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3 HENRY HARFORD, Esq;
CHAP. XIV.
An ACT continuing an act, entitled, An act for imposing an additional
duty of
two pounds per poll
on all negroes imported into this province. |
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CHAP. XV.
An ACT continuing an ACT, entitled, An act for the gauge of barrels
of pork,
beef,
pitch, tar, turpentine, and tare of barrels of flour or bread. |
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CHAP. XVI.
An ACT continuing an act, entitled, An act to establish a market in
Frederick-town,
in Frederick
county, and for the regulation of the said market. |
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CHAP. XVII.
An ACT continuing an act, entitled, An act for relieving the inhabitants
of this
province from some aggrievances in the prosecution of
suits at law, and the supplementary
act thereto. |
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CHAP. XVIII.
An ACT for the relief of the poor in Saint-Mary's county.
This act, as nearly as may be, is a
copy of the general law of 1768, ch. 29; the assessment of 15 per
poll being directed to be made in 1773, 1774, and 1775. The 18th
and 19th sections of that act are, however,
not copied in this act, because they contain provisions already extending
over the whole province.
This act contains the following general
law, by way of supplement to the aforesaid act of 1768. |
Rogues, &c.
committed to
the work-house,
may be
corrected for
misbehaviour. |
III. And be
it further enacted, That in all cases, upon complaint of the
overseer of said work-house, or of any other work-house in this province,
to
any trustee for the poor of such work-house, that any rogue, vagrant, vagabond,
or other idle, dissolute and disorderly person thereto committed, and therein
remaining,
hath behaved and demeaned himself in a disorderly manner, or hath neglected
and refused to perform his or her daily labour and task, or hath neglected
or refused to obey, keep and observe, any of the ordinances, rules and
bye-laws, of the said corporation, it shall and may be lawful for such
trustee, to
order and direct such moderate and proper correction, not exceeding thirty-nine
lashes for any one offence, to be given to such offender, as the nature
of the case
shall require. |
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CHAP. XIX.
An ACT to render the recovery of the penalty for selling liquor without
licence
more certain.
This act being only supplementary to
the act of 1768, ch. 27, has, with that act, ceased to have operation. |
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CHAP. XX.
An ACT to regulate
the criminal business of Baltimore county. |
| Preamble. |
WHEREAS it is found by experience, from the great
multiplicity of the
criminal and civil business of Baltimore county, that it is impracticable
to execute the same, within the space of one week: For remedy
whereof for the future, |
Justices to
hold courts
for the trial of
felonies, &c. |
II. Be it enacted,
by
the right honourable the lord proprietary, by and with the
advice and consent of his governor, and the upper and lower houses
of assembly, and
the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for
the justices of Baltimore
county court, or any three of them, and they are hereby directed and required,
to meet on the Tuesday before the Monday preceding the first Tuesday in
the
months of February, June and October, yearly, during the continuance of
this act,
at the court-house of the said county, and then and there hold a court
for the trial
of all felonies, and other crimes, offences and misdemeanors, which by
law are
triable or determinable in the county court of the said county; and they,
or any
three of them, shall and may, at the respective times in this act mentioned,
hear,
try and determine, all felonies, and other crimes, offences and misdemeanors,
of
what nature or quality soever, which by law are cognizable and determinable
in
the county court for the said county; and shall have full power and authority
to
hear and determine all disputes between masters and servants, or apprentices;
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