84 Assembly Proceedings, May 9-27, 1766.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

p. 610

March Courts now last past in any of the said Counties and Which
have been Actually executed Shall be and are hereby revived and
Continued and Shall be returnable and returned to the next June
Court of the County Where the same hath been executed and in and
upon Such Replevins and Attachments the said County Courts re-
spectively shall and may Proceed hear and determine in the same man-
ner as such Courts might have done at the respective Courts to Which
the same Writs of Replevin and Attachment were returnable

[Criminal
Process in
Baltimore]

And be it further Enacted That all Criminal Process and Pro-
ceedings Which Were depending in or returnable to Baltimore
County November or March Court last and Still remain undeter-
mined Shall be in the same Situation State and Condition at the
next June Court to be held for Baltimore County and the Justices
of the said County Court for the time being Shall and may then
proceed to the Hearing and determining or further Continuing and
thereafter hearing and determining the said Criminal Process and
Proceedings respectively as the Case may require as fully and
effectually as the Justices of the said Court could or might lawfully
have done at the County Court of the said County in the said Months
of November or March last any discontinuance or any other Matter
or thing to the Contrary Notwithstanding

[Proviso]

Provided always that this Act nor any thing herein contained Shall
revive or Continue any Writ of Capias ad Respondendum or any
Writ of Capias ad Satis faciendum returnable in any of the said
County Courts in the Month of November or March last nor Shall
any of the said Actions or Suits Which were depending in any of
the said Courts of Law and Which are now abated or Abateable
by the Death of any Party thereto be revived or Continued by
Virtue of this Act. And it is hereby declared that all Writs Precepts
and Process may and Shall Issue returnable to Baltimore County
Court at Joppa the first Tuesday of June next and Tested the last
Day of the last Sitting of that Court in the same Manner and of
the same force and Effect as if that County Court had regularly
Adjourned from November to March and again had met pursuant
to Such Adjournment.

[Actions in
Frederick]

And be it further Enacted That all Actions Which Were depend-
ing in Frederick County November Court last in Which any non-
pros Discontinuance or Judgment hath been entered in the Ab-
sence of the Attorney or Attornies of the Plaintiff or Defendant
against Whom Such nonpros Discontinuance or Judgment hath
been entered Shall at the request and on the Prayer of such Plain-
tiff or Defendant respectively by him or herself in Person or by
his or her Attorney or Attornies at Frederick County June Court
next be revived and Continued to the same June Court and Shall
then remain Stand and be in the same State and Condition as
such Actions respectively were at November Court aforesaid and