. 6-1650, Apr. 29 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 M3176 Toleration Act (Calvert Papers 122) M3177 Law Record (Calvert Papers 815) M3177 15 1650/51, Mar. 11 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 16 1652(?), Jun. 24-1652(?), Jun. 28 Commonwealth Assembly There was a call for elections but it is unclear if the Assembly ever convened. - 17 1654, Oct. (?)-1654, Oct. 20 Commonwealth Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 18 1657, Sep. 24 Commonwealth Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 - 19 1658, Apr. 27-1658, by May 6 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 20 1659/60, Feb. 28-1659/60, Mar. 14 Proprietary Assembly (See Bacon's Laws page 42)   21 1661, Apr. 17-1661, May 2 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 814) M3177 Law Record (Calvert Papers 816) M3177 22 1662, Apr. 1-1662, Apr. 12 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 23 1663, Sep. 15-1663, Oct. 3 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 24 1664, Sep. 13-1664, Sep. 21 Proprietary Assembly Proceedings and Acts Volume 1 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 817) M3177 25 1666, Apr. 10-1666, May 3 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 818) M3177 26 1669, Apr. 13-1669, May 8 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 27 1671, Mar. 27-1671, Apr. 19 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 815) M3177 Law Record (Calvert Papers 815) M3177 28 1671, Oct. 10-1671, Oct. 19 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 29 1674, May 19-1674, Jun. 6 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 "April 13, 1674 session" Law Record (Calvert Papers 815) M3177 30 1674/75, Feb. 12-1674/75, Feb. 24 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 31 1676, May 15-1676, Jun. 15 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 2 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 815) M3177 Law Record (Calvert Papers 819)M3177 32 1678, Oct. 20-1678, Nov. 14 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 Law Record (WH) M3176 33 1681, Aug. 16-1681, Sep. 17 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 - 34 1681, Nov. 1-1681, Nov. 12 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 - 35 1682, Apr. 25-1682, May 13 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 Law Record (WH) M3176 36 1682, Oct. 26-1682, Nov. 17 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 - 37 1683, Oct. 2-1683, Nov. 6 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 7 Law Record (WH) M3176 38 1684, Apr. 1-1684, Apr. 26 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 13 - 39 1686, Oct. 27-1686, Nov. 19 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 13 Law Record (WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 820) M3177 40 1688, Nov. 14-17; Nov. 19-1688, Dec. 8 Proprietary Assembly Law Record Volume 13 Law Record (WH) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 821) M3177 41 1689, Aug. 22-1689, Sep. 4 Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   42 1690, Apr. 1-1690, Apr. 4(?) Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   43 1690, Sep. 29-1690, Oct. 6 Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   44 1691, Apr. 12(?)-1691, Apr. 25 Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   45 1691, Aug. (?)-1691, Sep. 10 Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   46 1692, Apr. 9 Protestant Convention No Laws Passed See Volume 8   47 1692, May 10-1692, Jun. 9 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 13 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 Law Record (Calvert Papers 814) M3177 48 1693, Sep. 20-1693, Sep. 26 Royal Assembly No acts passed No acts passed 49 1694, Sep. 20-1694, Oct. 18 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 50 1694/95, Feb. 28-1694/95, Mar. 1 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 51 1695, May 8-1695, May 22 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 52 1695, Oct. 2-1695, Oct. 19 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 - 53 1696, Apr. 30-1696, May 14 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 - 54 1696, Jul. 1-1696, Jul. 10 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 55 1696, Sep. 16-1696, Oct. 2 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 - 56 1697, May 26-1697, Jun. 11 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 19 Additional Laws Volume 38 - 57 1697/98, Mar. 10-1698, Apr. 4 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 22 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 58 1698, Oct. 20-1698, Nov. 12 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 22 Additional Laws Volume 38 Law Record (C&WH) M3176 59 1699, Jun. 29-1699, Jul. 22 Royal Assembly Law Record Volume 22 Law Record (LL 3) M3176 1. Before 1752, when the Gregorian replaced the Julian calendar, dates from January through March 24 are given in Old Style (e.g. 14 February 1722/23). The English Calendar (New Style) Act of 1750 took effect in 1752, with the day following September 2 becoming September 14 and the year 1753 began on the following January 1 (An Act for Regulating the Commencement of the Year; and for the Correcting the Calendar now in Use). 2.The law record for 1640-1692 is also contained in two compilations, Liber W.H. & L and L.L. No. 1. 3. The Calvert Papers is a collection of over 1300 documents containing the official and personal papers of the six Lords Baltimore and other members of the Calvert family, proprietors of the colony of Maryland. The originals can be found at the Maryland Historical Society. Early State Records, Session Laws 1600s      1700s      1800s      1900s

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