Acts. 253

And whereas severall ill minded people inhabitting and re-
siding at the head of the bay have comonly sett persons over
the head of the bay and Susquehannah River being either
Felons Debtors or runnaway Servants from the more remote
parts of this Province for some small Advantage they have in
buying or getting such mony goods or apparell as such per-
sons so absenting or flying from Justice aforesaid have with
them generally money goods or Apparell by them feloniously
purloin'd from their Masters and other Owners by which means
they may more easily travell to any other Government in re-
tardation of Justice and to the great Damage of such Credi-
tors Master or Owners aforesaid.
Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and
with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that from and after the
publication hereof no person or persons inhabitting or being
at the head of the bay or in any other part of this Province
shall transport or conveyor cause to be transported or con-

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

vey'd over Susquehannah river aforesaid or any other part of
the bay above the North side of Sassafras River on the East-
ern Shore of the bay or over Potomack or Pocomoke rivers
into the Colony of Virginia not having passes so procured as
aforesaid or a Certificate from under the hands of two Jus-
tices of the Peace of the County where such person or per-
sons intending to travell shall inhabitt And the County Seale
affixed thereto Certifying the ffreedom of such persons And
that he she or they are Clear to the best of their knowledge
from any ingagements impeding their travelling as aforesaid
on penalty of answering all such debts or damages to Credi-
tors Masters or other Owners of Servants to be recovered as
by this Law is provided against such as shall actually sett
them out of this Province.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent aforesaid that whatsoever person or persons shall
from henceforth intice transport or privately carry or send
away out of this Province any Apprentice hired or other Ser-
vants or Slaves belonging to any Inhabitant in this Province
shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay to the Imployer
or owner of such Apprentice hired or other Servants or
Slave treble damages and Costs to be adjudged by the Jus-
tices of each respective County Court or the Justices of the
Provincial Court for the time of such apprentices hired or
other Servants or Slaves unlawfully being transported or car-
ried away as aforesaid

September 21^st 1704 September 21^st 1704

Read and Assented to by Read and Assented to by her
the house of Delegates Majestys hon^ble Councill
W Taylard Cl h.d W Bladen Cl Council

p. 40