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L A tV S of North-Garoli N A
J. D. 1744. feem jiift", and for every Day fuch Servant Ihall abfent himfelf from his Mafter or
^^•v- i^ Owner's Service as aforefaid, to order and direft fuch Servant to ferve his or her
faid Mafter or Owner Two Days for every Day's Abfence, after his Time byln-denture
or otherwife is expired, and that without any Wages to be paid for iuch
Service.
ServanuFreeaom XXII, AND he it further EnaHed, hy the Authority aforefa'id. That there {hall
^""-
be allowed to every Servant, whether by Indenture or othtrwife, not having Yearly
Wao-es, at the Expiration of his or her Service, Three Pounds, Proclamation Mo-ney,*^
befides one fufficient Suit of wearing Claaths for fuch Servant or Servants.
i'erforfs Import- XXIII. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefahU That if any Per-ing
and felling as
^qj^ qj. pej-fons already have, or Ihall hereafter import into this Government, and
^crfon7 tr^ayl \-^^^^ fgU or retain for his own Ufe, as a Slave, any Perfon or Perfons that Ihall have
lured! doobk 'Z been free in any Chriftian Country, lOand or Plantation^ or ^urk or A4cor, in Amity
Sum 'he was fuid ^jj-j^ j-^jg Majefty, fuch Importer or Seller as aforefaid, fliall forfeit and pay, to the
'^"''
Party from whom the faid free Perfon fhall recover his or her Freedom, double the
Sum for which fuch free Perfon was fold j to be recovered in any Court of Record
within this Government, according to the Courfe of Common Law, wherein the
Defendant fhall not be admitted to plead, in Bar, any Aft or Stauite for Lim,ita-
AniftaiiEWe tion of Adions : And moreover, fuch Importer or Seller of any fuch free Perfon
Security to carry ^^ aforcfaid, fhall bc Committed until he enter into Bond, before the faid Court,
S=^ piai" ."om with Two good and fufficient Sureties, in the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, Stcrl.
whence he bro't jyjQney, of Great-Britain, payable to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs ar d
^'"'
SuccefTors, with Condition, That he fhall and do, within One Year then next en-fuino-,
tranfport and land (Danger of the Seas and Life only excepted) fuch free
Perfon fold by him as a Slave as aforefaid (if he or fhe fhall fo require) in the Coun-try,
Ifland or Plantation from whence he or fhe was indirftly brought as aforefaid -,
and fhall produce an authentic Certificate of his Performance thereof to the faid
Court.
On Complaint of XXIV. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That each and
fc7d ^"juftfc^^M every Juftice of the Peace, for the feveral Counties within this Government, are
examine theMat. hcrcby impowercd and direded, upon the Complaint of any Perfon who now is, or
oftlnd"et,'"with'' hereafter fhall be, imported into this Government, and who was free in any Chriftian
theWitneiTes.to Countiy, Ifland or Plantation, before his or her Tranfportation hither, who is kept
wherriheTme or fold as a Slave, to caufe the pretended Owner of fuch Perfon complaining, to
fliaiibedetermin- j^ppg^r bcforc him, together with fuch Evidence or Evidences as fhall be material;
"*"
and after Examination taken, in Writing, ftiall bind them over to appear at the
next County Court of which he is a Member, where the faid Complaint fhall be
heard and determined, without any formal Procefs of Law.
