Arts. 303

No 33 An Act to increase the allowance of Jurors attending the Provincial
Ex.^d and County Courts and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

Whereas the allowances heretofore made to Grand and petit Jurors
attending the Provincial and County Courts are so small that the
same are not Sufficient to Maintain such Jurymen during the time
of their Attendance in order therefore that reasonable Provision may
be made for them it is humbly prayed that it may be enacted

[Preamble]

And be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
by and with the advice and consent of his Lordships Governor and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of
the Same That from and after the End of this Session of Assembly
There shall be allowed to every Grand and Petit Juror who shall be
Summoned to attend at the Provincial Court in Lieu and in Stead
of all or any Allowance or allowances by any former Act or Acts of
Assembly of this Province the Quantity of Sixty four Pounds of
Tobacco per Day for every day such Juror shall attend the Provincial
Court aforesaid in the Public Levy of this Province, and be paid
in the County where such Juror Resides besides the Quantity of
Ninety Six Pounds of Tobacco which shall be allowed to every full

[Allowance
to Jurors at-
tending the
Provincial
Court, 64 lb
Tobacco per
Day]

p. 572

Jury who shall pass their Verdict in any Cause to be paid by the
Party for whom such Verdict shall pass and be allowed in the Bills
of Cost as usual, and no more any Law Statute or Usage to the
Contrary notwithstanding

[And 96 lb
to every full
Jury on a
Verdict]

And be it further Enacted that in Case any Jury who shall be
sworn and Charged in any Cause shall be ready to give their Verdict
therein, but the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in Such Cause shall refuse
to appear to such Verdict whereby the said Plaintiff or Plaintiffs
in Such Case shall be nonsuit, that then and in Such case the said
Jury shall be allowed the aforesaid Quantity of Ninty Six Pounds
of Tobacco in the same manner as if they had given their Verdict
in such Cause, and the Same shall be paid by the Defendant or
Defendants therein and be allowed in his, her or their Bill of Costs
against the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in Such Cause.

[The same
Allowance
where the
Plaintiff re-
fuses to ap-
pear]

And be it further Enacted that there shall be allowed to every
Grand and Petit Juror who shall be Summoned and attend the said
Provincial Court over and above the allowances aforesaid for Itener-
ant Charges at the Rate of Sixty four Pounds of Tobacco per day as
Follows Viz.^t to those from the Counties of Saint Marys, Kent,
Talbot, and Frederick Six Days each: from Calvert, Charles, Balti-
more, Prince Georges and Queen Anns four Days each, From
Somerset and Worcester ten Days each; And to those from Dor-
chester and Caecil Counties eight Days each, and no more; to be

[Allowance
for itinerant
Charges]

allowed and paid in the same manner as the other Allowances herein
mentioned are directed to be allowed and paid.

And be it likewise Enacted that there shall be allowed to every

[Allowance
to Jurors in
County
Seats]