Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1669. 225

And for the better discovery of all runnawaies be it Enacted
by the Authority & Consent aforesaid That there be a Scale
devised & provided for Each County Court of this province
w^ch said Seale shall be put into the hands of Such pson or
psons members of the severall & Respective County Co^rs as
his said Lordpp or his Leiveten^t or Cheife Governo^r here for
the Time being shall thinke fitt with w^ch seale all writts & pro-
cess of the Said Severall & Respective County Co^rf & all
passes for people departing out of the Said Countys for ffor-
reigne p^ts shal be sealed Bee it Likewise Enacted by the Au-
thority advise & Consent aforesaid That all psons th^t shall
depart this Province into any of our Neighbour Collonys shal
be Bound to take passes for w^ch passes they shall pay one shil-
ling for the Seale & noe more or vnd^r the Lesser Seale of the
Province vpon paine to be deemed Runnawaies & to Suffer as
Runnawayes if sent back to vs out of our neighbour Collonies
as in this Act is here after Provided that is to say Every ffree-
men shall pay ffower hundred pounds of Tobacco & be im-
prisoned till he pay it & can make it appear th^t he is a pson
ffree & noe way a fugetive from the Iustice of this Province
neither in Criminall or Civill Causes and Every Servant to be
imprisoned till his Master doe give Security to pay ffower hun-
dred pounds of Tobacco the Said Sumes of Tobacco to be
paid to the said Augustine Herman of Baltemore County for
the Reimbursing him the Sume of Tenn Thousand pounds of
Tobacco by this Act Raysed & deposited in his hands for de-
ffraying the Charge of Apprehendinge & Bringing back Run-
nawayes from deleware & other Northern Plantacons for avoid-
ing vnnecessary Expense & Charge to the Province in Keep-
ing & mainteyning Runnawaies in prison till their masters (if
they the Said Runnawayes be Servants) shall pay or Secure
vnto the said Augustine Harman the charge of ffower hundred
pounds of Tobacco p pole afore in this Act appointed to be
paid by him the Said Augustine Harman to any of o^r Neighbour
Governm^ts vpon delivery of the said Runnaways at the Prison
aforesaid or till other Runnaways th^t are not Servants shall
pay & secure vnto him the said Sume of ffower hundred
pounds of Tobacco To be paid to any the Governm^t? aforesaid
vpon delivry aforesaid Bee it Likewise Enacted by the Au-
thority & consent aforesaid th^t it shall be Lawfull for the
Keeper of the Prison or Logg house aforesaid to put the Said
Runnawaies to any Bodily Labor or worke within the Said
Prison for defraying the Charges of their dyett & ffees of Im-
prisonm^t (not Exceeding the ffees due to the Severall & Re-
spective Sheriffes for Imprisonm^t all w^ch ffees he is by this Act
allowed to take) And in Case of any stubbornes of any the
said Prisoners to Correct or cause them to be Corrected by

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