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(See Volume 76 - An Historical List for complete Session List)

Session
No.
Session Dates1 Archives
of
Maryland

(searchable text)
Early State Records
Film #

(images only)
1 1634/35, Feb. 26 Proprietary Assembly
The only record of this Assembly is a reference to an
act passed on February 26, 1634/35, by a "General Assemblie" at St. Mary's.
Unknown if any laws were passed
See Volume 1, pg 23
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2 1637/38, Jan. 25-29; Feb. 8, 26; 1637/38, Mar. 5, 12-24
Freemen's Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
3 1638/39, Feb. 25-1638/39, Mar. 19
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
4 1640, Oct. 12-1640, Oct. 24
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (C & WH)- Oct. 23 2
5 1641, Aug. 2-1641, Aug. 12
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
6 1641/42, Mar. 21-1641/42, Mar. 23
Freemen's Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
7 1642, Jul. 18-1642, Aug. 2
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
8 1642, Sep. 5-1642, Sep. 13
Freemen's Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
9 1644/45, Feb. 11
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
10 1646 Fall
Proprietary Assembly
No Records -
11 1646, Dec. 29-1646/47, Jan. 2
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
12 1647/48, Jan. 7; Jan. 17-1647/48, Mar. 4
Freemen's Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly
(missing six acts)
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13 1649, Apr. 2-1649, Apr. 21
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (Calvert Papers 813)3
14 1650, Apr. 6-1650, Apr. 29
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
Toleration Act (Calvert Papers 122)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 815)
15 1650/51, Mar. 11
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
16 1652(?), Jun. 24-1652(?), Jun. 28
Commonwealth Assembly
There was a call for elections but it is unclear if the Assembly ever convened. -
17 1654, Oct. (?)-1654, Oct. 20
Commonwealth Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
18 1657, Sep. 24
Commonwealth Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly -
19 1658, Apr. 27-1658, by May 6
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
20 1659/60, Feb. 28-1659/60, Mar. 14
Proprietary Assembly
(See Bacon's Laws page 42)  
21 1661, Apr. 17-1661, May 2
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 814)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 816)
22 1662, Apr. 1-1662, Apr. 12
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
23 1663, Sep. 15-1663, Oct. 3
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
24 1664, Sep. 13-1664, Sep. 21
Proprietary Assembly
Proceedings and Acts of the Assembly Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 817)
25 1666, Apr. 10-1666, May 3
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 818)
26 1669, Apr. 13-1669, May 8
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
27 1671, Mar. 27-1671, Apr. 19
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 815, p.1-3)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 815, p.10)
28 1671, Oct. 10-1671, Oct. 19
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
29 1674, May 19-1674, Jun. 6
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
"April 13, 1674 session"
Law Record (Calvert Papers 815)
30 1674/75, Feb. 12-1674/75, Feb. 24
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
31 1676, May 15-1676, Jun. 15
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)
Law Record (WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 815)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 819)
32 1678, Oct. 20-1678, Nov. 14
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (C & WH)Law Record (WH)
33 1681, Aug. 16-1681, Sep. 17
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record -
34 1681, Nov. 1-1681, Nov. 12
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record -
35 1682, Apr. 25-1682, May 13
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (WH)
36 1682, Oct. 26-1682, Nov. 17
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record -
37 1683, Oct. 2-1683, Nov. 6
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (WH)
38 1684, Apr. 1-1684, Apr. 26
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record -
39 1686, Oct. 27-1686, Nov. 19
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 820)
40 1688, Nov. 14-17; Nov. 19-1688, Dec. 8
Proprietary Assembly
Law Record Law Record (WH)
Law Record (Calvert Papers 821)
41 1689, Aug. 22-1689, Sep. 4
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
42 1690, Apr. 1-1690, Apr. 4(?)
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
43 1690, Sep. 29-1690, Oct. 6
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
44 1691, Apr. 12(?)-1691, Apr. 25
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
45 1691, Aug. (?)-1691, Sep. 10
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
46 1692, Apr. 9
Protestant Convention
No Laws Passed
See Volume 8
 
47 1692, May 10-1692, Jun. 9
Royal Assembly
Law Record Law Record (Calvert Papers 814)
Law Record (LL 3)
48 1693, Sep. 20-1693, Sep. 26
Royal Assembly
No acts passed No acts passed
49 1694, Sep. 20-1694, Oct. 18
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (LL 3)
50 1694/95, Feb. 28-1694/95, Mar. 1
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (LL 3)
51 1695, May 8-1695, May 22
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (LL 3)
52 1695, Oct. 2-1695, Oct. 19
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
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53 1696, Apr. 30-1696, May 14
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
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54 1696, Jul. 1-1696, Jul. 10
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (LL 3)
55 1696, Sep. 16-1696, Oct. 2
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
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56 1697, May 26-1697, Jun. 11
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
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57 1697/98, Mar. 10-1698, Apr. 4
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (LL 3)
58 1698, Oct. 20-1698, Nov. 12
Royal Assembly
Law Record
Additional Laws
Law Record (C & WH)
59 1699, Jun. 29-1699, Jul. 22
Royal Assembly
Law Record Law Record (LL 3)
1. Before 1752, when the Gregorian replaced the Julian calendar, dates from January through March 24 are given in Old Style (e.g. 14 February 1722/23). The English Calendar (New Style) Act of 1750 took effect in 1752, with the day following September 2 becoming September 14 and the year 1753 began on the following January 1 (An Act for Regulating the Commencement of the Year; and for the Correcting the Calendar now in Use).

2.The law record for 1640-1692 is also contained in two compilations, Liber W.H. & L and L.L. No. 1.

3. The Calvert Papers is a collection of over 1300 documents containing the official and personal papers of the six Lords Baltimore and other members of the Calvert family, proprietors of the colony of Maryland. The originals can be found at the Maryland Historical Society. Archives of Maryland, Session Laws

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