An Act Appointing Co^rt dayes
in each Respective County in this Province

To the intent Co^rs dayes may be Certaine and the Comis-
sion^rs w^thin their Respective Countyes may know justly when to
attend be it Enacted by the Lord Proprietary by & with the
Consent of the vpper and Lower house of this Generall As-
sembly That for the ffuture S^t Maries Baltemore & dorchester
County Court shall be held the ffirst tuesday in September
Novembr January March Iune which shall be held for the
Orp^ths And the ffirst Tuesday in August For Ann Arundell
Charles & Somerset counties the second Tuesday in Septemb^r
Novemb^r January March June for the Orphants And the
Second Tuesday in August for Calvert County & Talbot
County the Third Tuesday in Septemb^r Novemb^r January
March Iune for the Orphants And the Third Tuesday in
August for Kent the ffourth Tuesday in Septembr Novemb^r
January March June for the Orph^ts and the ffourth Tuesday in
August And be it ffurther enacted th? Every Comissioner
that shall not appeare att the Times above mecond and att the
vsuall places Appointed in their Respective Counties shal be
ffined one hundred pounds of Tobacco for & towards the
Building of stocks whipping posts and Pillory for the Enecucon
of Justice or to be disposed as the psent Comg shall thinke
ffitt vnles such Com^r or Com^rs shall shew good Cause to the
Contrary to be allowed by the maier votes of the Comissioners
at the next County Cort And this Act to Continue for three
yeares or to the End of the next Generall Assembly w^ch shall
ffirst happen

An Act Providing against Sherriffes taking
Excessive ffees

Whereas by an Act made att a Gen^ll Assembly held at S^t
Maries the Twenty Ninth day of Aprill one Thousand Six hun-
dred & ffifty there are Certaine ffees Set downe & appointed
for the Sherriffes ffees vpon any arrest (to witt) for Serving
any writt or warrant p Head Tenn pounds of Tobacco taking
Bond for appearance ffive pounds of Tobacco Imprisoning One