LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1716. 15
CHAPTER 27.
AN ACT for the punishing the offences of Adultery and Fornication.
SEC. 1. Certain persons to be adjudged fornicators, &c.
Since the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the church of England has
been deprived of its authority to cite and admonish its members, pro
salute animae.
Second section repealed by 1785, ch 47. |
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, by the authority, advice and con-
sent aforesaid. That every person or persons that shall commit
adultery, and shall be thereof convict, either by confession, or
verdict of twelve men, in the provincial or any of the county
courts of this province, shall be fined, by the justices before
whom such conviction shall be, three pounds current money as
aforesaid, or twelve hundred pounds of tobacco, to the king's
majesty, his heirs and successors, towards defraying such
county charges as aforesaid.
Fourth section repealed by 1819, ch. 49.
Fifth section. See preceding note.
By the act of 1749, ch. 12, sec. 6, so much of this act as relates to corpo-
ral punishment for fornication, is repealed.
Sixth section. See note to the first section.
CHAPTER 28.
AN ACT for taking Special Bail in the several counties of this province
upon actions or suits depending in his majesty's provincial court, and in
the several county courts of this province. |
Penalty for
committing
adultery,
&c. |
FOR the greater ease and benefit of all persons inhabiting or
residing within this province, in taking recognizances of special
bail in all actions and suits depending, or to be depending, in
his majesty's provincial or county courts of this province, |
Preamble. |
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, by the King's most excellent majesty,
by and with the advice and consent of his majesty's Governor,
Council and Assembly of this province, and the authority of the
same, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the defendant
in any writ issued, or to be issued, out of the provincial court,
after arrest and bail given to the sheriff for his appearance, and
before the return of such writs, to go before one of the justices
of the provincial court, or before the president or any two
justices of the county court where such defendant shall be
arrested, with two sufficient freeholders of this province, such
as the justice or justices before whom such defendant shall go
shall approve of, and then and there give special bail to any
action wherein he shall be so arrested by virtue of such writ, |
Special
bail, how to
be given. |
which bail, so taken, shall be delivered to the sheriff of such
county where the same is taken, to be by him returned, with
such writ, to the provincial court. |
Recogni-
zance, how
to be taken. |
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