Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 451

such persons as aforesaid, and if any Person shall presume to
contract Marriage without such Publication made and Certifi-
cate thereof had as aforesaid or without pticular Lycence from
the Governor for the time being, do privately within the limitts
of this Province contract Marriage, every person soe Con-
tracted or marryed shall be lyable to a ffine of one thousand
pounds of Tobacco, and every such Minister Pastor or Magis-
trate Joyning in Marriage any persons without such Publica-
tion or Lycence or any wayes infringing this Act shall be
lyable to a Fine of five thousand pounds of Tobacco, the one

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half of the said Fines to our Soveraign Lord and Lady the
King and Queen their heirs and Successors for the Support
of Government, and the other half to the Informer to be
recovered by Bill plaint Action of debt or Information in any
Court of Record wherein no Essoyn Protection or wager of
Law to be allowed And be it further Enacted that all such
marriages as shall not be made and Cellebrated before some
Minister Pastour or Magistrate with five sufficient wittnesses
at least according to the forme aforementioned shall and are
thereby declared Null and Voyd And be it further Enacted
by the Authority aforesaid, that all Ministers Pastors and
Magistrates who according to the Law of this Province do
usually joyn People in Marriage, shall joyn them in manner
and forme as is sett down & Expressed in the Liturgy of the
Church of England & w^ch being finished the Minister Pastor
or Magistrate shall say I being hereunto by Law Authorized
do pronounce you lawfull man and wife And be it further
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the Minister Pastor
or Magistrate by virtue of this Act, are impowered to ask
demand and receive from the parties so married or joyned
together the sum of one hundred pounds of Tobacco.
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented.
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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An Act Relating to servants & slaves.

Whereas there have been severall Acts provid^ed against
servants runaways which have hitherto proved ineffectuall in
regard they do not sufficiently provide Encouragem^t fof such
person or persons Inhabitants of this Province as shall seize
such runawayes servants by this Act deemed runaways
Therefore for the better discovery seizing and Apprehending
of such runaways, Bee it Enacted by the King and Queens
most Excellent Majesties by and with the advice and consent

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