252 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

An Act prohibitting all Masters of Shipps or Vessells or any
other persons from transporting or conveying away any
person or persons out of this province without passes.

Be it enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that from and after the publication hereof any per-
son or persons whatsoever intending to depart this Province
shall first give notice of his her or their intended departure
by setting up his her or their Names at the Secretarys Office
the full Space of three months that if in the time aforesaid no
person shall underwrite the said person or persons so setting
up his or their respective name or Names as aforesaid It shall
be then lawfull for the Governour Keeper of the great Seale
or Secretary of this Province for the time being to sign a pass
to any such person or persons to depart this province for
which the party shall pay to the person signing the same the
sume of two shill. and six pence sterl And if any person or
persons upon any Suddain or emergent occasions are necessi-
tated to depart this Province not having Sett up his her or
their Names at the Secretarys office aforesaid Then such Per-
son or Persons giving good and sufficient Security to the
Governo' Keeper of the great Seale or Secretary to discharge
and pay all Debts and Accounts whatsoever due and owing

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from the said person to any of the Inhabitants of this Province
Then the said Person or Persons may have a pass as aforesaid.
And be it further enacted that any Masters of Shipps or
Vessells or other persons whatsoever that shall transport or
convey out oi this Province by land or water any ffreeman
being indebted by bill bond account or otherwise to any Inhab-
itant thereof without such pass under the hand of the Gov-
ernour Chancellour or Secretary aforesaid shall be lyable to
Satisfy all such Debts Ingagements and damages to the per-
son or persons to whom such Debts or Damages respectively
shall be due within this Province except the same be other-
wise Satisfyed or that the Transporter or Conveyer away of
such person or persons procure such person or persons to re-
turn again in one Month after whereby he may be lyable to
Justice here And every such person as aforesaid as shall trans-
port or convey away out of this province any Servant or Ser-
vants being Servants here by Condition for wages Indenture
or Custom of the Country shall be lyable for to pay and Sat-
isfy unto the Master or Owner of such Servant or Servants
so carryed away all such Damages as he or they shall make
appear to be justly due to such Master or owner for want of
such Servants as the Court before whom such Cause shall be
try'd shall think fitt.