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inafter, on penalty that ilicU flaves fliall be whipped; and the 

 mafter lb permitting fliall be fined in the amount of ten French 

 livres ; and the buyer of fuch canes in the fame Turn. 



XIX. We likewife forbid them to expofe at public falc, or to 

 carry into any private houfes for the purpofe of fale, any kind of 

 commodity, not even fruits, pulfe, fire-wood, pot-herbs, or fallads, 

 and cattle, without leave of their mafters exprtfled by a ticket, or 

 Ibme known token, on penalty that their mafters may claim the 

 thuigs fo fold, without making any rcftitution of the price paid by 

 the purch^Jbrs thereof, and receive alfo from fuch purchafers a fine 

 of fix French livres, to be appropriated to their own ule. 



XX. To this intent we will, that two perfons be appointed, by 

 cur officers, for every market, who fliall examine the commodities 

 and merchandizes brought thither by flaves, as well as the tickets 

 and tokens of their maflers, 



XXI. W^ permit all our fubjecfts, living in the iflands, to feize 

 every article they find in poflefllon of flaves not carrying tickets, or 

 known tokens, from their mafters ; in order that fuch articles may 

 be immediately reftored to their mafters, if their plantations be 

 near the place of fuch leizure ; otherwife, that they may be forth- 

 with fent to the hofpital, to be there kept in fafety until due notice 

 thereof fliall have been given to their mafters. 



XXII. Mafters fliall be obliged to furnifli, every week, to their 

 flaves of ten years old, or upwards, for their fubfiftence [f], three 

 pints (of the country meafure) of caflava-meal, or three bunches of 

 cafl'ava-roots, weighing each two pounds and an half at the leaft; 

 or fome other vegetable food equivalent; together with two pounds 

 of falted beef, or three pounds of fifh, or of fome other animal food 

 in proportion ; and to children, from the time of their weaning to 

 the age of ten, half the aforefaid quantity of like provifions. 



XXI! 1. We forbid mafters fo give their flaves any fpirituous li- 

 quors, extracted from fugar-canes, in lieu of the fubfiftence men- 

 tioned in the preceding article. 



[ /'J This appears to be rather a fcanty allo\v;mce. We find, tliat the Rdmans commonly gave 

 their flaves, in general, at the rate of three pints of corn /it </;V/« ; and, to the better fort, two 

 quarts. 



" The magiftrate ought to take care, that the flave has his provifions and cloathing ; and this 

 " ought to be regulated by law." Montefcjuicu. 



XXIV. We 



