Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 551

wise Provided always That this Act shall not extend to Male-
factors which are Executed or to such other persons who are ban-
ished, having no Estate in the Province or Servants Criminalls
for whom the Counties shall pay the Fees due to the Sherriffe.
In all which Cases the Sherriff or Goaler shall recover and be
paid such Fees by the County where the Fact was Comitted
and the Criminall resided or by the whole Countrey at the
discretion of the Justices of the Provinciall Court And be it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every
Serv^t Criminall from whom the County shall pay the Fees due
to the Sherriff as aforesaid, shall after the end and Expiration
of his time of Servitude due to his Master Satisfy unto the
Commission^rs of the County who paid such his fees for him
to the Sherriff as aforesaid for the use of such County such
sums as they have paid as aforesaid And the Severall Com-
missioners of the severall Counties shall and are hereby
Impowered to make Inquisitⁿ after all such Servants Crim-
inalls for whom the County hath defrayd the said Fees to the
Sherriff and they the said Comission^rs according to their best
discretion shall order the said Servants to make such reason-
able Satisfaction to the County as they shall think fitt and in
such manner as they shall find conven^t And for the better
Security of the county who shall pay such Criminall Servants
as aforesaid Be it Enacted that the Master M^rs or Dame of all
such Servants be and are hereby enjoyned and required at
the Expiration of such Servants time of Servitude to such
Master Mistress or Dame as aforesaid to render up and deliver
to the Justice or Justices of the Peace of the County for the
use of the County aforesaid, such Servants Criminalls as afore-

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said und^r the penalties to such Master M^rs or Dame refusing
or neglect^g to deliver up such Servant as aforesaid of making
Satisfaction and paying to the County all such Fees as by the
County aforesaid hath been paid for such Criminalls as afore-
said, And such Justice or Justices to whom such Criminall
Servant shall be delivered as aforesaid are likewise required
to secure such Servant Criminall as aforesaid, in such manner
and way as to the said Justice or Justices shall seem meet and
Convenient so that he be and appear at the then next County
Court to be held for the said County to be disposed on as the
Court shall Consider
June the 2^d 1692
June 4^th 1692 The house of Assembly
Assented to by the Councill Board have Assented
Signed p Ord^r Signed p Ord^r
John Llewellin Clk. Hen: Denton Clk.

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