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call over the muster roll of the company, noting those who are absent, and that day to make return, in writing, to the captain of such absentees; and all persons so absent, at the time of calling over the roll, are to be liable to the fines hereafter mentioned in the articles for non-attendance.

Thirty-second. The captain of every company, as soon as he is supplied by the public with powder and lead for the purpose, is to take especial care, that twenty-three rounds of cartridges are properly made up, and suited to the bore of each firelock respectively belonging to his company, and shall keep all the cartridges, that are so made up, in some dry and convenient place, with the name of the private affixed for whose firelock they are fitted, ready to be delivered out, when occasion requires.

Thirty-third. Adjutants, drummers and fifers, shall receive the following pay for every day of service they attend their respective battalions or companies by order of the commanding officer.

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An adjutant seven shillings and six pence. A drummer three shillings; a fifer three shillings. The drum-major and fifemajor of every battalion shall receive each a sum not exceeding fifteen shillings per week, and be continued in pay as long as the colonels of the several battalions shall think necessary; and it is required, that such drum-majors and fife-majors, when not in service on days of exercise, shall be diligently employed in instructing a proper number of persons for drummers and fifers of the several battalions. That, instead of an adjutant on pay, there be a sergeant major to each battalion of the city of Philadelphia, who shall receive a sum not exceeding eight dollars per month, and be continued in pay as long as the colonels of the several battalions shall think necessary, provided the same be not extended beyond the second Monday in October next.

Thirty-fourth. All officers and soldiers of the association when employed on military watch and ward, or when called into actual service, in case of an invasion or insurrection, or imminent danger of either, by this house of assembly, or, in their recess, by the committee of safety, shall, while on such watch, or in such service, be entitled to and receive the same pay that the officers and soldiers of the continental troops receive.

Thirty-fifth. If any officer or soldier, not laboring under any infirmity incapacitating him to serve, shall, when so called into actual service, refuse to appear and march with his arms, ammunition and accoutrements, or (if a soldier) shall refuse to provide a suitable person well clothed, armed and accoutred, to march in his stead, such person to be approved by the commanding officer of the battalion, or if any officer or soldier, having entered on such service, shall depart without leave of such commanding officer, he shall be held up to the public as a coward and betrayer of his country; provided always, that no associator be detained, in actual service, longer than two months, at one time, without his free consent.

Thirty-sixth. If any associator, so called into actual service, shall leave a family not of ability to maintain themselves in his absence, the overseers of the poor, with the concurrence of one justice of the peace of the city or county where such associator did reside, shall immediately make provision, by way of outpension, for the maintenance of such family; and a true and proper account being kept thereof, shall be returned to the assembly, in order that the same may be made a provincial expense, and paid accordingly.

Thirty-seventh. When any of the associators shall be so called into actual service, the commissioners of the respective counties, or any one of them, shall immediately provide such carriages as may be necessary for their accommodation, at the expense of the public.

Thirty-eighth. As there may happen occasions wherein it may be necessary to call out a part of the associators to actual though temporary service, and not the whole body, and it would be inconvenient and burdensome, if, upon every alarm, where the assistance of part only may be wanted, the whole should come together, or a much greater number than the occasion required, it is recommended, that orders may issue from the assembly, or, in their recess, the committee of safety, to the colonels, either to march their whole battalion, or to send to an appointed rendezvous one or more companies, as they may be wanted; and in the latter case, such company to be formed by drafts out of the companies, and to be commanded by an

officer out of each company, on the tour of duty-each company serving, on such calls, in its turn, and for such proportion of time as shall make the burden nearly equal; and if the associators, who are called forth, are not all provided with good arms, it is recommended to all those who have such and are not called out, to lend the same for that occasion, at the risk of the public.

