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26 CHARLES Lord BALTIMORE.
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At a Session of ASSEMBLY begun and held at the
City of Annapolis, the 7th Day of July,
in the 26th
Year of the Dominion of the Right Honourable
CHARLES, absolute Lord and Proprietary of the
Provinces of Maryland and Avalon, Lord
Baron of
Baltimore, &c. Annoq; Domini
1740, and ended
the 29th Day of the same Month: The following
Laws were Enacted. |
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SAMUEL OGLE, Esq; Governor.
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CHAP. II.
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Passed 26th
July 1740. |
An Act for raising and issuing Money, for maintaining his Majesty's
Forces, to be
raised in this Province; and for transporting them to
the Place of Rendezvous
in the West-Indies. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 197.
N.B. By this Act, a Sum not
exceeding £.5000 was Granted for the buying, finding, and
providing Victuals, Transports, and other Necessaries, for the 500 Men
to be raised in this Province,
for his Majesty's Service, for the Expedition against
the Territories of the Catholic King
in the West-Indies: For the Inlisting of which, Provision
had been made by an Act passed the
preceding Session, viz. 1740, ch. 1. The Honble
Benjamin Tasker, Esq; Col. King, and Doctor
Carroll, were appointed Agents for carrying this Act into Execution,
and impowered to receive
the said Sum out of the Loan Office, &c. and for the Replacing
and Repayment of the same
into the Office, one Moiety of all the Duties on Rum, Spirits, Wine and
Brandy, Irish Servants
and Negroes imported, (which were by any former Acts applied for defraying
the Public
Charge) was appropriated, together with a Duty upon Ordinary Licences,
until the said Sum
of £. 5000, &c. should be fully paid and replaced, &c.
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CHAP. III.
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| Ditto. |
An Act for the indemnity of a such
Persons as shall be employed in transporting
his Majesty's Troops, to be raised in this Province,
to the general Rendezvous in
the West-Indies. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 204.
a Viz.
From the Penalties in the Act of 1715, ch. 19, on transporting
Persons out of this Province
without Passes.
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CHAP. IV.
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Passed 29th
July 1740. |
An Act for the speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of this
Province;
and for the Encouragement of Jonas Green, of
the City of Annapolis, Printer.
Lib. B.L.C. fol. 205. EXP. |
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To continue in Force till the last Day of December
1742.
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CHAP. V.
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| Ditto. |
An Act reviving an Act of Assembly of this Province, entitled, b
An Act to prevent
cutting up Tobacco Plants, destroying Tobacco, and Tobacco
Houses; and
for ascertaining the Punishment of Criminals guilt of
the said Offences. Lib.
B.L.C. fol. 207. EXP. |
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b 1732, ch. 8;
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. VI.
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| Ditto. |
An Act continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province, entitled,
c An Act for
the more effectual Punishment of certain Offenders,
and for taking from them
the Benefit of Clergy. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 207. EXP. |
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c 1737, ch. 2;
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. VII.
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| Ditto. |
An act continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province, entitled,
d A Supplementary
Act to the Act, entitled, An Act for the more effectual
Punishment of
Negroes and other Slaves, and for taking away the Benefit
of Clergy from certain
Offenders; and 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. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 208. EXP. |
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d 1737, ch. 7;
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. VIII.
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| Ditto. |
An Act reviving an Act, entitled, e An
Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours
within this Province, and for repealing the Act therein
mentioned. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 209. EXP. |
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e 1735, ch. 16,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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