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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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334 3 H- 7, CAP. 3, BAIL.
or their Discretion, to let Prisoners, and Persons arrested for
light Suspicion of Felony, to Bail or Mainprise; (2) by colour
whereof afterward divers persons, such as were not main pern-
able, were oftentimes letten to Bail and Mainprise, by Justices
•of the Peace, against the due form of the Law, whereby many
Felons escaped, to the great Displeasure of the King, and An-
noyance of his liege People: (3) Wherefore the King our said
Sovereign Lord considering it, by the Advice and Assent of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and at the Prayer of the
Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the
Authority of the same, hath ordained, established, and enacted,
That the Justices of Peace in every Shire, City, and Town, or
two of them at the least, whereof one to be of the Quorum, have
Authority and Power to let any such Prisoners, or Persons
main pern able by the Law, that have been imprisoned within
their several Counties, City, or Town, to Bail or Mainprise, unto
their next general Sessions, or unto the next Gaol-delivery of
the same Gaols in every Shire, City, or Town, as well within
Franchises as without:, where any Gaols been or hereafter shall
be; (4) and that the said Justices of the Peace, or one of them,
ho taking any such Bail or Mainprise, do certify the same at the
next general Sessions of the Peace, or the next general Gaol-
delivery of any such Gaol within every such County, City, or
Town, next following after any such Bail or Mainprise so taken,
upon pain to forfeit unto the King for every default thereupon
recorded x. H. (5) and moreover it is enacted by the same
Authority, that every Sheriff, Bailiff of Franchise, and every
other person, having Authority or Power of keeping of Gaol,
or of Prisoners for Felony, in like manner and form do certify
the Names of every such Prisoner in their keeping, and of every
Prisoner to them committed for any such cause, at the next
general Gaol-delivery, in every County or Franchise where any
such Gaol or Gaols have been, or hereafter shall be, there to be
Kalendred before the Justices of the Deliverance of the same
Gaol, whereby they may, as well for the King as for the Party,
proceed to make Deliverance of such Prisoners according to
the Law, (6) upon pain to forfeit unto the King for every
default there recorded C. s. (7) and that the foresaid Act giv-
ing Authority and Power in the Premisses to any Justice of the
255* Peace by himself, be in that behalf utterly void and of
none effect by Authority of this present parliament.

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