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per day. Females have been hitherto charged fix fanams, but are 
now put upon a footing the fame as the men. 
If a debtor mengeerin^y without feoirity, runs away, his debt is liable 
to be doubled, if he is abfent above a week. 
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^* If a man takes a perfon mengeermgy without fecurity for the debt, 
ihould the debtor die in that predicament, the creditor lofes his mo- 
ney, having no claim on the relations for it. 
If a perfon takes up moneys under promife of nmfgeerwg^ at a certaifr 
period, ihould he not perform his agreement, he muft pay interefl 
for the money, at one fanam per dollar per month. 
" If a perfon, fecurity for another, ts obliged to pay the debt, he Is en- 
titled to demand double from the debtor : but this claim to be mode- 
rated according to circumftances. 
*^ If a perfon foes for a debt which is denied, the onus prohandi lies with 
the plaintiff. If he fails in proof, the defendant, on making oath to 
the juftnefs of his denial, ihall be acquitted. 
Tf a debtor taking care of a pepper garden, or one that gives half 
produce to his creditor {ha-hla)^ neglefc it, the perfon in whofe debt 
he is, muft hiie a man to do the neceifary work; and the hire fo paid 
ihall be added to the debt. Previous notice fliall however be given 
to the debtor, that he may, if he pleafes, avoid the payment of the 
hire, by doing the work himfelf, 
" If a perfon*s Have, or debtor msngeerhgy be carried off, and fold be- 
yond the hills, the offender is liable to the bangoon, if a debtor, or 
to his price, if a flave* Should the perfon be recovered, the offender 
is liable to a fme of forty dollars, of which the perfon that recovers 
him has half, and the owner, or creditor, the remainder. If the of- 
fender be not fecured, the reward ihall be only five dollars to the per- 
fon that brings the flave, and three dollars, the debtor^ if on this 
fide the bills : if from beyond the hills, the reward is doubled, 
** Marwace 
