Archives of Maryland, Volume 0833, Page 0414 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720

   414                                 March Court 1719
   Endorst Summoned p^r Simon Wilmer Sher^f
   Kent County Ss^t: The Jurors for the Honourable the Lord Prop^ry. & y^e
   body of Kent County on their Oath do present that John Jones late of upper
   South Sassafrax hundred Planter the fourth day of November In the year of
   our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred and Nineteen at upper South
   Sassafrax hundred in Shrewsberry parish in Kent County within the
   Jurisdiction of this Court and with a Certain district where William
   Burross then was for Amending and repairing the publick and main Roads
   Lawfully Appointed Overseer then and there being an Inhabitant & taxable
   and being by the S^d: Overseer Seasonably and duely Warned to Send all his
   Male taxables to Labout in mending and Repairing the afd Roads the Said
   John did then and there Obstinately & Contempticously Refuse to Send any
   Taxable Man to work and repair in mending a Certain Road leading from Cyprus
   Branch to Jn^o: Ellis within the district afd the S^d: Roads then & there being
   decayed and out of repair Against the peace of our S^d: L^d: Prop^ry: his Rule &
   dignity and Against the form of an Act of Assembly of this province now in
   force in Such Case made and provided D Macbride p^r Dnõ Prop^ry
   Evid^e. William Burross overseer    on the back of the preceeding bill
   was Endorsed as foll^s viz Billa Vera p^r Simon Wilmer Sher^f.
   and now at the Said Court to wit the 16^th day of March Anno Domⁱ
   1719 comes the Said John Jones and defends the force and injury
   when &c^a. And Says that he Cannot gainsay the bill of Indictment
   afd So as afd ag^st. him nor but that he did omitt coming to help Clear
   the Road when Warned by the Said overseer And thereupon he
   Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices
   here the 16^th day of March Anno Domⁱ 1719 afd That the Said
   John Jones be find the Sume of one hundred pounds of Tob^o
   in Such Case made and provided &c^a. And also pay the Sume of
   Two hundred and twenty five pounds of Tobacco Costs accrueing on
   the premises afd to the officers of this Court
                                                                                           Jam^s Smith Clk

DM His Ld Ship	\|	a bill found by the Grand Jury for not helping
a^t	\|	a bill found by the Grand Jury for not helping
John Jones	\|	Clear the Roads &c^a. And wherein the Sherf of Kent
Irish —–	\|	County to whom the Same was directed makes
		return thereof to the Court here on the third Tuesday

   in March to wit the 15^th day of the Same month Anno Domⁱ 1719 being
   the day of return Endorst Sumoned p^r Simon Wilmer Sher^f
   Kent County Ss^t: The Jurors for the Hon^ble: the L^d: Prop^ry: & the Body of
   Kent County on their Oath do present that John Jones Late of upper South
   Sassafrax hundred Planter the fourth day of November in the year

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