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35^ C. 2r. Anno tricefimo fecundo Georgii 11. A. D, 1758, Treafurj', upon Certl.'i fate th Officers required ina Kfg. .„,.,.. „. . uz-Ln • ' ' k y^ h ' ' — Battalion, are inrolied, being^that luch Proportion of the Number of private Militia Men of any Regiment or Battalion of &c. are to ;irue War- fuch County, Riding or Place, has been chofen and inrolied; and that the like Proportion of the Mnc3 to the ^Receivers Number of the CommilTion Officers of fuch Regiment or Battalion have been appointed, and have M'iiltL, ^Momhs i^^ taken out their Commiffions, and entered their Qualifications, as is by Law required, before aiiy Advance. ' ^^V' Arms, Accoutrements or Cloathing, for the Militia, is allowed to be iffucd, the faid Com- niiffioners ofhis Majeftv's Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the faid High Trcafurer far the Tiiie being, fliall ifTue a Warrant or Order, directed to the Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax for fuch County, Riding or Place, to make the Iffues or Payments following, (that is to fay) The whole, or where his Majefty has advanced any Part thereof, the remaining Sums re- The Rates of Pay to the quired for the fevcral Ufes herein after mentioned, (that is to fay) For the Pay of the faid Militia for; •^j^'^ntj four Calendar Months in Advance, at the Rate of fix Shillings a Day for each Adjutant ; and at t'Noncommi.Tion Of- the Rate of onc Shilling a Day for each Serjeant, with the Addition of two Shillings aiid Six-pence ficcrs, and private Men j a Week for each Serjeant Major ; and at the Rate of Six-pence a Day for each Drummer, with the Addition of Six-pence a Day for each Drum Major; and alfo at the Rate of one Shilling for each private Man, with the Addition of Six-pence to each Corporal, for every Day in which fuch pri>- vate Man or Coporal (liall be refpectively employed in the Militia ; and alfo at the Rate of two Shil- lings for each Militia Man, for his March on the Monday and Saturday in JVhitfun tVecky to and to the Clerk of the Bat- from the Place of General Exercife; a»d alfo at the Rate of five Pence a Month for each private taiion or Regiment ; and Man and Drummer, for defraying the contingent Expences of each Battalion of A'lilitia; and alfo Ii°rd'o?SubdVfi^ ^ ^^'^ ^ Year's Salary for the Clerk of each Battalion of Militia, belonging to fuch County, Ri- Meetinesv" "' *"* ^'"S ^^ Place, at the Rate of fifty Pounds a Year; and alfo for the refpedive Allowances to the Clerk of the General Meetings, and Clerks of the feveral Subdivifion Meetings, at the Rates fol-- lowing, (that is to fay) To the Clerk of the General Meetings, at the Rate of five Pounds five Shillings for each Meeting ; and to the feveral Clerks of the Subdivifion Meetings, at the Rate of Rates for Cloathir.g. One Pound one Shilling for each Meeting: And alfo for the Cloathing of the Militia for fuch County, Riding or Place, vfhere the Militia hath not already been cloathed, at the Rate of one Pound fix Shillings for each private Man and Drummer, and at the Rate of two Pounds ten Shil- lings for each Serjeant, with the Addition of one Pound one Shilling, for a fecond Coat and Hat for each Serjeant.

  • IL And, for the more compleat Cloathing of the Militia of fuch Counties, Ridings and Places^
  • where the Militia has already been cloathed;' Be it enavfted. That the faid Commiffioners of his

Warrant to be delivered Majefty's Treafury, or any three or more of them, or the faid High Treafurer for the Time being, to the Lieutenant of eve- (hall ii]je, and caufe to be delivered to his Majefty's Lieutenant of any County, Riding or Place, tL Militfa' ifasbMD aT- " ^*^ ^^^^ Perfon or Perfons as fiiall by fuch his Majefty's Lieutenant be authorized to receive the roady cicathed, for Pay- ^^mc, a Warrant or Order directed to the Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax for fuch tosnt of the Rates for County, Riding or Place refpe£tively, to pay to the Clerk of every Battalion of Militia already the additional Cloathing. cloathed, for the additional Cloathing of the Militia for fuch County, Riding or Place, at the Rate of Ave Shillings for each private Man and Drummer, and at the Rate of one Pound one Shilling for a fecond Coat and Hat for each Serjeant. Warrants alfo to he iiTu- UJ. Provided alvi^ays, and be it enabled, That the Commiilioners of his Majefty's Trenfury, or br Pa-.Tnt?ard'iiLfe"' ^"^ ^^^^^^ °^ ^^^^ ®^ ^^^^^ '^^ ^^^ ^^'^ ^'S^ Treafurer for the Time being, fhall iflue a Warrant or %^;:bout^new Certificates Order, dircdlcd to the Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax for fuch County, Riding or from the Lieutenants or Place, within the Part o^ Great Britain aforefaid, for which his Majefty's Lieutenant, or in his Ab- D-puty Lieutenants for fence, any three Deputy Lieutenants, fliall have certified to the Purpofe aforefaid, and received the that Pcrpofs. Cloathing for the Militia of their refpective Counties, Ridings or Places, to make the lllucs or Pay- The Money to be paid to mcnts aforefaid, without any new Certificate made for that Purpofe : All which faid Sums of Money, the c;erk$ oi il»e Batta- Qp |-y ,^j^j„j^ jj,j,j.j.yf ^5 j,j^j^ y,Qf jjggj^ advanced by his Majefty as aforefaid, except fuch as fliall be

  • "* due to the feveral Clerks of the Meetings aforefaid, fhall be paid by the faid Receiver or Receivers

General of the Land Tax, into the Hands of the Clerk or Clerks of the Battalion or Battalions of Militia belonging to fuch County, Riding or Place, upon his or their producing, his or their War- rant of Appointment to fuch Office, under the Hand and Seal of his Majefl-y's Lieutenant for fuch County, Riding or Place, according to the Number of Perfons hereby intitlcd to receive Pay, of »Ba 4 Months Pay In which fuch Battalion or Battalions mail have been appointed to confift; and alfo within fourteen Advance, to be paid j^^y^ ^^^^.^ jj^ Expiration of the third Calendar Month from the Time of the faid firft Payment, to Satioio/tvcryV ^^^"^ ^ itcouA Payment for four Calendar Months in Advance; and alfo within fourteen Days after Months. the Expiration of the third Calendar Month from the Time of the faid iccond Payment, to make a third Payment for four Calendar Months in Advance; and alfo within fourteen Days after the Ex- piration of the third Calendar Month from the Time of the faid third Payment, to make a fourth Payment for four Calendar Months in Advance ; for the Pay and contingent Expences of the Mili- tia, and for the Allowances to the Battalion Clerk or Clerks aforefaid, in the Proportions herein ct.-t|ts R««ipfs to be a before mentioned : And the Receipts of fuch Clerk or Clerks {hall be a fufficient Difchiirgc to fuch 2« <;'<!1^» '"" Receiver or Receivers General of the Land Tax, for the fcvcral Sums of Money fo by hiia or them paid. IV. And