82 Assembly Proceedings, May 9-27, 1766.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

be ended and determined before the end of the said Court Shall
be and are by this Act continued until the third Tuesday in October
next and that all Writs Process and Precepts already Issued or to
be issued out of the Provincial Court returnable to the Second
Tuesday of September Shall be returnable to the said Third Tuesday
in October and that all 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 September
Shall be under the same Obligation to have the Party arrested at
Annapolis the third Tuesday in October and that all Bail Bonds taken
by any Sheriff or Coroner for the Appearance of any Person or
Persons at the Second Tuesday in September 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 October next any thing to the Contrary hereof
notwithstanding

[Witnesses
bound over
since last
Provincial
Court]

And Whereas Since the Commencement of April Term aforesaid
Sundry Persons have been Committed for Crimes and Misdemean-
ours 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 Commitments 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 respective Counties Where the Offences
have been Committed and the Offenders and Witnesses be Obliged
to Appear by Virtue of Said Recognizances accordingly This Act to

[Continu-
ance]

. 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

May 27.^th 1766
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 Pro-
prietary of this Province
I will this be a Law
Hor..^o Sharpe

27^th May 1766
Read and Assented to
By the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
U Scott Cl. Up: Ho.

The great Seal
in Wax Append.

No. 6

A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled an Act for the Speedy
Tryal of Criminals and Ascertaining their Punishment in the
County Courts When Prosecuted there and for Payment of Fees

p. 609

[Fees for
Slaves to be
paid by the
respective
Counties]

due from Criminal persons for Preventing all Doubts for the
Future
Be it enacted and declared 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