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

Lib. L. L.

Such person or Persons So Offending shall not be able to Sat-
isfye the Same then Such person or persons shall be bound
over by Some one Justice of the peace and put in Security
either to Appear att the Provinciall Court or County Court
whereupon Conviction by Confession or Sufficient Wittness
the Offender shall be punished by whipping on the bare back
with thirty Stripes And for the Just Ascerteining and Limitting
of Servants fines of Servitude Be it Enacted by and with the
Advice Consent and Authority aforesaid that whosoever shall
Transporte any Servant into this Province without Indentures
Such Servant being above the age of Two & Twenty Years
shall be obliged to Serve the full Space and terme of five Years
if between Eighteen and Two and Twenty without Indentures
Seaven Years if under fifteen and without Indentures shall
Serve till he or they Arrive att the full age of Two and Twenty

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Years And be it further Enacted by the Advice Consent and
Authority aforesaid That all Servants Transported out of
Virginia into this Province shall Compleat their time of Servi-
tude here which they ought to have Served in Virginia and no
more And be it further Enacted that every Such Master Mistres
Dame Assignee or Trustee whatsoever Owning or keeping
any Such Servant as aforesaid whether by Virtue of Transpor-
tation purchase or Otherwise Shall within Six months after the
receiving Such Servants into their Custody within this Province
Except he she or they Claime but five Years Service of Such
Servants bring the said Servants into the respective County
Courts where they doe Inhabitt and every of the said Courts
are hereby Authorized to Judge and Determine of the Ages
of Such Servants So bought and Cause the Same to be
Entred upon Record and every Own' as aforesaid Neglect-
ing or refuseing to bring such Servant or Servants before the
Court as aforesaid shall not onely Stand to the Determination
of the Court but also forfeitt the Sufne of one Thousand
pounds of Tobbacco to the King for the Supporte of Govern-
ment for Depriveing the Court of their Opportunity of View-
ing the Partys and if any Master or Servants aforesaid be
grieved with the Determination of the Court he shall within
the time Determined for their Service produce a Certificate
Authentick of such Serv^ts Age and shall have Remedy to the
Ages aforesaid mentioned and forasmuch as Disputes have
formerly arose att what time Serv^ts time of Servitude whether
by Indenture or otherwise should Commence for the better
Explanation Whereof for the future Be it Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid That all Servants Transported into this
Province whether by Indenture or otherwise the time of Ser-
vice of such Serv^t so bound or adjudged as aforesaid shall

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Comence from the first Anchoring of the Vessell within this