52 APPRENTICES. [ART. 6.

having from his own observation good reason to suspect, that any
master or mistress designs to carry or remove his or her appren-
tice out of this State, (except mariners,) shall require and take
recognizance of such master or mistress, with reasonable and
proper security, to be forfeited in case he or she shall directly or
indirectly remove or carry such apprentice out of this State.
And on such master or mistress' refusal to enter into recogniz-
ance, with security as aforesaid, such justice shall discharge such
apprentice from his or her master, and provide another master as
heretofore directed by this article.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 6, sec. 7. 1793, ch. 45.

7. If any judge or justice of the peace shall be informed, or
shall know from his own observation, of any cruel or improper
usage from any master or mistress to his or her apprentice, he-
may require and take a recognizance of such master or mistress,
with reasonable and proper security, to be forfeited in case the
said master or mistress shall not appear at the orphans' court of
the county or city on a day to be therein named, to answer and
abide the determination of the said court upon any complaint,
that may be exhibited by such apprentice; or in default thereof,
may take away such apprentice from his master or mistress, and
place the said apprentice so cruelly used, under the care of some
other person, who shall be bound to have the apprentice before
the next circuit court or criminal court, to abide such determina-
tion as shall be made.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1793, ch. 45.

8. If any apprentice shall be convicted of any offence in conse-
quence of which judgment shall be entered against him for any
fine or penalty and costs, the court by which such judgment shall
be rendered shall adjudge and enter on their records the time
for which such apprentice shall serve his master or mistress after
the expiration of his apprenticeship, in case the master or mis-
tress will pay the fine or penalty and costs; and if the said master
or mistress pay the said fine or penalty and costs, the said appren-
tice shall be obliged to serve during the time adjudged by the
said court.