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An Abridgment of the Laws of
upon any account whatsoever, under the Penalty aforesaid.
VIII. The Commissioners of any County Court,
who
shall not within the times abovesaid, yearly appoint
Press-masters for their respective County, shall each of
them forfeit to the King 500 l. of Tobacco. And such
Press-master who shall be so appointed, and refuse or
neglect truly to execute the said Office, shall forfeit and
pay to the King 500 l. of Tobacco.
IX. The Booty, Prizes, Pillage or Plunder
for any
Indian seized or taken Prisoner in time of War, shall be
equally divided and distributed amongst the Soldiers
who adventured in the Service.
X. A Soldier that shall in any War in defence
of this
Province, happen to be maimed or disabled to get a livelihood,
shall according to his disability, receive a yearly
Pension out of the Publick Levy. And every person
slain in the service of this Province, leaving Wife and
Children, his Wife shall be allowed a competent pension
during Widowhood, and the Children till able to
get their living; to be paid out of the 50000 l. of Tobacco
per an. The party petitioning for such Pension and
Allowance, procuring a Certificate from the County
Court, &c.
XI. If upon any Foreign Invasion, any Person
whatsoever
(except before excepted) that shall be a listed Soldier
in this Province, and upon command of his Officer,
being a Captain at the least, refuse to appear and serve in
Arms, he shall upon Certificate of the same to the next
Justice of Peace of the County where the Party liveth,
be apprehended, and brought before that or some other
Justice, to whom, if he cannot make a reasonable and
sufficient excuse for such his refusal or non-appearance,
he shall be committed, or bail'd to appear at the next
Provincial Court, and if there he be convict of obstinate
refusal or disobedience as aforesaid, he shall be
fined and imprisoned according to the directions of the
Justices of the said Court.
XII. The Governor and Council during the Intervals
of Assembly, may Assess the small charge of this Province,
equally to be levy'd upon all the Inhabitants
thereof. Provided the sums for the said small charges
so to be assest, exceed not in any one year the summ of
50000 l. Tobacco. And the disbursements of the
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