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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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820 7 & 8 W. 3, CAP. 3, TREASON.
Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled,
An Act for abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance,
and appointing other Oaths, and also every such Peer subscribing and audibly repeating the Declaration mentioned in
An Act for the more effectual preserving the King's Person and
Government, by disabling Papists from sitting in either House
of Parliament, and made in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of
the late King (Charles the Second.
XII. Provided always, That neither this Act nor any thing
therein contained, shall any ways extend to, or be construed to
extend to any Impeachment or other Proceedings in Parlia-
ment, in any kind whatsoever.
XIII. Provided also, That this Act, nor any thing therein
contained, shall any ways extend to any Indictment of High
600* Treason, nor to any Proceedings thereupon, for coun-
terfeiting his Majesty's Coin, his Great Seal, or Privy Seal, his
Sign Manual, or Privy Signet. The Benefit hereof is- extended
by 2 & 3 Ann (c, cap. 20, sect. 4: 3, to Treason within that Act.
I. From 25 Mar. 1696, Persons indicted for High Treason, to have a
Copy of the Indictment 5 days before Trial, paying for the same, and to
make their Defence by Counsel and Witnesses on Oath. Court authorized
to assign Counsel.
II. No Person to be tried for High Treason, but on the Oath of 2 Wit-
nesses.
III. Persons indicted my be outlawed. But have benefit of this Act.
IV. One Witness to one Act of Treason, and another to another, not to
be deemed two Witnesses.
V. No Person to be indicted for Treason, unless within 3 years after
Offence.
VI. No Prosecution, unless indicted within S years. Exception.
VII. Persons tried to have Copies of the Panel 2 days before Trial.
Process of the Court to compel Witnesses to appear.
VIII. No Evidence of Acts not laid in the Indictment.
IX. No Indictment to be quashed for miswriting, &c., unless exception
be made before Evidence given. And not to stay Judgment.
X. Jury of 12 Freeholders.
XI. Peers to be summoned .20 days before Trial; and shall take the
Oaths, &c. 1 W. & M. ss. 1, c. 8. 30 Car. 2, stat. 2, c. 1.
XII. Act not to extend to any Impeachment in Parliament.
XIII, Nor to counterfeiting the Coin, &c.
"See the note on 25 Edw. 3. There were not many cases of trials for
treason in the province, but there can be no doubt of this statute having
been considereed in force, as well as that of Edw. 3. In 1706, on an
indictment against ——, for feloniously and traitorously receiving, &c.

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