GUIN, JAMES
 

GUNS
 
 

GUNPOWDER
 
 
 

HABEAS CORPUS

    And others, of Caroline county, children of J.
Guin—money to be levied for their support,

    Not to be kept by negroes or slaves,
—Penalty on free negroes going at large with any
gun unless they have a certificate from the justice of
their being orderly, to be in force for one year,

    The Bellona Gunpowder Company of Maryland incorporated
at Baltimore,

                                                       H.

    Where, on allowance of the writ, the record had
not been transmitted, the same to be retained, &c. in
the county courts then established,
    Power given to the criminal court of Baltimore during
its sitting, and to the chief judge at all other times,
to issue writs of habeas corpus, and on inquiry to discharge,
admit to bail, or commit the person,
    When a writ of habeas corpus is served by delivery to
the officer, or person to whom it is directed, or by
leaving it at the gaol or place in which the party is detained,
(unless the warrant of commitment express the
same to have been for treason or felony,) such officer
or person shall within three days, make return of the
writ, and cause the prisoner or person detained to be
brought before the proper court, judge, &c. according
to the command thereof,
—He shall likewise certify the true cause of detainer
or imprisonment, or pretence thereof,
—If more than twenty miles, further time to be allowed
at the rate of a day for every twenty miles,
    Every writ to be signed by him who awarded it,
    Any person detained as aforesaid, (not being in execution
on legal process,) or any one on his behalf, may
complain to the chancellor, or any judge of the court
of appeals, or of the county court, or the chief justice
of the criminal court of Baltimore,
—Such judges, &c. to grant a habeas corpus on such
bequest, or upon a view of a copy of the warrant, or
otherwise upon affidavit that a copy was demanded and
refused,
—The writ to be directed to the proper officer, &c.
and returnable immediately before such judge, &c.
—On service thereof, the person to be brought as before
directed before such judge, &c. or in case of absence
before any other, with the return, and the true
cause,
—Thereupon, such judge, &c. shall within two days
discharge the person on his recognizance, with security
for his appearance at the following term in the
county court, &c. and then also certify the writ, return
and recognizance, to the said court, unless the person
appears to be detained on a legal process, under a warrant
out of some court that hath jurisdiction of criminal
matters, or by some warrant signed by some judge
or justice for an offence not bailable by law,
—If it appears that the person is detained without
any legal warrant or authority, the judge, &c. shall release
and discharge him,
    Declared of right, for the person to controvert the
truth of the return, or plead any matter in avoidance,
to shew that there is not sufficient cause,
—Duty of the court, chancellor, judge, &c. on application
by either party, to issue process for witnesses
with papers, &c. in order to determine as to the legal
authority,

  1809      126

  1806        81    1

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  1814        78
 
 
 
 

  1805        65  42
 

  1808      113    1
 
 
 
 
 

  1809      125    1

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