IV.  The County-Clerk shall issue out Warrants to
the Overseer appointed, upon penalty of 100 l. of Tobacco,
and the Sheriff shall deliver the same ex officio,
upon penalty of 1000 l. of Tobacco in Cask, which
Fines shall be one half towards defraying the publick
charges of the County, the other half to him that shall
sue for the same in the Kings name, &c.
    V.  All Roads that lead to any Ferry, Court-house or
Church, or through any County to the Port of Annapolis,
shall be markt on both sides with 2 notches, and where
the Road to Annapolis breaks off from any other Road, it
shall be distinguisht on the face of the Tree with the
Letters A. A.  So also the Road in Talbot County that
leads to the Port of Williamstadt, with the Letter W.
The Roads leading to a County Court-house, shall have
2 notches on the Trees on both sides of the Road, and another
notch a distance above the other 2.  The Road
leading to a Church shall be markt with a flip cut
down the face of the Tree.  The Road leading to a Ferry
shall be markt with 3 notches of equal distance.  All
which is to be performed by the Overseers.
    VI.  Where Roads lead through any sealed Plantation
or Fields, the Overseers with in their respective Precincts,
shall set up Posts to be perceived from one to another,
which Posts shall be marked and notched according
as afore appointed, and so also the Posts of all
Gates through which such Roads shall pass.
 

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                  Importation.

    I.  An. 4. W. & M. 1692. p. 19.  After the Publication
of this Act, at every Office and Place where Ships
are entred and cleared, the Clerk of such Office shall
administer an Oath to every Master of Ship when he
comes to enter, that he shall declare whether any
Servant on board his Ship be a Felon convict, and if it
appears that he hath any such, the said Officer shall
take good security of the said Master, not to suffer such

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