Acts. 285

persons as afd shall be brought to Judge thereof. And if before
such Magistrate such person or persons soe taken up shall be
Deemed and taken as a Runaway or Runaways he she or
they shall suffer such fines and Penalties as are hereby Pro-
vided Against Runaways. And for the better Encouragmt
of all psons to Seize and take up such Runaways.
It is hereby further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that all and Every such person or persons as afd
seizing or taking up such Runaways Travelling without Passes
as afd not being able to give a Sufficient Account of themselves
as afd shall have and receive two hundred pounds of Tob^o to
be paid by the Owner of such Runaway Servant Negroe or
slave so Apprehended and taken up And if such Suspected
Runaway or Runaways be not Servants and refuse to pay the
same he she or they shall make Satisfaccon by Servitude or
Otherwise as the Justices of the Provinciall and County Courts
where such person shall be soe Apprehended and taken up
shall think fitt. And for the better Discovery of and En-
couragement of our neighbouring Indians to Seize Apprehend
or take up any Runaway Servants or Slaves and bring them
before a Magistrate they shall for a reward have a Matchcoat
paid him or them or the Value thereof which said reward
shall be paid and Satisfyed by the County where such person

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shall be soe Apprehended and such Runaway if not a Slave
to reimburse the said County by Servitude or otherwise as
the Justices of the Provinciall or County Court shall think ffitt.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that att what time so ever any of the said persons
Runaways shall be Seized by any person or persons within
this province such person or persons soe Apprehending or
Seizing the same shall bring or Cause him her or them to be
brought before the next Magistrate or Justice of the County
where such Runaway is apprehended who is hereby Impow-
ered to take into Custody or otherwise him her or them to
secure and Dispose of as he shall think fitt untill such pson
or psons soe Seized and apprehended shall give good and
sufficient security to Answer the premisses at the next Court
that shall first Ensue in the said County which Court shall
secure such person or persons till he or they can make Satis-
faction to the party that shall soe apprehend or Seize such
Runaway or other persons as by this Act is required Except
such person shall make Satisfaction as afd before such Court
shall happen And that notice may be Conveniently given to
the Master Mistress Dame or Overseer of Runaways taken
up as afd the Commissioners of the Countys shall forthwith
Cause a note of the Runaways name So Seized and Appre-
hended as afd to be set up att the next Adjacent County

p. 126