3 Bernard Bush, Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 15-20 (1980)
| dc.coverage.spatial | New Jersey | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-03T22:20:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1746 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Encouraged 500 freemen and allied Native Americans to enlist for a campaign against French Canada by offering a £6 bonus, temporary protection from most civil debt collection, and military pay. It prohibited enlisting minors, slaves, servants, or apprentices without permission and imposed substantial penalties for unlawful enlistment. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | WHEREAS His Majesty's Subjects of the British Colonies on the Continent of America, have, in Time past, upon every War with France, been greatly harrassed by many cruel Murthers and Depredations committed by the Subjects of France in Canada; and by the Indians whom they seduced to take Part with them in those Cruelties, tending to the utter Destruction of the Persons and Estates of ma~y of the Subjects inhabiting the said British Colonies. AND WHEREAS, The Subjects of France in Canada, have by themselves, and Indians, during the present War with France, renewed those Cruelties, and already committed many barbarous Murders and Depredations in sundry of the said British Colonies, to the great Danger of all the said· Colonies. AND WHEREAS His Majesty, in Compassion to His said Subjects, and for putting an End to the said Cruelties, hath been graciously pleased to undertake an Expedition against the French Settlements in Canada, for the Reduction of them, and hath given Orders to the Governors of the several Colonies, to inlist what Soldiers they could for the said Service, and granted that they should have the usual British Pay; expecting that the Colonies will find Provisions for the said Soldiers. NOW for the Encouragement of Five Hundred Freemen, or native well affected Indians, to inlist within this Colony; as Soldiers, for the said Service, and for answering His Majesty's just Expectations as to the Supplying them with Provisions, BE IT ENACTED by the Honourable JOHN HAMILTON, Esq; President of His Majesty's Council, and Commander in Chief of this Colony of New Jersey, the Council, and General Assembly, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That there shall be paid to every Freeman, or native well-affected Indian, who shall inlist either as Serjeant, Corporal, Drummer, or private Soldier, the Sum of Six Pounds Proclamation Money, over and above His Majesty's Pay. AND for a further Encouragement to Five Hundred Freemen, or native Indians, voluntarily to inlist in the said Service, IT IS HEREBY ENACTED by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person or Persons so inlisting, doth not owe upwards of Ten Pounds Proclamation Money to any one Person or Creditor, or upwards of the Sum of Fifty Pounds Proclamation Money in the Whole, to all his Creditors, then the Persons of the lnlisted, who have not been arrested by their Creditor or Creditors, shall be free from all Arrests. in Civil Actions; and those that are in Custody, either on Mean Process or Execution, and do not owe as aforesaid, shall be discharged by the Sheri'ff or other Officer in whose Custody they are; and the Goods and Effects of all such Debtors shall be free from Attachments, Executions, and other legal Process, during their Service in the said Expedition. PROVIDED ALWAYS, That such Goods and Effects shall not be removed out of the City, Town, or Precinct, where the Persons inlisting resided when they did inlist, during the Absence or Time of Service of the said Persons so inlisting; and upon full Proof of any Attempt to remove the said Goods and Effects out of the City, Town, or Precinct as aforesaid, then the said Goods and Effects shall be liable to the same Process as the Laws have already, provided for; and in case the said Person or Persons so inlisting, shall, or do, after the Publication of this Act, or after the Time of such Inlisting, by any Deed or Deeds, Power or Powers of Attorney, make Sale of, or lmpower others, in his or their Absence, or after his or their Departure from this·Colony, to make Sale of his or their Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, to any Person or Persons whatsoever, whereby. the Creditor or Creditors, of such Person or Persons so lnlisting as aforesaid, shall or may be defrauded or deprived of their just Debts; all, and every such Deed or Deeds, and Sales made by any such Person or Persons, or by Virtue of his or their Power or Powers of Attorney, as aforesaid, shall be void and of none Effect: And such Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, shall nevertheless, be liable to be proceeded against by Attachment, or any other legal Process, at the Suit of any Creditor or Creditors, of such Person or Persons, any Thing in this Act to the Contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. . . . AND BE IT ENACTED by the Authority aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful to inlist any young Men under the Age of Twenty One Years, or any Slaves who are so for Term of Life, bought Servants, or Apprentices, without the Express Leave in Writing of their Parents or Guardians, Masters or Mistresses, first had and obtained; and if any Officer or others have inlisted or shall inlist any such young Men, Slaves, bought Servants or Apprentices as aforesaid, and upon Application and due Proof made thereof, before any one Justice of the Peace in this Colony, shall refuse to discharge him or them so unlawfully in- listed; then the said Justice of the Peace is hereby impowered and required, to issue his Warrant to any Constable, commanding him to take the Body of such young Man, Slave, Servant, or Apprentice, and deliver him to his Parent or Guardian, Master or Mistress; arid' if the Officer' or other Person with whom such Person inlisted is, shall notwithstanding, secret, detain, or carry away such Person, then such Officer or other Person so offending, shall forfeit and pay for every such young Man under the Age of Twenty One Years so inlisted, con- trary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds; for every Slave so inlisted, the Sum of One Hundred Pounds; and for every such bought Servant or Apprentice, the Sum of Twenty Pounds; to be recovered in any Court of Record where the same is cognizable in this Colony, with full Costs of Suit; and to be paid so much thereof to the Person complain- ing, as his or her Damages by the said Court shall be adjudged, and the Residue thereof to either of the Treasurers of this Colony, to be applied as by the Act of the General Assembly shall be hereafter directed. AND in case the Body of such Officer, or other Person offending, cannot be taken; then it shall and may be lawful for the Person aggrieved, to proceed against him by Attachment against the Offender's Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, in Manner and Form as is directed by an Act, intitled, An Act for the better enabling of Creditors to recover their just Debts from Persons who abscond themselves. SAVING that the Person complaining shall not be obliged to make the Affidavit therein directed, and the Forfeitures recovered shall be paid as aforesaid. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5909 | |
| dc.rights | CC0 1.0 Universal | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS - MINORS | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS - ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES | |
| dc.title | 3 Bernard Bush, Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 15-20 (1980) |
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