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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
Volume 194, Page 819   View pdf image (33K)
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7 & 8 W. 3, CAP. 3, TREASON. 819
twentieth Day of March, in the Year of our Lord One thousand
six hundred ninety six, shall have Copies of the Panel of the
Jurors who are to try them, duly returned by the Sheriff, and
delivered unto them, and every of them so accused and indicted
respectively, Two Days at the least before he or they shall be
tried for the same; and that all Persons so accused and indicted
for any such Treason, as aforesaid, shall have the like Process
of the Court where they shall be tried, to compel their Wit-
nesses to appear for them at any such Trial or Trials, as is
usually granted to compel Witnesses to appear against them.
VIII. And be it further enacted, That no Evidence shall be
admitted or given of any Overt Act that is not expressly laid in
the Indictment against any Person or Persons whatsoever.
* IX. Provided also, and be it enacted by the Authority 599
aforesaid, That no Indictment for any of the Offences aforesaid,
nor any Process or Return thereupon, shall be quashed on the
Motion of the Prisoner, or his Counsel, for mis-writing, mis-
spelling, false or improper Latin, unless Exception concerning
the same be taken and made in the respective Court where such
Trial shall be, by the Prisoner or his Counsel assigned, before
any Evidence given in open Court upon such indictment; nor
shall any such mis-writing, mis-spelling, false or improper
Latin, after Conviction on such Indictment, be any cause to
stay or arrest Judgment thereupon: But nevertheless, any
Judgment given upon such Indictment shall and may be liable
to be reversed upon a Writ of Error, in the same manner, and no
other, than as if this Act had not been made.
X. And whereas by the good Laws of this Kingdom, in Cases
of Trials of Commoners for their Lives, a Jury of Twelve Free-
holders must all agree in one Opinion before they can bring a
Verdict, either for Acquittal or Condemnation of the Prisoner:
XI. And whereas upon the Trials of Peers or Peeresses, a
major Vote is sufficient, either to acquit or condemn; be it fur-
ther .enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That upon the Trial of
any Peer or Peeress, either for Treason or Misprision, all the
Peers who have a right to sit and vote in Parliament shall be
duly summoned, Twenty Days at least before every such Trial,
to appear at every such Trial; and that every Peer, so sum-
moned and appearing at such Trial, shall vote in the Trial of
such Peer or Peeress to be tried, every such Peer first taking
the Oaths mentioned in an Act of Parliament made in the First
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