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8^ly That all that are servants for yeares be likewise Returned
in kind according to their Number severall ages & sexes Num-
ber of yeares they haue to serve & outward appearance of
ability of body to the Orpans by the Administrators & Guar-
dians as they Received them when the Orphant shall accom-
plish the age by this Act appointed
9^ly That all administrators & guardians who att the time of
the makeing this act haue any Negroes or slaues in their pos-
sessions belonging to any Orphants and have not as yett given
any accompt of their guardianship and not being Legally dis-
charged thereof shall Returne all such Negroes & Slaues as
are att the time of the makeing this Act in their possession (to

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witt) the same number severall ages sexes & outward appearance
of ability of body in kind as they Received them upon The
Vndertakeing the guardianship or Administratorship when such
Orphant shall come to their age by this act appointed and if in
case the Administrate or guardian have in their Inventory &
Appraisment by them Exhibitted vallued the said Negroes &
Slaves in Tobacco that then such and soe much as the apprais-
ment doth amount unto shall be allowed to them vpon their
accompt of Administracon or Guardianship.
10^ly That all and every tobacco debts belonging to any Es-
tate of any person Intestate the Administrator shall Exhibite
an Inventory to the Judge for probate of wills & granting ad-
ministracons of what are hopefull debts and what debts are
desperate and uppon his accompt shall be allowed there for
what debts are desperate which desperate debts shall likewise
with the division of the overplus of the Estate made by the
said Judge bee by him also Transmitted unto the Severall &
Respective Justices of the County Courts where the Estate
shall Lye and that they shall yearely and every yeare Call the
said Administrators & Guardians to accompt for the same and
what of the said desperate debts they haue Received or may
Receive And if the said Administrators & Guardians faile to
give such accompt or by fraud or Colour neglect or forbear to
Recover the same that the said Administrators or Guardian
shall stand Charged with and accomptable for every such debt
by them Received and not accounted for or soe neglected or for-
borne to be Recovered,
11^ly That Justices of the County Courts take able and suffi-
cient security for Orphants Estates and Inquire yearely of the
security and if the said Justices see Cause to haue itt Changed
then to bee Called in and bee putt in such hands as the said
Justices shall thinke fitt The said Justices to Enquire whether
the Orphants be kept maintained & Educated according to
their Estates and if they find any Notorious defect to Remooue
them to other guardians and alsoe for those that are bound

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