316 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

September 23^d 1704 September 26^th 1704

Read and Assented to by the Read and assented to by her
House of Delegates Majestys honourable Council
W Taylard Clk hD W Bladen Cl Concil.

Maryland October 3^d 1704

On behalf of her Majesty &c. I will this be a Law.
Jo. Seymour

P. 116

5 An Act for Limitation of Certain Actions for avoiding suites
at Law.

Forasmuch as Nothing can be more Essentiall to the Peace
and Tranquillity of this Province than the Quietting the Estates
of the Inhabitants thereof and for the Effecting of which no
better Measures can be taken than a Limitation of Time for
the Cofnencing such Accons as in the Severall and respective
Courts within this Province are brought from the time of the
Cause of such Accon accruing
Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that all Actions of Trespass Quare Clausum fregit
All accons of Trespass Detinue such over or Replevin for
taking away goods or Chattells All Accons of Account Con-
tract Debt Book or up.on the Case other than such Accounts
as Concern the Trade of Merchandize between Merchant and
Merchant their ffactors & servants which are not Residents
within this Province All Actions of Debt for lending or Con-
tract without Specialty all Actions of Debt for Arrearages of
Rents all Accons of Assault Menaces Battery Wounding and
Imprisonment or any of them shall be sued or brought by any
person or persons within this province at any Time after the
end of this present Generall Assembly shall be Comenced or
sued within the time and Limitation hereafter expressd and not
after (that is to say) The said Accons of Accounts And the
said Accons for Debt Detinue and Replevin for Goods and
Chattells and the said Accons for trespass Quare Clausum
fregitt within three years ensuing the Cause of such Action
and not after and the said Actions on the Case for words and
accons of Trespass of Assault Battery wounding and Impris-
onment or any of them within one year from the time of the
Cause of such Accon accruing and not after.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if
any person Intituled to any the Accon or Accons aforesaid