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Counties where they shall be committed, as fully and amply as the
said Offences, or any of them might have been tryed, heard and de-
termined by the Provincial Court, or any Court of Oyer and Ter-
miner and Goal-Delivery, according to the Laws of England, and
this Province.
Provided always, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to
divest the County-Courts of any Jurisdiction they have, and that
they may hear and determine all Matters and Things within their
Cognizances as they have heretofore done: Any Thing in this Act
to the contrary, notwithstanding.
And be it Enacted, That Two of the Provincial Justices to be ap-
pointed as aforesaid, on the Western Shoar, or One of them in case
of the others Sickness or Inability, together with such of the Jus-
tices of the Peace as they shall think fit to associate with them, not
exceeding Three, shall meet and hold their Courts, At Baltemore
County Court-House, the First Tuesday in April and September
Yearly. At Annapolis, for Ann Arundel County, the Mondays
after the said First Tuesday. At Calvert County Court-House, the
Fridays after the Second Tuesdays of the said Months. At St.
Mary's County Court-House, the Wednesdays after the Third Tues-
days in the said Months. At Charles County Court House, the
Mondays after the Third Tuesdays in the said Months; and at
Prince George's County Court-House the Fridays following. And
that Two of the Provincial Justices on the Eastern Shoar, to be ap-
pointed as aforesaid, or One of them in case the other should be
Sick or incapable to attend, together with such of the Justices of the
Peace as they shall think fit to associate with them, not exceeding
Three, shall meet and hold their Courts. At Somerset County
Court-House, the First Tuesdays of the said Months Yearly. At
Dorchester County Court-House, the First Mondays after. In Tal-
bot County, the Fridays after the Second Tuesdays. At Queen-
Ann's County Court-House, the Wednesdays after the Third Tues-
days. In Kent County, the Mondays after the Third Tuesdays in
the same Months; and at Cecil County Court-House the Fridays
following, to hear, determine and dispatch such Business as shall
be before them.
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And be it Enacted, That in all Actions now depending in the Pro-
vincial Court where the General Issue or other General Plea tending
to an Issue on the Country is to be pleaded, the Issues shall be made
up and compleated by the last Day of February next; and that all
Declarations in Actions to be commenced in the Provincial Court
shall be filed with the Clerk within Thirty Days after every Appear-
ance-Court; and the Issue made up where the General Issue or other
General Plea tending to an issue on the Country shall be pleaded,
shall be made up within Thirty Days after the fileing the Declara-
tion: But where special Pleadings are necessary, the Court (upon
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