Children of White Women; and appropriate the Produce
to the County Charge.  1715, ch. 44, §, 26,27,
28.  See Negroes, 3-6.
    26.  County Courts are required, yearly, in November
Court, to appoint the Constable of every Hundred,
where they think expedient, to suppress the tumultuous
assembling of Slaves.  1723, ch. 15, §. 2.  And
shall allow 500 lb Tobacco, in the County Levy, to
every Constable so appointed.  Ibid.  §. 4.
    27.  Slaves, committing any Felony, punishable by
Death, may be tried at the next County Court, which
is impowered, on Confession or Conviction of the Offender,
on the Testimony of One legal Witness, (or
even of other Slaves, corroborated with such pregnant
Circumstances as shall satisfy the Jury of the Guilt of
such Slaves,) to give Judgment.  But Slaves, produced
as Witnesses on such Occasions, shall be admonished
by the Court to declare the Truth, &c. and acquainted
with the Danger of false Swearing, &c.
1751, ch. 14, §. 4, 6.
    28.  The Court may immediately punish Slaves guilty
of Rambling, Riding, or going Abroad by Night,
or Riding Horses by Day, without Leave, or Running
away, by Whipping, Cropping, Branding, or otherwise,
not extending to Life, or rendering such Slave
unfit for Labour.  Ibid.  §. 8.
    29.  County Courts shall, yearly, between the 29th
September and 25th December, appoint Two honest and
substantial Men of their County to be Press-masters for
the Year ensuing.  And, on Neglect of such Appointment,
(by Precept from their Court, signed by their
Clerk) each Justice shall forfeit 500 lb Tobacco, for
Support of Government.  1715, ch. 43, §. 11, 13.
    30.  The Provincial and County Courts are impowered
to hear and determine any Complaints between Masters
and Servants, by Way of Petition; and give Judgment
and award Execution thereon.  And no such
Judgment shall be reversed, on Appeal or Writ of Error,
for want of Process, Jury, Form, &c. unless it
appear by the Record that the Defendant was not summoned,
or not heard.  And all other Disputes between
Masters and Servants, relating to Indentures, Contracts,
Wages, &c. are determinable by Petition, as aforesaid.
1715, ch. 44, §. 31.  See Servants, 2, 6, 
9, 12, 14, 25.
    31.  An Appeal lies from the Determination of a
single Magistrate, to the next County Court, where
the Sum shall exceed 33 s. 4 d. or 400 lb Tobacco;
which Court, on Petition of the Appellant, shall hear
both Parties in a summary Way, and determine
thereon according to Equity, &c.  See Small Debts,
7, 8.
    32.  County Courts are vested with the like Power of
receiving special Bail as the Provincial Court, and shall
act therein according to the same Rules.  1715, ch. 28,
§. 7.  See Special Bail, 8-10.
    33.  County Courts shall hear and determine, in a
summary Way, all Complaints against Inspectors;
and, if such Inspectors be found deficient in their Duty,
may remove them; and, with all convenient Speed,
notify such Removal to the Governor, &c.  Provided
such Inspector be summoned to appear, &c.  And, if
he will not appear, his Non-Appearance shall be taken
for Confession, unless reasonable Excuse be give.
1763, ch. 18, §. 56.
    34.  Transfer Tobaccoes are to be sold the Second
Day of November Court, yearly; and old Tobaccoes,
which have been inspected above Three Years, are to be
sold the Third Day of the same Court.  And Inspectors,
One Day before laying the Levy, the same Court, shall 
Account with the Justices upon Oath, &c.  For all
which, see Inspectors, 38-44.
    35. For the Power and Duty of County Courts with 
respect to Public Warehouses, see Warehouses, 2, 5,
7-11.
    36.  For their Power and Duty with respect to Administrators,
Executors, Guardians and Orphans, see

Administrators, 12, 32, 23-26.  Guardians, per Tot.
Orphans, per Tot.
        See also Appearance, 1.  Attorneys, 9.  Boundaries, 4.
            Church-Lands, 2-4.  Commissary-General, 4, 6,
            7, Criminal Fees, 4.  Dissenters, 1.  Execution,
            1.  Fornication, 1, 5, 6.  Harbourers of
            Servants and Slaves, 1, 3, 5.  Intestates Estates,
            2.  Levies, per Tot.  Magistrates, 1, 2, 4.
            Printer to the Province, 3.  Process Criminal, per
            Tot.  Rangers, 1, 3.  Records, 3, 7, 10.
            Runaways, 3-6, 9.  Sheriffs, 25, 26,  Speedy
            Recover, 1.  Squirrels, per Tot.  Suits at Law,
            1-4.  Surveyors, 1.  Standard, 1, 2.  Witnesses, 4.
            Wolves, 1.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.   See Schools, 15-40.

    1.  For the fundamental Rights of the several Counties
to their Court-House Lands, see the Act impowering
the Justices to purchase lands for the use of their
respective Court-Houses.  1697, ch. 5.
    2.  Purchases of Lands, made according to the Act
of 1697, ch. 5, and recorded in the several County
Courts to which they properly belong, shall be a perpetual
Bar against the persons from whom purchased,
and against all Claimants under them.  1704, ch. 76,
§. 1, 2.
    3.  The Lot whereon Dorchester County Court-House
now stands, and the Tenement thereon, shall remain
to the Use of that County for ever.  Ibid.  §. 3.
    4.  Kent County Court-House to be built.  1696,
ch. 8----To be enlarged.  1750, ch. 6.
    5.  Talbot County Court-House,----Act for building
a new one.  1710, ch. 5.----The old one to be
sold.  1710, ch. 9.
    6.  St. Mary's County Court-House to be continued
at Seymour-Town, otherwise called Sheppard's Old-Fields.
1710, ch. 6.----To be re-built of Brick, at the same
Place, now called Leonard's Town.  1736, ch. 14.
    7.  Queen-Anne's County Court to be continued
where the Court-House now stands.  1710, ch. 7.
    8.  Prince-George's County Court-House removed
from Charles-Town to Upper-Marlborough.  1718, ch. 13.
----A County Levy for repairing and finishing the
same.  1748, ch. 22.----The Justices impowered to 
treat with Mrs. Darnall, for her Claim of Dower to
the Lands on which the Court-House is built.  1751,
ch. 22.
    9.  Baltimore County Court-House and Prison, at
Joppa, secured to the County.  1724, ch. 16.----A
County Levy for repairing and finishing the Court-House.
1749, ch. 4.
    10.  Calvert County Court-House removed from
Battle-Creek, and fixed at the Place called William's
Old-Fields.  1725, ch. 11.----An Act for finishing the
same, and for the Relief of the Builders; and the
Place to be called by the Name of Prince-Frederick
Town.  1728, ch. 17.----To be re-built.  1748,
ch. 18; and 1749, ch. 5.
    11.  Charles County Court-House to be erected at
Chandler-Town, and the old Court-House and Prison to
be sold.  1727, ch. 11.
    12.  Somerset County Court-House to be built at Princess-Anne
Town, and the old Court-House and Prison
to be sold.  1742, ch. 19.
    13.  Worcester County Court-House to be built at
Snow-Hill Town.  Ibid.
    14.  Frederick County Court-House to be built at
Frederick-Town.  1748, ch. 15.  The Court-House to
be finished.  1753, ch. 31.
    15.  Persons convict of willfully burning any Court-House,
wherein any Records are actually or usually
kept, shall have Judgment to suffer Death, in the same
Manner, as if convict of maliciously and wilfully
burning a Mansion-House.  1720, ch. 25.
    16.  County Courts shall not levy above 10,000 lb
at any One Time, for the compleat Repairing.