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D. 1757* Anno tricefimo Georcii IL C. 25. 87 Tything or Place are to refort, fhall be fent to the Chief Conftables, or other Officers of the feveral Hundreds, Rapes, Laths, Wapentakes or other Divifions, with Dire<^ions to forward the fame to the Conftables, Tythingmen, Headboroughs, or other Officers of the j'everal PariOies, Tythings or Places within their rcfpedtive Hundreds, Rapes, Laths, Wapentakes, or other Divifions ; which Conftables, Tvthingmen, Headboroughs, or other Pariih Officers, fhall caufe fuch Notice to be fixed on the Doors of the Churches or Chapels belonging to their refpedive Parifhes, Tythings or Places j or if any Place being Extraparochial, fnall have no Church or Chapel bejonging thereto, on the Door of the Church or Chapel of fome Parifli, Tything or Place thereunto adjoining; and all fuch Militia Men fhall duly at- tend on the Days herein before mentioned, at the Times and Places of Exercife fo to be appointed ; and ACJerk,Ser. his Majefty's Lieutenant (hall, from Time to Time as Occafion fhall require, appoint a Clerk, and alfo J""^ ^'iV" ^"^ a Serjeant Major out of the Serjeants, and a Drum Major out of the Drummers, to each Regiment or ^g"'^pgj^^^°J[° Battalion. each Regiment. XXVIIL Provided always. That if the principal Inhabitants of any Parifh, Town or Place, or any nient'onAcrmmt five or more of them, (hall ceprefent to the Lieutenant, or any three or more Deputy Lieutenants, or of Fairs or Mar- any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Juftice of the Pecce, or to any one Deputy Lieute- kets to exercife nant, together with any two juftices of the Peace, at any Meeting in their Subdivifion, in which fuch the Militia on Parifh, Tov/n or Place is fituate, that it is, upon Account of Fairs or Markets inconvenient to exercife *^^^^^^ ^^ the Militia Men on the Day appointed by this Adt, it fhall be lawful for any three Deputy Lieutenants,, '"" ^' or any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Juftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieute- g^.^-^ ^ ^^ g^^*" nant, together witi any two Juftices of the Peace, to order and dire6t the Militia Men within fuch Pa- other Day in that rifti, Town or Place, to be exercifed upon any other Day within that Week, Sunday excepted. Week but Sun- day. XXIX. Provided alfo, That in any County, Riding or Place, where the Number of Men to be raifed, where theNum. fhall not amount to feven Companies, and therefore not be fuffici'ent to form a Regiment, fuch Compa- ^f^^ ^''^ 'k-" » i- nies fhall be formed into a Battalion, and fhall be under the Command of his Majefty's Lieutenant of rented, they are fuch County, Riding or Place, and one Field Officer, one Adjutant (who fliall not be of higher Rank in to be formed into the Army than a Subaltern) one Serjeant Major, one Drum Major, and one Clerk, fnall be appointed a Battalion, for the Battalion of Militia of fuch County, Riding or Place; and the whole Militia of fuch County, Ri- and arc to be ex- ding or Place, fhall on the Tucfday, Wednefday^ Thurfday and Friday in Whitfttn Week in every Year, be ercifcd for four trained and exercifed in the fame Manner, as Regiments in other Counties are by this hOi direiled to be ^f^V" ^^'.'f^'" ,, , . , J •/- J ' Week annually. brought together, tramed and exerciled. w -a a e XXX. Provided alfo. That where by reafon of the Diftance from the appointed Place of Exercife, a Men to be exer- whole Coinpany, or half Company of Militia Men cannot be got together, his Majefty's Lieutenant, to- cifed as ftiail be gether with any one or more Deputy Lieutenants, or in the Abfence of his Majefty's Lieutenant, any thought fit by two or more Deputy Lieutenants, fliall order fuch fmaller Numbers to be trained and exercifed by fuch ^l^^ Lieutenant, Perfon or Perfons, and in fuch Place or Places as they fhall think fit. **^- XXXI. And be it enafted. That one Commiffion Officer in every Company fhall attend the Exercife Commifllon Of- of his A4en, when in Companies or in half Companies, as often as convenient, and fliall then 'nfpe<^ the'Ex°ercifeof' the State- of their Arms, Clothes and Accoutrements, a Report whereof he fhall forthwith tranfmit in companies or Writing to his Majefty's Lieutenant, or to the Commanding Officer of the Regiment or Battalion. half Companies. XXXII. And be it enacted. That the Captain of each Company of Militia ftiall keep in his own Cu- Capain to have ftody, or leave and depofit with the feveral Serjeants belonging to his Company, or with fuch Perfons the Charge of jis the faid Captain fhall appoint for that Purpofe, the Arms, Clothes, and Accoutrements provided for '^ h''"V"'^p his Company of Militia; and the Churchwardens of every Parifti or Place where the faid Arms, Clothes hi^sCompny; and Accoutrements, are fo depofited, or one of them is and are hereby required to provide, at the Ex- ^^^ churchw'ar- pence of fuch Parifh or Place, a Cheft, in which fuch Captain, Sergeant, or other Perfon fo appointed dens to provide as aforefaid, fhall keep the faid Arms in fome dry Part of his Houfe or Dwelling, under Lock and Key, Cheds. and another Cheft, in which he fhall keep under Lock and Key, the faid Clothes and Accoutrements ; and the Sergeant, or fuch other Perfon as fhall be appointed to train and difcipline the Men, is hereby re- quired to take Care, that after Exercife every Militia Man cleans and returns his Arms, Clothes and Accoutrements, to his Captain, or to fuch Perfon as fhall be appointed as aforefaid to receive the fame. XXXIII. Provided always, and be it enabled. That his Majefty's Lieutenant of any County, Riding The King's or Place, or the Colonel of any Regiment of Militia, is hereby authorized, by Warrant under his Hand Lieutenant, or and Seal, to employ fuch Perfon or Perfons as he fhall think fit, to feize r.iid remove the Arms, Clothes 'j^« Colonel, may and Accoutrements, belonging to the Militia, whenever his Majefty's faid Lieutenant, or the faid Colo- xi^^Axmr^T,^ nel, fhall judge it necefiary to the Peace of the Kingdom, and to deliver the faid Arms, Clothes and Ac- when neceff-ny coutrements, into the Cuftody of fuch Perfon or Perfons as his Majefty's faid Lieutenant, or the faid Co- to the publick lonel, fhall appoint to receive the fame, for the Purpofes of this Ad. Vcz<:^. XXXIV. And be it enacted, That if any Serjeant, or any other Perfon iiitruftcd by the Captain with Pc'^'o" iufufteJ the Cuftody of any Arms, Clothes or Accoutrements belonging to the Militia, fliall deliver out any fuch Jhe^Am^^''^c "^ Arrns, Clothes or Accoutrements, unlcfs for exercifmg the Men, or by the Command of his fuperior dehverineourt'be Officer, or by the Order of any Juftice of the Peace under his Hand and Seal, it may and fhall be lawful fame, unleft for for any two or more Juftices of the Peace to commit fuch Off'ender to the common Goal of tlie County, Exercife, or by Riding or Place, where the Oftence fhall be committed, there to remain v/ithoul Bail or Mainprize, for proper Com- any Time not exceeding fix Months. '"''"'. ""/, -» nr^T-.T'^T A, commuted tor ^- • XXXV. And cMtatii*.