96 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

them or Either of them to the Goal or Keeper of any Publick Prison
within this Province at such Prison and shall make such Delivery
Appear to one of the Justices of the Provincial Court of this Prov-
ince that then the same Justice shall give Such Person or Persons a
Certificate of such Delivery Directed to the Publick Treasurer of
the Shore where such Justice shall reside by Virtue whereof the
said Publick Treasurer shall out of the Publick Treasure of this
Province In his hands Pay to such Person or Persons One hundred
Pounds Current money of this Province for Each of the Persons so
Delivered without fee or reward And be it further Enacted by the
Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that Every Sheriff under
Sheriff Goaler or Other Officer who shall have the Care and Keeping
of any Publick Prison within this Province to whom the said William
Turner or Edward Turner or Either olf them may be brought for
Delivery as af^d shall without Warrant from any Magistrate take &
receive them or Either of them into their Custody and them or
Either of them so received shall Safely Detain and keep in their Re-
spective Prison untill they shall be Discharged by due Course of Law
and if such Sheriff under Sheriff Goaler or Other Officer shall after
Due notice who the Offenders are refuse to take and receive the said
William Turner and Edward Turner or Either of them into their
Custody aforesaid then such Sheriff under Sheriff Goaler or other
Officer so refuseing shall forfeit and Pay one hundred Pounds Cur-

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rent money of this Province For each Person so refused one half
thereof to the said Lord Prop^ry his heirs and Successors for the
Support of Government and the other half to him or them that shall
Sue for the Same to be recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or
Information in any Court of Record within this Province wherein
no Essoyn Protection or Wager of Law to be Allowed And Whereas
Several Evil and Wicked Persons well knowing that the said Wil-
liam and Edward Turner have Committed Divers Fellonies as afore-
said Do for Rewards Harbour Entertain and Support the said
William and Edward Turner upon Assurance that they Cannot be
Convicted as Accessarys without first Attainting the said William
and Edward as Principal Offenders which is the Strongest Engage-
ment to Support Protect and Secrete them Be it therefore Enacted
by the Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that if any Person
or Persons shall after the thirtieth Day of June next be Accessary
after the fact to any Felony by the said William Turner and Edward
Turner or Either of them now or hereafter to be Committed it shall
and may be Lawfull to Proceed against any Such Accessary or
Accessarys in the same Manner as if the Principal Felons had been
Attainted thereof and Every such Accessary if he or she be thereof
Convicted or shall stand mute or Peremptorily Challenge above the
number of twenty Persons returned to Serve of the Jury shall Suffer
the same Punishment as he or she should have Suffered if the Princi-