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term of two years or a legs time, shall escape from such confinement 
before the expiration of his sentence, such negro or other slave, being 
retaken, shall, on proof of his or her identity, before two justices of 
the peace, be adjudged by them to be sent back to confinement, and to 
receive a whipping, not exceeding fifty lashes. 
(Penalty for suffering slaves to escape.) 
LXXIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That if the provost-marshal, or any of his lawful deputies, or any 
lawful constable, or workhouse-keeper, shall willingly or negligently 
suffer any slave or slaves to escape, who shall be committed to nis or 
their custody for any offence under this act, so that such slave or 
slaves shall not be retaken within two years, such marshal, constable 
or workhouse-keeper, who shall suffer such escape, shall forfeit the 
sum of twenty pounds, without injury to the right of the owner to 
sue for the value of the same. 
(Slaves not to bunt vjitb lances , &e.) 
LXXV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
no negro or other slave shall be allowed to hunt any cattle, horses, 
mares, mules or asses, in any part of this island, with lances, guns, cut¬ 
lasses, or other instruments of death, unless in the company of his or 
their master, overseer or some other white person by him or them de¬ 
puted, or by permission in writing; and if any negro or other slave 
shall offend, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, he or 
they, being thereof convicted before two justices, shall suffer such 
punishment as they shall think proper to inflict. 
(Justices to do their duty in martial lavs .) 
LXXVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
it shall and maybe lawful for the justices aforesaid, and they are 
hereby required, to do their several and respective duties under this act 
when martial law shall happen to be in force, as they might or ought 
to have done if martial law were not subsisting ; any law, custom, o r 
usage, to the contrary thereof, notwithstanding. 
( Jurors , &c. protected.) 
LXXVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. 
That all jurors serving at slave courts; and every person and persons 
