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82 C. 25. Anno trlcefimo Georgii 11. A. D. 1757. Tippointed and taking the Oaths, and making, repeating and fubfcribing the Declaration aforefaid, to a£l as a Deputy Lieutenant or Commiffion Officer refpeclively, although he fhall not be feifed or pofieffcd of any i'uch Eitate in Manors, MeiTuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, as is required by this Ail; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithflanding. A Commiflion XIL Provided always, and be it enacled. That the Acceptance of a Commiflion in the Militia fhall not does net vacate a yac^tc the Seat of any Member returned to ferve in Parliament. S:at in Parha- ' A* heE d of A ^IH. And be it enadled. That his Majefly's Lieutenant, together with three or more Deputy Lieute- Yea'rs, fucha nants of any County, Riding or Place, and on the Death, or in the Abfence of his Majefty's Lieutenant, Number cfoffi- anv five or more of them fhall, at the End of every four Years, at their annual Meeting, difcharge fuch cers to bedif- a IvTumber of the Officers of the Militia (not exceeding one Field Officer of each Regiment or Battalion, charged. ^j^j o^g x}(xd>. Part of the whole Number of Officers of each inferior Rank refpeclively) as (hall be equal to the Number of Perfons who fhall be fit and willing to ferve as Officers in the Militia of fuch County, Riding or Place, and fhall be duly qualified for fuch Ranks according to the Directions of this Ait; and fuch Lieutenant fhall appoint fuch Perfons to ferve as Officers in the Room of the Officers fo difcharged as aforefaid. Adjutant from XIV. And be it enacled, That his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccelTors may and fhall appoint one pro- theKing'sForces per Perfon, who fhall have ferved, or fhall at the Time of fuch Appointment, aiflually ferve in fome of tube appointed ^^ Majefty's Other Forces, to be an Adjutant to each Regiment or Battalion of Militia in each County, toeachUegi- Ri(j[ji^ Or Place refpedlively; and fuch Adjutant fhall, during his Service in the faid Militia, preferve his '"^" ' Rank in the Army in the fame Manner as if he had continued in that Service j and his Majefly, his Heirs Serjeants to be and Succcflors may and fliall alfo appoint, according to the Proportion of one Serjeant to twenty private appointed cut of j^g^^ j.^^^ ^j. j^^^re proper Perfons to be Serjeants to every Company in the faid Militia, out of and from t e rmy, j^j^ Majefly's other Forces, fuch Perfons having ferved in the faid Forces for the Space of three Years next preceding their Appointment to be Serjeants as aforefaid, or may appoint fuch other Perfons to be Serjeants as aforefaid, as have formerly ferved for the Space of three Years in his Majefty's faid Forces; andtobeinti- and the Service in the Militia of fuch Perfons fo appointed out of his Majefty's faid Forces, fhall intitle tiej toCheifca them to the Benefit o' CheJfea Hofpital^ in the fame Manner as if they had continued to ferve in the faid Hofpital. Forces; and every Perfon appointed to be a Serjeant as aforefaid, out of the Penfioners on the Eftablifh- Serjeantsip- ment of Chelfea Hofpital, fhall be intitled to be put again upon the faid Eflablifhment after he fhall be pointed from difcharged from the Service of the Militia, provided he brings a Certificate of his good Behaviour, under thence, to be re- ^^^^ Hand of the Coloncl or commanding Officer of the Regiment or Battalion in which he fhall have ferved as aforefaid. Alehoufe-keep- XV. And be it ena^ed. That no Perfon who fhall keep any Houfe of publick Entertainment, or who ers, &c. difquaii- {^^ ^q ^j-,y ^^^ Wine, Brandy or other Spirituous Liquors by Retail, fhall be capable of being or con- fied from being ^^^^^^^ ^ Serjeant in the Militia. n"^Y ^ f r- XVI. And be it enaded. That the Number of private Men to be raifed by Virtue of this A6t, in that vi"rMen°ro^be ^^^""^ °^ Great Britain called England, the Dominion of IFales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed (exclu- raifed in each five of the Places herein after excepted) fhall be County, For the County of Bedford, four hundred. , For the County of Berks, five hundred and fixty. For the County oi Bucks, five hundred and fixty. For the County of Cambridge, four hundred and eighty. For the County of Chefter, with the City and County of the City of Chejler^ five hundred and fixty. For the County of Cornwall, fix hundred and forty. For the County of Cumberland, three hundred and twenty. For the County of Derby, five hundred and fixty. For the County of Devon, with the City and County of the City of Exeter, one thoufand fix hundred. For the County of Dorjet, with the Town and County of the I'own of Poole, fix hundred and forty. For the County of Durharn, four hundred. For the County of EJfcx, nine hundred and fixty. For the County of Gloiicefter, with the City and County of the City of Gloucefler^ and the City and County of the City of Brijiol, nine hundred and fixty. For the County of Hereford, four hundred and eighty. For the County of Hertford, five hundred and fixty. For the County of Huntingdon, three hundred and twenty. For the County of Kent, with the City and County of the City of Canterbury, nine hundred and fixty. For the County of Lancaflcr, eight hundred. F'or the County of Leiccjler, five hundred and fixty. For the County of Lincoln, with the City and County of the City of Lincoln, one thoufand two hundred. Hrptaltdby 31 For the Tower Divifion in the County of ATiddlef ex y commonly called The Tow:r Hamlets, one thoufand c.«. a. f. i6./. one hundred and fixty. SS' And for the rcPc of the County of Middlefex, one thoufand fix hundred. For the County of Monmouth, two hundred and forty. For the County of Norfolk, with the City and County of the City of Norwich, nine hundred and fixty. For