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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 22
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of the Next adjacent Counties And the Officers aforesaid Shall in
the mean time keep the Militia under their Command under Arms
and every Commanding Officer of a County upon any Alarm or
receiving Intelligence of any Invasion Rebellion or Insurrection Shall
forthwith Dispatch an Express to the Governor or Commander in
Chief for the Time being with a full Account thereof and shall
therewith Signify how and in what manner he intend to Act or
proceed and the Commanding Officer of every County with the
Consent and Approbation of the Governor or Commander in Chief
for the time being hath hereby full Power and Authority in the
Time of actual Invasion Insurrection or Rebellion to impress Boats
and Hands Horses Arms and Ammunition as the Service may
require and shall draw together the Militia of the County and
March them in Such place and places within this Province, as he
Shall judge most Convenient for opposing the Enemy, or quelling
or Suppressing any Rebellion, or Insurrection, and to Such Place
and Places, within this Province, as shall be appointed or directed
by the Governor or Commander in Chief, for the Time being And,
every Field Officer who shall wilfully Neglect or refuse to perform
his Duty herein required in the Time of Actual Invasion, Insurrec-
tion, or Rebellion, Shall forfeit the Sum of Two hundred pounds
Current Money; and every Captain and other Commissioned Officer,
for his neglect or Refusal to perform his Duty at such Time as
aforesaid, Shall forfeit the Sum of One Hundred pounds Current
Money, and every non-commissioned Officer and private Man of
the Militia for his Neglect or Refusal to perform his Duty at such
time as aforesaid, Shall forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds Current
Money. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That
the respective Captains, and in Default of them, the Next Com-
manding Officers of the several and respective Companies, within
the Counties nearest to any Place invaded, or where any Rebellion
or Insurrection Shall happen, shall call together and Assemble their
Companies, and forthwith March them, and Use their utmost En-
deavours to oppose and drive off the Enemy, or quell or Suppress
Such Rebellion, or Insurrection, If they Shall judge their Force to
be Sufficient for that Purpose; nevertheless, the Said Captains or
Commanding Officers, as aforesaid, Shall dispatch Such Express as
aforesaid.
And Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That within Twenty
Days after the Publication of this Act, every Master or Owner of
every Indian, Negro Mullatto or other Slave, above the Age of
Sixteen Years shall deliver or cause to be delivered, to the Captains
of the Companies in the respective Distrects wherein they Shall
reside, a true List of all Such Slaves belonging to them, on pain of
forfeiting the Sum of Twenty Shillings Current Money for Neglect
thereof; from which List every Captain shall make three compleat
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