guardians, masters or mistresses, or levied of their respective goods and chattels.

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12. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every battalion paymaster to make returns to the brigade board of all such delinquent commissioned officers as may be returned to him by the company clerks, and the said battalion paymasters shall keep journals of all their proceedings in the execution of the duties enjoined on them as battalion paymasters. They shall record in a book 89 to be kept for that purpose the amount of fines by them received, of whom, and in what manner received, whether by voluntary payment or of the constables, of the fines not collected or recovered, 90 and the reason thereof, of monies paid, to whom and on whose order and for what purpose, and shall lay the same, with their vouchers and receipts, before the brigade board for inspection and settlement.

13. And be it enacted, That the brigade board shall appoint one reputable freeholder within their respective brigade, to act as brigade paymaster to 91 the same, and one reputable freeholder within the bounds of each battalion to act as battalion pay- 92 master to the same, for the collection and payment of fines, which said brigade and battalion paymasters before entering upon the duties of their office, shall severally give bond with sufficient sureties, 93 to be approved of by the commandant of the brigade, the brigade paymaster in the sum of two thousand dollars, the battalion paymaster in the sum of five hundred dollars, payable to the state of New-Jersey, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices, and shall repair to the clerk of the county in which they reside, and subscribe and take the following oath or affirmation:

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battalion, as the case may be) of militia, do swear (or affirm) that I will to the utmost of my knowledge and ability, honestly and faithfully perform the duties of the office of paymaster of the said brigade (or battalion.) So help me

God. Which oath (or affirmation) the said clerk shall administer, and endorse on the said bond, and file the same in his office, to be prosecuted whenever the brigade board shall direct. The said clerk shall, on the back of the warrant of appointment, give a certificate under his hand and seal of the county, of said bond and oath (or affirmation) having been taken and filed, which shall be receiv96 ed as evidence of the authority of the said pay

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master shall receive and file all vouchers and returns, and keep proper and distinct accounts of the monies arising from the fines and forfeitures in the several regiments and battalions in the brigade which shall be paid and returned to him, and also shall receive and file all returns, orders, 98 vouchers, and receipts for all monies he may receive and pay out, conformably to the directions of this law, and submit his books of accounts, returns, orders, vouchers and receipts to the inspec99 tion and examination of the brigade board, to whom he shall account from time to time for all monies by him received, and produce orders for any disbursements he may have made; he shall 100 make out for the treasurer of this state an accurate statement of the amount of the delinquent fines imposed by the company courts on the defaulters of each battalion, the amount of the monies received by him from each battalion paymaster, the disbursements he may have made, to whom, for what purpose, and by what authority, the amount

of monies remaining in his hands unappropriated, and what balance he is directed by the brigade board to pay into the treasury of this state, which 101 statement and balance he is hereby required to deliver or transmit to the said treasurer within three months after the annual meeting of the brigade board. On receiving the list of fines imposed by the brigade board on delinquent officers, he shall 102 proceed to collect the same, and if any delinquent officer shall neglect or refuse to pay for sixty days thereafter, the said paymaster shall put the said list into the hands of a justice of the peace of the county, having previously crossed the names of such as may have paid, and the said justice is hereby required to issue execution against the 108 delinquents who have not paid, in the words and form of execution directed in the tenth section of this act, substituting the words brigade paymaster instead of battalion paymaster. And the constable into whose hands said execution may bę placed shall observe all the duties in executing such process enjoined by this act, and be subject 104 to the same penalties as are provided by law for neglect of duty.

15. And be it enacted, That there shall be a bri- 105 gade board, composed of the brigadier-general and commandants of regiments, battalions, and squadrons and brigade surgeon of the respective brigades, and a majority of them shall be necessary to form a board; they shall meet annually on the third 106 Monday in December, at such place as shall be agreed upon by a majority of the board, and their next meeting in each brigade shall be at the place to which the board of general and field officers of such brigade stand adjourned.

16. And be it enacted, That at any meeting of the brigade board, the officer of the first grade 107 and seniority present shall preside; the said board

108 shall have power to compel the attendance of its members by imposing a fine, which shall not in any case exceed twenty dollars; it shall be their duty and the said brigade board are hereby respectively empowered to make such alterations 109 and arrangements of the regiments, battalions, squadrons, troops and companies within their respective brigades, as may from time to time appear to them as necessary and expedient, to au110 thorize the formation of such new uniform companies, and to attach them to such battalion or regiment as they may think proper, and whenever the brigade board of any brigade in this state shall reattach a company to any other regiment or battalion, the company so attached shall be consider111 ed the lowest in rank: they may make arrangements for instructing or obtaining music, provided the sum expended for such purpose shall not exceed fifty dollars for each regiment, and twentyfive dollars for each independent battalion and 112 squadron, per annum: they shall draw orders upon the brigade paymaster for all lawful and necessary expences: they shall make said paymaster a 113 reasonable allowance for his services, adjust, inspect and settle his accounts, determine what 114 balance is in his hands, and what sum he shall pay

forward to the treasurer of the state: they shall 115 remove said paymaster in case of embezzlement or neglect of duty, and appoint another in his place, which successor is hereby empowered and required to prosecute the said delinquent or defaulter, his executors or administrators, for any monies remaining in his hands belonging to the brigade, in any court where the same may be cognizable, 116 with costs of suit: they shall settle with the battalion paymasters, détermine the balances which they shall severally pay forward to the brigade paymaster, to allow them a reasonable compensa

tion for their services: they shall remove either of them in case of embezzlement or neglect of duty, or suspicion thereof, and make other appointments, to fill the vacancies: they shall direct the brigade 117 paymaster, who is hereby on such direction required to prosecute such battalion paymaster, guil- 118 ty or suspected to be guilty of embezzlement or neglect of duty as aforesaid, his executors or administrators, for all monies so embezzled, in any court where the same may be cognizable, with costs of suit: they shall make a reasonable allow- 119 ance to adjutants for extra services, and to persons employed by commandants of brigades, regiments, independent battalions and squadrons, to carry their orders: they shall make compensation 120 to the brigade judge-advocate or person acting in that capacity: they shall on returns made to them by the brigade major, or battalion paymaster, of any delinquent officers, (where no satisfactory excuses are offered) assess such fines on each de- 121 faulter, as are directed by law: they shall preserve order at their several sittings, by imposing a fine 122 not exceeding ten dollars upon any person who shall interrupt or insult them while engaged in the business of the brigade, which shall be collected by the brigade paymaster in the same way as fines on delinquent officers, and return a list of 123 the names of such delinquents, together with the name or names of any defaulting member or members of said board, with the amount of fine or fines annexed, to the brigade paymaster: they 124 may draw on the quarter-master-general for colors or instruments of music necessary in their respective brigades: they shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses, to hear and decide upon the application of any person, either by himself or friend, complaining of permanent inability of body, 125 or insanity of mind, and said board being fully