314 Assembly Proceedings, September 25-November 2, 1770.

Liber R. G.
1770

Testimony any former Law usage or custom to the Contrary thereof
notwithstanding

[By Reason
of the Multi-
plicity of
Business.]

And Whereas it is found by experience from the great Multiplicity
of Criminal and Civil Business in Baltimore and Kent Counties
that it is impracticable to execute the same without an Additional
Space of time allotted for that purpose

[The County
Courts for
Baltimore
and Kent
Counties,
when to be
held.]

Be it therefore Enacted that for the future the County Court
for Baltimore County shall be held on the Monday before the first
Tuesday in the Month of March August and November Yearly and
for Kent County on the Monday before the third Tuesday of the
said Months and that all Actions Process and Proceedings as well
Criminal as Civil which are depending and undetermined in the said
County Courts or returnable to the first and third Tuesdays of
November next shall be construed Judged and taken to be in the
same Situation State and Condition on the Monday before the first
and third Tuesdays of November next as they Would be on the
said first and third Tuesdays of November next And the Justices
of the said County Courts for the time being may on the Monday
before the first and third Tuesdays of November next Proceed to

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the hearing and Determining all Actions Process and Proceedings
respectively as the case may require as fully and effectually to all
intents constructions and Purposes whatsoever as the Justices of the
said County Courts could or might Lawfully do on the first and
third Tuesdays of November next any Law usage or custom to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding

[Continu-
ance.]

[This Act to continue and be in force for and during the Term
of Three Years, and to the End of the next Session of Assembly,
that shall happen after the said Three Years.]

By the Lower House of
Assembly October 18^th
1770 Read and assented
to
Signed by Order
Jn^o Duckett Cl Lo. Ho.

On behalf of the right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Rob.^t Eden

By the Upper House of
Assembly 18.^th October
1770 Read and Assented
to
Signed by Order
U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

the great seal in
Wax appendant

N.^o 5

An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance of the High Court
of Appeals and for the Adjournment of the Provincial Court and
other Purposes therein mentioned

[Preamble.]

Whereas an Adjournment of the High Court of Appeals is at
this time Necessary many of the Members of the Lower house being
Absent thro' sickness and several of the Members who Attend on
their duty cannot be dispensed with having also necessary Business
in the said Court
Be it therefore Enacted by the right Honourable the Lord Pro-