Acts. 319

And be it likewise Enacted, That where any Person, Witness
against any Person or Persons accused of any Crime or Crimes
within this Province, cannot find Surety for his or her Appearance,
to testify as a Witness against any Person so arrested, accused, or
prosecuted as aforesaid, and for Want of such Surety shall be com-
mitted to Prison; that then and in such Case, the County where the
Prosecution shall be carried on, shall be chargeable with and pay
such Witness's Imprisonment Fees: And in case the Prosecution
shall be in a superior Court, then and in such Case, the Public shall
be chargeable with and pay such Fees; any Law, Usage, or Custom,
to the contrary notwithstanding.

Liber B. L. C.
[Fees of
Witnesses
imprisoned
for want of
Sureties,
to be
discharged
in like
Manner.]

And be it likewise Enacted, That the Justices of the several and
respective County Courts within this Province shall, and they are
hereby obliged and directed to assess and levy, on the taxable In-
habitants of their respective Counties, all such Fees as are herein
before directed to be paid by the respective Counties of this Prov-
ince, from Time to Time, and at all Times hereafter, as often as the
Case shall require, during the Continuance of this Act.

[The said
Fees to be
levied on the
taxable In-
habitants.]
p. 477

And be it likewise Enacted, That all such Fees shall and may be
paid by the Inhabitants of this Province in the same Manner, as they
are allowed by Law to pay any other County or Public Charges; any
Thing in this Act contained to the contrary thereof, in any wise,
notwithstanding.

[And paid as
other Public
and County
Levies.]

This Act to continue for three Years, and to the End of the next
Session of Assembly which shall happen after the End of the said
three Years.

[Continua-
tion of this
Act.]

June 23^rd 1749
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
M. Macnemara Cl lo ho.

On behalf of the Right
Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
of this province I will
this be a Law.
Sam: Ogle

The Great Seal in
wax appendant

23 June 1749
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
J Ross Cl Up Ho.

An Act for taking off corporal Punishment inflicted on Females
having base-born Children, and other Purposes therein mentioned.

Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governor, and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of the
same, That from and after the End of this present Session of
Assembly, every free Woman who shall commit Fornication, and
shall be thereof convict in any County Court of this Province, either
by Confession or Verdict, shall be fined by the Justices of the said
Court in the Sum of thirty Shillings, current Money of this Prov-
ince, for her said Offence. And in case such Offender shall refuse
or neglect to discover to the said Court, upon Oath, the Person with

No. 12

[Persons
convicted of
Fornication,
to be fined
30 s. each.]