Assembly Proceedings, May 10-Jnne 9, 1692. 453

seizing or taking up such runawayes travelling without passes
as aforesaid and not be able to give a Sufficient Acco^t of them-
selvs as aforesaid shall have and receive two hundred pounds
of Tobacco to be paid by the owner of such runaway so appre-
hended and taken up if a servant, and if a freeman and re-
fusing to pay the same, then to make satisfaction by servitude
or otherwise as the Justices of the Provinciall or County Court
where such person shall be apprehended and taken up shall
think fit And further for the better discovery and Encourage-
ment of our neighbour Indians to seize and apprehend Runa-
waies It is further hereby Enacted That any Indian or Indians
that shall apprehend seize or take up any Runaway servant
and bring him before some Magistrate of any County within
this Province shall for a Reward have a Match Coat paid him
or the Value thereof, which said Reward is to be repaid and
satisfied by the County where such person shall be apprehended,
and such Runaway to reimburse the said County by servitude
or otherwise as the Justices of the Provinciall Court or County
Court shall think fitt. And be it further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that at what time soever any of the said
persons runawayes shall be seized by any person or persons
within this Province, such person or persons so seizing or
apprehending the same shall bring or cause him or them to be
brought before the next Magistrate or Justice of the County
where such runagate is apprehended who is hereby Impowered
to take into his Custody or otherwise him her or them to
secure or dispose as he shall think fitt untill such person or
persons seized or apprehended shall give sufficient security to
answ^r the premisses the next Court that shall first ensue in the
said county who is also to secure such person or persons till
he or they can make satisfaction to the party who shall so
apprehend or seize such runaway or other person as by this
Act is required Except such person shall make satisfaction as
aforesaid before such Court shall happen, And that notice may

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be given to the Master Mistress or dame or overseers of any
runawayes taken up as aforesaid, the Justice of the Peace or
Comiss^rs of the County shall forthwith cause a note of the
Runaways name so seized or app^rhended as aforesaid to be
sett up at the County Court where such person is seized or
apprehended as aforesaid And also cause a note to be set up at
the next adjacent County Court And at the Provinciall Court
or Secretaries Office that all Persons may view the same and
see where such their Servants are and in whose Custody And
furthermore for the better ascertaining what each servant
according to the custome of the Countrey shall have at the
Expiration of the time of their servitude

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