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 584 C. II. Anno vicedmo odtavo Georgii ti. A. D. 1755. ficate thereof be tranfmitted to the Judge Advocate, who is hereby obliged to certify the fame to the next Court-Martial. , . « -n n- ^ ' XV. And whereas his Majefty has been gracioufly pleafed, in CompafTion to the diftrelTcd Condition ' of feveral Widows of Officers of the Army who have lolt their Lives in the Service of the late War, or ' during the Jate Rebellion, by Orders made under his Royal Sign Manual, to diredl his Commiflary Ge- ' neral of the Mufters to allow upon the Mufler-rolls of all the Regiments, Troops and Comparies, a ' Number of fiftitious Names therein mentioned, inftead of Private Men, in order to raife and fettle a ' Fund for the Maintenance of fuch Widows of Officers as are or fhall be intitled to his Royal Bounty :' Fiflitious Names 'pj^gj-gf-Qj-g^ jTqj. jj^g jnore eftedlually fulfilling his Majefty's faid gracious Intentions, with refpecf to the ="""""'>; *^^'''^';illowing of ftaitious Names upon the Muiter-rolls of the faid Adarine Forces, while on fhore, for the lius" Vm- the"' Purpofcs aforefaid ; Be it further enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and may be Mainienjnce of lawi'ul, during the Continuance of this Aft, to and for the faid Lord High Admiral, or three or more of the -OiBceis Widows f^id Commiflioncrs for executing the faid Office of Lord High Admiral for the Time being, by Orders in nut to be con- -Writing under his or their refpeftive Hand or Hands, to direft the Perfon for the Time being, authorized Mufter^ to P^Y the iaid JVIarine Forces, to pay over the full Pay of fuch fiftitious Private Men as fhall be allowed Paymlfler to pay on the Muller-rolls of the faid Marine Forces while ori fhore, as aforefaid, to the proper Receiver appointed the full Pay of by his Majefty, according to fuch Orders and Inflruftions as his Majefty fhall be pleafed to make under his fuch Men to the gj„j^ p^^j^yj]^ f^j. j]^e Purpofes aforefaid; and that no Allowance of any fuch fiftitious Name upon any Reteiver. Mufter-roll of the faid Marine Forces while on fhore, as aforefaid, fliall be conftrued to be a falfe Mufter ; any Thing in this or any former Act contained to the contrary notwithftanding. ' X VL And whereas at this Time, and during the Continuance of this Aft, there Is and may be Occa- ' fion for the marching and quartering of the faid Marine Forces in feveral Parts of this Kingdom :' Be it Conftables, &c. fuj-jher enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That for and during the Continuance of this Aft, and no longer cerrandM^n in ('" purfuance of an Order or Orders in Writing in that Behalf, under the Hand of the faid Lord High Inns, Ale- houfes. Admiral, or under the Hands of three or more of theCommiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High -&c, 'Admiral fsr the Time being) it fliall and may be lawful to and for the Conftables, Tythingmen, Head- boroughs and other Chief Officers and Magiftrates of Cities, Towns and Villages, and other Places within Enrrland, IValcs and the Town oi Berivick upon Tweed, and in their Default or Abfence, for any one Juftice of the Peace inhabiting in or near any fuch City, Town, Village or Place, and for no others ; and fuch Conftables and other Civil Magiftrates as aforefaid are hereby required to quarter and billet the Marines, both Officers and Private Men in his Majefty's Service, in Inns, Livery Stables, Ale-houfes, Viftualling- houfes and all Houfes of Perfons felling Brandy, Strong Waters, Cyder or A'letheglin by Retail, to be drank But ill noDiftil- in Houfes; other than and except the Houfe or Houfes of any Diftillers who keep Houfes or Places of Jers Houfes, or (jiftiHing Brandy and Strong Waters, and the Houfe of any Shop-keeper, whofe principal