LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1752-53. 97
CHAPTER 13.
AN ACT for the relief of such persons as cannot find surety for their
appearance to testify as a witness against any person arrested, accused
or prosecuted for any criminal matter. |
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WHEREAS many indigent persons or strangers have been ne-
cessarily, for want of sureties to appear as witnesses, committed
to prison, by means whereof such persons have been often sold
as servants for the prison fees arising upon such commitment,
or otherwise detained in prison for such fees, to their great
damage, and loss to the public, in the labour of such person or
persons; |
Preamble. |
SEC. 2. Be it therefore enacted, by the right, honourable the
Lord Proprietary, by and with the advice and consent of his lord-
ship's President, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly,
and the authority of the same, That where any person, witness
against any person or persons accused of any crime or crimes
within this province, cannot find security for his appearance to
testify as a witness against any person so arrested, accused or
prosecuted as aforesaid, and for want of such surety shall be
committed to prison, that then and in such case the county
where the prosecution shall be carried on shall be chargeable
with and pay such witness' imprisonment fees; and in case
the prosecution shall be in a superior court, then and in such
case the public shall be chargeable with and pay such fees, any
law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. |
Fees to be
paid by the
county, &c. |
SEC. 3. And be it likewise enacted, That the justices of the
several and respective county courts shall and they are hereby
obliged and directed to assess and levy on the taxable inhabi-
tants of their counties respectively, all such fees as are herein
before directed to be paid by the respective counties, from time
to time, and at all times hereafter, as often as the case shall
require, during the continuance of this act; and that all such
fees shall and may be paid by the inhabitants of this province,
in the same manner as they are allowed by law to pay any
other county or public charges.
Transferred to the levy court, by 1794, ch. 53. Enacted into a perma-
nent law 1798, ch. 71.
OCTOBER, 175.3— CHAPTER 9.
AN ACT to prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels from clandestinely car-
rying Servants and Slaves, or persons indebted, out of this province. |
And levied
as other
county dues
&c. |
WHEREAS divers servants and slaves belonging to the people
of this province, and persons indebted therein, have been car-
ried away out of the same province in ships or vessels trading
therein, to the great loss and damage of his majesty's subjects
the good people of Maryland ; to prevent therefore so great an
evil, it is prayed that it may be enacted,
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Preamble. |
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