Acts. 287

ance to testify as a Witness against any Person arrested, accused, or
prosecuted, for any Criminal matter, made at a session of Assembly
begun and held at the City of Annapolis, the third day of June Anno
Domini one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty two, be and is hereby
continued and shall be and remain in full force for and during the
term of Seven years, and to the end of the next Session of Assembly
which shall happen after the end of the said Seven years

Liber H. S.
No. 1

12 Dec.^r 1765
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl: Lo. Ho

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I Will this be a Law
Hor.^o Sharpe

12 Dec.^r 1765.
Read and Assented to
By the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed by order
UScott Cl: Up. Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax Appendant

No. 16 An Act continuing an Act, entituled, an Act to enable the Several
Ex.^d and respective County Clerks within this Province to remove some
of the County Records and papers from the Publick Offices

p. 554

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 and Act of Assembly of this Province entituled, an
Act to enable the Several and respective County Clerks within this
Province to remove some of the County Records and Papers from
the Public offices, made at A session of Assembly begun and Held at
the City of Annapolis the tenth day of May, one Thousand Seven
hundred and forty Eight be, and is hereby continued, and shall re-
main, and be in full force, for and during the Term of Seven years
next ensuing, and to the end of the next session of Assembly which
shall happen after the end of the said Seven years

[The Act of
1748, Ch. 7
Continued 7
Years, &c]

12 Dec.^r 1765
Read and Assented to
By the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl: Lo. Ho.

On Behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I Will this be a Law
Hor:^o Sharpe

12.^th Dec.^r 1765.
Read and Assented to
By the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p order
UScott Cl: Up: Ho:

The great Seal
in Wax Appendant

No. 17 An Act continuing an Act entituled, an Act for the more effectual
Ex.^d 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 meeting
and other Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves and directing

the manner of trying Slaves
Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the advice and Consent of his Lordships Governor and the

[The Act of
1751, Ch. 14
continued 7
years, &c]