Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-09
Al act to frevsas susanaM Hs:i.ting
and Rang,,,g. 81

Il. &c 1t enacted, That if any person or per-
sons, shall at any time shoot, hunt or range
uron the lands or teneraents, or FISH or fowl
il, any creeks or waters included within the
bounds of any other person or Iessons without
license first obtained Of the eoWnsr OF such
lands, every such offender shall forfeit and
pay three dollars for every such offence, to
be recovered with costs, before any justice of
the peace Of the county whore the offence
shall be committed, by the Nsfarinet, to his
own use. In which information. fhe comics
SION OF the party accused, or the Gath Of one
credible wit.iess, shall be sufficient evidence.
And where the owner of the land shall prose-
cute for any unlawful shooting, hunting, rang
ing, fishing or. fowling within his bounds, the
oath Of such owner shall be sufficient evidence
to convict the offender; but in that case the
penalty shall be paid to the overseer Of the
poor of the district Iherein the offender. re-
sides, 10 the USE Of the poor Of such district
and moreover every such offender shall be Ii
able to the action Of the party grieved, at the
commonIaw, forsh;;s OF her damages.
3. IF any person shall be the third time
convicted Of any such offence as aforesaid, the
,justise.of tho peace, before whom such con-
giction shall be. eyer and above giving judg-
ment fol, the Aforesaid forfeiture, shall re-
quire such onenderto enterinto recognizance,
with one or more sufficient sureties, to the GO
vernon for the time being, and his succe ssors,
in the penalty Of thirty dollars for his good be-
haviour, during one whole year from thence
next following !; or IN case Of refusal so to dos
shall commit him 70 the common Jail, there.
to remain, until he give sHch security, or UNI
tEthe expiration of one month. And if after
such security given such offender shall be
convicted of shooting, limiting, or ranging,
fishing or towing unlawfully as aforesaid,
within the time il. his recoghizance limited,
such offence shall be breach Of the good beha-
yiour, and the penalty Of bis recognizango
shall be forfeited to the oyerseers Of the poor,
for the benefit of the poor Of the district,
wherein such conviction Shall be.
5. All and ever. act or acts, within the pur-
viaw Of this. act shall De and the same are
hereby repealed h 3
A. This act Shall commence in force FROM
and after the passing thereof
e ~ al Revissa Code, Page. l52.
No slave shalt go from The tencmsnts of
has master or other person with ,t1liom he
lives, without "A pass or sorae letter or token
whereby it may appear, that he is proceeding
BY authority from his master employer or
oyerseers; if he does 1t shall be lawful for,a.1
nypersonsto apprehcnd and carry him before
! justice Of the peace, to lc5by has ordcrpp-
hishedswit stripes, orsnot, ID his discretion.
And II, any slave shall prssume to come g.
be upon The plantationi of any person whatso.b
ever, without leave, in writing, from his snyf
her owner Or overseerH stitching sent oupn,9
lawful business, 1t shall be 1awinE for thciown:,s
err or soverseerlofs such plantation, forgive orr
order such slave ten laskes for every such
o6ence.--see Rea,issd loSe, frye tss, Nssyt
Edifisn