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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 22
p. 310
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shall leave his Post or station, or shall demean himself in a Turbu-
lent or disorderly manner, or shall not obey the just Orders of his
Commanding Officer, it Shall and may be Lawful for the Officer
Commanding on such Watch, to put Such Person under Arrest, over
and above the Penalty abovementioned; for any time; not exceeding
the Space of Three Days.
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that during
the time any Persons of the Militia Shall be in Actual Service,
within this Province, or shall keep Military Watch as aforesaid, they
shall be supported and Paid in Manner following, to wit, To every
Major General Twenty Shillings per day, To every Chief Colonel
of Foot Seventeen Shillings and Six pence per Day, To every Lieu-
tenant Colonel of Foot fifteen Shillings per Day: To every Major
of Foot fourteen Shillings per Day: To every Captain of Foot
twelve Shillings and Six pence per Day: To every Lieutenant of
Foot Six Shillings and eight pence per Day: To every Ensign five
Shillings per Day. To every Serjeant two Shillings per Day: To
every Corporal of Foot One Shilling and eight pence per Day: To
every Drummer of Foot One Shilling and eight pence per Day:
To each private Soldier one shilling and Six pence per Day: To a
Surgeon Eight Shillings and Six Pence per Day, and Medicines to
be found: To a press Master four Shillings per Day: To every
Colonel of Horse nineteen Shillings per Day; every Lieutenant Colo-
nel of Horse eighteen Shillings per Day: a Major of Horse Sixteen
Shillings per Day: a Captain of Horse fourteen Shillings per Day :
a Lieutenant of Horse Seven Shillings and Six Pence per Day
a Cornet Six Shillings per Day: a Quarter Master five Shillings
per Day: a Corporal two Shillings and Six Pence per Day: a
Trumpeter two Shillings and Six Pence per Day: a private Trooper
two Shillings per Day.
Provided, that if they shall be Discharged again in two days no
Pay shall be Allowed.
And Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the Provi-
sions and all and every the Matters, Articles, and things, which
shall be taken up and Impressed by Virtue of this Act, and the Pay
aforesaid of the Militia, shall be paid for, discharged and defrayed
by the Money which Shall or may Arise, or Accrue in Virtue of
or by the Execution of this Act; and in Case that after the Applica-
tion of Such Monies to the Purposes aforesaid there shall happen
or be any Deficiency, the Same shall be Provided for by the Con-
sent of the Freemen of this Province by their representatives in
general Assembly.
And Whereas in the time of Actual Service in the time of inva-
sion Rebellion or Insurrection it is necessary that the Officers and
Private Men of the Militia of this Province be held to a more Strict
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