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LAWS of North -Carolina. 79
XVI. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority afcrefaid. That every Ser- ^-^D. 1741.
vant, by Indenture or otherwife, who fliall imbezzle, purloin, wilfully walle, or ^-^"^r-—
fhall trade, fell or barter, or otherwife make away, any of his or her Mailer or «"ng"theirM?f"
Miftrefs's Corn, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Stock, or other Goods or Provifions, or J-"'
^"."''' '°
Commodities whatfoever, (hall, upon Conviftion of every iuch Offence, by one or
more Teftimonies, upon Oath, or Confeffion of the Party, before any County
Court within this Government, be adjudged, by the faid Court, to ferve his or her
faid Mailer or Miftrefs fuch Time as the faid Court fhall think reafonable, for the
faid Offence, after the faid Time by Indenture or otherwife, as aforeiaid^ is expired.
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Ytais uf Age,
XVII. AND whereas many Women Servants are begotten v^ith Child by free w.man Ser .... Men or Servants, to the great Prejudice of their Mafler or Miftrefs whom they >>.=ving a chiM m'
ferve; Be it therefore further Enacted, by the Authority oforefaid. That if any Wo- fe'rve^TyearVur
man Servant fhall hereafter be with Child, and bring forth the fame durino- the •'•
Time of her Servitude, fhe fliall, for fuch Offence, be adjudged by the County
Court, to ferve her Mafter or Miftrefs One Year, after her Term of Service by In-denture
or otherwife is expired.
XVIII. AND be it further EnaSIed, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Wo- if /i.e u. 3 chiia
man Servant ftiall hereafter be delivered of a Child, begotten by her Mafter, fuch \>' ^"' Mafter,
Servant fliall, immediately after Delivery, be fold by the Churchwardens of the '^m^^'t)x''\^TLt
Parifli where the Offence fhall be committed, for One Year, after the Time of Ser- ' ^"'*
vice by Indenture or otherwife is expired ; and the Money arifing by fuch Sale ftiall
be to the Ufe of the Parifli : And if any white Servant Woman fliall, during the if hy a- Negro,
Time of her Servitude, be delivered of a Child, begotten by any Negro, Mulatto, or *'• *^^ ""7 ''=
Indian, fuch Servant, over and above the Time fhe is by this Ad to ferve her and °^ht chn"
Mafter or Owner for fuch Offence, fliall be fold, by the Churchwardens of the Pa- ''
"'^" ' "' ''" ^^
rilh, tor Two Years, aiter the Time by Indenture or otherwife is expired ; and the
Money arifing thereby applied to the Ufe of the faid Parifli ; and fuch Mulatto
Child or Children of fuch Servant, to be bound, by the County Court, until he or
flie arrive at the Age of Thirty-one Years.
XIX. AND whereas many Abufes have and may be committed, by Perfons
v/ho, under Pretence of underftanding feveral Trades and Mifteries, have procur-ed,
and may hereafter procure, large Sum.s of Money to be advanced to them, and
have entered, and may hereafter enter, into Covenants with Merchants and others
in Great-Britain, or elfewhere, for the Payment of large Wages, Yearly, though
they were, or may be, totally ignorant of, and unable to perform, fuch Trade and
Miftery : For Remedy whereof,
XX. B E it EnatJed, by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Perfon or
Perfons already imported, or who fliall be hereafter imported into this Government,
as a Tradefman or Workman, on Wages, and fliall be found not to underftand ""^ '"""<* "<^t to
fuch Trade or Employment, the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant may bring him Trfde^rc™'-'!'
'^
or her to any County Court of this Government ^ which Court, upon Complaint "i^y '"t.ff their
made to them of fuch Deceit, are hereby impowered and direcS:ed to enquire into
"'^"*
the fame •, and upon finding any fuch Fraud, may judge and direft fuch Satisfac-tion
to be made to the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant, either by the Defalca-tion
of the Wages, or Part thereof, as to them ftiall feem juft.
XXI. ANT) be it further Enacted, by the /Authority aforefaid. That if any Per- if they rffufe to
fon, who is, or fliall hereafter be imported or brouQ;ht into this Government, as a "i";''^'f p"')'.
