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82 LAWS of North-Carolina.
/I. D. 1741.
Runaway Slave
not telling his
Mafter, to be
committed to (he
County Jiil, and
Notice givrn f'jr
Two Months by
the Sheiiif.
Sheriff failifig to
give fuch Notice,
to forfeit 5 1.
Judgment, from the Place of taking up the faid Runaway, to the Houfe or Quarter
where fuch Runaway was kept -, upon producing which Certificate to the Church-wardens
of the Parifli where the fame was granted, they fhall pay, to the Taker up
of fuch Runaway, or his AfTigns, the Reward aforefaid ; and Ihall levy the fame
again as aforefaid : But if it fhould happen that the Mafter or Owner of fuch Run-away
fhould not refide, or have Effedls, in the County where the faid Certificate
fhall be granted by the Juftice as aforefaid, the faid Churchwardens fhall tranfmit
the faid Certificate to the SheriiTof the County where the Owner of fuch Runaway
fefides, or hath Effefts, who fhall, upon Receipt thereof, immediately levy the
fame upon the Goods and Chattels of the Mafter or Owner of fuch Runaway, and
return the fame to the Churchwardens aforefaid, or their Order -, any Law, Ufage,
or Cuftom, to the contrary, notwithftanding.
XXIX. AND he it further Enacted^ by the Authority aforefaid^ That if any
Negro or other Perfon, who fhall be taken up as a Runaway, and brought before
any Juftice of the Peace, and cannot fpeak Eng'lifh, or, through Obftinacy, will
not declare the Name of his or her Owner, fuch Juftice fhall, in fuch Cafe, and he
is hereby required, by a Warrant under his Hand, to commit the faid Negro Slave
or Runaway to the Jail of the County wherein he or fhe ihall be taken up -, and the
Sheriff, or Under-SherifF, of the County into whofe Cuftody the faid Runaway fhall
be committed, fhall forthwith caufe Notice, in Writing, of fuch Commitment, to
be itx. up on the Court-Houfe Door of the faid County, and there continued,
during the Space of Two Months ; in which Notice, a full Defcription of the faid
Runaway, and his Cloathing, fhall be particularly fet down •, and fliall caufe a Copy
of fuch N otice to be fent to the Clerk or Reader of each Church or Chappel within
his County, who are hereby required to make Publication thereof, by fctting up the
fame in fome open and convenient Place, near the faid Church or Chappel, on every
Lord's Day, during the Space of Two Months from the Date thereof: And every
Sheriff failing to give fuch Notice as herein is direfted, fliall forfeit and pay Five
Pounds, Proclamation Money ; which faid Forfeiture fhall and may be recovered,
with Cofts, in any Court of Record in this Government, by Adion of Debt, Bill,
Plaint, or Information, wherein no Eflibin, Privilege, Proteftion, Injundlion, or
Wager of Law, Ihall be allowed : The one Moiety whereof fhall be to the Church-wardens,
for the Ufe of the Parifli, as well as towards defraying the Charges that
lliall arife and becom.e due by Virtue of this Aft, and the other Moiety to the Per-fon
who fhall fue for the fame.
Owner not
known in Two
Months, Runa-way
to b* fent to
the Public Jail,
XXX. AND be it further Ena5fed, by the Authority aforefaid. That if within
the Space of Two Months, the Owner of any fuch Negro Slave or Runaway cannot
be known, or doth not claim the fame, that the Sheriff of the faid County to whofe
Cuftody fuch Runaway fhall be committed, fhall caufe the faid Runaway to be de-livered
to the next Conftable, to be by him delivered to the next Conftable, and fo
from Conftable to Conftable, to the Public Jail of this Government, after fuch
Manner, and to receive fuch Punifliment, as in this A6t is mentioned and direfted.
If li'is Owner be
not yJt known,
Jailer mi7 hire
him out, to pay
his Fe:s.
