282 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2,-Nov. 17, 1753.

Liber H. S.
No. I

Writs, Process, and Precepts, already issued, or to be issued, out of
the Provincial Court, returnable to the Second Tuesday of April,
shall be returnable to the said Third Tuesday in May; and that all

[Writs, &c.
returnable to
be return'd
in May.]

Sheriffs, Coroners, and other Officers, that have arrested, or shall
arrest, any Person or Persons, by Virtue of any Writ or Process,
returnable to the Second Tuesday of April, shall be under the same
Obligation, to have the Party arrested, at Annapolis, the Third Tues-
day in May; and that all Bail Bonds, taken by any Sheriff or Coroner,
for the Appearance of any Person or Persons, at the Second Tues-
day in April next, shall be taken, to all Intents, Constructions, and
Purposes whatever, and be of the same Force, and Effect, as if the
said Bail Bonds had been, or shall be, taken, for the Appearance of
such Person or Persons, at the said Third Tuesday in May next; any
Thing to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

[Witnesses
bound over
since last
Provincial
Court.]

And whereas, since last Provincial Court, sundry Persons have
been committed for Crimes and Misdemeanors by them done, and
Witnesses have been bound over to testify against such Persons at
next Provincial Court; Be it therefore Enacted, That all such Com-
mitments and Recognizances, returnable before the said Provincial
Court, shall be obliged to be returned by the respective Magistrates,
taking such Recognizances, before the Judges of Assize, in the respec-
tive Counties where the Offences have been committed, and the
Offenders and Witnesses be obliged to appear, by Virtue of said
Recognizances, accordingly.

[Continu-
ance.]

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

9th Novem.^r 1753
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
M Macnemara Cl lo ho

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Hor.° Sharpe
the great seal in
Wax Appendant

9 Novem.^r 1753
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
J. Ross Cl Up Ho.

No. 6

p. 15

An Act continuing an Act entituled, A Supplementary Act to the
Act entituled, An Act ascertaining the Height of Fences, to pre-
vent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses; and restrain-
ing Horse-Rangers within this Province; and to redress the great
Evil accruing to this Province by the Multiplicity of useless Horses,
Mares, and Colts, that run in the Woods.

[An Act
continued.]

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 an Act of Assembly of this Province entituled, A Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entituled, An Act ascertaining the Height of