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And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that from henceforth no Sher. Jayler Clerk Cryer
or other Officer shall Charge either their own County to
which they belong or the publick with any ffees for any
Criminall Comitted to the Charge of the said Sher. or Jayler
having Sufficient Estate in this province wherewith to pay the
same or being capable to pay the same by Servitude but that
such Criminalls being discharged by order and due Course of
Law shall pay their own ffees to Sher Jayler Clerk and Cryer
and other Officers being such as they may demand According
to Law Either out of his Estate or by Servitude or Otherwise.

C. P.

Provided always that this Act shall not Extend to Malefac-
tors that are Executed or to such other persons who are
banished having no Estate in this province or to Servants
Criminalls for whome the County shall pay such ffees as are
due by the Acts of Assembly to the Sher. Jayler Clerk Cryer
or other Officers of such Court where such Criminall shall be
Convicted.

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that all
Officers ffees due by Law from Criminall Servants shall be
paid by the County where the fact shall be Committed and that
all and Every such Criminall Servants for whome the County
shall pay the ffees due by Law to such Officers as afd shall
after the end and Expiration of their time of Servitude to
their Master or Mistress Satisfie and pay unto the Com-
missioners of The County who paid such ffees for them to
the Sher and other Officers as afd for the use of the County
such Sumes as they have paid as afd and the Sev^ll Comners of
the Sev^ll Countys shall and are hereby Impowered to make
Inquisition after all Such Servants Criminalls for whome the
County hath defrayed the said ffees to the Sher. and other
Officers as afd and they the said Commiss"rs according to the
best discretion shall Cause to be Entred rules for the Servants
to make such reasonable Satisfaction to the County as they
shall think fitt and in such Manner as they shall find Con-

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venient. And for the better Security of the County which
shall pay such ffees for such Criminall Servants as afd —

Be itt Enacted by the Authority afd that the Master Mis-
tress or Dame of all such Servants be and are hereby Enjoyned
and required att the Expiration of the time of such Servants
Servitude to such Master or Mistress or Dame to render and
Deliver up to the Sher of the County for the use of the
County afd such Servants Criminalls as afd Under the penalties
to Such Master Mistress or Dame refusing or neglecting to
Deliver up such Servants as afd of making Satisfaction to the
County for all such ffees as by the County afd have been paid

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