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vants Imported into this Province at the age of sixteen years
and upwards and shall be accompted Taxables, And all Slaves
whatsoever, whether Male or Female Imported or born in this
Province at or above the Age of sixteen years shall be
accompted Taxables and so Rated, And that all freemen within
this Province (Except Clergymen and such poor and Impotent
persons that receive Alms from the County) shall be Taxables
above the Age of sixteen years.
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Signed p Ord^r The house of Assembly have
John Llewellin Clk Assented
Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act against the Importation of
Convicted Felons into this Province.

Forasmuch as severall Masters of ships Merchants Sailers
and others having used to Import into this Province severall
notorious Felons and Malefactors which in severall of their
Majesties Courts have been convicted of Crimes and telony
as aforesaid and afterwards procured by Masters of Ships
Merch^ts Saylors and others out of the common Goales to
Import into this Province and here to sell and dispose of such
Felons and Malefactors as Servants to the Great prejudice
and grievance of the Good people of this Province, for pre-
vention whereof for the future Be it Enacted by the King and
Queens most Excellent Majesties by and with the Advice &
consent of this Generall Assembly and the Authority of the

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same That from and after Publication hereof at every office
and place where ships and Vessells shall be appointed to be
Entred and cleared, The Clerk of such Office or person
appointed for the clearing and Entry of ships and Vessells
shall administer an Oath to every Master of a ship when he
comes to Enter, That he shall declare whether any Servants
on board his ship be Fellons Convicts as afores^d And if
it shall appear by his Oath that they are such then the
said Officer shall take good Security of the said Master
not to sell nor suffer the same to be sold given or other-
wise disposed of in this Province But shall Transport
them and every of them out of this Province before he or his
said Ship depart out this Province or in his own Ship when
the same departs this Province And it is further Enacted by
and with the Advice and consent afores^d That no Master of a
Ship, Merchant Sayler or any other person whatsoever shall
p^rsume to Import into this Province any such convicted Fellons
or Malefactors whatsoever to sell pay give or in any other

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