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sition for as many inhabitants of the county, subject to militia
duty, as they may think necessary, not exceeding fifteen in any
one company, to be denominated a patrol.

40. The said justices shall appoint two discreet persons of the
patrol to be captains.

41. Said patrol shall serve for a period of not less than four
nor more than eight hours.

42. They shall make diligent search through the district pre-
scribed in their authority, and disperse all unlawful and riotous
assemblages ofnegroes, and apprehend and seize all negroes and
slaves whom they may have reason to suspect to have unlaw-
fully absented themselves from home, or have illegally emigrated
from another State, or are in any manner violating the laws of
this State.

43. They shall, as soon as convenient, take all persons whom
they may apprehend before some justice of the peace of the
county, to be dealt with according to law.

44. They shall, if they have reason to suspect that any run-
away negro slave or free negro is concealed or harbored in any
dwelling or out-house, demand admittance into the same of the
owner or occupant, and if the owner or occupant refuse admit-
tance, shall use all necessary force to effect the same, and, in
any action of trespass or other suit brought by any owner or
occupant for any entry made in pursuance of this section, the
defendant may on the general issue give the special matter in
evidence.

45. If any person named in the requisition of the justice, on
being duly summoned and notified, shall neglect or refuse to
obey the same, he shall be subject to a fine of not more than fiv-e
dollars nor less than fifty cents, to be recovered by summons in
the name of the State, as other small debts, and paid over to the
county commissioners for the use of the county.

46. The captain or captains of patrols shall return to the
county commissioners of the county a list, under oath, of all
persons who may have acted under their command on patrol,
and the county commissioners shall levy for each person on