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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, April 26, 1715-August 10, 1716
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288 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

ture or otherwise and soe bound or Adjudged as afd shall
Comence there time of Servitude from the first Anchoring of
their Vessell within this province. Provided that the said Ves-
sell tarry not above fourteen days after her Entry within the
Capes and her first Anchorage within this province and all
the days such Ship or Ships shall tarry in Virginia above four-

p. 131

teen days shall be Adjudged part of the service of such servant
which shall be afterwards brought into Maryland and there sold
any Law Usage or Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding.

And be itt also Enacted by the Authority Advice and Con-
sent afd that Every Indenture made by Any Servant dureing
the time of his service by former Indenture or Judgmt of the
County Court According to the tenor of this Act shall be Void

and not any ways oblidge any Servant for Longer time then
by his first Indenture or Judgment of the Court shall be Lim-
itted and Appointed.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that for all such runaway Servants or Slaves that
shall be Apprehended and taken up in the province of Pen-
silvania or Colony of Virginia and from thence brought into
this Province And Delivered unto a Magistrate of the County
into which they shall be brought the person for soe doing shall
have paid and Allowed him by the Master or owner of such
Runaway four hundred pounds of Tobo and Cask or forty shil-
lings in Mony upon his produceing a Certificate from the Jus-
tice or Sher. of the Delivery of such Runaway Except Servants
or Runaways brought from Accomack into Somerset! County

p. 132

for such only two hundred pounds of Tobo or twenty Shillings
And the like from that side of Virginia next the River Poto-
mack for which said sume or sumes paid such Runaway shall
make Satisfaction when ffree by Service or Otherwise besides
what shall be Adjudged as a recompence for the Absence of
such runaway Servant as afd as the Court shall Adjudge but
if such person soe Apprehended brought and Delivered as
afd be a ffreeman and refuse to pay such sume or Sumes of
Tobo or Money then and in such Case the Magistrate before
whome he or she shall be brought shall forthwith Comitt the
said person soe refuseing to Prison till he or she give Suffi-
cient Security or make full Satisfaction by Servitude or other-
wise.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that if any
Master or Mistress of Any Servant whatsoever or Overseer
by order or Consent of any such Master or Mistress shall
Deny and not provide sufficient meat Drink Lodging &
Cloathing or shall Unreasonably burthen them beyond their
Strength with Labour or Debarr them of their Necessary rest



 
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