566 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

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nate and Appoint Such and So many press Masters for every
County as aforesaid shall each of them forfeitt and pay unto his
Maty for the Supporte of Government the Sume of five hundred
pounds of Tobbacco and such press Master who shall be
Nominated and appointed as aforesaid by such precept as
aforesaid to him or them directed and shall thereupon refuse

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or neglect to Serve and Truly performe and Execute the said
Place and office of Press Master Shall forfeitt and pay unto
his Maty for Support of Government for every time he or they
So nominated and appointed as aforesaid the Sume of five
hundred pounds of Tobbacco, And for the more and better
Encouragement of Such Soldiers as Shall in the time of Warr
adventure in the Service of the Country and defence thereof
against any Indians Be it Enacted That the Booty Price Pillage
or Plunder or any Indian Seized or taken Prisoner shall by the
Comander be Equally Divided and distributed amongst the
Soldiers by a Division or distribution to be made by the Poll,
And for the Incouragment of Such Soldiers shall Adventure
their lives in the Service and Defence of this Province and for
the Provision of Some reasonable Pensions to be for the future
Settled on Such Soldiers as shall happen to be maimed or
rendered uncapable of getting a livelyhood for themselves and
Family. Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every
person th^t shall Adventure as a Soldier in any Warr or defence
of this Province and shall therein happen to be maimed or re-
ceive hurt so as to be rendered uncapable of getting a lively-
hood as aforesaid shall According to his disability receive a
Yearly Pension to be raised out of the Publick leavy of this
Province for the time being of Such his disability and every
person Slaine in the Service of this Province leaving behind
him a Wife and Children shall also be Allowed a Competent
Pension the wife dureing her widdowhood and the Children
till they be of the Years able to gett their liveing or be put out
Apprentices and that this pension be Yearly paid and allowed
out of the fifty Thousand pounds of Tobbacco p Anm. to be
raised by the Governor of this Province for the time being or
the Councill as in this Act is hereafter to be Provided in the

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Intervalls of Assemblys the party Petitioning for such Pension
and Allowance procuring a Certificate from the County Court
where he she or they live that he she or they are objects of
Charity and deserve to have such Pension and Allowance.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if
upon any forreigne Invasion any person or persons w'soever
Except before Excepted that shall be prest or be an Enlisted
Soldier within this Province shall upon the Comand of his
Officer being a Captaine att the least Obstinately refuse to
appear and Serve in Arms for the Necessary Defence of this