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they ought to have done; by which Means such Petitioners have
been precluded from making their just Defence, and are left Rem-
ediless by any other Way or Means whatsoever, unless specially
provided for by a Law for that purpose.
Be it therefore likewise Enacted, That all and every such Person
or Persons whatsoever, Interested in any of the Lands within this
Province concerning the Bounds whereof either the Commissioners
of any of the several Counties in this Province, or Commissioners
of Review have made any Award, Decree and or Determination to
their Prejudice, without having such Notice to appear and make
their Defence, which they ought to have had, according to the true
Intent and Meaning of the Aforementioned Act, such Person or
Persons so prejudiced, as aforesaid, shall in no ways be concluded
by any such Award, Decree or Determination whatsoever, but are
hereby declared to be Restored, and to stand upon the same foot as
to any of the Lands wherein they were Interested (and awarded to
others as aforesaid) as if such Award, Decree or Determination, or
any other proceedings thereupon, had never been made any thing
in the aforementioned Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
And to prevent the great Delays and Disturbances that have been"
given Commissioners in Land Affairs, by Admitting Attorneys and
other Loquacious and Mercenary Advocates to plead before them,
for Fees, Be it likewise Enacted, That for the future no Persons be
admitted to plead as Advocates before any such Commissioners as
aforesaid; Unless they shall upon Request of the said Commission-
ers, or of either the parties, declare upon Oath, That they have not
received nor do expect or will receive any Fee or Reward whatso-
ever, for their Assistance in such Case.
And be it likewise Enacted, That one Act of Assembly made at a
Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis the
Twenty Sixth Day of April, Anno Domini, Seventeen Hundred and
Fifteen, entituled, An Act for Ascertaining the Bounds of Land
within this Province, and also the Supplementary Act thereto, be
and are hereby Repealed.
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1718
Chap. X
[Evan
Jones" com-
pilation
printed by
Bradford,
1718. p. 215;
repealed by
1721, ch.
XIV]
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An Act to limit the Continuances of Actions in several Courts within
this Province, and ascertaining the Manner of taking the Evi-
dence of Sea-faring Men, and for granting Appeals from the
Chancery Court to the Governour and Council.
Whereas it is represented as an Aggrievance, the Dilatory Pro-
ceedings and Continuances of Actions in several of the Courts of
this Province; for Remedy whereof for the future,
Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governour, and
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