. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. es,in the above said office, under the penalty of like forfeiture asbibove said; and to be recovered in like manner by the naval officer,and to pay into the said office within above limited, the like sumof£ 3 pounds perhead; and for default of payment,the same to be re-covered by the naval officer in like manner as aforesaid. Provided only, that if any gentleman, who is not a resident int is colony, and shall pass through any part thereof, with a wait-ing man or men with him, and doth not reside in this colonv six ? months, then such waiting men shall
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. es,in the above said office, under the penalty of like forfeiture asbibove said; and to be recovered in like manner by the naval officer,and to pay into the said office within above limited, the like sumof£ 3 pounds perhead; and for default of payment,the same to be re-covered by the naval officer in like manner as aforesaid. Provided only, that if any gentleman, who is not a resident int is colony, and shall pass through any part thereof, with a wait-ing man or men with him, and doth not reside in this colonv six ? months, then such waiting men shall be free from the above said duty; 1the s-id gentleman giving his solemn engagement, that they are notfor sale; any act or acts, clause or clauses of acts, to the con-trary hereof, in any ways, notwithstanding. Provided, that none of the clauses in the afore said act, shallextend to any masters or vessels, who import negroes into this col-ony, directly from the coast of Africa. And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that. the money raised by the impost of negroes, as aforesaid, shall bedisposed of as followeth, viz. : The one moiety of the said impost oney to be for the use ofthe town of Newport, to be disposed, of by the said town towar s pav-ing the streets of the said tov/n, and for no other use whatsoever,^or and during the full time of seven years from the publication ofthis act; and th-t£60 of said impost money be for, and towards theerecting o^ a substantial bridge over Potowomut river, at or nearthe house of EzekifiLl Hunt, in East Greenwich, and to ro other usewhatsoever,. And that Major Thomas Frye and Capt. John Jldredge be the per-sons appointes to order av,d oversee the building of said bridge, andrender an account thereof, to the Assemb y; and the said Major Fryeand Capt. Eldredge to b p id for their trouble and pains, out ofthe remaining part of the said impost money; and the remainder ofsaid impost money to e disposed of as J he Assembly s<§n
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