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SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND.
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES.
The earliest Provincial legislative bodies were primary assemblies
In the early years, all freemen, as well as freeholders, were not only
By ch. i of the Acts of 1650 the Assembly was divided into two
The local unit of representation was the hundred until 1654, when
Date. Place. Adjourned,
1637/8 January 25th...........St. Mary's......................March 24th.
1638/9 February 25th........,St. Mary's, adjourned
same day to St. John's....March 19th.
1640 October i2th...........St. John's......................October 24th.
1641/2' March 2ist..............St. Mary's.......................March asd.
1641 August 2d...............St. Mary's .....................August I2th.
1642 July iSth................St. Mary's .....................August 2d.
September 5th.........St. Mary's......................September I3th
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1644/5 February, nth.........St. Mary's .....................February nth.
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1646 December 29th........St. Inigoe's....................Jan. 2d, 1646-7.
1647/8 January 7th............ St. John's.......................March 4th.
lit was declared by the House at this session that the House of Assembly may
s Proclamation issued for Assembly on February 3d, but it was recalled by later
sproclamation for Assembly to be held on December 3d. No record of meeting;, |
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