Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)McDougall, Marion Gleason
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Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)
McDougall, Marion Gleason
Fugitive slaves -- United States; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
=1660-61, March.= Act X. Apprehending of Runnawayes.--"Whereas the
pursuit and takeing of runnaways is hindered chiefly by the neglect of
constables in making search according to their warrants, _Bee itt
enacted_ that every constable shall make diligent search and inquiry
through his precincts, and what constable soever shall upon search
apprehend such runaways shall receive from the master of the servant for
his encouragement two hundred pounds of tobaccoe, and if any constable
shall neglect he shall be fined three hundred and fifty pounds of
tobaccoe and caske according to former act."--¤_Statutes at Large.
Hening, Laws of Virginia, II. 21._
=23. Virginia:--English runnaway with negroes. [§ 3.]=
=1660-1, March. Act XIII.= "_Bee itt enacted_ that in case any English
servant shall runaway in company with any negroes who are incapable of
making satisfaction by addition of time, Bee itt enacted that the
English so running away in company with them shall serve for the time of
the said negroes absence as they are to do for their owne by a former
act"--¤_Hening, Laws of Virginia, II. 26._
=24. Virginia:--Glocester to have jurisdiction over runaways.=
=1660-1, March.= It was ordered that the county of Glocester have the
power to make such laws for the recovering of runaways as shall be found
necessary and convenient.--_Statutes at Large. Hening, Laws of Virginia,
II. 35._
=25. Virginia:--Runaway servants.=
=1661-2, March.= Act CII. Runaways.--Penalties for running away are the
same as in former acts. English servants if running away with negroes,
and the negroes die or be lost, shall pay either four thousand five
hundred pounds of tobacco and caske, or four years service for every
negro so lost or dead.--_Hening, Laws of Virginia, II. 117._
=26. Maryland:--Against runaways.=
=1662.=_ Maryland Archives, Assembly Proceedings, 451._
=27. Virginia:--Pursuit of runaways to the Dutch.=
=1663, September.= Act VIII. "An Act concerning the pursuit of
runawayes." It is enacted that runaways are to be pursued at the public
expense, and, if they have escaped to the Dutch, letters are to be
written to the Governors of those Plantations to return the runaways.
Expenses are to be paid according to the provisions of a former
act.--_Statutes at Large. Hening, Laws of Virginia, II. 187._
=28. Maryland:--Against English servants.=
=1663, October.= _Maryland Archives, Assembly Proceedings, 489._
=29. New Netherlands:--Quakers, etc. refused admission to colony.=
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