122 . Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684.

Lib. W. H.

purport of this Act & make Sertificate to the Governour or
Leivtenant Generall for the time being: That thereby the fine
& fforfeiture afores^d may the more duely be Levyed

An Act For Appointing Court Dayes in Each
Respectiue County within This province

p. 271

To the Intent Court Dayes may bee Assertayned And that
the Comissioners within theire Respectiue Counties may
Know Justly when to attend: Bee it Enacted by the Right
Hon. the Lord propry by & with the Advice and Consent of
the vpper & lower houses of this present Generall Assembly
That For the future S^[ Maries: Baltemore: & Dorchester
County Courts shall bee held the ffirst Tuesday in September,
November: January: March: June for the orphants and the ffirst
Tuesday in August for Ann Arundell: Charles: Sumersett &
Ccecill Countyes The second Tuesday in September: Novem-
ber January: March: June: for the orphants: And the second
Tuesday in August: ffor Talbott & Calvert Counties the Third
Tuesday in September November January March June for the
orphants. And the third Tuesday in August: ffor Kent County
the fourth Tuesday in September November January March
June for the orphans: & the fourth Tuesday in August: And
bee it further Enacted by the Authoryty Aforesaid that every
Comissioner that shall not Appeare And attend att such
place Appointed for the Court To bee held att in his Respec-
tiue County: Att the time Limitted And Appointed by the law
shall bee fined Two Hundred pounds of Tobacco: for and
Towards the Building of Pillory Stocks and Whiping post for
the execution of Justice: or to bee dissposed off As the Court
then sitting shall think ffitt vnless such Comissioner or Comis-
sioners shall Make Lawfull Excuse to bee Allowed of by the
Court: And for as much as it many times happens especially
in the winter season That but Two or Three of the Comis-
sioners doe Meet and Attend vpon the dayes sett &
Appointed as Aforesd: Whereby all processe Made Return-
able to that Court doe fall and Abate And the severall plain-
tiffs Are forced to sue out new writts: to the Great Charge
And Delay of suitors Bee it Therefore Enacted by the
Authority Afores^d That Any Two or Three of the Comis-
sioners: whereof one to bee of the Quorum meeting as Afore-
said bee hereby ffully Authorized & Impowered to Adjourn
the Court To some short tim after as shall seem to them
Meete: And that no suit shall for want of A full Court fall or
Abate but the same shall be continued vntill the next Court to
bee held according to such Adjournment as afores^d And that