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 A. D. 175B. Anno triceiimo /ecundo Ge org 11 II. C. 21. 357 IV. And be it enacted, That the Clerk of each Battalion of Militia fhall forthwith, after the Re- Cietk to ^>ay i Months ceipt of fuch Sums of Money as arorefaid, pay or caufe to be paid one Calendar Month's Pay in Ad- ^^uunr,?." Da^s !o ths vance to the Adjutant, and fourteen Days Fay in Advance to the Serjeant Major and Drum Major gg^-g^^j i^^j^^ J'^^jq^^J of fuch Battalion refpecflively J and to the Captain or commanding Officer of each Compjyiy be- Major, and a Month? ia loiiging to fuch Battalion, two Months Pay in Advance for his refpedtive Company, and for the Advance to each Captain cor.tijigent Expences thereof; and fo from Time to Time, fo long as any Money on that Account ^°^ 1"' ^''""P"*"?' Ihall remain in his Hands; which Pay the faid Captain or commanding Oiiicer is hereby required to diflribute to each Perfon belonging to his Company, by this Adt intitled to receive the fame, as it fnall beccme due ; and fliall once in every Year give in to the Clerk of the Battalion to which Captain to account fuch Company fliall belong, an Account of the feveral Payments he fliall have made in purfuancc of ^'^^'J>'^'°J^*'^.^'|^' *'"■ this Acl-, and fhall payback to the faid Cle:k the Surplus, if any, of the Monies by him from ^^^ p^j^^^^^^.'^jj^'^P'"* Time to Time received, and then remaining in his Hands; except the Money by this A61 allowed hnre ; for contingent Expences, for the Difpofition whereof Provifion is herein after made. Money ai'owed for con- tingent Expences, cx- V. And be it enacHied, That the faid Money allowed for contingent Expences, fliall once in"^'^'^> every Year be accounted for by the Captain o'f each Company refpedtively, in Manner aforefaid ; which isalfo tobeac .J", T> 1 1 r /I n L I I • • 1 • 1 TT I / 1 '^r->i i r i n 1- ^ 1 • i Counted for annualJy, and the Balance thereof Ihall be by him paid mto the Hands of the Clerk of the Battalion to winch j,^^ jj,g Balance to beap- fuch Company fliall belong, to be applied to the general Ufe of the faid Battalion, as the Field Of- pi,ej to the general Uie ficers and Captains thereof, or the major Part of them, fliall at a General Meeting dired!:. of the Battalion. VI. And be it enadted. That the faid Clerk m.ay and fhall retain to his own Ufe, out of the R'lo- Clerk to letain Money to fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall produce an Order from his Majefty's Lieutenant, or from the commanding Officer of fuch Battalion, for that Furpofe. VII. And be it enacted. That the faid Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax fhall pay Allowance of 5 1. 5 s to to the Clerk of the General Meetings his Allowance, or fuch Part thereof as hath not been fatisfied be paid to the Ucrks of , out of the Money advanced by his Majefty as aforefaid, at the Rate of five Pounds five Shillings for i^^^ General Meetings, each Meeting, upon his producing an Order or Orders for that Purpofe from his Alajefty's Lieute- tenant, or from three Deputy Lieutenants aflembled at fome General Meeting or Meetings ; and and of il. is. to the fhall alfo pay to each and every the Clerks of the Subdivifion Meetings their feveral Allowances, or Clerks of the Subdivifion fuch thereof as have not been fatisfied out of the Money advanced by his Majefty as aforefaid, at j^"'|"8*' ^"* "^'^ the Rate of one Pound one Shilling for each Meeting; upon his or their producing an Order or Or- ^*^'"S" ders from one or more Deputy Lieutenant or Deputy Lieutenants, aflembled in the feveral Subdivi- fion Meetings ; which faid Order fhall be to the faid Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax, a fufficient Difcharge for the Payment of fuch Allowances, and be allowed in his or their Account. VIII. Provided always, and be it enadied. That the Clerk of each Battalion of Militia fhall give clerk of the Battalion ta Security to his Majefty's Lieutenant of the County, Riding or Place, to which fuch Battalion fhall give Security : belong, by a Bond to his Majefty in the Penalty of one half of the Sum required for the whole Year's Charge of the Battalion of Militia to which fuch Clerk fnali belong, for duly anfwcringand paying fuch Sums as he fhall have from Time to Time received, and for duly accounting for the lame, and for Performance of the Truft hereby in him repofed ; which faid Bond fhall be lodged in The Bond to be lodged the Hands of che Receiver or Receivers General'of the Land Tax for the refpedlive County, Riding ^i'h the Receiver Gene- or Place, who, in cafe the faid Battalion Clerk fhall not duly perforin the Conditions comprized in " ' ""ATu^r""^".^"" ^1 /-•, r>j<-Lii ]-L 1 -iz-i'i ^,/--iT-. 1-0- ■ 1 -KT. mance of the Conditions the laid bond, ihail and is hereby required forthwith to put the faid Bond in Suit, in the Mame of to be put in Suit by him, hjs Majefty, his Heirs and Succeftbrs ; the full Colts and Charges of which Suit fliall be paid by the who is to receive full faid Battalion Clerk to the faid Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax, who fnall likcwife Cofts of Suit, and 5I. per be intitled to and receive, to his or their own Ufe, at the Rate of five Pounds per Centum out of all Cent, of the Money re- fuch Monies as fhall be by him or them recovered thereon, and fhall account for the Reftdue thereof *^°^"'^ ' "^°"* with the proper Auditor of his Majefty's Revenue; the faid Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax charging himfelf or themfelves therewith, upon the next Account of the Land Tax to be by him or them palled, IX. And be it enacted. That the Clerk of every Battalion of Militia, in every County, Riding Reridue to be accounted and Place, within the Part of Great Britain aforefaid, fliall between the tv/enty-fifth Day of March j^^'j^j'^'^^^'^"'^""' °^ '^'^ and the twenty-fifth Day of 'J:(ne in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and ftxty, deliver to the cwi/^.f^K^ R:.,^.I;„., ►« K.eceiver or Receivers General of the Land 1 ax for the County, Riding or Place, to which fucn render an Account to the Battalion fhall belong, a fair Account in Writing of all Monies by him received and difburfcd, for Receiver General of the the Service of the preceding Year, in purfuance of this Aft, with proper Vouchers for the fame, Mowes received and dif- the Office of the proper Auditor of his Majefty's Revenue. tranfmltted to the Audi- tor. X. And be it ena^ed. That in cafe his Majefty's Lieutenant of any County, Riding or Place, Lieutenant neglcflingto 'B'ithin the Part of Great Britain aforefaid, fhall negledf to tak& fuch Security as aforefaid from f 'J' P;°r" Security, or the Clerk or Clerks of his or theis: refpeaive Battalion or Battalions of Militia, or to depo- ReceiverG^eraTi; .n^^^^^ ut the fame in the Hands of the Receiver or Receivers General of the Land 'I^jix, ios the fame anfwerabie for an'yLofs County, 0*^" the publick Money,