Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-04
IN Isl to prsvsat aslayW Hunting
nnd Rauging.

+ I. he il enacted, That airy persSsl or pesrs
sons. shall at any time shoot, haYat CT fa5sgsf
upon the lands or tenemeIits, ca Hs,, OR fos,h
in any creeks or waters inelHdsa ;ssthin tAfs
bounds Of any other person or gaEsons withcuk
license first obtained of the aaner Of sacG.
lands, every such otsenasf .shslAj forfeit and
pay ihree dollars for every ssssh offence, 70
be &c. cYered EFith costs, bsfars 10y justice OF
the. peace of the county shssgce, 9Ae offence
shall be committed, by tie :iasoylner, 20 his
swn.yse in WHICH inforfaa b, The ccrtes,
ZION Of the party accnseds or .5is oath Of one
credible witness. shall be sufficient evidence,
And where the owner Of the land shall prose,
nnte for any unlawful shcet &, hunting, rang-
ing, fishing or fowlings Wishin fis bounds, the
oath ,ofsuch owner shat be fufhcient evidences
to convict the offender; bsit IN that case the
penalty shall be paid 90 the overseer Of the
poor of the district y sst,sin the offender re-
sides, to the use of the poor of such district;
and moreover eys; ssch- ogender shall be t.
able to the action OF shc parry grisyed, at the
eommon law, for his 3S6r her DAMAGES.
2. If any person shall be the third time
Justice Of the peace, before whom such, con,
yiction shall be, eyer. and above giving iuag-
ment for the aforesaid forfeiture, shall re-
quire such oHrndsg 70 enter into, recognizsnce,
with one or more Sufficient sdreties, to the go.
vernon for the Efas being. and his successors,
in the penalty ofssllrty dollars fer his good be-
havioul, during one whole year from thence
next following; Or III case OF refusal SO to 40,
shall enx1iaist giisn 70 the common jail, there
TO remS;Tt, saagfi hc give such security, or nn.
sul the expiration of one month. And If after
such security given such offender shall be
convicted of shooting, hunsine;, or, ranging,
fishing or fowling unlswfally as aforesaid,
within ths time in his recogaizanoc United
such offence shall be breach Of the good, beha.
syieur, and the penalty of his ,recognizanee
shall BIC forfeited to tie overscefs ofthe poor,
for The benefit Of the. poor. Of the, districts
4syhetain snch conviction shall be. re-, -
8. All and every act or acts, within the pur-
view Of this act, shah Sc and the Same are
hereby repealed. 800 t.,@.z vi.
! A. This act shall ceramcnce il force from
and after the passigg thereof
.liezfised code, Page i5s.
NO slave ahail 50 from the tenementx Of
lis master Or other person with whom he
lives, without a pass or some letter Or token
Whereby it may appear, that he is proceeding
by authority from his master, employer or !.
overseer; il lie does it shall Be lawful for a. ]
ny person to 5apprshend and carry lan before
ajustice Of the peace, to be ky his order ppS
nishcd with stripes, or not, IN his discrexon
And if9any slave shsjl p,'ssnsae 10 c>ane NJ
be ppon the spIsntatios Of any nss lalsa'
ever without scaye in t-srilin:' La bis e.
her owner or ,oyegsesy, aoy 6einss-serlt nPQpz
lawful business, It shall Il lawful for the ,os-
~ ~ oyerseerof ss,ss plantat; siye Or e
81 y, ~ =, ~ "a ltassrs for every such
order r.s5 sucn 81 slsss "a fsse lss,, asr
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