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III. AND be it further Enacted, That the foregoing Arrangement hall immediately upon the Publication hereof be made in every County in this State, by the Field Officers and Captains in their repective Departments; and that every Captain immediately on uch Arrangement, and afterwards every ix Months, hall return a Muter Roll of his Company, divided and numbered as aforeaid, to the commanding Officer of the Regiment, under Pain of forfeiting Five Pounds for every Default; and the commanding Officer of each Regiment hall make an exact Return from uch Lits, within twenty Days after receiving the ame, to the Brigadier General of the Ditrict, under Pain of forfeiting Twenty Five Pounds for every Default.

IV. AND be it further Enacted, That the commanding Officer of every Regiment hall, whenever thereto required by the Brigadier General of the District, order a General Muter at the mot convenient Place for his Regiment, under Pain of forfeiting Twenty Five Pounds for every Default; provided he does not call them together twice in one Year. And every Captain hall muter and train his Company, divided as before directed, once in every Month, and oftener if directed by the commanding Officer, under Pain of forfeiting Five Pounds for every Default. And every Soldier neglecting or refuing to attend the General Muter, hall forfeit the Sum of Ten Shillings, and if a private Muter Five Shillings, to be recovered, together with the foregoing Forfeitures, as herein after directed.

V. AND be it further Enacted, That the Brigadier Generals repectively hall return an exact Roll of all the Officers and Soldiers of their Brigades, ditinguihed into their proper Companies and Diviions, to the Governor, once every Year, and oftener if required, under Penalty of One Hundred Pounds for every Default.

VI. AND be it further Enacted, That each militia Soldier hall be furnihed with a good Gun, Shot Bag, and Powder Horn, a Cutlas or Tomahawk; and every Soldier neglecting to appear at any Muter, accoutred as above, hall forfeit for everu uch Offence Two Shillings and Six Pence (unles he can make it appear they were not to be procured) to be recovered as other Fines. And where any peron hall appear to Field Officers not poeed of ufficient Property to afford uch Arms and Accoutrements, the ame hall be procured at the Expence of the County, and given to uch Perons on Muter Days, or when ordered into Service; which Guns and Accoutrements, after uch Service, hall be returned to the Captain of the Company, and by him carefully preerved for future Occaions. And whenever the Militia are called into Service, they hall be allowed as follows, viz. One Baggage Waggon, or two Carts, for every Company, and one Cart and two Hores for a Brigadier genera; one Baggage Cart and two Hores for the Field Officers of each Regiment; Ammunition Waggons, at the Dicretion of the Brigadier General; and the ame Rations to Men and Officers as allowed to the continental Army, to be upplied by Commiaries appointed by the Brigadier; one Bell Tent to each Company, intrenching Tools, ix axes, and a ufficient Number of Camp Kettles. And the Pay of the Men and Officers as follows, viz. A