LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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to find a substitute, who, if approved of by the com-
manding officer of the company in which such person
is enrolled, may serve in the place of such person;
and whenever such substitute shall have been approved
of by the commanding officer of the company, he shall
subscribe his name to the following form: "I, A. B. do
acknowledge myself as a substitute for C. D. in class
No., belonging to the company command-
ed by E F. " and the person thus acknowledging him-
self as a substitute, shall be considered to all purposes
provided for by this act, as being in the place of his
principal, and the principal shall be deemed thereafter
to have performed his rotation of duty.

MAY SESS.
1813.

8, AND BE IT ENACTED That whenever any
drafts of the militia, made as aforesaid, shall be called
to perform any tour of duty, the commanding officer of
the company shall cause each and every person so cal-
led, to be notified of such call, by a written notice being
delivered to him personally, or left at his usual place
of abode, by some officer or suitable person employed
for that purpose by the commanding officer of the com-
pany, at least three days before the time of assembling
the said militia, unless such militia shall be ordered in-
to immediate and actual service, and then the note
mentioning such special order, shall be given for im-
mediate attendance; and any person refusing or ne-
glecting to perform such tour of duty or to procure a
substitute, unless prevented by sickness, or other rea-
sonable excuse, shall pay a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars for such neglect or refusal, at the discretion of
a regimental court martial, to be paid to the command-
ing officer of the company to which such militia-man
may belong, to be applied to the hiring of substitutes
to supply the place of the delinquents belonging to
such company.

Notifications
for tours of du-
ty.

9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no person ser-
ving as a substitute shall thereby be excused standing
a draught himself.
AND WHEREAS, Many of the militia-men of
this state have already performed a tour of duty: There-
fore,

Substitutes to
stand drafts.

10. BE IT ENACTED, That the commanding of-
ficer of the company be, and he is hereby instructed,
to include all such in the class allotted to perform the
last tour of duty,
AND WHEREAS, The state lias distributed many
of its arms among the militia of this state, and it is ne-
cessary to make some provision for their safe keeping:
Therefore,

Those having
served a tour
of duty.