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or omit to do the Same. Provided always that in Case any of the
Persons aforesaid of the Militia from the Age of Eighteen to the
Age of thirty five Years Shall on covenient Notice for that Pur-
pose given either by a Personal Service of Such Notice or leaving
the Same in Writing at his usual Place of Habitation refuse or
neglect to take or draw Such Ballott or Lott as aforesaid then and
in Such Case the Names of Such persons so refusing or Neglecting
shall be inserted in such Roll before the name of Every Person who
shall take or draw Such Ballott or Lott as aforesaid in Such Manner
and order as the Said Captain or Commanding Officer shall think
Proper And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that after the
Colonels or Commanding Officers aforesaid shall have received any
Arms belonging to the Publick they shall distribute the same to
and among Such Persons under their Command as Shall need or

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 22

want the Same every Such Person giving a Receipt for such Arms
and Paying or Securing to be paid in Nine Months after the Delivery
of Such Arms the first Cost thereof to the Said Colonels or Com-
manding Officers unless Such Person will Swear that his whole
Estate real and Personal is not of the Value of forty Pounds Sterling
in which Case a Receipt only shall be taken from such Person And
the Colonels or Commanding Officers aforesaid are hereby required
and directed to take all the Receipts aforesaid in a Book by them
for that Purpose to be kept to the End that it always may appear
who have been provided with Arms and how the Said Colonels and
Commanding Officers have distributed the Arms received by them
for the Purpose aforesaid
And be Enacted by the authority aforesaid that after the Decease
of Such Person to whom Arms Shall be delivered on his Receipt only
as aforesaid or Incapacity from Age Infirmity or otherwise to Serve
in the Militia the Person into whose Possession the Arms of Such
Person as aforesaid Shall come or he Shall deliver the Said Arms
respectively to the Commanding Officer of Such deceased or in-
capapacitated Person under the Penalty of Five pounds Current
Money on Failure thereof for the Space of Twenty days after the
Incapacity or decease of Such Person.
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every Colonel
or Commanding Officer to whom Arms shall be delivered as afore-
said shall again deliver the Same to Such Person or Persons under
his command as may want them and have not an Estate as afore-
said of the Value of forty pounds Sterling and shall once every
Three Months at least transmit an Account of the Same to the
Governor or Commander in Cheif for the Time being distinguishing
from whom and at what Time he received the Same and to whom
by him delivered again and the Colonel or Commanding Officer for
Default of his Duty by this Clause required Shall forfeit and pay

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