98 Acts Passed at the Session, April 26-May 9, 1700.

Lib. L. L.
No. 2.

Authority advice and Consent aforesaid that the Severall fines
and forfeitures that shall happen by the tenour of this Act
shalbe recovered by Action of Debt in his Maj^ts name heires
or Successo^rs and Applyed to the use of the Parrish and in
such mann^r as before directed in this Act and that one Act
made at A Gen^ll Assembly begunn and held at the Citty of St.
Marys the Tenth day of May 1692 Entituled an Act for the
Service of Allmighty God &c^a one other Act made at A Ses-
sions of Assembly Begunn and held at the Porte of Annapolis
the Eighth day of May 1695 Entituled An Addiconall Act to
the Act of Religion one other Act made at a Sessions of As-
sembly begunn and held at the Porte of Annapolis the Ninth
day of July 1696 Entituled An Act for the Service of All-
mighty God &c^a And one other made at A Sessions of As-
sembly begunn and held at the Porte of Annapolis the 28^th
day of June 1699 Entituled An Act Empowering the Vestry
to Assess their Parrishoners for finishing and repaireing their
Parrish Churches and every parte of Every of the said Laws
be and are hereby Repealed and made void.

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An Act for Speedy Tryall of Criminalls and Acertaineing
their Punishm^ts in the County Courts when prosecuted
there.

Whereas many Acts of Assembly have been heretofore
made against theiveing and Stealing which at this present are
Experienced ineffectuall to Prevent the Committing those
Crimes nor sufficiently to punish them when committed. Be
it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Exc^t Maj^ty by and
with the Advice and Consent of this Present Gen^ll Assembly
and the Authority of the same that it shall and maybe lawfull
to and for the Severall Justices of the County Courts of this
to hold plea of Adjudge and in lawfull manner determine all
theiveing and Stealing of any goods or Chatties of what nature
or kind soever that are fitt for the necessary use Service or
Support of Mankind not being Above the Vallue of One
Thousand pounds of tobb^o Robbery Burglary and house breake-
ing Excepted and every Person or psons legally Convicted of
any Such theiveing and Stealing (Except before Excepted) by
the Testimony of one or more Sufficient Evidence not being
the party Greived before any Such County Court as Afore-
said shall or may be caused to be punished by paying ffour
fold of the Vallue of the goods so theived and Stollen to the
party or partys greived thereby and by putting in the Pillory
and Whipping soe many Stripes as the Courte before whom

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such matter is tryed shall adjudge not Exceeding fforty which