228 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 23, 1773.

No. 19

Liber R. G.
1773

An Act to render the Recovery of the Penalty for selling Liquor
without Licence more certain.

Whereas by the Act entitled An Act for Licensing Ordinary
Keepers Hawkers Pedlars and Petty Chapmen the Penalties there
imposed on Persons selling Liquors contrary thereto are directed to
be recovered before a Justice of the Peace which Mode of Recovery
is found by Experience to be inadequate for the Purpose —

[Preamble.]
[Penalty for
selling Liq-
uors with-
out Licence
to be recov-
ered in the
County
Court.]

Be it enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Governor and the Upper
and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that
the Penalty inflicted for selling Liquors without Licence contrary
to the Directions of the said Act may be recovered according to the
same Act or by Indictment in the County Court of the County
where the Offence shall be committed. And for the better Discovery
of Offenders

[Clerks of
Counties to
deliver Lists
of Persons
licenced to
the Grand
Juries, &c.]

Be it enacted That the Clerk of the several County Courts shall
at every such Court at the Time of impanelling the Grand Jury de-
liver to them a List of all Persons in his County to whom Licences
shall have been granted and shall be allowed in the Public Levy for
his Trouble therein at the Discretion of the Justices of his County
And it is hereby enacted and Declared to be the Duty of the Grand
Jury to present every Person offending against the said Act and
the Constables shall be sworn up at every County Court to the
Grand Jury.

No. 20
p. 271
[Preamble.]

An Act to regulate the Criminal Business of Baltimore County —
Whereas it is found by Experience from the great Multiplicity
of the Criminal and Civil Business of Baltimore County that it is
impracticable to execute the same within the Space of one Week for
Remedy whereof for the future

Be it enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Governor and the Upper
and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same

[Justices of
Baltimore
County to
hold a
Court for
the Trial of
Felonies, &c.
on the Mon-
day before
the first
Tuesday in
February,
June, and
October
yearly, &c.]

That it shall and may be Lawful for the Justices of Baltimore
County Court or any three of them and they are hereby directed
and required to meet on the Tuesday before the Monday preceding
the first Tuesday in the Months of February June and October
yearly during the Continuance of this Act at the Court House of
the said County and then and there hold a Court for the Trial of
all Felonies and other Crimes Offences and Misdemeanors which by
Law are triable or determinable in the County Court of the said
County and they or any three of them shall and may at the Respec-
tive Times in this Act mentioned hear try and determine all Felonies
and other Crimes Offences and Misdemeanors of what Nature or
Quality soever which by Law are cognizable and determinable in the