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the sum shall exceed thirty three Shillings and four pence or four
hundred pounds of Tobacco he or She shall be at liberty to Appeal to
the next County Court before the Justices thereof who are hereby
upon the petition of the Appellant in a Summary Way to hear the
Allegations and proofs of both parties and determine upon the same
according to the Equity and Right of the matter the same Court in
which the said petition shall be exhibited without any further Con-
tinuance or Delay unless it Shall appear to the Satisfaction of the
said Court that further time ought to be given to the Party applying
for the same to enable the Court to determine the Cause according
to the Equity & Right of the Matter provided after & be it further
Enacted that no Execution upon any Judgment to be rendered by
any Justice shall be Stayed or delayed or any Supersedeas upon
such Judgement granted upon any appeal unless the person appealing
or some Other on his or her behalf shall immediately upon making
Such appeal enter into Bond with Sufficient Sureties such as the
Justice by whom Judgment shall be given shall approve of in double
the Sum recovered with Condition that if the party appealing shall
prosecute his Appeal at the next County Court with Effect according
to the Directions of the Act Entituled an Act for the Speedy Recovery
of small debts out of Court before one Justice of the Peace, and also
pay and Satisfy the Party in whose behalf the Judgment of the
Justice shall be given his Exe.^rs Administrators or Assigns in Case
the said Judgment shall be Affirmed as well the Debt Damage and
Cost adjudged by the Justice from whose Judgment such appeal shall

be made as also all Costs and Damage that shall be awarded by the

Court before whom such appeal shall be heard tried and determined
then the said Bond to be and remain in full force and Virtue other-
wise to be of none Effect

Signed p Order. J. Ross. Cl. Up. ho.

B. Calvert Esq.^r from the Upper house delivers to M^r Speaker
the petition of the Magistrates of Charles County, and the petition
of the proprietors & principal Inhabitants of Charles Town, in
Charles County, Severally Ind,^d Read & referred to the consideration
of the Lower house of Assembly, which petitions were Sev.^lly read
here & Ordered to lye on the Table.

The house Adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 9, of the Clock

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 10

Friday Morning 11^th Nov^r 1763.

The house met according to Adjournment, the Members were
called and all appeared as yesterday except M^r Edmunson M^r Sulivane
Major Warring Col.^o Cresap and M.^r B Mackall.

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