Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 555

son or persons whatsoever that shall Kill any unmarked Swine
or Shoat being above three months old if it Shall not be upon
his or their Own Land or in Company with his or their Own
hoggs shall be Deemed taken and reputed an Hoggstealer and
restore to the right Owner thereof four fould for every Hogg
or hoggs So killed or Suffer Such other punishment as the
Justices or Comissioners before whom he or they shall be
Legally Convicted direct and Judge And be it further Enacted

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by the Authority aforesaid That shall Kill any Such Hog Shoat
or hoggs as aforesaid in the woods or elcewhere & Cutt of the
Ears Remark alter or deface the Ear mark of Such hog or
hoggs as aforesaid shall be Deemed Reputed and taken to be
a hogstealer and being Legally Convicted thereof shall Suffer
like pains and Penaltys as is before in this Act provided And
it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all
persons whatsoever the Inhabitants of this Province that have
not Allready Recorded the Mark of their Cattle and hoggs
either in the Provinciall or County Court Records nor shall
not Cause the Same to be done within Six months from the
Publication hereof shall not have nor receive any benefitt by
this Act And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
that any Person or Persons whatsoever the which is or shall be
by Common fame Reputed an hog Stealer Or (for other mis-
demeanors) of Evill fame that shall Shoot Kill or hunt with
Dog or Gunn upon any Land whereon there is or att the Same
time Shall be a Seated Plantation Inhabited without the Owner
or Dwellers Consent and being thereof once Warned and shall
again Comitt the like Trespass shall forfeitt and pay one
Thousand pounds of Tobbacco and Casque for every Such
Offence one halfe thereof to his Ma^ty his heires and Successors
the other halfe to the Party Grieved to be recovered in any
Court of Record by Bill Plaint or Information wherein no
Essoyne Protection or Wager of Law to be Allowed. And be
it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and
every the fines and forfeitures in this Act mentioned shall be
recovered by the Party Grieved or him or them that Shall Sue
for the Same the one halfe to his Ma^ty for the Supporte of
Governm^t the other halfe to the Informer or him or them th^t

shall Sue for the Same to be recovered in any of his Matys

Courts of Record in this Province wherein no Essoyn Protection
or wager of Law to be Allowed.

p. 331