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shall apply to them for the same; and that every county clerk
who shall neglect or delay to perform his duty herein, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of six hundred pounds of tobacco, one-
half whereof to the use of the county school, and the other half
to him, her or them, that shall sue for the same, to be recovered
before a single magistrate of the county where such forfeiture
shall happen, as in case of small debts. |
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Proviso. |
SEC. 4. Provided always, and be it enacted. That nothing in
this act shall extend, or be construed to extend, to prevent any
clerk from being chargeable for any misfeazance or neglect in
his office, in the same manner as if this act had never been
made.
Enacted into a permanent law by 1793, ch. 71.
CHAPTER 19. |
•1715, ch.
44. |
An additional SUPPLEMENTARY ACT to the act, entitled, *An act relating
to servants and slaves. |
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Preamble. |
WHEREAS by an act of assembly of this province, made at a
session of assembly begun and held at the city of Annapolis
the twenty-sixth day of April, anno domini one thousand seven
hundred and fifteen, entitled, an act relating to servants and
slaves, it is enacted, that 'any person or persons whatsoever,
that shall, after the publication of the said act, wittingly or
willingly entertain any servant or slave, unlawfully absenting
him, her or themselves, from their master, mistress, dame or
overseer, shall be fined five hundred pounds of tobacco for
every night or twenty-four hours that such person or persons
shall give such entertainment:' And whereas it is represented
to this general assembly, that many crafty and ill disposed
persons, knowing that they are not liable to the payment of
the said fine, unless they entertain such servant or slave one
whole night, or twenty-four hours without intermission, do, by
frequently entertaining the servants and slaves of the good
people of this province at dead times of night, for several hours
together, entice them secretly to make away with, and embezzle,
the goods of their masters or owners, by carrying them to such
entertainments, and to commit many grievous disorders and
irregularities against the peace of his lordship, and his good
rule and government, and to the great damage and disquiet of
many of his majesty's liege subjects within this province; for
preventing which evils for the future, |
Penalty on
persons
harbouring
slaves, &c. |
SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the right honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary, by mid with the advice and consent of his lordship's
Governor, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and
the authority of the same, That if any person or persons, after
the end of this session of assembly, shall wittingly or willingly
entertain any servant or servants, slave or slaves, unlawfully |
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