Page:Ruffhead - The Statutes at Large - vol 8.djvu/660

 626 C. 20. Anno fecundo Georgii III. A. D. 1761, ^ence of his Majefty's Llevitenant, for any three or more Deputy Lieutenants, at a General Meetingj to be held after reafonable Notice thereof given, to change or alter any Subdivifion Meeting or Meet- ings, whenever they fhall find it convenient fo to do. T)ut the Subd-vifion' LXV^I. And be it further enacted. That, in order to fave the Trouble of appointing- Subdivifion Meetings already appom. Meetings every Year in the feveral Counties, Ridings, and Places aforefaid, the feveral Subdivifion ted are to remain until TV T „..• »i- • • j n ii • i ^ • -i i_ r n ii i, . i . • they (haJi be bv a Gene- -^^'icetings therein now appointed, ihall remain and continue until the lame Ihall be altered by his ral Meeting aJter'd. Majefly's Lieutenant together with any two or more Deputy Lieutenants, or, on the Death or Re- moval, or in the Abfence of his Majefty's Lieutenant, by any three or more Deputy Lieutenants, at fome General Meeting. M^n'imLfothVpuifh LXVIL And he it enacled, That every Militia Man fliall, if he changes the Places of his Abode &c."dirMi^itirwhJre- ^^"""^ 9"^ P^"^!^^^' lytl^i'ig? or Place, to ai'iother Parifli, Tything, or Place, the Militia whereof fliall otilrvesin thefamcRe- ferve in the fame Regiment or Battalion, fuch Militia Man Ihall continue to ferve in fuch Regiment giment, doesnotaltor or Battalion for the Place from whence he removed, and fhall not occafion a Vacancy for fuch Pa- his Service, nor occar.on jifli^ Tything, or Place, but fhall be trained, exercifed, and paid, by the Officer of the Company raTir-'"'?aHt thf Re- ^" ^'^^^'^ the Militia of fiich Parilh, Tything, or Place, to which he removed, Ihall belong ; and inoval be into another ^^at every Militia Man, who fhall change the Place of his Abode from one County to another County, County, &c. the Mili- or ffom oiie Parilh, Tything, or Place, to another Parifh, Tything, or Place, the Militia whereof tiawbersot fcrves in dif- fhall ferve in diftcreiit Regiments or Battalions, fuch Perfon fhall ferve, upon the firlt Vacancy that terent Regiments, Jie^^£}^,jj h-^ppgn, in fucli Regiment or Battalion, until his Service (hall be compleated : And every fuch in^he'^Re-inieiit'of^that Militia Man fhall, before he changes the Pb.ce of his Abode, give Notice thereof to any three or Plate, upo'n the firft Va-. more Deputy Lieutenants, or to any two Deputy Lieutenants together with any one Juftice of the cancy; and he is to give Peace, or to any one Deputy Lieutenant together with any two Juftices of the Peace, at fome Sub- pnviousNoticeofhisRe- JiyifiQf, Meeeting, or to one Deputy Lieutenant, who Ihall give to fuch Militia Man a Certifi- ITn'f TndKce^ve^a Cer- ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^'^"^ ^e fhall have ferved in the Militia for the refpeaive Parifli, Tything, or Place, tificate of" his Service • from his Inrolmcnt to fcrve in the fame ; and if fuch Certificate fhall have been given by one De- and if given by one D. puty Lieutenant only, fuch Deputy Lieutenant fhall certify' the fame to the Deputy Lieutenants and Lifutenjntis to be cer- Juffices of the Peace at their next Meeting within fuch Subdivifion, and fuch Militia Man fhall pro- t.ficd to the next Subdi- ^^j^g jj^g ^^jj Certificate to the Deputy Lieutenants and Juflices at the next Meeting for the Subdivi- Certificateitre'if to be' ^'^^" wherein he fhall then dwell, or to one Deputy Lieutenant refiding near the Parifh, Tything, p.udvict-d at the Subdivi- or Place, to which he fhall remove, who fliall certify the fame to the Deputy Lieutenants and Jul"- fion Meeting for the tices of the Peace, at their next Subdivifion Meeting: And if any Militia Man fo changing the riace to which he ihall pj^ce of his Abode fhall not give Notice, and produce his Certificate as aforefaid, fuch Adilitia On"°Nc''lta of civm" -^^^^ ^^ neglecting, and thereof convicSlcd on Oath before one or more Jufliice or Juftices of the luch Norice, and produ- Pc^ce, fliall I'orfeit and pay the Sum of twenty Shillings ; and if fuch Offender fhall not immediately cing Certificate, he for- pay fuch Penalty, the fame fhall be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of his Goods and Chatties, by War- Ind Vile -"^ ^ ^'^''"' P^"^ f'^ ^"y^ °" Demand, after deduding the Charges of fuch Diftrefs and Sale, to fuch Offender and for vvant of Diftrefs upon whom fuch Diftiefs fhall have been made, as aforefaid ; and for Want of fufficient Diftrefs, fuch he is to be committed not Juftice or Juftices fhall commit fuch Offender to the Houfe of Corredion for any Time not exceed- exceeding i Month. jna one Month. Clerk of the Subdivifion LXVIIL And be it ena£fed. That the Clerk to the Subdivifion Meeting fhall, upon Notice given cTfulh^Mlhtir'S's' by any Milida Man of the changing of his Place of Abode, and of a Certificate granted him as afore- Change of' Abode, &c. faid, forthwith give Notice thereof to the Clerk of the Meeting for the Subdivifion Jo which the Pa- to the° Clerk lor the Di- rifh, Tything, or Place, where he then refides fhall belong. •vifion to which he fliail remove. LXIX, Provided always, that no Militia Man having ferved as a Subftitute, fhall, by fuch Ser- c^fc^d' h'om'Vc'rving "r ^^^c, be cxcufcd from ferving for himfclf when he fliall be chofen by Lot. c'o'^ies of the RoHs'^fign- LXX. And be it enabled. That the Clerks of the Subdivifion Meetings fliall, within fourteen ed at the Subdivifion Days after each Subdivifion Meeting, tranfmitto his Majefty's Lieutenant of the County, Riding, Meetings to be tranfmit- q^ Placc, fair and true Copies of the Rolls figucd at the laid Meetings. ted to the Lord Lieute- nant in 14 Ddysaftereach Meeting. LXXL And be it enabled. That if any chief Conftable or other OiHccr of any hundred. Rape, ConftaWes or other ters negleiTting to rcti the Lifts, rr comply more of them, or any two Deputy I^ieutenants together v. ilh any one JuHice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant together with any tv/o Juftices of the Peace, in purfuanre df this A(St, or or bcip.e guilty of Fraud fhall, in making fuch Return, be guilty of any Fraud or wilful Partiality ; any three or more De- nor icfs than 40s ^0 be ^^^.^-^^^^^^ j.^^ fine fuch Officer in any Sum not exceeding five Pounds, nor under forty Sl-illings j fuch si " " ^' i"^ ^" b^ ^<^^'>^^ by Diftrcfti and Sale of the Oflaider's Goods and Chatties, by W^arrant under the > Hands
 * 'f5 3CS. rant under the Hand and Seal, or Hands and Seals, of fuch Juftice or Juftices, rendering the Over-