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 were anwerable. A penalty of double the amount of the duty on each one omitted was impoed for refual or neglect to make the precribed entry of "Number, Names, and Sex, in the Impot Office." A drawback was allowed upon exportation, and the like advantage was allowed to the purchaer of any Negro old within the Province, in cae of the death of his Negro within six weeks after importation or bringing into the Province.

Mr. Drake ays that, in 1727, "the traffic in laves appears to have been more an object in Boton than at any period before or ince." ''Hit. of Boton,'' 574, and in the following year (1728) an additional "Act more effectually to ecure the Duty on the Importation of Negroes" was paed, by which more tringent regulations were adopted to prevent the smuggling of uch property into the Province, and the drawback was allowed on all negroes dying within twelve months.

This act expired by its own limitation in 1735, but another of a imilar character was paed in 1739, which recognied the old law of 1705 as being till in force. It reduced the time for the drawback on the death of negroes to ix months after importation.

Free Negroes not being allowed to train in the