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persons so refusing, their place of Nativity, residence and
occupation & thereupon order every person so refusing to be -
disarmed & not to depart above five miles from their place of
Residence 'til the further order of the said Committee, without
a special License in writing from them. And in case such Persons
shall fail to appear before the said Committee when duly summon[ed]
the said Committee shall order them to be summoned again and
in case of a second failure to attend, upon proof on Oath of
such Summons being served, the said Committee shall proceed
against them in the same manner as is directed against persons
appearing & refusing as aforementioned.

And be it farther Ordained that all & every person so
refusing or failing to attend the Committtees as aforesaid &
being entered on their Minutes as Delinquents shall & they
are hereby declared to be subject to the payment of treble
Taxes as imposed by Ordinance of last Convention during
the Continuance thereof, to commence & be payable by or
before the tenth day of June next, to be levied & collected
by such persons as the Committee of the several Countys
shall appoint, who shall account for the same --
manner and under the like penalties as are directed by the
last mentioned Ordinance respecting the collection of the
other taxes imposed thereby. And to the end that such
persons may be distinguished from the worthy members of
the Community, the County Committees aforesaid shall
publish the names of such Delinquents in the Virginia
Gazette -- Provided always and be it further
Ordained that if any such Delinquent shall at any
time within six months after his refusal being enter[ed]

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Treble would mean three times the tax due.