general and fubdivifion meetings;

and pay for cloathing of

the militia.

The above

fums are not to be paid, if pay has not before been

general meetings, at the rate of five pounds five fhillings for each meeting; and to the feveral clerks of the fubdivifion meetings, at the rate of one pound one fhilling for each meeting; and alfo for the cloathing of the militia for fuch county, riding, or place, after the rate of three pounds ten fhillings for each ferjeant, and two pounds for each drummer, with the addition of one pound for each ferjeant major, and each drum major; and with respect to the private militia men, where the militia hath been embodied, or having not been embodied, hath not been cloathed within three years, at the rate of one pound ten (hillings for each private man.

II. Provided nevertheless, That in any county, riding, or place, where pay has not yet been iffued for the militia, no pay thall be iffued until his Majesty's lieutenant, or, in his abfence, any three deputy lieutenants, of any fuch county, riding, or iffued, till the place, fhall have certified to the commiffioners of his Majesty's treafury, and to the receiver general of the land tax, that three deputies fhall fifths of the number of private militia men of fuch county, ridhave certified ing, or place, have been inrolled, and that three fifths of the ry and receiv- proportion of their commiffion officers have accepted their comers general miffions, and entered their qualifications as by law required.

ld. lieut. or

the inrolment of 3 fifths of the men and officers.

The money is III. And be it enacted, That all fuch fums of money aforeto be paid by faid, except fuch as fhall be due to the feveral clerks of the the receiver- meetings aforefaid, and except fuch as fhall be due on acgeneral to the count of cloathing, fhall, where the militia has never been emclerk of the regiment or bodied, be paid by the faid receiver or receivers general of the battalion land tax, into the hands of the clerk or clerks of the regiments (except the al- or battalions of militia belonging to fuch county, riding, or lowances to the clerks of place, upon his or their producing his or their warrant or warthe meetings) rants of appointment to fuch office, under the hand and feal of upon produc- his Majefty's lieutenant for fuch respective county, riding, or ing the warplace; and where the militia has been embodied, into the hands rant of his of the clerk or clerks of the regiments or battalions, upon his appointment; or their producing his or their warrant or warrants of appoint ment to fuch office, under the hand and feal of the colonel, or, where there is no colonel, of the commanding officer of each regiment or battalion refpectively, notwithstanding fuch militia and for inde- fhall have been difembodied; and where the militia fhall be pendant com- formed into an independant company, or independant compapanies, to the nies, fuch fums as aforefaid thall be paid by the faid receiver or captains, or to receivers general of the land tax, into the hands of the respective their order; captain of each independant company of militia, or to fuch

perfon as fuch refpective captain fhall authorize to receive the fame, according to the number of perfons hereby intitled to receive pay and cloathing, of which fuch regiment or regiments, battalion or battalions, independant company or independant according to companies, fhall have been appointed to confift, according to the establish the establishment laid down in an act paffed in the fecond year of ment laid the reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to explain, down in the amend, and reduce into one act of parliament, the several laws now

militia act of ≈ Gea. 3.

ral.

The regimen.

in being, relating to the raifing and training the militia within that part of Great Britain called England; and fuch receiver or receivers general of the land tax fhall alfo, within fourteen days A fecond payafter the expiration of the third calendar month from the time ment is allo to of the faid first payment, make a fecond payment for four ca- be made withlendar months in advance; and fhall alfo, within fourteen days in 3 months after the first; after the expiration of the three calendar months from the time of the faid fecond payment, make a third payment for four calendar and a third 1 months in advance, for the pay and contingent expences of the within three militia, and for the allowances to the regimental or battalion months after clerk or clerks aforefaid, in the proportions herein before men- the fecond. tioned; and the receipts of fuch clerk or clerks, and of fuch captain of an independant company, or captains of independant Receipts of companies, or of fuch perfon or perfons as fuch captain or cap whom the mothe perfons to tains fhall fo authorize to receive fuch money as aforefaid, fhall ney fhall be fo be a fufficient difcharge to fuch receiver or receivers general of paid, dif the land tax for the feveral fums of money fo by him or them charge the re ceivers gene. paid. IV. And be it enacted, That the clerk of each regiment or battalion of militia fhall forthwith, after the receipt of fuch fums tal and bat of money as aforefaid, pay, or caufe to be paid, one calendar talion clerks month's pay in advance to the adjutant of fuch regiment or bat- are to pay in talion refpectively; and to the captain or commanding officer of advance one of each company belonging to fuch regiment or battalion, two month's pay to the adju months pay in advance for the ferjeants, drummers, and the tant; and 1 contingent expences of his respective company; out of which months pay to faid contingent money each captain fhall pay to the command- each captain, ing officer of each regiment or battalion one penny a month for each private man and drummer, for the defraying the expences mers, and con jeants, drumof the hofpital; and alfo to the commanding officer of the com- tingent expany to which the ferjeant major and drum major fhall belong, pences of the faid company; two months pay in advance for fuch ferjeant and drum major; and fo from time to time fo long as any money on that account for each man captain to pay thall remain in his hands: which pay every fuch captain or id. per month commanding officer is hereby required to diftribute to each per- out of the con fon belonging to his company, by this act intitled to receive the tingent mofame, as it hall become due; and fhall, once in every year, charges of the give in to the clerk of the regiment or battalion to which fuch hofpital; and company fhall belong, or, if captain of an independant company, for the ferjeant to the receiver general, an account of the feveral payments he major and drum major; fhall have made in pursuance of this act according to the fol- to be paid to lowing form:

