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except the prisoner willingly, and without force or violence,
confess the same in open court.
See ante page 136, February, 1777, ch. 20, sec. 2, and 24th article of the
declaration of rights.
MARCH, 1778—CHAPTER 9.
An ACT for the speedy recovery of Public Debts.
This act is superseded by the act relating to the collection of the public
revenue, 1809, ch. 127.
CHAPTER 15.
A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT for the better security of Government.
This act contained modifications of the original act imposing a treble tax
on non-jurors.
OCTOBER, 1778—CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT directing the manner of suing Public Bonds, and to aid proceed-
ings in the several courts upon such bonds.
This law authorized suits to be sustained on official bonds executed to
the late proprietary.
CHAPTER 21.
An ACT for amending and declaring the law in the cases therein mentioned. |
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WHEREAS, by the act, entitled, *An act causing grand and
petit jurors to come to the provincial and county courts, and
ascertaining their allowances, it is among other things provided
that no person having any matter of fact depending for trial in
any court whatsoever, shall be admitted as a qualified juror,
between party and party, during the sittings of such court that
such matter of fact shall be, or shall be expected to be tried in; |
Preamble.
* 1715, ch.
37. |
SEC. 3. Be it enacted and declared by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That no verdict of a jury shall hereafter be set
aside, nor judgment on any verdict stayed, arrested or reversed,
by reason that any juror who tried the cause had a matter of
fact depending for trial as aforesaid. |
No verdict
to be set
aside, &c. |
SEC. 3. Provided nevertheless, That it shall and may be
lawful, to and for the plaintiff or defendant in any cause to be
tried in any of the said courts, to challenge any juror by reason
that such juror hath a matter of fact depending for trial as
aforesaid, and that the having a matter of fact depending for
trial as aforesaid, shall be held and allowed to be a good cause
of challenge to any such juror. |
Proviso. |
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That instead of the. form
of recognizance of bail prescribed by the act, entitled, *An act
for taking special bail in the several counties in this state, upon
actions or suits depending in the general court, and in the seve-
ral county courts of this state, the following form shall be
observed and used in all actions to be commenced from and
after the end of this present session of assembly; that is to say, |
Form of re-
cognizance
of bail.
*1715, ch
28. |
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