528 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. I.

of any Goods or Merchandizes by him or them so bought or
purchased as aforesaid, to Satisfy and pay to any workman or
Servant the hire or wages of him or them due for any work
or Service whatsoever
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act for the appointing Court days
in each respective County's within this
Province.

To the intent Court days may be Ascertained and that the
Comissioners within their respective Counties may know Justly
when to attend Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most
Excellent Majesties by and with the Advice and Consent of
this present Generall Assembly and by the Authority of the
same, That for the future S^t Maries Baltimore and Dorchester
County Courts shall be held the first Tuesday in September

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November January March June for the Orphans, and the first
Tuesday in Aug^st for Anne Arundell, Charles, Sommersett
and Cecill Counties, The second Tuesday in September, No-
vember, January, March, June for Orphans, and the second
Tuesday in August for Calvert and Talbott Counties, the third
Tuesday in September, November, January, March, June for
the Orphans and the third Tuesday in Aug^st for Kent County,
the fourth Tuesday in September November, January, March,
June, for the Orphans and the fourth Tuesday in August
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That
every Cdmmission^r that shall not appear and attend at such
place appointed for the Court to be held in his respective
County att the time Limitted and appointed by this Law shall
be fined two hundred pounds of Tobacco for and towards the
Pillory Stocks and whipping post for the Execution of Justice
or to be disposed of as the Court then sitting shall think fitt,
unless such Commission^r or Comission^rs make lawfull Excuse
to be allowed of by the Court And forasmuch as it happens
many times in the Winter Season Especially that but two or
three of the Commissioners do meet and attend upon the days
sett and appointed as aforesaid, whereby all Process made
returnable to that court do fall and abate and the severall

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Plantiffs are forct to sue out new writts to the great damage
and delay of suitors, Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid That any two or three of the Commissioners whereof
one to be of the quorum meeting as aforesaid be hereby fully