for the fer

ney, towards

the command

ing officer of the company to which they belong: captains to distribute the pay accordingly; and account for the fame yearly to the clerk, or receiver general if an independant company, according to the following forin.

expences,

Paid

drummer

and pay back And fhall pay back to the faid clerk, or to the receiver general, the furplus as the cafe fhall be, the furplus (if any) of the money by him monies in his from time to time received, and then remaining in his hands hands, except (except the money by this act allowed for contingent expences) the contingent which fhall once in every year be accounted for by the captain which is to be of each company respectively, in manner aforefaid, and the baaccounted for, lance thereof fhall be by him paid into the hands of the clerk of and applied to the regiment or battalion to which fuch company fhall belong, the general to be applied to the general ufe of the faid regiment or battalion, as the field officers and captains thereof, or the greater part of them, fhall direct; and the captain of each independant company is hereby required to diftribute to each perfon belonging to his company intitled thereto, fuch money as he fhall receive by virtue of this act; and the faid money allowed for the contingent expences of each independant company of militia, shall be respectively applied to the particular ufe of fuch independant contingent company, by the captain thereof.

ufe of the regiment, &c. Captains of independant companies to

diftribute the pay to their men, and ap ply the money

allowed for

expences.

V. And be it enacted, That the faid regimental or battalion Clerk to retain clerk may and fhall retain to his own ufe out of the money fo money in his by him received, fuch further fums as fhall complete the allowhands for his ance herein before made for his falary. own falary. When the ld.

VI. And be it further enacted, That whenever his Majesty's lieutenant, or any three or more deputy lieutenants of any puties fhall county, riding, or place, fhall have fixed the days of exercife have fixed the for the militia, he or they fhall, as foon as may be, certify the days of exer- fame to the receiver general of fuch county, riding, or place, fpecifying the number of men, and the number of days fuch men are to be abfent from home on account of fuch exercise; and fuch receiver general is hereby required, within fourteen days after the receipt of fuch certificate, to iffue and pay to the

cife,

they are to certify the fame to the

receiver gene ral, fpecilying

clerk

Where there

clerk of the feveral regiments or battalions, at the rate of feven the number of fhillings and fix pence per day for the captain of each company? they thall be men, and days and at the rate of three fhillings and fix pence per day for each abfent from lieutenant, and of three fhillings per day for each enfign; and home. alfo at the rate of one fhilling per day for each private militia Receiver geman, with the addition of fix pence per day for each corporal of neral to illue the militia, fo to be called out to exercife, for the number of thereupon pay for officers days fuch officers and men fhall be abfent from home on account and men to of fuch exercife; and in fuch counties where there fhall be inde- the regimental pendant companies only, the receiver general of each fuch re- clerk, &c. fpective county fhall iffue and pay to the captains of the inde- thall be independant companies, at the rate of feven fhillings and fix pence pendant comper day for each captain, three fhillings and fix pence per day panies only, for each lieutenant, and three fhillings per day for each enfign; the receiver. general is to and also at the rate of one fhilling per day for each private miiffue pay to litia man, with the addition of fix pence per day for each cor- the captains, poral of the militia, fo to be called out to exercife, for the num- according to ber of days fuch officers and men fhall be abfent from home the rate here fet down. on account of fuch exercife; and the said regimental or battalion clerks are hereby required forthwith to pay the proportion of Clerk to pay pay belonging to each captain of the faid regiments or battalions, ney to the rethe proportion of pay belonging to each captain, and likewife (pective capthe pay belonging to their respective companies.