«
1 radelman or other Workman, on Vfages, fliall retufe or negledl to perform his fiv^, to ferve
Duty, or fliall abfent himfelf from his Mafter or Owner's Service without Leave, ?,!«''' withoJt'"'*
in every fuch Cafe it fhall and may be lawful for the Juftices of the County Court "^'h^s.
wherein fuch Mafter or Owner refides, upon Complaint and Proof to them made,
to order fuch Satisfiiftion and Reparation to the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant,
for the Damages fuftained by him for fuch Refufal or Negledl, as to them fliall
feciii
Tradefmcn im-ported
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| Full Text | LAWS of North -Carolina. 79 XVI. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority afcrefaid. That every Ser- ^-^D. 1741. vant, by Indenture or otherwife, who fliall imbezzle, purloin, wilfully walle, or ^-^"^r-— fhall trade, fell or barter, or otherwife make away, any of his or her Mailer or «"ng"theirM?f" Miftrefs's Corn, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Stock, or other Goods or Provifions, or J-"' ^"."''' '° Commodities whatfoever, (hall, upon Conviftion of every iuch Offence, by one or more Teftimonies, upon Oath, or Confeffion of the Party, before any County Court within this Government, be adjudged, by the faid Court, to ferve his or her faid Mailer or Miftrefs fuch Time as the faid Court fhall think reafonable, for the faid Offence, after the faid Time by Indenture or otherwife, as aforeiaid^ is expired. nt Ytais uf Age, XVII. AND whereas many Women Servants are begotten v^ith Child by free w.man Ser .... Men or Servants, to the great Prejudice of their Mafler or Miftrefs whom they >>.=ving a chiM m' ferve; Be it therefore further Enacted, by the Authority oforefaid. That if any Wo- fe'rve^TyearVur man Servant fhall hereafter be with Child, and bring forth the fame durino- the •'• Time of her Servitude, fhe fliall, for fuch Offence, be adjudged by the County Court, to ferve her Mafter or Miftrefs One Year, after her Term of Service by In-denture or otherwife is expired. XVIII. AND be it further EnaSIed, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Wo- if /i.e u. 3 chiia man Servant ftiall hereafter be delivered of a Child, begotten by her Mafter, fuch \>' ^"' Mafter, Servant fliall, immediately after Delivery, be fold by the Churchwardens of the '^m^^'t)x''\^TLt Parifli where the Offence fhall be committed, for One Year, after the Time of Ser- ' ^"'* vice by Indenture or otherwife is expired ; and the Money arifing by fuch Sale ftiall be to the Ufe of the Parifli : And if any white Servant Woman fliall, during the if hy a- Negro, Time of her Servitude, be delivered of a Child, begotten by any Negro, Mulatto, or *'• *^^ ""7 ''= Indian, fuch Servant, over and above the Time fhe is by this Ad to ferve her and °^ht chn" Mafter or Owner for fuch Offence, fliall be fold, by the Churchwardens of the Pa- '' "'^" ' "' ''" ^^ rilh, tor Two Years, aiter the Time by Indenture or otherwife is expired ; and the Money arifing thereby applied to the Ufe of the faid Parifli ; and fuch Mulatto Child or Children of fuch Servant, to be bound, by the County Court, until he or flie arrive at the Age of Thirty-one Years. XIX. AND whereas many Abufes have and may be committed, by Perfons v/ho, under Pretence of underftanding feveral Trades and Mifteries, have procur-ed, and may hereafter procure, large Sum.s of Money to be advanced to them, and have entered, and may hereafter enter, into Covenants with Merchants and others in Great-Britain, or elfewhere, for the Payment of large Wages, Yearly, though they were, or may be, totally ignorant of, and unable to perform, fuch Trade and Miftery : For Remedy whereof, XX. B E it EnatJed, by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Perfon or Perfons already imported, or who fliall be hereafter imported into this Government, as a Tradefman or Workman, on Wages, and fliall be found not to underftand ""^ '"""<* "<^t to fuch Trade or Employment, the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant may bring him Trfde^rc™'-'!' '^ or her to any County Court of this Government ^ which Court, upon Complaint "i^y '"t.ff their made to them of fuch Deceit, are hereby impowered and direcS:ed to enquire into "'^"* the fame •, and upon finding any fuch Fraud, may judge and direft fuch Satisfac-tion to be made to the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant, either by the Defalca-tion of the Wages, or Part thereof, as to them ftiall feem juft. XXI. ANT) be it further Enacted, by the /Authority aforefaid. That if any Per- if they rffufe to fon, who is, or fliall hereafter be imported or brouQ;ht into this Government, as a "i";''^'f p"')'. « 1 radelman or other Workman, on Vfages, fliall retufe or negledl to perform his fiv^, to ferve Duty, or fliall abfent himfelf from his Mafter or Owner's Service without Leave, ?,!«''' withoJt'"'* in every fuch Cafe it fhall and may be lawful for the Juftices of the County Court "^'h^s. wherein fuch Mafter or Owner refides, upon Complaint and Proof to them made, to order fuch Satisfiiftion and Reparation to the Mafter or Owner of fuch Servant, for the Damages fuftained by him for fuch Refufal or Negledl, as to them fliall feciii Tradefmcn im-ported oiiWa |
