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 354- C. 20. Anno tricefimo fectitidb Georgii II. A. D. X75S.' on Penalty of lol. fof the Retailing thereof; and if any Perfon or Perfons (hall prefume to fell or utter Wine by Retail, without fixing or hanging out fuch Token as aforefaid, every Perfon fo offending fhall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit the Sum of ten Pounds, to be recovered in the fame Manner as the Penalty fubjec^ however to Mi- i- inflicted on Perfons for felling Wine by Retail without Licence is direftcd to be recovered ; fubjeia gation by th» Ccvnmjf- ncvcrthelefs^ to the lilce Power of Mitigation to be exercifed by the CommifTioners of Stamp Duties, ^^o"*^"- as in this Ad is before refer ved and prefcribed with regard to the Penalty for felling Wine by Retail without Licence. Piivileges of the two^^ ]V, Provided always, and be it furtiier enaiEkd bv the Authority aforefaid, That nothing in this '""" *~ or any former A61 of Parliament, relating to Wine Licences, (hall in any wife be prejudicial to the Privileges of the two Univerfitie« in that Part of Gr^at Britain called England^ or either of them, or to the Chancellors or Scholars of the fame, or their SuccefTors, but that they may u("e and enjoy fuch Privileges as they have heretofore lawfully ufed and enjoyed j any thing to the contrary thereof i« any wife notwithlunding, CAP. XX. An Aft for enforcing the Execution of the Laws relating to the Militia; and for re-* cvoving certain Difficulties, and preventing Inconveniencies, attending or which may attend the fame. UniveifttjcJ le.ervtd to ' gulations and Dire<Slions of an A£l; pafTed in the thirtieth Year of his Majefty's Reign intituled, Preamble. * "IT THERE AS certain Counties, Ridings, and Places, within that Part oi Great Britain Act. 30 Geo. 2.^.25. ' filiations and Dire<SHons of an A£l pafTed hi the thirtieth Year of his Majefty's Rei^n intituled, and 31 Geo. j. c. zJ9. The recited Act?, and. . _ . th.s Act, required to be ' Jsi to explain-, amend, and enforce the fald ASi ; but have not yet completed the fame : And whereas^ put inio fpeedy Exccu- < j^ certain Other Counties, Ridings and Places, little Progrefs has been made therein ; his Majefty's &c"rh«s littM'rog'efs * Lieutenants, and the Deputy Lieutenants, and all others within fuch Counties, Ridings and Places, has been made therein. ' 3re hereby ftrictly required fpeedily and diligently to put the faid A61s, and this A6l,in Execution. IL And, for removing certain Difficulties, and preventing Inconveniencies, attending or which may attend the Execution of the faid A£ts ; Be it enaded by the King's moft Excellent Ma- jefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, A GeneralMfetingtobein this prefent Parliament alTembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That in every County, Ri- he'.d for appointing and djitg and Place, within the Part of Great Britain aforefaid, it fhall be lawful for his Majefty's Lieu- reguiating the Subdivj- jgn^nt together with any two or more Deputy Dieutenants, and on the Death or Removal, or in ^^°t Lhfutenants! ^ ^ ^^^ Abfence, of his Majefty's Lieutenant, for the I^eputy Lieutenants, or any three or more of ^ ' ' them, at a General Meeting to be held after reafbnable Notice thereof given by his Majefty's Lieu- tenant, or by any two Deputy Lieutenants, to appoint Subdivifions of the Deputy Lieutenants within their refpcilive Counties, Ridings and Places and the Times and Places for their iirft Subdivifion Meetings Meetings, within the faid Subdivilions ; and alfo to change or alter fuch Subdivifions, or any n^ay be changed, as fhall S^bdivifich or SubdlvifioHs novv appointed therein, whenever they fh.all find it convenient fo to do j be found convenient. any thing in the faid A(51:s, or either of them. Contained to the contrary notwithftauding. "WhenafufficientNum- III. And be it enaif^ed. That if it fhall happen that there fhall not appear at any Subdivifioa bcr to act fhajl not ip- Meeting, a. fufEcient Number of Deputy Lieutenants, and JufHces of the Peace, to ad>, the Clerk, pear at any Subdivifioa ^f fuch Meeting fliall, by Noticc given in Writing to all the Deputy Lieutenants within fuch Sub- Mcaing,tbeC!crk^s^ jjyj^j^j^^ appoint another Meeting to be held within fourteen Days, at the fame Place where fuch Melting to 'b^ held vtfith- Meeting had been before appointed to be held, giving at leaft five Da.y3 Notice thereof. in 14 '-"-lys after. Deputy Lieutenants and IV. And be it enabled, That the Deputy Lieutenants^ or any three or more of them, or any two jo!^,ces are annually to Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juflice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant to- caufe the Lifts dcfcriied gethcr with any two Juftices of the Peace, in their feveral Subdivifions, fliall annually caufe the by Act 31 Ceo. 5i.^u> J^j^^ ^p j-^^y^ Perfons in the feveral Parifhes,Tythings and Places within the fame, as are in. the in theiVsub.'iviiion ^^^^ Adt pafted in the thirty-firft Year of his Majefty's Reign defcribed, to be made, and to be re- Meetings, at the Times turned to them at their Meetings within the refpcdtive Subdivifions, on fuch Days, and at fuch and Places appointed at Places, refpecflively, as hiii Majefty's Lieutenant together with any two or more Deputy Lieutenantsy the General Meeting ; or on the Death or Removal, or in the Abfence, of his Majefty's Lieutenant, any three or more and all^thcr theRegu- Deputy Lieutenants, (hall at a General Meeting appoint; and that in the ordering, making out, D-'""'" T/of fheVaid"^ ^"'' difpofing of fuch Lifts, and Copies thereof, and alfo in all Particulars fubfequentto fuch firft j^^^^fl.u!..Z.^^.uL.,^ Return fo made, fo much of the faid laft mentioned A61 as relates to the Method to be obfcrved in fubiiquent thereto, R'^^"'"'^ ^° made, fo much of the faid laft mentioned A61 as relates to the Method to be »nd required to be ob- 'returning, amending, and difpofing of the faid Lifts, and Copies thereof, and to the appomting, fervcd in the Year 1758, choofmg, fummoninc, and inrolling the militia iVIen and their Subftitutes, and adminiftring the are to beduiyccropliej Qath therein diredtcd to betaken, and to the punifliing Perfons refufing or neglctSting to take the are to ce ouiy ccrapiiea (^_)ath tbcrem tiireetcd to be taken, and to the punilhmg rerlons refuling or neglcctmg to take the tj'fc'ibii'rruue'^-''^^*^ Oath, or to provide Subftitutes, and to the Exemption of certain Perfons from ferving in the ; <. UW4 '<:q«"t, Militia, and to the appointing General Meetings, and all Subdivifion Meetings after the faid firft Sub- divifion Meetings, and is by the faid Ad^ required to be obferved in the Year one thoufand feven hun- . drcd and fifty-ci^ht ; fhall be obferved and executed, either in theWhole, or in Part, as the Cafe fhall r.e<iuire, uotil all the Regulations, Provifions and Diresflions, therein and herein contained, and which rclaca
 * y/« Jilfor the better Ordering of the Militia Forces in the fever al Ccuiities of that Port ^Great Britain
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 * W called England, have made fome Progrefs in eftablifhing the Militia., according to the Re*