over the mo

tains. "

VII. And be it further enacted, That the captain of each Captains to company shall make up an account of all monies received and make up their paid by him on account of such exercise, according to the account acfollowing form:

cording to the following form;

Which account fhall be figned by the faid captain, and counter- to be figned figned by the commanding officer; and fuch captain fhall, by them, and within ten days after the time of fuch exercife, deliver fuch counterfigned account, and pay the balance, if there be any due, to the re- by the comgimental or battalion clerk; or, if captain of an independant cer, and demanding offi company, to the receiver general: and fuch accounts fhall be livered with allowed as fufficient vouchers in the paffing of the accounts of the balance,to the clerk, fuch receiver general, at the receipt of his Majesty's exchequer. or receiver general. Accounts allowed fufficient vouchers. VIII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That where any During the -regiment, battalion, or independant company of militia, is or time the fhall be embodied, and called out into actual fervice, and there- troops are -by the officers and private militia men are or fhall be intitled to embodied, and the fame pay as the officers and private men in his Majesty's to actual ferother regiments of foot receive, all pay from the receiver or re- vice, and receivers general of land tax for the county, riding, or place, to ceive pay as which the King's

called out in

other forces, all pay and allowances from the re

ceivers general is to cease.

to clerk of the

which fuch regiment, battalion, or independant company of militia fhall belong, whether to the adjutants, ferjeants, private men, or others; and all money allowed as aforefaid for the contingent expences of fuch regiment, battalion, or independant company of militia; and alfo the allowance to the clerk of fuch regiment or battalion; fhall, during fuch time of actual service, and until fuch regiment, battalion, or independant company, fhall be difembodied, and return home by order of their com manding officers, ceafe and not be paid.

Receivers geIX. And be it enacted, That the faid receiver or receivers of neral to pay the land tax fhall pay to the clerk of the general meetings his the allowances allowance, at the rate of five pounds five fhillings for each general meet- meeting, upon his producing an order or orders for that purings, and to pofe from his Majefty's lieutenant, or from three deputy lieuto the clerks tenants affembled at fome general meeting or meetings; and of the fubdi- fhall alfo pay to each and every of the clerks of the fubdivifion meetings their feveral allowances, at the rate of one pound one fhilling for each meeting, upon his or their producing an order or orders from one or more deputy lieutenant or deputy lieutenants, affembled in the feveral fubdivifion meetings; which faid order or orders fhall be to the faid receiver or receivers general of the land tax, a fufficient discharge for the payment of fuch allowances, and be allowed in his or their account.

vifion meetings, upon producing or. ders from the lieutenant or dep. lieute

nants.

Orders to difcharge re.

ceivers gene

ral.

and battalion.

accounting for the monies received by them;

the bonds to

X. Provided always, and be it enacted, That the clerk of each regiment or battalion of militia, fhall give fecurity to the Regimental receiver or receivers general of the land tax of the county, ridclerks to give ing, or place, to which fuch regiment or battalion fhall belong, fecurity for by a bond to his Majefty in the penalty of one half of the fum paying and required for the whole year's charge of the regiment or battalion of militia to which fuch clerk fhall belong, for duly answering and paying fuch fums as he fhall, from time to time, have received, and for duly accounting for the fame, and for performance of the truft hereby in him repofed; which faid bond thall be lodged with be lodged in the hands of the receiver or receivers general of the the receivers land tax for the refpective county, riding, or place, who, in cafe general, and put in a fuit by the faid regimental or battalion clerk fhall not duly perform the them on non- conditions comprized in the faid bond, fhall, and is hereby reperformance quired, forthwith to put the faid bond in fuit in the name of his of the condi. Majefty, his heirs, and fucceffors; the full cofts and charges of and they are which fuit, in cafe judgement fhall be given against fuch regiintitled there- mental or battalion clerk, fhall be paid by him to the faid reupon to full ceiver or receivers general of the land tax, who fhall likewife be cofts and intitled to, and receive to his or their own use, at the rate of charges, and 51 per five pounds per centum out of all fuch monies as fhall be by him cent. of the or them recovered thereon; and fhall account for the refidue thereof with the proper auditor of his Majefty's revenue; the faid receiver or receivers general of the land tax charging himfelf or themselves therewith, upon the next account of the land tax to be by him or them paffed.

tion;

money recovered;

the residue to

be accounted for to the au

ditor.

The regimen

tal and bat

XI. And be it enacted, That the clerk of every regiment or battalion of militia, and the captain of every independant com

pany