396 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1757.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

Seven Hundred and Forty Eight, be, and is hereby continued, and
shall remain and be in full Force, for and during the Term of Three
Years next, ensuing, and to the End of the next Session of Assembly
which shall happen after the End of the said Three Years.

25^th November 1757 On behalf of the Right 25 November 1757
Read and assented to Honourable the Lord Read and assented to
by the Lower house of Proprietary of this Prov- by the upper house of
assembly ince I will this be a Law. assembly
Signed p order Hor.^o Sharpe Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl lo ho JRoss Cl Up Ho

The Great Seal
in Wax app^t

No. 9
p. 343

An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act for Punishment of
Horse-Stealers, and other Offenders.

[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, An
Act or Punishment of Horse-Stealers, and other Offenders, made
at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the City of Annapolis
the First Day of May, Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Forty Four, be, and is hereby continued, and shall remain and
be in full Force, for and during the Term of Three Years next
ensuing, and to the End of the next Session of Assembly which
shall happen after the End of the said Three Years.

25^th November 1757 On behalf of the Right 25 November 1757
Read and assented to Honourable the Lord Read and assented to
By the Lower house of Proprietary of this Prov- by the upper house of

assembly ince I will this be a Law Assembly

Signed p order Hor.^o Sharpe Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl lo ho JRoss Cl Up Ho

The Great Seal
in Wax app^t

No. 10

An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act for the more effectual
Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves; and for taking away
the Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders; and a Supplementary
Act to an Act, entituled, An Act to prevent the tumultuous Meet-
ing, and other Irregularities, of Negroes and other Slaves, and
directing the Manner of trying Slaves.

[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, An
Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves ;
and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders ;
and a Supplementary Act to an Act, entituled. An Act to prevent the