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 A. D. 1 7 6 j. Anno quarto Georgii III, C. 30, [ 93 County of To Cafh received of Mr. Re gimental or Battalion Clerk, or Re- ceiver General, as the Cafe Jhall be- for two' Months Pay/in advance Dr. Re--* Re-/ Per Contra Cr. Paid Serjeant for Days Pay from the of to the of following. Ditto as Serjeant-major (if one in the } Company) — ' J Paid Serjeant for Days ^ Pay from the of to (. the of following y Paid Drummer Days •> at 6d. from the of to the C of following £ Ditto as Drum-major (if one in the j Company) r Paid Drummer Days from -j the of to the off following ■ C Two Months Contingencies for * Men and two Drummers at 6> except I once in every Year be tingent Expi f nce5 which accounted for by the Captain of each Company refpedively, in Manner aforefaid, and the Balance is to be accounted' for, thereof fhall be by him paid into the Hands of the Clerk of the Regiment or Battalion to which fuch Company {hall' belong, to be applied to the general Ufe of the faid Regiment or Battalion, as the and applied to the general Field Officers and Captains thereof, or the greater Part of them, fhall direct; and the Captain of each ^"MheReg.ment^c, Independent Company is hereby required to diftribute to each Perfon belonging to his Company CompanUto diftn"^^"' intitled thereto, fuch Money as he mall receive by virtue of this Act; and the faid Money allowed the Viy to ,£& Me ^ e for the contingent Expences of each Independent Company of Militia fhall be reflectively applied and apply the Money al. to the particular Ufe of fuch Independent Company by the Captain thereof. lowed for contingent Expences, V. And be it enacted, That the faid Regimental or Battalion Clerk may and fhall retain to his Clerk to retain Money own Ufe, out of the Money fo by him received, fuch further Sums as fhall complete the Allowance ^ Hands .for h,s own herein before made for his Salary; and fuch Regimental or Battalion Clerk fhall pay to fuch Perfon anddif'hargetheCIoath. or Perfons as fhall produce an Order from the Commanding Officer of fuch Regiment or Battalion, ing Bills, fuch Sums of Money as fhall be due and' owing for or on account of the Cloathing of the faid Regiments or Battalions, not exceeding the Rates herein before mentioned. VI. And be it further enacted, That when ever his Majefty's Lieutenant, or any three or more When the Lord Lieut-e, Deputy Lieutenants of any County, Riding or Place, fhall have fixed the Days of Exercife for the nant or Deputies (hall Militia, he or they, fhall, as foon as may be, certify the fame to the Receiver General of fuch £ 3ve n * ed the D *ys of County, Riding or Place, fpecifying the Number of Men, and the Number of Days fuch Men are th x e e y C a f e ' to certif £ . to be abfent from Home on Account of fuch Exercife; and fuch Receiver General is hereby required, lam;> to theRecefver' within fourteen Days after the Receipt -of fuch Certificate, to ifTue and pay to the Clerks of the feve- General, fpecifying the ral Regiments or Battalions, at the Rate of feven Shillings and fix Pence per Day,for the Captain of Number of Men, and Days iuch Utticers and Men lliall be ablent from and Men to the Regi- Home on Account of fuch Exercife; and in fuch Counties where there fhall be Independent Com- mental Clerk, &c. panies only, the Receiver General of each fuch Refpective County fhall ifTue and pay to the Cap- Where there fliail be ii>. tains of the Independent Companies, at the Rate of feven Shillings and fix Pence per Day for only^the^eceTv^Ge. each Captain, three Shillings and fix Pence per Day for each Lieutenant, and three Shillings per neral is to iffue Pay t»" Day for each Enfign; and alfo at the Rate of one Shilling per Day for each Private Militia Man, the Captains, according with the Addition of fix Pence /w Day for each Corporal of the Militia, fo to be called out to » the Rate here fet Exercife, for the Number of Days fuch Officers and Men fhall be abfent from Home on Account of down * fuch Exercife; and the faid Regimental or Battalion Clerks are hereby required forthwith to pay the Regimental Clerk to pay Proportion of Pay belonging to each Captain of the faid Regiments or Battalions the Proportion of over the Money to the Pay belonging to each Captain, and likewife the Pay belonging to their refpective Companies. refpeftiire Captains. VII. And be it further enacted, That the Captain of each Company fhall make up an Account Captains to make up their of all Monies received and paid by him on account of fuch Exercife, according to the following ^™!]!t (, a " orJin fi t( ' th * Vol. IX. C c County