The Lower House. 463

Lists of the whole Number of Slaves returned to him, distinguishing
therein the Sexes, Names, and numbers of the Slaves, belonging to
Each Person, and Shall forthwith transmit one List to the Governor
or Commander in Chief, for the Time being, one other List to the
Colonel or Commanding Officer of the County, and retain the other
List in his own Possession, under the Penalty of Five pounds Cur-
rent Money in Case of Neglect or Refusal: and in Case of any
Alarm, Invasion, Rebellion, or Insurrection, shall (if necessary)
unless it shall be otherwise provided by his Commanding Officer
appoint and leave a Detachment from his Company, to keep Guard
in and preserve the Peace of his District.
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Negro,
Indian, Mullatto, or other Slave, above the Age of Sixteen Years,
Shall in the Time of actual Invasion, Rebellion or Insurrection, be
found at the Distance of Two Miles or more from his or her Habi-
tation or the Plantation to which Such Slave Shall belong without
the leave or licence of his or her Owner or Overseer Such Slave,

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
May 22

Shall be adjudged to be punished by whipping with any any Number
of Stripes not exceeding thirty nine; on the bare back, by any
Magistrate before whom Such Slave shall be carried manner afore-
said to arrest and take up such Slave in Order to his or her Exami-
nation and in Case Such Slave shall oppose or endeavour to escape
from the Person having Such power as aforesaid to arrest Such
Slave as aforesaid it shall and may be law full for any Magistrate
and he is hereby required to issue his warrant on Complaint to him
made to apprehend such Slave and upon Such Slave being brought
before him to cause Such Slave to be punished by whipping on the
bare back with any Number of Stripes not exceeding thirty nine
as by the Said Magistrate Shall be adjudged any Law Usage or
Custom to the Contrary notwithstanding And be it Enacted by the
Authority Aforesaid, that it shall and may be Law full for any
Colonel or Commanding Officer of any Regiment, Troop, Company,
or Detachment, in the Time of actual Service in the time of Invasion
Insurrection or Rebellion by and with the Consent and Approbation
of the Governor or Commander in Chief, for the Time being, to
impress and take up, or by warrant under his Hand, to Order to
be impressed and taken up, necessary Provision, Sloops, Boats, or
other Vessels, for the Transportation of the Militia over Rivers or
Creeks or the main Bay of Chesapeak, within this Province; together
with the Rigging, Tackle, Furniture, and Apparel, belonging there-
unto, and also Carts, Waggons, Draught-Horses, and Oxen, and
other Conveniences for the Land-Carriage of Provision, Arms, and
Ammunition, from Place to place, within this Province; and Like-
wise any manner of Tools, Utensils, or Instruments, which Shall
or may be wanted, and also to impress or take up, or order to be
impressed or taken as aforesaid, fit and able persons to go in Sloops,

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