 Unlike many colonies , Maryland provided limited legal remedies for the violation of Indian property rights . In 1704 , the colony provided that non @-@ Indians who took timber from Indian lands would be “ lyable to Action or Actions of trespass [ , ] And the persons grieved shall and may recover their Damages accordingly . ” It later authorized specific proceedings for " Indian @-@ English " disputes ; in the third such authorization , jurisdiction was extended to “ punishing Trespasses committed on their Lands , ” claims arising from the renting of Indian lands , and “ Trespasses and Wastes on such of the said Indian Lands , which have not been granted to any of the Inhabitants of this Province . " 
