86 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Public
Record
Office,
London.
C. O. 5,
Vol. 731,
Maryland.
From
1694-1702.
Acts

to the act for the Regulateing of the Militia of this Province One
other act made att the Port of Annapolis the Third day of October
in the year of our Lord 1695 intituled an act for the Regulateing
of the proceedings of the Provinciall Court and lessening the charge
of Evidences Attendance One other act made att the same Assembly
intituled an act for Appeals & Regulateing of writts of Error One
other act made at the same Assembly intituled an act for the imposi-
tion of Four pence p gallon on Liquors imported into this Province
One other Act made at the same Assembly intituled an act imposeing
the Duty of Ten p Cent, on all European goods Exported out of this
Province One other Act of Assembly begun & held att the said Port
of Annapolis the last day of Aprill 1696 intituled an act for the
Laying an imposition upon Negroes Slaves and white servants im-
ported into this Province One other act made att the same Assembly
intituled an act of Assembly to prevent people driveing away horses
into the Woods One other act made at the same Assembly intituled
an act appointing the Justices of each respective County within this
Province & Vestryes of each respective parish to returne the County
Levyes & Proceedings to the Governeur & Councill yearly And
whereas att the same Assembly it was enacted an act for speedy
Justice & Encouragement of trade which said act was by this present
Generall Assembly intended for a temporary act only to be & remain
in full force strength & vertue from the makeing thereof untill the
end of Three years or beginning of the then next ensueing sessions
which should first happen (however the same happened to be omit-
ted) Bee it therefore hereby enacted that the said last menconed as
well as the aforegoeing recited Acts of Assembly and these following
(to witt) an act for assessing Three pence p hogshead upon Tobacco
towards the defraying of the publique charge of this Province made
att the same Assembly One act made at an Assembly begun & held
at the Citty of St. Maryes in the year of our Lord 1692 intituled
an act relateing to Negroes & Slaves One other act [sic] begun & held
att the said Citty of St. Maryes the 2 I^st day of September 1694 in-
tituled an act for speedy & easy Justice for small debts & that these
& all & every the afore recited acts & every clause matter & thing
therein contained be & are hereby revived & continued to stand
remain & be in full force & effect for & dureing the full terme of
Three years or to the end of the next Generall Assembly which shall
first happen.

Acts of
July, 1696,
ch. 15

An Act for Repealeing a certain Law against strikeing of Fish in
Somersett & Dorchester Countyes.
Bee it enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maj^tie by & with the
advice & consent of this present Generall Assembly and the authority
of the same that one act made att a Generall Assembly begun & held
att the Citty of St. Maries the 2 I^st day of September in the year of
our Lord 1694 intituled an act against strikeing of Fish in Dorchester