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rant to the Serjeant for levying the above Fines; and the Fines o collected hall be applied towards providing Arms for uch as have not ufficient Property to procure uch for themelves.

XIV. AND be it further Enacted, That there hall be a Court-Martial held the Day after every General Muter, to be compoed of one Field Officer and Six Captains, or Subalterns at leat, which aid Court hall have full Power to inquire into the Age and Abilities of all Perons inlited, and to exempt uch as they judge incapable of Service; and of all Neglects and Omiions, as well by any Officers as Soldiers; and to hear and determine all Appeals whatever, and to dipoe of all Fines for the Ue of the County; and the aid Court is hereby directed and required to keep a Regiter of al their Proceedings, and for that Purpoe to appoint a Clerk, and to allow him a reaonable Salary out of the Fines.

XV. AND be it further Enacted, That where any Soldier hall neglect or refue to appear at any General Muter equipt as aforeaid, the Captain of the Company to which he belongs hall return him as a Delinquent to the general Court-Martial; and they are hereby directed and required to end Citations againt uch Perons, igned by the Preident, and returnable to the next general Court-Martial; and on Failure of ufficient Excue, they are hereby impowered to iue Execution againt the Etate of uch Delinquent for the Fines incurred by their Neglect or Refual.

XVI. AND be it further Enacted, That if any Soldier hall during the Time of any Muter, or when in Service, reit his commanding Officer, or refue his lawful Commands, uch Soldier hall be punihed at the Dicretion of his Officer, by being tied Neck and Heels not exceeding fifteen Minutes; and if any Officer or Soldier hall refue to carry uch Commands into Execution, he or they o offending hall forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds; to be levied by a Warrant from any Field Officer in the Regiment, and applied as other Fines mentioned in this Act.

XVII. AND be it further Enacted, That no Officer or Soldier going to, continuing at, or returning from any Muter, in any reaonable Time, hall be liable to be arreted by any Officer, in any civil Action or Proces whatever; any Law, Uage or Cutom in to the contrary, notwithtanding.

XVIII. AND be it further Enacted, That in all Caes where it hall be required to adminitor an Oath relative to any military Matters, any commiioned Officer is hereby impowered and required to adminiter the ame.

XIX. AND to prevent Oppreion, Be it further Enacted, That no Officer or Soldier of the Militia, or Regulars in this State, hall pres any Waggon, Cart, or Hore, Arms or other Things of any nature whatoever, unles authoried thereto by Warrants under the Hands and Seals of Two Jutices of the Peace (not being militia Officers then in actual Service) of the County where uch Pres hall be neceary: And any Officer or Soldier, before he hall pres any Thing as aforeaid, hall demand the ame