The Lower House. 459

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the
Clerk or some other Officer of every Troop or Company shall by
Order of the Captain or Commanding Officer of Such Company
that Shall be present on every Muster day as soon as such Troop or
Company Shall be drawn up and before they proceed to exercise read
distinctly and with an audible Voice at the head of Such Troop or
Company the Several Clauses in this Act relative to the Duty of
every private Man of the Militia whilst under Arms or in exercise
or on the Days of training or in Actual Service under Penalty of the
Sum of Five Pounds Current Money to every Captain or Com-
manding Officer who shall not give Such Order And fforty Shillings
Current Money to the Clerk or other Officer who shall not imme-
diately obey the Same
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that no private
Person of the Militia inlisted as aforesaid being thereunto appointed
by his Captain shall refuse or neglect to Serve as a Serjeant or
Corporal under the Penalty of fforty Shillings Current Money and

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

in Case any Serjeant or Corporal shall refuse or neglect to warn
the People to Appear under Arms when Ordered so to do by his
proper Officer he shall forfeit for every Such Neglect or Refusal
the Sum of Forty Shillings Current Money. And be it Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid that no Commissioned or non Commissioned
Officer in the Foot or Horse Shall be Subject or liable to Serve in
the Office of Constable any Law usage or Custom to the Contrary
notwithstanding And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that
no Person Officer or Private Man of the Militia Shall be Subject
to any arrest Either Mesne Process or on Execution or in any other
manner for any civil Matter in his Attendance at going to or return-
ing from Muster or whilst imployed in any Duty or Service by this
Act directed or required And be it Enacted by the Authority afore-
said that all Persons belonging to the Militia Shall at Muster and
whilst on Duty execute and perform all their proper Services and
Obey the just Orders of their Respective Officers on pain of for-
feiting not exceeding the Sum of Forty Shillings Current Money
for every Neglect or Omission or being put under arrest according
to the Quality of the Offender or nature of his Offence. And be it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if any Officer or
private Man of the Militia shall at any Time whilst under Arms or
upon Duty abuse or take Revenge or Endeavour to take revenge
for any Matter or thing done by his Commanding Officer in Pur-
suance of his Duty by Virtue of this Act such Officer Shall forfeit
and pay not exceednig five pounds Current Money and every private
Person shall forfeit and pay not exceeding the Sum of forty Shillings
Current Money and be compelled under pain of Three days Im-
prisonment to acknowledge his Offence at the Head of the Company
Troop or Regiment to which he Shall belong And be it Enacted

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