[A complete body of the laws of Maryland]
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- [A complete body of the laws of Maryland]
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- Maryland.
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- [Annapolis: :: Printed by Thomas Reading,
- 1700]
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Contents
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To my reverend and
- THE INDEX
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acts
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AN ACT OF RECOGNITION
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An Act
what shall be good Evidence to prove Foreign Debts. -
An Act for the Ircouragement of the
into this Province. - An Act for securing the Rights of several Persons.
- An Act for Limitation of certain Actions for avoiding Suits at Law.
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- An Act for publication of all Laws within this Province.
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An Act for taking away all Errors in Proceedings at Law and Equity, and in the Court for Pro
at of &c. occasioned by the late Revolution. - An Act against Ingrossers and Regraters.
- An Act concerning Indians.
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An Act Limiting
Extent of Attachments, d providing what shall be Leavied on Attachments and Executions. - An Act Imposing a penalty on all such who shall dispose of Tobacco Seized and Received by the Sherrifs and others.
- An Act for appointing Coroners in each Respective County.
- An Act for the appointment of certain Officers.
- An Act for punishment of Persons suborning of Witnesses, or committing willful and Corrupt Perjury.
- An Act for Settlement of an Annual Revenue upon their Majesty's Governour within this Province for the time being.
- An Act for the preservation of several Harbours within this Province.
- An Act for settling a Standard with English Weights and Measures in the Se|veral and Respective Counties within this Province.
- An Act against Excessive Usury.
- An Act directing the manner of Electing and Summoning Delegates and Repre|sentatives to Serve in Succeeding Assembly's.
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An Act of Repeal of all Laws heretofore
in this Province, and Confirm|ing all Laws made this General Assembly. - An Act for quieting of Possessions,
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An Act
Respective County Courts. -
An Act
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An Act for
- An Act for the publication of Marriages.
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AN ACT OF RECOGNITION
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acts
- An Act for the Incouragement of Learning, and Advancement of the Native, of this Province.
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An Act prohibiting all Masters of Ships or Vessels or any other Persons from transporting or conveying away any person or persons out of this P
ince without Passes: - act
- An Act touching Coopers, and the Gauge of Tobacco Hogsheads:
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An Act for Confirmation of all
Military and Civil, from the death of his Excellency Lyonel Copley Esq▪ their Majesty's late Go|vernour and Capt' General of Maryland &c. unto the Arrival of his present Excellency Francis Nicholson Esq▪ the present Governour thereof. - An Act ascertaining the Expences of the Delegates of Assembly, and Commissioners to the Provincial and County Courts.
- An Act for erecting Ann-Arundel and Oxford Town into Ports and Towns.
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- An Act for Asertaining Naval Officers Fees.
- An Additional Act to the Act for quieting Possessions.
- An additional Act to the Act for Ports.
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- An Act ascertaining the Fees for Naturalization.
- An Act for the division and regulating of several County's within this Pro|vince, and constituting a County by the Name of Prince-Georg's County within the samn Province.
- An Act of Repeal of all Laws heretofore made in this Province, and Confirming all Laws made this General Assembly.
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- Laws made in July 1696.
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Laws made at a General Assembly held at the Port of Annapolis the 26th. Day of May Anno Domini 1697.
- An Act for the confirming Titles of Land given to the use of the Churches and several Chapels within this Province, impowering the Commissioners of the respective Countys and Vestrys of the respective Parishes to take up certain parcels of Land for the use of the same.
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- An Act impowering the Commissioners of each respective County to purchase Lands for the use of their respective Courts.
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These following Laws were made the 3
d. day of April 1698.viz. -
Laws made at Annapolis the 20th. day of October 1698. -
An Act for ascertaining the bounds of a certain Tract of Land to the use of the Nanticoke Indians, so long as they shall occupy and live upon the
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An Act impowering Trustees to purchase Land adjoyning to the Fountains of
Waters called the Cool Springs. - act
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An Act prohibiting Trade with the Indians for
y Flesh Except Deer and Wild Fow e. - An Act for the better administration of Justice in the County Courts of this Province.
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An Act ascertaining w
t damages shall be allowed upon protested Bills of Exchange. - An Act for Restraining the Extortions of Sherrifs, Subsherrifs and deputy Commissarys.
- An Act for Amerciaments in the Provincial and County Courts.
- An Act for stay of Executions after the tenth day of April Yearly.
- An Act Impowering the Vestrymen &c. to assess their Parishoners for finishing and reparing of Churches.
- An Act for Appeals and regulating Writts of Error.
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An Act for the more speedy conveying the publick Letters and Pacquets of this Province, and settling a Revenn
e on the Sherrifs for defraying the charge thereof. -
An Act impowering Commissioners of the County Courts to leavy and raise Money
defray the necessary charge of their Countys. - An Act for the marking high ways, and making the heads of Rivers, Creeks, Branches and Swamps passable for Horse and Foot
- An Act concerning the height of Fences and to punish burners thereof, and also to restrain the multiplicity of Horses an Mares.
- An Act for killing of Woolves.
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An Act for settling a Reven
ua e in his Majestys present Governour. -
An Act
bounds of Land. - act
- An Act for settling Assemblys and Provincial Courts at the Port of Annapolis in Ann-Arundel County,
- An Act for raising a supply towards the drfraying of the publick charge of this Province, and to prevent too great a number of Irish Papists being imported into this Province.
- An Act for speedy Justice for small Debts.
- An Act for rectifying the ill practices of the Attorneys of this Province, and ascertaining the Attorney General and Clerk of the Indictments Fees.
- An Act of directions for the Sherrifs Office in this Province.
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An Act prohibiting the inhabitants of this Province or any others from carri
Liquors to the Indian Towns. - An Act for Summoning grand and petty Juries.
- An Act for taking special Bail in the several Countys in this Province, upon Actions and Suits depending in his Majestys Provincial Court.
- An Act for the Constables taking a List of Texables.
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An Act for the due Recording of all Laws of this Province in the Secretary
Office, also transmitting the Journal of the house of Delegates into the Secretarys Office. - An Act for securing Merchants and others tobacco after they have received it.
- An Act for regulating of Ordinarys, and limitting the number of them within this Province.
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An Act for Securing the Parochial Librarys of this Province, and that the care
thereof be committed to some worthy and learned Per|son. - An Act for punishment of Blaspheming, Fornication, Adultry, prophane swear|ing and cursing.
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- An Act for payment of fees due from Criminal Persons.
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An Act for preventing vexations and unnecessary
of debts and pleading discount in Bar. -
An Act for
of such persons as will undertake Watermills. -
An Act for the shetter administration of Justice in Probat of Wills and granting
, recovering of Legacys, and securing Filial Portions. - An Act for enrolling of Conveyance, and securing the Estate of Purchasers.
- An Act relating to Servants and Slaves.
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- An Act for the ordering and regulating the Militia of this Province for the better defence and security thereof.
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for regulating the .
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An Act for ascertaining the bounds of a certain Tract of Land to the use of the Nanticoke Indians, so long as they shall occupy and live upon the