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 A. 1761.' Anno fecundo Georgii III. C. 20. 6.25 Meetings of Deputy Lieutenants and Juftices of the Peace in every Year; and fhall caufe new Lifts in the ^ "te'^^J"^" '"'"•'^ ^^c'^' feveral Parifhes, Tythings, and Places, to be made and returned to the Deputy Lieutenants and Juftices h'^j^tng 4"orm°oiTsub' of the Peace at the firft of the faid Subdivifion Meetings, in the fame manner as Lifts are herein before di- divifion Meetings, ar.d reeled to be made and returned in Counties, Ridings, and PJaces, where the Militia has not been raifed. for the R.eturns of new , LVIIL And be it enafted, That if the Lift of any Parifti, Tything, or Place, (hall be loft or de- l^' ^° ^^-^ ^'^ °f^^^^- flroyed, it may and fliall be lawful for any three Deputy Lieutenants, or any two Deputy Lieute- vrere^a^nv Lift fnall be nantstogether withanyone Juftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant together with any two loft^r cieftroyed, the D. Juftices of the Peace, in their Subdivifions, to caufe a new Lift in fuch Parifh, Tything, or Place, Lieutenants are 'to order to be made, and returned to them at their next Subdivifion Meeting, in the fame manner as the Lift ""^ o"«5 to be mads, loft or deftroved was caufed to be made and returned to them by I)ire6lion of the General Meetiiig c"'!.^""^'.!'^^''"**'^ ^ r ■ ^ i T ^ r ■ ^ ^ Subdivifion Meeting. of Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants. _ * LIX. And be it enabled, That the faid Deputy Lieutenants, or any three or more of them, or Dep. Lieutenants are to any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieute- ^"W their Subdivifion nant together with any two Juftices of the Peace, fhall meet in their feveral Subdivifions at the Times Meetings purfuant to the appointed at the General Meetings of his Majefty's Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants ; And if any ^/,P°'"j^''J'^"^g,'j ^^^^ private Militia Man fhall fhew juft caufe for his Difcharge, and, being embodied, fhall likewife produce Militia Man appearing a regular Difcharge from his commanding Officer, the faid Deputy Lieutenants, or any three or more of thereat, and /hewing them, or any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Jultice of the Peace, or any one Deputy ^'^"'"^ *°'^ 1^'^ Difcharge, Lieutenant together with any two Juftices of the Peace, fhall and may, at fuch Subdivifion Meet- ^fjJjP'f ;;,'.'^^|;;„^/'J?^^ ings, difcharge fuch Perfon from ferving in the Militia; and in the Stead of thePerfons fo difchar- his comma'nding^Offi«^ ged,and alfo if there fliould be any other vacancy by Death or otherwife, fuch Deputy Lieutenants, or they are todifcharge him* any three or more of them, or any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juftice of the Peace, and fill up all Vacancies or any onC Deputy Lieutenant together with any two Juftices of the Peace, fhall, after having amend- o<^"^'oned thereby, or o- ed the Lifls in the fame manner as the Deputy Lieutenants and Juftices, m their Subdivifions, are to afteli^'h^avlng amended the amend the Lifts in the feveral Counties where the Militia has not been raifed, caufe a like Number of Lifts, by proceeding to other Perfons to be chofen by Lot out of the Lifts of fuch Pariflies, Tythings or Places, where fuch draw the Lots, uniefs Vacancies fhall happen, uniefs fuch Number of Perfons fhall be otherwife provided as is by this AiSl^^ Number wanted direaed ; which Perfons fo chofen, or their Subftitutes provided and approved as aforefaid, fhall take vided' rad'the''perfo'ns the Oath required by this Aft to be taken : And every Perfon fo chofen fliall be inrolled, and every fo chofen, or their'^Su"! Subftitute fo provided fhall fubfcribe his Confent to ferve, and fhall ferve in the faid Militia for the fiitutes, a'e to be enroll- Space of three Years, fubject to the Direftions, Provifions, and Penalties in this Aft contained. ed for 3 Yeats. LX. Provided neverthelefs, that it fnall and may be lawful for any three Deputy Lieutenants, or a Subdivifion Meeting