Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 135

And every overseer so appointed by the Com^rs who shall
Refuse or Neglect the performance of his duty in his charge
shall be fined 2000^l of Casked tobacco & every Laborer who
shall refuse or neglect his labour shall be fined 1000^l of Casked
tobacco the one halfe of their ffines to be to the Lord Prop^rs
the other to the Informer or him or them that shall sue for the
same the said Fine or Fines to bee Recovered in any Court of
Record within this Province by Bill plaint or otherwise wherein
noe Essoyne proteccon or wager of lawe to be allowed.

An act Concerning Outlawry

Whereas there hath been no Law in this Province hitherto
prescribing a Rule how or w^ch way the Cowrts of Judicature
should proceed to Outlawry either in Civell or Criminall mat-
ters, for want whereof Sundry Inhabitants of this Province have
been much Greived The Burgesses now assembled doe there-
fore pray that it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted by the R^t
hono^ble the Lord Proprietor of this Province by and with the
Assent and approbacon of the vpper and Lower house of this
present Generall assembly That the Lawes of England to
that purpose be allowed and put in Execucon and practise in
this province That is to say if the pson by writt Summoned
appear not vpon the writt of Capias out of the County Courts
that then a writt of Alias be awarded out of the said Courts,
and if no appearance vpon that writt then a writt of Pluris to
issue out of the said Courts, And if the party appeare not vpon
th^t writt then a writt of Exig^t to issue out of the said Court.
And if such person appeare not vpon that writt of Exig' Then
the Coroner shall out-lawe every such person not appearing (as
is prescribed in this act according as the lawe of England hath
in such Case Provided if thereunto required.

An Act Explaining the Act intituled an Act for
the Must? Mast^r Gen^rlls ffees

Whereas it is found a Reall aggreviance to the Inhabitants
of this Province that all Slaves of what age or Sex whatsoever
& other persons imported into this Province above the age of
10 yeares have been included in the Muster Mast^r Generalls
ffees by vertue of an act made at S^t Maries the 1^st of Aprill
one thousand six hundred Sixty two concerning taxable per-
sons which makes no provision for such as ougt to be taxable
to the Muster Mast^r Gener^ll Bee it therefore Enacted by the
R^t hono^ble the Lord Prop^r by and with the Consent of the
Upper and Lower house of this present Generall Assembly

P. R. O.
Colonial En-
try Book

No. 53