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 30 C. ir. Anno tricefimo Georgii II. A.D.J757. the faid Marine Officers and private Men quartered there, as by the faid Laws in Force at the Time of the Union was provided with refpeft to the Officers and private Men of the Land Forces ; and that no fuch V.'arine Officer (hall be obliged to pay for his Lodging where he fhall be regularly billeted, except in the Suburbs oi Edinburgh. Jufticesto order XXIV. And be it further cnaded by the Authority aforefaid, That for the better and more regular Conftabks to Provifion of Carriages for his Majefty's Marine Forces in their Marches, or for their Arms, Clothes or fortbeMarinr^ ^^^°"^''^"^^"^^» i^'^ £^"g^^"^i Ji^oUs, and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed, all Juftices of the Peace Forces on their within their feveral Counties, Ridings, Divifions, Shires, Liberties and Precindts, being duly required March. thereunto by the faid Lord High Admiral, or three or more of the Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral for the Time being, by an Order in Writing under his or their refpe6live Hand or Hands, fhall as often as fuch Order fliall be brought and fliewn unto one or more fuch Jullices, by the Officer or Officers of the Company or Companies of Marines fo ordered to march, ilTue out his or their Warrant or Warrants to the High Conftables or Petty Conftables of the Divifion, Riding, City, Libertv, Hundred or Precinft, from, through, near or to which fuch Company or Companies fhall be ordered to march ; requiring them to make fuch Provifion for Carriages, with able Men to drive the fame, as fhall be mentioned in the faid Warrant, allowing them fufficient Time to do the fame, that the neigh- bouring Parts may not always bear the Burden : And in cafe fufficient Carriages cannot be provided within any fuch Riding, City, Liberty, Hundred, Divifion or Precindl, then the next Juftice or Juftices of the Peace of the County, Riding or Divifion, fhall, upon fuch Order as aforefaid, being brought or (hewn to one or more c^'them, by any of the Marine Officers aforefaid, ifTue his or their Warrant or Warrants to the High Conftables or Petty Conftables of fuch next County, Riding, Liberty, Divifion or Precinifi, for the Purpofes aforefaid, to make up fuch Deficiency: And the aforefaid Officer or Officers, who by Virtue of the aforefaid Warrant or Warrants from fuch Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, is or are to demand the Carriage or Carriages therein mentioned, of the High Conftable or Petty Conflable to whom the Warrant is directed, is and are hereby required at the fame Time to pay down in Hand to the faid Conftable or Petty Conftable, for the Ufe of the Perfon who fhall provide fuch Carriages and Men, Hates for Car- the Sum of one Shilling for every Mile any Waggon with five Horfes fhall travel; and the Sum of one r^ges. Shilling for every Mile any Wain with fix Oxen, or four Oxen with two Horfes fliall travel ; and the Sum of nine Pence for every Mile any Cart with four Horfes fhall travel j and fo in Proportion for lefs Carriages ; for which refpeftive Sums fo received, the faid Conftable or Petty Conftable is hereby, re- ouired to give a Receipt in Writing to the Perfon or Perfons paying the fame : And fuch Conftable or Petty Conftable fhall order and appoint fuch Perfon or Perfons having Carriages within their refpeilive Liberties, as they fliall think proper, to provide and furnifh fuch Carriages and Men, according to the Warrant aforefaid, who are hereby required to provide and furnifh the fame accordingly: And if any Penalty on Of- Marine Officer or Ofticers, for the Ufe of whofe Company or Companies the Carriage was provided, ficeis forcing (hall force and conflrain any Waggon, Wain, Cart or Carriage to travel more than one Day's Journey, Waggons to tra- ^j. ^^|j ^^j. difdiarge the fame in due Time for their Return Home, or fhall fufFer any Marine or Servant cne DayV lour- (except fuch HS are fick) or any Woman to ride in the Waggon, Wain, Cart or Carriage aforefaid, or Bcy, &c. fliall force any Conftable or Petty Conftable, by Threatenings or menacing Words, to provide Saddle Horfes for themfelves or Servants, or fhall force Horfes from the Owners, by themfelves, Servants or private Men ; every fuch Officer, for every fuch Offence, fliall forfeit the Sum of five Pounds ; Proof thereof being made upon Oath, before two of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace of the fame County or Riding, who arc to certify the fame to the proper Paymafter of his Majefty's Marine Forces, who is hereby required to pay the aforefaid Sum of five Pounds accordingly, to the Order and Appointment un- der the Hands and Seals of fuch Juftices of the Peace, and is alfo hereby impowered to dedudt the fame out of fuch Officer's Pay, PrnaUyonCrn- XXV. And be it cnadted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any High Conftable or Petty Conftable ftabics, 4cc. Neg. fhall wilfully negle6l or refufc to execute any fuch Warrant of the faid Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, as icG* fliall be direiSlcd unto fuch Conftable or Petty Conftable for providing Carriages as aforefaid ; or if any Perfon or Perfons appointed by fuch Conftable or Petty Conftable to provide or furnifli any Carriage and Msn, fliall refufe or neglect to provide the fame; or any other Perfon or Perfons whatfoevcr, fhall wil- fully do any A6t or Thing, whereby the Execution of any fuch Warrant or Warrants fhall be hindered or fruftratcd ; every fuch Conftable, or other Perfon or Perfons fo oftending fliall, for every fuch Offence, fi'rfeit any Sum not exceeding forty Shillings, nor lefs than twenty Shillings, to the Ufe of the Poor of the Pariln where any fuch Offence fliall be committed : And all and every fuch Offence and Offences fhall and may be enquired of, heard and fully determined, by two of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace, dwelling in or near the Place where fuch Offence fhall be committed, who have hereby Power to caufe the faid Penalty to be levied by Diitrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods and Chattels, rendering the Overplus (if any) to the Owner. ' blcs by the Officers demanding fuch Carriages, may not, in many Cafes, be fufficient to anfwer the Co!ni " r-pay ' ^""''"^V ^^ Riding, at the general Charge of fuch County or Riding ;' Be itYurther enadted by the Au- t»u:"conftiblc $ thority aforefaid, That the Treafurcr or 'I'reafurers of each rcfpedtive County or Riding fliall, without cKtraordiftjry Fcc or Reward, pay unco fuch Conftable all and every fuch rcafojiable Sum or Sums of Money, fo by hiui Charges. I paid.
 * XXVL And whereas the refpeiStive Sums of Money, by this A£t appointed to be paid to the Confta-
 * Charge and Expence of providing the fame, whereby the faid Conftables may be frequently at great
 * Charges, over and above what is received by them of the faid Officers, to the great Burthen of the
 * Townfliip of which they are rcfpeiiively Conftables, or clfe the Perfons furnifliing fuch Carriages may
 * be gricvoufly oppreflld : To prevent which, and that fuch Overplus Charge may be borne by each