Heads of Rivers, Creeks, &c. and other low and miry
Places.  But no Trees fit for Clap-board or Cooper's
Timber shall be cut down, nor any Trees for the
building or repairing of any Bridges maintained at
the Public or County Charge.  1724, ch. 14,  §. 2
and 3.
    3.  The County Courts shall not levy above 8000 lb
Tobacco at any One Time, for the compleat Repairing 
of any One Bridge:  Nor above 20,000 lb Tobacco for
the Erecting and Building of any one new Bridge in
any one County; if more be adjudged necessary, they
must apply to the General Assembly for Leave to levy
the same.  1748, ch. 20,  §. 3.
    4.  Owners of Water-Mills built on any Branch, &c.
where any public Road crosses, shall make and maintain
good and sufficient Bridges, &c.  1753, ch. 16,
 §. 2; and 1756, ch. 12,  §. 2, 3.  See Water-Mills,
6 and 7.
    See also High-Ways, 1, 12-15.  Levies, 6, 7.
BURGESSES.  See Delegates.
BURGLARY, not to be tried in the County Court.
    1715, ch. 26,  §. 1.
BURIALS.  See Births.
BURNING of BOATS.  See Boats, 2.
BURNING of COURT-HOUSES.  See Court-Houses,
    15.
BURNING OF DWELLING-HOUSES, how punishable
    in Slaves.  See Negroes, 34, 37, 38.
BURNING of PUBLIC WAREHOUSES.  See
    Warehouses, 12, 13.
BURNING of TOBACCO.  See Tobacco-Houses, 1.
BURNING of TOBACCO-HOUSES.  See Negroes,
    38.  Tobacco-Houses, 1.
BUYERS of STOLEN HORSES.  See Horse-Stealers.
BYE-LAWS.  See Annapolis, 14.  Schools, 3, 20.

    THE Bye-Laws, Rules, &c. made by the Governors and
Visitors of Free-Schools, shall be no
ways contrary to the Canons of the Church of England.
1696, ch. 17,  §. 7.; and 1723, ch. 19,  §. 6.
    See Schools, 3, 20.
CASE.  See Limitation of Actions, 1, 2.
CASK.  See Flour.  Gauge of Barrels.  Inspectors, 21.
CATTLE.  See Annapolis, 3.  Guardians, 7.  Negroes,
    30.  Rangers, 1.  Warehouses, 3.

    Lands Surveyed by any Lawful Surveyor, by virtue
of his Lordship's Warrant, within Five Years past, at
any Time before the 10th July 1689, and no Patent as
yet granted for the same, shall, on Proof thereof by the
Surveyor's Certificate, &c. and Record in the County
Court, within Twelve Months after the publication of
this Act, to be held by the Persons to whom such Warrants
were granted, in Fee-simple, as fully as if Patent
from his Lordship had been granted for the same.
1692, ch. 8.
CHALLENGE PEREMPTORY.  See Boats, 1.
    Negroes, 35, 37.

    1.  No Suit to be brought into Chancery, wherein
the original Debt or Damages doth not amount ot
1201 lb Tobacco, or 5 l. 0 s. 1 d.  in Money.  1715,
ch. 41,  §. 7.
    2.  Persons, thinking themselves aggrieved by any
Decree in Chancery, may appeal to the Governor in
Council, wherein each Member shall have a full Voice.
1721, ch. 14,  §. 3.
    3.  Appeals from the Court of Chancery to the
Court of Appeals, shall be subject to the same Regulations,

&c. as Appeals from the Courts of
Common Law.  1729, ch. 3,  §. 3.
        See Administration Bonds, 1.  Advancement of Justice,
            4.  Annapolis, 7.  Appeals, 10, 13.  Bankrupts,
            3, 4.  Injunctions, 1, 2.
CHIEF JUSTICE of the County.  See Indians, 11.
    President of the County-Court.
CHOPTANK INDIANS.  See Indians Lands, 9, &c.
CHURCHES, See Vestry, 27, 28.

    1.  The Titles of all Lands, formerly given to any
Church or Chapel, whereon the Parishes have built
Churches, &c. are confirmed to such Parishes for ever,
notwithstanding the Want of Deeds, and of enrolling
or recording the same.  1704, ch. 38,  §. 1, 2.
    2.  The several County Grand Juries, next after the
Publication of this Act, were required to enquire by
what Title such lands were held, and to render Account
thereof to the several County Courts, who were
impowered to examine Witnesses in perpetuum Rei Memoriam,
and cause the same to be recorded:  And such
Record to be sufficient Proof both of the Donation and
Quantity.  Ibid.   §. 3.
    3.  Where such Lands appear to have been given, but
the Quantity not mentioned by the Donor, the Vestry
were impowered to demand and take Two Acres, and
and cause the same to be marked and staked out; and to
return Two Certificates thereof, One to be recorded
in the County Court, the other to be registered in the
High Court of Chancery.  Ibid.   §. 4.
    4.  The Vestry of any Parish, having fixed on any
Place, by them thought and most for the Conveniency of
the parishioners, to fix any Church or Chapel of Ease,
may apply to the County Court, who shall order a Jury
of Enquiry to be impannelled for condemning Two
Acres for the said Use; who shall proceed according to
the Act of 1697, ch. 5.  Ibid.   §. 5.
    5.  Any Devise of Lands or Tenements to the Use
of any Church, &c. or for Support or Maintainance
of the Clergy of the Church of England, or to the Use
of the Church, or Support of the Protestant Religion
in general, without mentioning to what Church,
Chapel, or Person, shall be good in Law, notwithstanding
such Omission, or any Uncertainty in the
Wording of the Will, if the Sense of the Testator
can be reasonably collected from the Will.  1722,
ch. 4,  §. 2.
    6.  Where the Intent of the Testator is at large, the
Land so devised, shall go to the Parish or Incumbent
where the Land lies, in the same Manner as Glebes are
held.  Provided the Will be signed in Presence of
Three or more credible Witnesses, and duly proved.
Ibid.   §. 3, 4.
    7.  This Act shall not affect Lands heretofore or now
disputed at Law.  Ibid.   §. 4.

    The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration
of the Sacraments, &c. according to the Uses of
the Church of England, &c. shall be solemnly read by
every Minister or Reader in every Church settled and
established within this Province.  And all Congregations
and Places for Public Worship, according to the
Usage of the Church of England, for the Maintainance
of whose Ministers any certain Income is or shall be
established by the Laws of this Province, shall be deemed
Settled and Established Churches.  1702, ch. 1.  §. 2
    N.B.  For the first Establishment of the Church of
        England in this Province, the Division of the several
        Counties into Parishes, Building of Parish
        Churches, Election and Powers of Vestries, and
        Maintainance of the Clergy; see 1692, ch. 2.
    See Orphans, 7.  Schools, 25.
CHURCH-WARDENS.  See Cursing, &c.  per Tot.
    Fornication, 2-4.  Inspectors, 3-7, 10-12.  Protestant
    Interest, 7.  Tobacco Run, 4.  Vestry, 20, 21.