292 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that when any person or persons (Except Negroes

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and Molatto's) shall be found Travelling without passes as
afd and shall be taken up as Suspected runaways and by any
Justice of peace Comitted to the Custody of any Sher or
Jayler within this province itt shall not be Lawfull for any such
Sher or Jayler to hold such person in Custody Longer then
Six months And if such person Can att any time within the
sd Six months procure a Certificate or other Justification that
he or She is no Servant he or she shall and may by Order of
any two Justices of the County where such person is Comitted
to prison be Discharged from any further Imprisonment he
She or they Serving such Sher or Goaler or his Assignes soe
many Days as he she or they were in Custody of such Sher.
or Goaler or otherwise paying ten pounds of Tob^o p Day to
such Sher. or Jayler for their Imprisonment ffees and no more
and paying unto such person or persons who took up such
person two hundred pounds of Tob^o or Serving him her or
them twenty Days in Lieu thereof and if any such Sher. or
Jayler shall Detaine such person in prison after such Order
of two Justices as afd or the Expiration of Six months and
payment of ten pounds of Tob^o p Day as afd such Sher or
Jayler shall be Lyable to An Action of false Imprisonment
Any Law Statute or Usage to the Contrary Notwithstanding.

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An Act to Confirme and make Valid in Law all Maner of
process and proceedings in the Sev^ll Courts of this prov-
ince from the Demise of her late Majesty, Queen Anne
of Pious Memory to the end of this present Sessions of

Asspmbly

Whereas by the great Distance between this province and
the Kingdome of Great Brittaine itt was not Possible to have
notice of the Demise of our Late Sovereigne Lady Queen
Anne of pious Memory which happened on the first of August
Last untill severall months were Elapsed dureing which space
of time many and Various proceedings were had and made
in the Severall Courts of Justice in this province and Judg-
ments Decrees and Sentences awarded on Sundry writts
pleas Indictments Informations bills Suites and Actions in her
said Majestys Name and by her Authority which by reason of
his present Majesty our now Sovereigne Lord King Georges
Accession to the Crown which Could not be notifyed are
Subject and Lyable to be reversed by writts of Error or
Otherwise wherefore this Gen" Assembly doe humbly pray
that it may be Enacted —