My Lady's Manor, and Monocacy manor,
to be sold
for certificates granted to the army. November,
1781,
ch. 31.
Unappropriated property to the amount
of £. 1000 to
be sold for money. April, 1782, ch. 3.
Cunnigham's lots in Port-Tobacco,
Russell's lots in
Nottingham and Upper-Marlborough, Dulany's ground-rents
in Frederick-town, Somerville's and Key's property,
Dunlaps lots in George-town, Hamilton's property,
Buchanan's ad Brown's lots in Bladensburg and Charles-town,
and Alexander's land in Cæcil, to be sold for
specie. April, 1782, ch. 58.
The reserves in St. Mary's, Charles,
Baltimore, Harford,
and on Monocacy manor, and Gunpowder, North-east
and Elk manors, the parts of the manors of St. Mary's,
Charles, Kent and Worcester, the property of
Principio company, the lands of Glassford in Frederick
and Washington, the lands of Christie in Harford, of
Wardrop, Richardson and French, not before appropriated,
the lands in Frederick of Dulany ad Addition, and
the other red money property not yet sold, the public
land on Whetstone-point, the land of Fotterall's heirs,
John Buchanan and Gentzbergers, in Washington, and
of Dunlaps, Cunningham, Finlay, Tipple, in Montgomery;
all these to be sold for specie, to enable congress
to pay the southern army. April, 1782, 59.
Commissioners to certify claims against
confiscated property
to the treasurer, who is to reserve money or bonds
to satisfy them. May, 1781, ch. 37.
Property taken as confiscated, must
be claimed within
a limited time; and the commisioners are enabled to
bring trover or replevin, or to compromise with the
holders of confiscated property. April, 1782, ch.
60.
A provision made for the discovery
of confiscated property.
1784, ch. 81.
CONGRESS.
Our delegates to be annually appointed;
their qualifications
and continuance in office. Const. 27.
To swear that they will not hold any
other office.
Const. 38.
Punishable if they do. Const.
39.
Restricted by a temporary law from
using trade. July,
1779, ch. 2.
A time fixed for appointing them.
1784, ch. 80.
Congress invested conditionally with
certain duties.
April, 1782, ch. 48.
Another act to the same effect.
April, 17823, ch. 26.
A supplement to the last act.
1784, ch. 77.
Congress invested conditionally with
certain powers
respecting commerce. 1784, ch. 67.
CONOCOCHEAGUE MANOR.
Its proprietor relieved. April,
1782, ch. 24.
CONSTABLES.
Their fees established. October,
1780, ch. 17.
Fines on them regulated. April,
1782, ch. 40.
CONSTITUTION.
Agreed to. November 8, 1776.
How alterable. Const. 59.
CONTRACTS.
For gold and silver to be enforced.
June, 1780, ch.
28.
Contracts, for whatever kind of money,
shall hereafter
be executed. October, 1780, ch. 5, sec. 10.
CONVEYANCES.
Provisions respecting acknowledgment
and enrollment.
November, 1766, ch. 14.
Certain defective acknowledgments
before Thomas
Prather. November, 1773, ch. 3.
The six months allowed for recording
declared to be
calendar. November, 1779, ch. 10.
CONVENTION.
Its resolve declared in force.
Decl. 41. |
CONVICTS.
The act of 1751, ch. 11, respecting
the evidence of
convicts, continued for seven years, by October, 1780,
ch. 12, November, 1765, ch. 19.
A supplement to the act for preventing
the concealing
of imported convicts. 1769, ch. 22.
COSTS.
In criminal cases, to be paid according
to the event of
the trial. November, 1781, ch. 11.
COUNCIL of SAFETY.
See February, 1777, ch. 24.
COUNTY CLERKS.
The act of 1748, ch. 7, respecting
their power of removing
papers, &c. continued for seven years by October,
1780, ch. 12, November 1765, ch. 16.
To bring the four last dockets.
September, 1770,
ch. 10.
Allowed for certain services.
October, 1780, ch. 23.
To hold thier offices during good
behaviour. Const.
40.
COUNTY COURTS.
Empowered to settle with former inspectors
of tobacco.
1771, ch. 37.
Their jurisdiction increased.
June, 1773, ch. 1.
Shall appoint their own clerks.
Const. 47.
June terms abolished. 1774,
ch. 5.
Courts enabled to lay a particular
levy. February,
1777, ch. 1.
Empowered to call witnesses from other
counties, and
thither to issue executions. October, 1777, ch.
12.
The terms on the eastern shore changed.
October,
1778, ch. 21, sec. 16.
Courts empowered to assess for their
county charges.
October, 1780, ch. 26.
The terms changed in several counties.
1784, ch. 54.
COURTS.
Opened generally by an act reciting
most that had
been done by the several conventions respecting proceedings
in courts. February, 1777, ch. 15.
Enabled to continue causes at discretion.
February,
1777, ch. 15, sec. 6.
D
DEBTS, PRIVATE.
A GENERAL act for the relief of debtors.
1774,
ch. 28.
A mode for the speedy recovery of
small debts. June,
1777, ch. 12.
A suspension of suits. October,
1780, ch. 5, sec.
15.
Another act for the same purpose.
April, 1782, ch.
55.
Bills, bonds and notes, given for
money in consideration
of tobacco paid for the tax, shall be good for no
more than the value of the tobacco. October, 1780,
ch. 21.
DEBTS, PUBLIC.
A mode for the speedy recovery of public
debts.
March, 1778, ch. 9.
A mode of suing public bonds.
Octobr, 1778, ch.
20.
Public debts to be adjusted by a scale.
May, 1781,
ch. 17.
Another act to that effect.
May, 1781, ch. 36.
A mode for adjusting the debts due
from traitors, whose
property has been confiscated. November, 1782,
ch. 24.
This state invites its citizens, creditors
of congress, to
accept it for their debtor. November, 1782, ch.
25.
Funds provided for paying in six years.
1784, ch. 55.
A time limited for bringing in claims.
1784, ch. 65.
DECLARATION of RIGHTS.
Assented to. November 3, 1776.
How to be altered. Const. 59. |
