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made since the Date of the Charter of Maryland and Wherein no
mention is made of the Plantations, are not restrain'd by Words of
local limitation, are, or are not, in force, without being Introduced
there by a Particular Act of their own
I am of Opinion th^t such general Statutes as have been made since
the Settlement of Maryland, and are not by express words located,
either to the Plantations in general or to this Province in particular,
are not in force there, unless they have been Introduced, & Declared
to be Laws by some Acts of Assembly of the Province, or have been
receiv'd there by a long uninterrupted Usage or Practice, which may
Import a tacit consent of the Lord Proprietor and the People of the
Colonv, that they should have the Force of a Law there.
p. Yorke
March 9^th 1729

The Law Intituled the Oath of a Judge or Justice, Passed by the
Assembly in Maryland, whereby it was Enacted to Introduce the
whole Statute Laws, which if once allowed of cannot be Repeal'd
unless by Parliament; Therefore his Lordship Dissented to the said
Act of 1728

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To the R^t Hon^ble C: L^d Baltimore Absolute Lord &^ca
The Underwritten Traders to Maryland in Behalf of Themselves
& Others trading thither beg leave to represent to your Lordship
That, notwithstanding the Act of Assembly Passed in Maryland
to ascertain the Gauge of Tobaco Hogsheads, there has been no care
taken to put it in Execution, whereby the Owners of Ships, & y^r
Ldsp's Revenue have suffer'd very much: We therefore Pray y^r
Ldsp wou'd be pleas'd to give such directions, th^t for the future the
s^d Law may be duly observ'd
And Whereas the Last Sessions of Assembly in Maryland have
Pass'd two Acts, the one for Amending the Staple of Tobaco, & the
other Relating to Lawyers-Fees, both of w^ch Acts we conceive to be
very Beneficial to y^r Ldsp's Province of Maryland, We therefore
Pray in case there shou'd be any Opposition to the passing them, th'
y^r Lds'p wou'd be pleas'd to lett us have notice when we may attend.
Signed by
S. Hyde Rob^t Cruckshanks Char^s Rogers
Joⁿ Hanbury W^m Black Jonat^h Forward
Jos: Adams Dan^l Lamport
Jonat^h Scarth Phill: Smith

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To the R^t Hon^ble Charles Lord Baron of Baltimore Absolute Lord &^ca
The humble Petition of John Sharpe of Lincolns Inn; for & on
behalf of the Practitioners of the Law in the said Province of
Maryland.