1.  Every Person, having Levies to pay, shall produce
Three Squirrel Scalps or Crows Heads, yearly,
for every Taxable they pay Levy for, to some Justice
of the County, before laying the Levies.  (See below,
Art. 6 and 7.)  1728, ch. 7, §. 1.
    2.  The Magistrate shall destroy the Scalps or Heads
so produced, and give Certificate of the Number produced;
which Certificate shall be laid before the County
Court, at the Time of laying the County Levy, by
the Person obtaining the same; and the several Certificates,
so produced, shall be compared with the Lists
of Taxables.  Ibid.
    3.  Two Pounds of Tobacco shall be levied by the
County Court, upon every Person falling short, for
every Squirrel's Scalp or Crow's Head not produced or
certified according to this Act; and applied towards
defraying the County Charge.  Ibid.  §. 2.
    4.  An Allowance of 2 lb Tobacco shall be made,
in the County Levy, for every Squirrel's Scalp or
Crow's Head produced by any Person more than the
Three per taxable required by this Act.  Provided
Oath be made, that the Squirrels or Crows were killed 
in the County where the Allowance is prayed; and the
County Court is impowered to levy the same on the
County.  Ibid. §. 3 and 4.
    5.  Every Person in the Counties of Kent, Queen-Anne's
and Talbot, who shall bring to amy Magistrate
in those Counties, the Heads or Scalps of more Squirrels
or Crows than the Three per Taxable required
by 1728, ch. 7, shall be allowed 2 b Tobacco in the
County Levy for every such Scalp, &c. which Allowances
may be discharged in the same Manner as other
Public and County Levies:  but no such Allowance
shall be made but to Residents in the said Counties,
nor to them unless it shall appear, by Oath or
Affirmation, that such Squirrels, &c. were actually
killed in the County where the Allowance is prayed.
1749, ch. 9, §. 2, 4, and 5.
    6. The Act of 1728, ch. 4, (see above, Art. 1-4,)
so far as the same relates to St. Mary's Somerset, Charles,
Anne-Arundel, Cæcil, Calvert, Worcester, Prince-George's,
Frederick, Baltimore, and Dorchester Counties, is hereby
repealed.  1758, ch. 11, §. 1.
    7.  Four Squirrel's Scalps or Crow's Heads shall be
produced annually to some County Magistrate, for
each Taxable in the aforesaid Counties, which the several
Magistrates (before whom produced) shall burn
or destroy, and give Certificate thereof to each Person
producing the same; which person shall lay such Certificate
before the County Court, at the Time of laying
the County Levy, to be compared with their List
of Taxables.  And every Person falling short of producing
a Certificate of  Squirrels Scalps or Crows Heads
in proportion to their Taxables, shall pay 2 lb Tobacco
for every Scalp, &c. which they shall fall short as
aforesaid:  To be levied as other Public and County
Levies are, and applied towards defraying the County
Charge.  Ibid.  §. 2, 3.
    8.  The Justices of Baltimore County Court shall
annually, at laying the County Levy, allow to Inhabitants
of that County, 2 lb Tobacco for every Squirrel's
Scalp, or Crow's Head, produced over and above
the Three Scalps or Heads which they are obliged to
produce by former Laws.  1762, ch. 34, §. 1.
    9.  Persons producing any such Scalps or Heads to
any Justice of Baltimore County, and making Oath
that the Squirrels or Crows were actually killed within
the said County, after the 11th June 1762, shall receive
a Certificate of the Number, &c. from such Justice,
(who shall first burn the said Scalps, &c. to the entire
destroying of the same,) and such Certificate shall entitle
the Person to the Quantity of Tobacco herein directed

to be paid, in the next Levy of the said County.
Ibid.  §. 2-4.
    10.  Such Allowances may be paid by the Inhabitants
in Money, in the same Manner as Public or
County Levies.  Ibid.  §. 5.
STAMPING.  See Inspectors, 18, 49.  Standard, 3-8.

    1.  The Justices of the several County Courts are
required to compleat their Standards of English Weights
and Measures, where defective; and to provide new
ones, where wanting, at the County Charge:  And
shall take Security to the Use of the County from their
Standard Keepers, in the Penalty of 50 l. Sterling,
for the safe keeping such Standards, for the due Execution
of their Office, and delivering up the same in
like good Order, when legally discharged from such
Trust.  1715, ch. 10, §. 2.
    2.  Justices, neglecting herein, forfeit 500 lb Tobacco
each, to be recovered against them, jointly or separately,
in the Provincial Court:  One Half to the
Support of Government; the other Half to the Informer.  Ibid.
    3.  Steelyards for receiving Tobacco, shall be Tried,
Stamped, and Numbered, yearly, by the Standard-Keeper:
who shall have 1 s. Fee for every such Trying
and Stamping.  Ibid.  §. 3.
    4.  Bushels, Half-Bushels, Peck, Gallons, Pottles,
Quarts and Pints, shall be tried and Stamped as aforesaid 
(except such as are Stamped in England) for which
Stamping,, 6 d. a Piece shall be paid.  Ibid.
    5.  Persons selling by any Dry Measures, not Tried
and Stamped at the Standard, forfeit 500 lb Tobacco.
Ibid.  §. 4.
    6.  Persons receiving Tobacco by Steelyards, which
have not been so Tried and Stamped within the Year,
forfeit 1000 lb Tobacco.  Ibid.  §. 5.
    7.  One Half of the Forfeitures  (in Art. 5 and 6,)
shall be towards defraying the County Charge, the
other Half to the Informer; and to  be recovered in
the County Court, by Action of Debt, &c.  Ibid.
    8.  If any Person refuse to pay Tobacco by Steelyards
so tried and Stamped within the Year, and oblige
the Owner to have them Tried again, if they be found
true, the Person so refusing, &c. shall pay for new
Stamping; but if not, the Owner of the Steelyards
shall pay for the same.  Ibid.  §. 6.
STAPLE.  See Hemp and Flax.
STATUTE MERCHANT.  See Limitation of Actions,
    6.

    1.  No Execution for Debt or Judgment shall issue
out of any Court, against the Body or Goods of any
Inhabitant of this Province, from the 10th May to the
10th November in any Year (but see below, Art. 7,) for
any Debt, &c. recovered in the Provincial or County
Courts; Provided the Debtor come with two sufficient
Securities, before One Provincial or Two County Magistrates,
and confess Judgment for the Debt and Costs,
in the Manner prescribed in this Act (which see, for the
Form) which shall be signed by the Justices before
whom made; and a Certificate thereof under their
Hands shall be a sufficient Supersedeas to the Sheriff to
forbear Execution.  1715, ch. 33, §. 2 and 3.
    2.  If the Party be taken in Execution, such Certificate
obtained afterwards, shall be a sufficient Supersedeas
to the Sheriff to release the Prisoner, paying Imprisonment
Fees.  Ibid.  §. 4.
    3.  The President, or Two Justices of any County
Court, are impowered to supersede Execution of Judgment
rendered in the Provincial Court, as fully as any
Justice of the Provincial Court.  Ibid.  §. 5.
    4.  In all Judgments or Decrees obtained in the
Court of Appeals, or Chancery, or Commissary's
Court, or of small Debts before a Justice of the Peace,
the person against whom obtained, shall have the same