Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 515

the s^d Constables shall make two faire Lists under his hand
and the one he shall Send to the Sherriffe of the County and
the other shall present to the next County Court to be sett up
and if in Case any Master Mistris Dame or other Chief person
of a family shall refuse or deny to give such List or in their
Absence leave att their Dwelling houses or Quarters such a
list and Accompt of their Taxable persons of their Severall
familys or in the said Accompt shall Conceale any Taxable
person or persons in his or their family for every such Offence
not giveing a true list and Accompt of them to the Constables
by the time required and for every Taxable person by them
Concealed shall forfeitt & pay for every such Offence the Sume
of five hundred pounds of Tobbacco for every person so by him

or them Concealed and every Constable Neglecting his Office

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herein shall forfeitt and pay the Surne of five hundred pounds
of Tobbacco for every Such Offence one halfe thereof to his
Ma^ty his heires & Successors for the Supporte of Government
the other halfe to the Informer or him or them that shall Sue
for the Same to be recovered in any of his Matys Courts of
Record within this Province wherein no Essoyn Protection or
Wager of Law to be Allowed And be it further Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid by and with the Advice and Consent
aforesaid If any Inhabitant w^thin this Province shall from the
time herein Appointed for takeing the List of Taxables on
the last day of July purchase any Taxable person or persons
he or she shall with all Convenient Speed give Notice of the
said Taxable or Taxables to the Constable of the said Hundred
who is hereby enjoyned to give an Acc^t to the next County
Court and to the end that no person for the future may be
Ignorant which persons are Taxables and what not. Be it
Enacted by and with the advice & Consent aforesaid That all
Male Children borne within this Province and Resident in it
Shall be Taken and Accompted Taxables att the age of Six-
teen Years and upwards and all Male Children Servants
Imported into this Province att the age of Sixteen years and
upwards shall be accompted Taxables and all Slaves whatsoever
either male or Female Imported into or borne in this Province
att or above the age of Sixteen Years shall be Accounted
Taxables and so rated and that all ffreemen within this Province
(Except Clergymen and likewise such poor & Impotent per-
sons that receive Alms from the County) shall be Accounted
Taxables being above the Age of Sixteen Years

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