394 Assembly Proceedings, June 15-July 3, 1773.

Liber R. G.
1773

End of the said seven years. That another Act of Assembly en-
titled "An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes and
other Slaves, and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain
Offenders," And "a Supplementary Act to an Act entitled, An
Act to prevent the tumultuous meeting and other Irregularities of
Negroes and other Slaves, and directing the manner of trying
Slaves" made at a Session of Assembly begun and held at the City
of Annapolis the fifteenth day of May Seventeen hundred and fifty
one be and is hereby continued and shall remain, and be 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. That another Act of Assembly entitled
"An Act to make the Testimony of convicted person legal against
convicted persons" made at a Session of Assembly begun and held
at the City of Annapolis the fifteenth day of May seventeen hun-
dred and fifty one be and is hereby continued and shall remain and
be 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. That another Act of Assembly entitled
"A Supplementary Act to an Act entitled An Act laying an Imposi-
tion on Negroes and several sorts of Liquors imported and also on
Irish servants to prevent the Importing too great a number of
Irish Papists into this Province" made at a Session of Assembly
begun and held at the City of Annapolis the twentieth day of March
seventeen hundred and thirty four be and is hereby continued and
shall remain and be in full force for and during the term of twenty
one Years and to the End of the next Session of Assembly which
shall happen after the End of the said twenty one Years That
another Act of Assembly entitled "An Act for the more effectual
Punishment of certain Offenders and for taking from them the
Benefit of Clergy" made at a Session of Assembly begun and held
at the City of Annapolis the twenty sixth day of April seventeen
hundred and thirty seven be and is hereby continued and shall re-

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main and be 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. That another Act of As-
sembly entitled an Additional and explanatory Act to the Act en-
titled "An Act impowering the Commissioners of the County Courts
to levy and raise Tobacco to defray the necessary Charges of their
Counties and Parishes" made at a Session of Assembly begun and
held at the City of Annapolis the tenth Day of May Seventeen
hundred and forty eight be and is hereby continued and shall remain
and be 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. That another Act of Assembly
entitled "An Act relating to Guardians and Orphans," made at a