any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieute- may be held, on 7 Days nant together with any two Juftices of the Peace, upon any Vacancy or Vacancies in the Militia, by Notice, for filling upVa- Death or otherwife, to appoint a Subdivifion Meeting for the filling up fuch Vacancy or Vacancies, ^"[j"^^"^^^ ^"^^ °'' °' giving feven Days Notice thereof. LXL And be it enafted. That when any Subftitute fhall, after having been approved by any three Vacancies occafioned by Deputy Lieutenants, or by any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juftice of the Peace, '^^ Death, Fromotion or by any one Deputy Lieutenant together with any two Juftices of the' Peace, and before the E^- char e^of a's'iibftinte piration of the Term for which he was to ferve, die, or be appointed a Serjeant in the Militia, or to be'^fiiied^ip as in Cafes be legally difcharged, the Perfon for whom he ferved as Subftitute fliail not be obliged to ferve him- of Death, or Difcharge felf, or to find another Subftitute ; but fuch Vacancy fhall be filled up in like manner as is direfted by °^' i'eifons ferving for this Aft, in cafe of Vacancies occafioned by the Death or Difcharge of Perfons ferving for thcmfelves. c'^^/]|{f^^ LXIL And be it enafted. That for the Purpofe of fwearing and inrolling Men to ferve in the A-li- in^analnrdicd LfZ^I. litia, it fhall and may be lawful for any oneDeputy Lieutenant, at anyPlace in the Subdivifionhe ufually Oep. Lieutenant in his afts in, to fwear and inrol any Subftitute to ferve for any Place in fuch his Subdivifion ; provided Subdivifion^ on produ- fuch Subftitute fliall produce to fuch Deputy Lieutenant a Certificate under the Hands and Seals of ^'"s ^ Certificate of his any two other Deputy Lieutenants, or of any one Juftice of the Peace together with any one De- proved of°b 'TvIVdVX puty Lieutenant, or of any two Juftices of the Peace afting in the fame Subdivfion, or reiiding near ty Lieutenants, &r. ^^' the fame, certifying they have feen, and do approve of, fuch Subftitute as a proper Perfon to ferve and the Ck-rk of the in the Militia, and fuch Perfon fliall and may be fworn and inrolled by fuch Deputy Lieutenant only : Subdivifion Meeting at- Provided neverthelefs, that the Clerk belonging to fuch Subdivifion fhali and do attend with the Roll ^hf Time " '^^^ '^ at fiich fwearing and inrolling. J-vJ"l'f u ^- j LXIIL Provided always, and be it further enafted, Thatif any Militia Man fhall, during the J;^^;;^^,^^;.^^/^^,^;'^;'^ Time that the Regiment or Battalion in which he fcrvcs fhall be embodied, be difcharged by the Of- commnndlifg Officer, is ficer commanding fuch Regiment or Battalion, fuch Difcharge fhall be fufficient to prevent fuch Man not liable to be appre- from being liable to be apprehended as a Deferter, but fhall not extend to caufe another Man to be liended as a Deftrtcrj chofen to ferve for the Parifh, Tything, or Place, or Pariflies, Tythings, or Places, for which fuch ;^°Jj^'Jl^*']^J,'^^;;''^^^^^^^^^ Man lo difcharged did ferve, uniefs he be likev/iie regularly difcharged by the Deputy Lieutenant or i^"tie d^'fcharged^Jib by Deputy Lieutenants and Juftices of the Peace as aforefaid. theD. Lieucmants. . LXIV. And be it further enafted, That all fuch Militia Men u'hofe Time of Service in the Mi- Militia Men whole Time litla fhall be near expiring, during the Time the Regiment, Battalion, or Independent Companv, in '*'' Service ft.iii be near which they ferved, fhall be abfent from the County, Riding or Place, to which they belong, 'fhall ^^ned "to 'thek prorer" be returned by the commanding OfHcer of fuch Regiment, Battalion, or Lidependent Company, to County, fo as they m;,y the County, Riding, or Place, for which they ferved, fo as that they may reach the faid County by jeach the fame by th« the Kxpiration of their Term. Expiration of tinirieim. LX V. And be it further enafted. That it fhall and may be lawful for his Majefty's Lieutenant to- f^!f;'r^^u,,J^t!'a" Ge. gether with any two or more Deputy Lieutenants, and on fiic Death or Removal, or, in the Ab- n^./.,) McrtVig, V.eld af-' Vol. VIIL 4L fence icuealonabk'Notitcj