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A. D. 1757* Anno tricefimo Georgii II. C. 25. St Or (hall be Son of foms Perfon who fhall be, or at the Time of his Death was, in like Maniicr, feifed or to be the vc-- - ^ . Death was, in like Manner, feifed or poilefTed of a like Eftate as aforefaid, of the yearly Value of one One Moiety of Ig witnin luca reipcicxive v^uuuty or xviuiug m wuitii iic iiiiiii uc lu itpijumccu ll» iti vc ferve. IV. Provided always, and be it enadted. That for the Purpofcs of the refpeftive Qj^ialificatlons requi- ^^1,^*^ ^^n j,e red by this Ail, the immediate Reverfion or Remainder of and in Alanors, Meiluag:s, J^ands, Tenements deemed equal ta or Hereditaments which are leafed for one, two or three Life or Lives, or for any Term of Years deter- an Eftate of niinablc upon the Death of one, two or three Life or Lives on referved Rents, and which arc to the ^°°^- Leffec or Leflees of the clear yearly Value of three hundred Pounds, fiiall be deemed equal to an Eftate herein before defcribed as a Qualification of the yearly Value of one hundred Pounds, and fo in Propor- tion, be the faid Qiialihcations of a greater or lefs Degree j any Thing in this A£t contained to the con- trary notwithftanding. V. Provided always, and be it enacted. That any Officer may be promoted on Accou»t of Merit in offioer? may be, the faid Militia, when called out and aitembled, in cafe of actual Invafion, or upon imminent Danger pron>oted, m cx- thereof, or in cafe of Rebellion, by the Lieutenant of any County, Riding or Place, from a lower to an traordmary Oc- higher Commiffion, inclufive of that of Lieutenant Colonel, notwithftanding he ftiould not have the Qiia- "i^o'is, on Ac- lifications requifite for his firft Admittance into fuch higher Rank of the Militia. count of Mem, VL Provided, That no Perfon, not having the Qualification herein before diredted for a Captain, fliall but none higher be promoted to an higher Rank than that of Captain. than Captain^, who want a Qualification for that Rank. Vn. Provided alfo, That the Qiialifications above recited, to enable any Perfon to be a Deputy Lieu- Recited Qnalifi- tenant. Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant or Enfign, (hall not extend to fuch Com- '^-"'""^ "°y miffions as fhall be granted by his Majefty's Conftable of the Tower, or Lieutenant of the 21?wf r "^^^^/"/^^^^.^^ Hamlets. _ Kamlets. Vin. Provided always, and be it enafted, That his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccelTors, fhall from Dgp^t^ Lig„fg. Time to Time, as he and they (hall think fit, fignify his and their Pleafure to his and their Lieutenants nants and Offi- of any County, Riding or Place, to difplace all or any fuch Deputy Lieutenants and Officers ; and there- cers may be dif- upon his Majefty's refpe£tive Lieutenants fliall appoint others within the fame County, Riding or Place, placed at his Ma- under the like Qualifications, to ferve in their Stead. J^^y'* P^^^*"""- IX. Provided always, and be it ena£led, That every Deputy Lieutenant and Commiffion Officer in Their Qnalifica- the Militia {hall, within fix Months next after he fhall have accepted his Commiffion, leave with the tions to be left Clerk of the Peace of the County, Riding or Place, in and for which he ftiall be [o appointed, his Qua- w'th theClerk lification in Writing, figned by himfelf ; and fuch Clerk of the Peace is hereby required to enter the and^fiied.""' fame upon a Roll to be kept for that Purpofe ; and every Deputy Lieutenant and Commiffion Officer Ihall, at fome General Qiiarter-Seff.on holden for the County, Riding or Place for which he fhall be fo appointed, or in one of his Majefty's Courts of Record at Wefhninjhr^ within fix Months after he (hall They are to take have accepted his Commiffion, take the Oaths appointed to be taken in and by an A6t pafied in the firft the Oaths, &c. Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George, intituled. An Aa for the further Security of his Ma- ^^^7"/^ ^^ je/ly^s Perfon and Government ; and the Succejjion of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princcfs Sophia, being ,? ' ^' '^'^' Frotejiants; and for ext'mguiJhAng the Hopes of the pretended Prince of WsAqs, and his open and fecret Abet- tors ; and fhall alfo make, repeat and fubfcribe the Declaration in the faid A61 mentioned. X. And be it enabled. That if any Perfon fhall execute any of the Powers hereby conferred on Deoutv -^^i n i Lieutenants. Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels or Majors, (not bemg qualmed as atorelaid) or fliall not, on Deputy Liea. within the Time herein before limited, deliver in fuch Qiialification, and take the Oaths, and make, re- tenants, and all peat and fubfcribe the Declaration aforefaid, every fuch Perfon fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of two hun- ^^'^^^ the Degree dred Pounds ; and if any Perfon fhall execute any of the Powers hereby conferred on Captains, Lieiire- <^^C^Pf"'"Si nants or Enfigns (not being qualified as aforefaid) and (hall not, within the Time herein before limited, ^nd rool. on deliver in fuch Qualification, and take the Oaths, and make, repeat and fubfcribe the Declaration afore- Captains, and faid, every fuch Perfon fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of one hundred Pounds ; fuch feveral Penalties to ^|!,"'^^if"'^^'^',^" be recovered by Adion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any of his A-Iajefty's Courts of Record hfied' &c! '^"* 2it JVeJifninJier, wlierein no Eflbin, Wager of Law or Prote«f^ion, or more than one Imparlance fnall be allowed ; one Moiety whereof fhall go to the Ufe of the Perfon who fliall fue for the fame, and the other Moiety to the Ufes herein after diredted. XI. Pj-ovided always, and be it enafted, That nothing in this A£l contained fhall extend, or be deem- Peers exempted ed or conftrued to extend to oblige any Peer of this Realm to ferve in the Militia perfonally, or by Sub- fromfcrving; ftitute i or to reftrain his Majefty's Lieutenant of any County, Riding or Place from appointing any Peer but they and of this Realm, or Heir Apparent of any fuch Peer, to be a Deputy Lieutenant or Commiffion Officer in their Heirs Ap- the Militia within the County, Riding or Place where fuch Peer or Heir Apparent of fuch Peer ihall re- parent may ht ting as aforefaid j but it fliall be lawful for every Peer of this Realm, or Heir Apparent of fuch Peer fo Vol. VIIL U ^ ' - ' appointed