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her Majesty her heires and Successors for the Support of
Government the other half to the informer or him or them
that shall sue for the same to be recovered in any County
Court of this Province by accon of Debt bill Plaint or In-
formation wherein no Essoyn Protection or wager of law to
be allowed.
And for the better discovery of Runaways It is hereby
further Enacted by the Authority advice and Consent afore-
said that any Person or Persons whatsoever within this Pro-
vince travelling out of the County where he she or they shall
reside or live (without a pass under the Seale of the said
County) for which they are to pay tenn pounds of Tobacco
or one Shilling in mony such person or persons if appre-
hended not being sufficiently known or able to give a good
account of themselves shall be left to the discretion and
Judgment of such Magistrate or Magistrates before whom
such person or persons as aforesaid shall be brought to Judge
thereof And if before such Magistrate such person or persons
so taken upp shall be deem'd and taken a Runaway or runa-
ways he she or they shall suffer such Fines and penaltys as
is hereby provided against Runaways.
And for the better encouragement of all persons to Seize
and take up such Runnaways It is hereby further Enacted by
the Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that all and
every such person or persons as aforesaid seizing or taking
up such Runaways travelling without passes as aforesaid not
being able to give a Sufficient Account of themselves as
Aforesaid shall have and receive two hundred pounds of To-
bacco to be paid by the Owner of such runaway so appre-
hended and taken up And if such Runaway or Runaways
be not Servants and refuse to pay the same he she or they
shall make Satisfaction by Servitude or otherwise as the Jus-
tices of the Provincial or County Courts where such person
Shall be so apprehended and taken up shall think fitt.
And further for the better discovery and incouragement
of our neighbour Indians to seize apprehend or take up any
runaway Servants and bring them before a Magistrate they
shall for a reward have a Matchcoate paid him or them or
the value thereof which said reward to be paid and Satisfyed by
the County where such person shall be apprehended and
such runaway to reimburse the said County by Servitude or
otherwise as the Justices of the Provincial or County Court
shall think fitt.
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Lib. I.. L.
No. 64.
p. 42
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