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Counties where they have Arisen or shall arise the Continuance of
Causes in the Provincial Court & Adjournm^t of that Court with the
Supplementary Act thereto be revived by this House or not? Re-
solved in the Affirmative.

U. H. J.

Read the second time the bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act
for the Tryall of all matters of fact in the Severall Countys where
they have Arisen or shall Arise the Continuance of Causes in the
Provincial Court and Adjournment of that Court with the Sup-
plementary Act thereto & ordered to be thus Endorsed.

By the Upper House of Assembly 31^st August 1731

Read the second time and with the Amendments herewith Sent
will pass.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

By the Upper House of Assembly 3 I^st August 1731
Amendments proposed to the Assize Bill
The words as alsoe the making some further Amendment to the
said bill to be Added to the Title, And in the last line of the first Side
instead of the word, three be put the word, one, and in the first line
of the second side put the word one instead of three, And the follow-
ing clause to be Added. And be it further Enacted by the Authority
Advice & Consent aforesaid that nothing in this Act contained shall
Extend or be construed to debarr or take away the Authority and
Jurisdiction of the Justices of the Provincial Court, in the Inquiry
hearing, Determining & punishing of any such Crime or Crimes of
high Treason or Misprison of Treason Sedition or Riot or any such
Contempts against the person of the Kings most Sacred Majestic
his Crowne & Dignity or against the person Courts or Government
of the Lord Proprietary or any other such Contempts against the
Rights priviledges & prerogatives granted to the Right Hono^ble the
Lord Proprietary by the Royal Charter for the Greater Dignity &
Security of his Government within this his Province as the said
Justices of the Provincial Court might have Enquired into heard
determined and punished, before the making of the Act hereby &
herein Intended to be revived: But that all such Crimes of High
Treason, Misprison of Treason Sedition Riot & Contempts shall &
may be Enquired of heard & determined & after Legal Conviction

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punished According to Law before & by his Lordships Justices of &
in the Provincial Court if to them it shall seem meet. And if the
Justices of Oyer & Terminer & Goal Delivery shall not before have
thought it fitt & proper to proceed in the Enquiry hearing and Deter-
mination of the same. And the said Justices of the Provincial Court
for the Enquiry hearing of them shall & may cause to be summoned
any Jury or Juries Witness or Witnesses as Oft as Occasion or need

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