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any crime that shall subject any slave or slaves to suffer death, trans¬ 
portation, or confinement to hard labour for the term of two years, 
in a book kept for that purpose by the clerk of the peace, or his law¬ 
ful deputy, of the precinct} who is hereby obliged to attend all such 
trials, and to record the proceedings within thirty days after such 
trial, under the penalty of twenty pounds for each neglect; and he 
shall be entitled to receive from the churchwardens of such parish the 
sum of two pounds fifteen shillings, and r,o more, for attending each 
trial, entering up the record, and any other business incidental thereto % 
And further, that the deputy marshal for the said parish, or some pro¬ 
per person acting under him, shall also be obliged to attend such trial, 
under the same penalty of twenty pounds for each neglect ; and that 
he shall be entitled to receive from the churchwardens of such parish 
forty shillings, for attending at the trial and execution of such offend¬ 
er as shall be condemned to die, and no more. 
(Five days notice of trial to be given.) 
LV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in 
all trials of any slave or slaves under this act, sufficient notice of such 
trial shall be first given to the owner, proprietor, or possessor of such 
slave or slaves, his, her, or their lawful attorney or attornies, or 
other representative or representatives ; any law, custom, or usage to 
the contrary notwithstanding, 
(Slaves executed, or transported, to be valued.) 
LVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That in 
all cases where any slave or slaves shall be put upon his, her, or their 
trial, and shall receive sentence of death or transportation, the court, 
at the time of trying such slave or slaves, shall also inquire what 
sum or sums of money such owner, proprietor or employer of the 
said slave or slaves ought to receive for such slave or slaves, and cer¬ 
tify the same, so that such sum or sums of money do not exceed the 
sxtm of sixty pounds for each slave sentenced as aforesaid. 
(Such valuation to be paid by the Receiver-general.) 
LVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That 
in all cases where any slave or slaves shall be brought to trial, and 
shall be valued according to the direction of this act, such slave or 
