306 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

County Court Immediately Sent to the then next provinciall
Court Together with a Transcript of his former Conviction
if such Conviction was in the same Court where the present-
ment afd shall be or otherwise made known to the Attorney
Gen^ll in what other Court such former Conviction was if to
him known under the penalty of five hundred pounds of Tob^o
to our Sovereigne Lord the king his heirs and Successors for
the Support of Government and the party's Witnesses against
such felons if in Court att the time of such presentment shall
be bound over to give Evidence as afd or otherwise if not in

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Court an account of their names and places of Dwelling to be
sent to the Attorney Gen^ll to be sumoned against the then
next Provinciall Court in order to such Tryall and the party
presented if in Court to be bound Over alsoe by due course
of Law to Answer such presentmt or if not in Court proceeded
against by due Course of Law as afd
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority advice and
Consent afd that any person or persons whatsoever that shall
kill any unmark't Swine above three months old if not upon
his or their own land or not in Company with his or their Own
Stock shall & is hereby Adjudged an hogstealer and shall be
Lyable to restore four fold and Suffer such Corporall pains as
agt the first Offence in this Act Mentioned. And to prevent
any person or persons Concealing or Disfiguring the mark of
any Swine killed as afd
Be itt further Enacted by the Authority advice and Consent
afd that if any person or persons killing any such unmark't
Swine in the woods or else where and shall willfully disfigure
the mark or Cut off the Ears of such Swine soe as to Conceale
the true and reall mark or whether it was mark't or not shall
be deemed and adjudged a hogstealer within the purview of
this Act and shall Suffer Accordingly. And to prevent the
Abusing hunting or worrying of any Stock of hoggs Cattle or
horses with doggs or otherwise —

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Be itt Enacted that if any person or persons whatsoever
that have been Convicted of any the Crimes afd or other
Crimes or that shall be of Evill fame or a Vagrant or disolute
Liver that shall Shoot kill or hunt or be seen to Carry a Gun
upon any persons Land whereon there shall be a Seated plan-
tation without the owners Leave having been once before
warned shall fforfeit and pay one Thousand pounds of Tob^o
one halfe to our Sovereigne Lord the King his heirs and
Successors the other halfe to the party grieved or those who
shall sue for the same to be recovered in any County Court of
this province by Action of Debt bill plaint or Information
wherein no Essoyne protection or wager of Law to be
Allowed.