XXXI. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That when any
Negro or Runaway as aforefaid, fhall be delivered to the Keeper of the Public Jail
of this Government, by Virtue of this A6t, and his or her Mafter or Owner cannot
be known, it fhall and may be lawful for the Keeper of the faid Jail, upon his Ap-plication,
to the General Court, or the neareft County Court to the faid Jail, or to
any Two Juftices, out of Court, with the Confent of either of the faid Courts, or
Two Juftices as aforefaid, to let the faid Negro or Runaway to Hire, to any Perfon
or Perfons whom they fliall approve of, for fuch Sum or Sums of Money, or Qiian-tity
of Commodities, and for fuch Term or Time, as they fliall dired \ and that
out of the Money or Commodities arifing by fuch Hire, all Fees relating to the
taking up, Imprifonment, and conveying to Jail, and Charges of maintaining fuch
Negro or Runaway, fhall be firft paid and difcharged, and the Overplus, if any,
difpofed of as fuch Court, who fhall order the faid Negro or Runaway to let out to
Hire, fliall dired. XXXII. FRO-
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| Full Text | 82 LAWS of North-Carolina. /I. D. 1741. Runaway Slave not telling his Mafter, to be committed to (he County Jiil, and Notice givrn f'jr Two Months by the Sheiiif. Sheriff failifig to give fuch Notice, to forfeit 5 1. Judgment, from the Place of taking up the faid Runaway, to the Houfe or Quarter where fuch Runaway was kept -, upon producing which Certificate to the Church-wardens of the Parifli where the fame was granted, they fhall pay, to the Taker up of fuch Runaway, or his AfTigns, the Reward aforefaid ; and Ihall levy the fame again as aforefaid : But if it fhould happen that the Mafter or Owner of fuch Run-away fhould not refide, or have Effedls, in the County where the faid Certificate fhall be granted by the Juftice as aforefaid, the faid Churchwardens fhall tranfmit the faid Certificate to the SheriiTof the County where the Owner of fuch Runaway fefides, or hath Effefts, who fhall, upon Receipt thereof, immediately levy the fame upon the Goods and Chattels of the Mafter or Owner of fuch Runaway, and return the fame to the Churchwardens aforefaid, or their Order -, any Law, Ufage, or Cuftom, to the contrary, notwithftanding. XXIX. AND he it further Enacted^ by the Authority aforefaid^ That if any Negro or other Perfon, who fhall be taken up as a Runaway, and brought before any Juftice of the Peace, and cannot fpeak Eng'lifh, or, through Obftinacy, will not declare the Name of his or her Owner, fuch Juftice fhall, in fuch Cafe, and he is hereby required, by a Warrant under his Hand, to commit the faid Negro Slave or Runaway to the Jail of the County wherein he or fhe ihall be taken up -, and the Sheriff, or Under-SherifF, of the County into whofe Cuftody the faid Runaway fhall be committed, fhall forthwith caufe Notice, in Writing, of fuch Commitment, to be itx. up on the Court-Houfe Door of the faid County, and there continued, during the Space of Two Months ; in which Notice, a full Defcription of the faid Runaway, and his Cloathing, fhall be particularly fet down •, and fliall caufe a Copy of fuch N otice to be fent to the Clerk or Reader of each Church or Chappel within his County, who are hereby required to make Publication thereof, by fctting up the fame in fome open and convenient Place, near the faid Church or Chappel, on every Lord's Day, during the Space of Two Months from the Date thereof: And every Sheriff failing to give fuch Notice as herein is direfted, fliall forfeit and pay Five Pounds, Proclamation Money ; which faid Forfeiture fhall and may be recovered, with Cofts, in any Court of Record in this Government, by Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein no Eflibin, Privilege, Proteftion, Injundlion, or Wager of Law, Ihall be allowed : The one Moiety whereof fhall be to the Church-wardens, for the Ufe of the Parifli, as well as towards defraying the Charges that lliall arife and becom.e due by Virtue of this Aft, and the other Moiety to the Per-fon who fhall fue for the fame. Owner not known in Two Months, Runa-way to b* fent to the Public Jail, XXX. AND be it further Ena5fed, by the Authority aforefaid. That if within the Space of Two Months, the Owner of any fuch Negro Slave or Runaway cannot be known, or doth not claim the fame, that the Sheriff of the faid County to whofe Cuftody fuch Runaway fhall be committed, fhall caufe the faid Runaway to be de-livered to the next Conftable, to be by him delivered to the next Conftable, and fo from Conftable to Conftable, to the Public Jail of this Government, after fuch Manner, and to receive fuch Punifliment, as in this A6t is mentioned and direfted. If li'is Owner be not yJt known, Jailer mi7 hire him out, to pay his Fe:s. XXXI. AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That when any Negro or Runaway as aforefaid, fhall be delivered to the Keeper of the Public Jail of this Government, by Virtue of this A6t, and his or her Mafter or Owner cannot be known, it fhall and may be lawful for the Keeper of the faid Jail, upon his Ap-plication, to the General Court, or the neareft County Court to the faid Jail, or to any Two Juftices, out of Court, with the Confent of either of the faid Courts, or Two Juftices as aforefaid, to let the faid Negro or Runaway to Hire, to any Perfon or Perfons whom they fliall approve of, for fuch Sum or Sums of Money, or Qiian-tity of Commodities, and for fuch Term or Time, as they fliall dired \ and that out of the Money or Commodities arifing by fuch Hire, all Fees relating to the taking up, Imprifonment, and conveying to Jail, and Charges of maintaining fuch Negro or Runaway, fhall be firft paid and difcharged, and the Overplus, if any, difpofed of as fuch Court, who fhall order the faid Negro or Runaway to let out to Hire, fliall dired. XXXII. FRO- |