Dealings fhall f^'°n"'rWate°' ^i^ mo;e in other Goods and Merchandizes than in Brandy and Strong Waters (fo as fuch Diftillers and Hoiifef,^ ' Shopkeepers do not permit or fufter Tipling in his or their Houfes) and in no other, and in no private Houfes whatfoever; nor fhall any more Billets at any Time be ordered, than there are effeftive A-Iarines Penalty on Con- prefent to be quartered ; and if any Conftable, Tythingman or fuch like Officer or Magiftrate as aforefaid, ibbles, &c. quar- fhall prefume to quarter or billet any fuch Officer or Private Man, in any fuch private Houfe, without the terirgthemin Confcnt of the Owncr or Occupier, in fuch Cafe fuch Owner or Occupier fhall have his or their Remedy piivate Houfes, ^^ ^^^ againft fuch Magiftrate or Officer, for the Damage that fuch Owner or Occupier fhaJl fuftain there- Penalty onOffi- by ; and if any Military Officer Ihall take upon him to quarter Private Men, otherwife than is limiLcd and ceis quartering allowed by this Aft, or fliall ufe or offer any Menace or Compulfion to any Mayors, Conftables or other Men contrary to Civil Officers beforc-mentioncd, tending to deter and difcourage any of them from performing any Part of this Aft, &c. j.j^gjj. j^my i-,ereby required or appointed, fuch Military Officer fhall, for every fuch Offence (being thereof conviftcd before any two or more of the next Juftices of the Peace of the County, by the Oath of two credible Wirnefles) be deemed and taken to be iffo JeMo caftiiered, and fhall be utterly difabled to have or bold any A'lilitary Employment within this Kingdom, or in his Alajefty's Serice ; pro'ided the f..id Con- viftion be affirmed at the next Quarter-Seffions of the Peace of the faid County, and a Cerciiicate thereof be tranfmitted to the Judge Advotate, who is hereby obliged to certify the fame to the next Court-Martial ; Perfons aggrieved and ill Cafe any Perfon Ihall find himi'elf aggrieved, in that fuch Conftable, Tythingman or Headborough, by beiny quar- Qhigf Officer or Magiftrate ( fuch Chief Officer or Magiftrate not being a Juftice of the Peace) has ciuartered co'mplai"n to any ^'^ billeted in his Houfe a greater Number of Marines than he ought to bear, in proportion to his Neigh- juftices, and be bours, and fhall complain thereof to one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace of the Di^■iflon, City or .relieved. Liberty, where fuch Marines ai e quartered ; or in cafe fuch Chief Officer or Magiftrate fhall be a Juftice of the Peace, then on Complaint made to two or m.ore Juftices of the Peace of fuch Divifion, City or Liberty, fuch Juftices refpcftively fhall have, and have hereby Power to relieve fuch Perfon, by ordering fuch and fo many of the faid Marines to be removed, and quartered upon fuch other Perfon or Perfons as they fliall fee Caufe ; and fuch other Perfon or Perfons fhall be obliged to receive fuch Marines ac- cordingly. Officers and Ma- XV 11. Provided neverthelefs, and it is hereby enafted, That the Marine Officers and Pri'ate Men fo "(nicd'°at°tlie quartered and billeted as aforefaid, fliall be received and furniftied with Diet and Small Beer by the Owners Kates herein fet of the Iniis, Livcry Stablcs, Alc-houfcs, V iftualling-houfcs and other Houfes, in which they are allowed for their Provi- to he quartered and billeted bv this Aft, paying and allowing for the fame the feveral Rates herein after <"""«■ mentioned, to be payable out of the Subfillence-money, for Diet and Small Beer. Whitlnnholdcis XVIII. Provided always, That in cafe any Innholder or other Perfon, on whom any Non-commiif on d'i'^ ""''""/"d Officers or Private Men fhall be quartered by virtue of this Aft (except on a March, or employt-d in re- therofelvcs •" cruiting, and likevvife except the Recruits by them raifed, for the Space of feven Days at morf, for fuch ' Non-