Penalty on Per. XXV. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any
sTrvamTorsfaves Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever Hiall, diredly or indiredtly, at any Time after the
Ssmice'^^''^" Ratification of this Ad, tempt or perfuade any Apprentice or other Servant, during
the Time of his or her Service, due by Indenture or otherwife, or any Negro or
other Slave, to leave their Mafter or Miftrefs's Service to whom he or they is Ap-prentice,
Servant or Slave, or ftiall knowingly give Encouragement to relieve, affift,
harbour or entertain, any fuch, or fhall knowingly encourage, relieve, affift, har-bour
or entertain, for any Space of Time whatfoever, any Apprentice, Servant or
Slave, who fliall wilfully abfent him or herfelf from the Service of his or her Mafter
or Miftrefs, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo oflending, fliall forfeit and pay, for each and
every fuch Apprentice or other Servant, and for each and every Negro or other
Slave, the Sum of Forty Shillings, Proclamation Money, and for each Twelve
Hours fuch Apprentice or other Servant, Negro or Slave, be afterwards abfent from
his Mafter or Miftrefs's Service, the Sum of Five Shillings, Proclamation Money ;
to be recovered, by the Mafter or Ov/ner of fuch Apprentice, Servant or Slave, by
Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in the General or County Court,
wherein
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| Full Text | L A tV S of North-Garoli N A J. D. 1744. feem jiift", and for every Day fuch Servant Ihall abfent himfelf from his Mafter or ^^•v- i^ Owner's Service as aforefaid, to order and direft fuch Servant to ferve his or her faid Mafter or Owner Two Days for every Day's Abfence, after his Time byln-denture or otherwife is expired, and that without any Wages to be paid for iuch Service. ServanuFreeaom XXII, AND he it further EnaHed, hy the Authority aforefa'id. That there {hall ^""- be allowed to every Servant, whether by Indenture or othtrwife, not having Yearly Wao-es, at the Expiration of his or her Service, Three Pounds, Proclamation Mo-ney,*^ befides one fufficient Suit of wearing Claaths for fuch Servant or Servants. i'erforfs Import- XXIII. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefahU That if any Per-ing and felling as ^qj^ qj. pej-fons already have, or Ihall hereafter import into this Government, and ^crfon7 tr^ayl \-^^^^ fgU or retain for his own Ufe, as a Slave, any Perfon or Perfons that Ihall have lured! doobk 'Z been free in any Chriftian Country, lOand or Plantation^ or ^urk or A4cor, in Amity Sum 'he was fuid ^jj-j^ j-^jg Majefty, fuch Importer or Seller as aforefaid, fliall forfeit and pay, to the '^"'' Party from whom the faid free Perfon fhall recover his or her Freedom, double the Sum for which fuch free Perfon was fold j to be recovered in any Court of Record within this Government, according to the Courfe of Common Law, wherein the Defendant fhall not be admitted to plead, in Bar, any Aft or Stauite for Lim,ita- AniftaiiEWe tion of Adions : And moreover, fuch Importer or Seller of any fuch free Perfon Security to carry ^^ aforcfaid, fhall bc Committed until he enter into Bond, before the faid Court, S=^ piai" ."om with Two good and fufficient Sureties, in the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, Stcrl. whence he bro't jyjQney, of Great-Britain, payable to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs ar d ^'"' SuccefTors, with Condition, That he fhall and do, within One Year then next en-fuino-, tranfport and land (Danger of the Seas and Life only excepted) fuch free Perfon fold by him as a Slave as aforefaid (if he or fhe fhall fo require) in the Coun-try, Ifland or Plantation from whence he or fhe was indirftly brought as aforefaid -, and fhall produce an authentic Certificate of his Performance thereof to the faid Court. On Complaint of XXIV. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That each and fc7d ^"juftfc^^M every Juftice of the Peace, for the feveral Counties within this Government, are examine theMat. hcrcby impowercd and direded, upon the Complaint of any Perfon who now is, or oftlnd"et,'"with'' hereafter fhall be, imported into this Government, and who was free in any Chriftian theWitneiTes.to Countiy, Ifland or Plantation, before his or her Tranfportation hither, who is kept wherriheTme or fold as a Slave, to caufe the pretended Owner of fuch Perfon complaining, to fliaiibedetermin- j^ppg^r bcforc him, together with fuch Evidence or Evidences as fhall be material; "*" and after Examination taken, in Writing, ftiall bind them over to appear at the next County Court of which he is a Member, where the faid Complaint fhall be heard and determined, without any formal Procefs of Law. Penalty on Per. XXV. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That if any sTrvamTorsfaves Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever Hiall, diredly or indiredtly, at any Time after the Ssmice'^^''^" Ratification of this Ad, tempt or perfuade any Apprentice or other Servant, during the Time of his or her Service, due by Indenture or otherwife, or any Negro or other Slave, to leave their Mafter or Miftrefs's Service to whom he or they is Ap-prentice, Servant or Slave, or ftiall knowingly give Encouragement to relieve, affift, harbour or entertain, any fuch, or fhall knowingly encourage, relieve, affift, har-bour or entertain, for any Space of Time whatfoever, any Apprentice, Servant or Slave, who fliall wilfully abfent him or herfelf from the Service of his or her Mafter or Miftrefs, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo oflending, fliall forfeit and pay, for each and every fuch Apprentice or other Servant, and for each and every Negro or other Slave, the Sum of Forty Shillings, Proclamation Money, and for each Twelve Hours fuch Apprentice or other Servant, Negro or Slave, be afterwards abfent from his Mafter or Miftrefs's Service, the Sum of Five Shillings, Proclamation Money ; to be recovered, by the Mafter or Ov/ner of fuch Apprentice, Servant or Slave, by Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in the General or County Court, wherein |