Thirty-ninth. The field officers of every battalion shall appoint some person, in each company, of their respective battalions, in whom they can confide, and the officers in every troop of horse and company of artillery, shall, in like manner, choose some person in their troop or company respectively, whose names shall be returned, by the said officers respectively, to the county treasurers for the provincial taxes in their several counties, which persons so appointed shall, from time to time, collect all fines incurred by the associators for non-attendance, and shall severally pay the same to the said county treasurers respectively, first deducting a commission of five per cent. for their trouble, which said county treasurers respectively shall pay the same to Michael Hillegas, Esquire, treasurer, after deducting a commission of one per cent. for their trouble; and then the said moneys shall be appropriated in the following

manner:

1st. To the support and relief of such poor associators as being called out to actual service, shall be maimed and wounded therein, so as to be in any respect unable to support themselves or families.

2d. For the support and relief of the widows and children of such poor associators, as being called into actual service, shall be killed therein. The surplus of said moneys to be applied as this or any future assembly shall direct. And the said Michael Hillegas shall be allowed, for his trouble herein, five shillings for every one hundred pounds so received and paid by him. It is directed, that the said collectors shall account with the officers, who severally appointed them, as often as such officers shall require them so to do; and the said officers shall, in due time, transmit the accounts of the said collectors to the respective county treasurers for the provincial taxes.

Lastly. This house having drawn up the following articles of agreement for all the associators in the province, they do earnestly recommend the same to be adopted, signed and agreed to, by all the said associators, in order that one general system may prevail in Pennsylvania.

Articles of Association in Pennsylvania.

We, the officers and soldiers, engaged in the present association for the defense of American liberty, being fully sensible, that the strength and security of any body of men, acting together, consists in just regularity, due subordination and exact obedience to command, without which no individual can have that confidence in the support of those about him, that is so necessary to give firmness and resolution to the whole, do voluntarily and freely, after consideration of the following articles, adopt the same as the rules and regulations by which we agree and resolve to be governed in all our military concerns and operations, until the same or any of them shall be changed or dissolved by the assembly of this province, or a happy reconciliation shall take place between Great Britain and the colonies.

1. If any officer make use of any profane oath or execration when on duty, he shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offense, the sum of five shillings. And if a non-commissioned officer or soldier be thus guilty of cursing or swearing, he shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offense, the sum of one shilling.

2. Any officer or soldier, who shall refuse to obey the lawful orders of his superior officer, may be suspended from doing duty on that day, and shall, upon being convicted thereof before a regimental court of associators, make such concessions as said court shall direct.

3. Any officer or soldier who shall begin, excite, cause, join in or promote any disturbance in the battalion, troop or company, to which he belongs, or in any other battalion, troop or company, shall be fined or censured according to the nature of the offense, by the judgment of a general or regimental court of associators.

4. Any officer or soldier who shall strike his superior officer, or draw or offer to draw, or shall lift up any weapon or offer any violence against him, being in the execution of his office, shall, upon a conviction before a general or regimental court of associators be dismissed, and shall be deemed thereby disgraced as unworthy the company of freemen.

5. Any commanding or other officer, who shall strike any associator, when on duty, shall upon conviction, before a general court of associators, suffer such punishment as the said court shall inflict.

6. Any officer or soldier, who shall make use of insolent, provoking or indecent language, while on duty, shall suffer such censure or fine as shall be inflicted by a general or regimental court of associators, according to the nature of the offense.

7. If any officer or soldier, shall think himself injured by his colonel, or the commanding officer of the battalion, and shall, upon due application made to him, be refused redress, he may complain to the general or commander in chief of the Pennsylvania associators, or to the colonel of any other battalion, who shall summon a general court of associators, that justice may be done.

8. If any inferior officer or soldier shall think himself injured by his captain, or other superior officer in the battalion, troop or company to which he belongs, he may complain to the commanding officer of the battalion, who shall summon a regimental court of associators for the doing justice, according to the nature of the case.

9. No officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier, shall fail of repairing, with his arms and accoutrements, on any of the days appointed by the assembly for exercising, to the place of parade, or other rendezvous, appointed by the commanding officer, if not prevented by sickness, or some other evident necessity, of which the commanding officer of said battalion shall judge; or shall go from the place of parade or rendezvous, with out leave from the said commanding officer, before he shall be regularly dismissed, on penalty of three shillings and six pence.

10. Any officer or soldier found drunk when under arms shall be suspended from doing duty in the battalion, company or

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