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to take such chief Indian or Great Man, and bring him before
him to answer for such Refusal or Delay; and if the said Indian
Chief or Great Man shall not give the said Justice a satisfactory
Reason for such Refusal or Delay, the said Justice is hereby re-
quired to commit such Indian Chief or Great Man to Prison, there
to remain until he shall give such Account, and pay the Fees arising
on such Commitment.
And be it further Enacted, That when any Indian shall have Oc-

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casion to go from the Town to which he or she belongs, he or she
shall apply to some Justice of the Peace of the County wherein such
Town shall lay for a Pass, who is hereby obliged to give one without
Fee or Reward, wherein shall be expressed such Indian's Name both
Indian and English and Age, the Town to which he or she belongs,
and an accurate personal Description, to which Pass the County
Clerk shall make the proper Certificate and affix the County Seal,
without Fee or Reward. And if any Person shall discover an Indian,
without such Pass as aforesaid, ten Miles distant from the Town
to which he or she belongs, it shall and may be lawful for such Person
to seize such Indian, and carry him or her before the next Justice of
the Peace, who shall commit such Indian to Prison, unless he or she
can make appear to what Town he or she properly belongs, there to
remain until he or she can fully make appear the same; and when
such Indian shall have made appear to such Justice that he or she does
belong to some one Town in this Province, or is in Friendship and
Alliance with his Majesty's Subjects of America, then the said Justice
is hereby required to make out his Warrant to the Sheriff to dis-
charge such Indian, and the Fees arising due to the said Sheriff, on
such Commitment, shall be assessed in the public Levy of this
Province.
Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be deemed or construed

[Indians not
to travel ten
Miles distant
from the
Town to
which they
belong, with-
out a Pass.]

ro hinder or restrain any Indian or Indians, belonging to any of the
Six Nations, from travelling or passing as Embassadors or Messen-
gers from any of the said Six Nations to the Governor or Com-
mander in Chief of this Province for the Time being; any Thing
in this Act, to the contrary, notwithstanding.
This Act to continue for three Years, and unto the Eend of the

[Proviso.]

next Session of Assembly, which shall happen after the Expiration
of the said three Years.

[Continu-
ance.]

18^th May 1756 On behalf of the Right 18 May 1756
Read and assented to Honourable the Lord Read and assented to
by the Lower house of Proprietary of this Prov- by the upper house of
assembly ince I will this be a Law assembly
Signed p order Hor.^o Sharpe Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl lo ho JRossCl Up Ho

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