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said army of reserve, tot any suttlivision within any comity,
and to pradure suchavoloyiustices of the pesos of theltame subdiviaion, at any time
unteera before arty deputy lieutenants
in sac% sulxlisision in nursinuace of this alt, or fur any persons
previotts to the day anihritited for clionsing the men by ballot
willing to serve tberelti, to offer themselves to serve in the said
array of reserve for any spelt subdivision, and to appear before
arts-such deputy lieutenant or justice of the peace, within such
time and at such jitaireaa'aforealid; and every pen,," so pro-
lieutenant or any ioatice of the peace as aforesaid, may be cu-
rls api go, shall be approved of by the raid deputy
duced
rolled to serve in the said army of reserve as a private man;
and such deputy lieutenants anti justices of the peace respec-
tively, before whom any such volunteer shall be enrolled, shall
cause the clerks of the meetings fin the nave live subdivisions
to enrol the name-a of all such volunteer', in' such manner
as they ars required to enrol the names of persons
chosen by ballot ; and the name.; of all such volunteers shall
be so entered within the respective subdivisions before the time
appt;inted forballettingtie men within the tame.
And be it further elected, That tine deputy lieutenants shall
from time to time order all volunteers to be forwarded to the
place of assembly for their respective counties; and if the
number of volunteer' enrolled by virtue of this act in ansasub-
division, before the dine appoint:A en taking the ballot as
before directed, shall not aunt to two-third parts of the
w hole number of men appointed to be raised within such sub-
divis on, the deputy lieutenants shall, at the time and place
beene appointed, proceed to ballot !kir such number of men
only as snail be then wanted to mike up the whole number to
sere for-such subdivision, making a fresh appointmetifof the
lumber of men to be raised for the respective parishes, inouch
subdivision, according ta the number then wanted as aforea
a said • and that .if the number of 'volunteers who shall have
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been then enrolled, shall amount to or exceed inch two-third
pants,-theta the said deputy lientenants May suspend the ballot
appourted to be takraa fair auy space •of time not eaceediag
bye days, of which like notice shall be given as is heren-be-
I fore directed ; and they shall forthwith transmit an iecount of
thas number of volunteers so enrolled to the lieutenant of the
cation', who shall- transmit the sane without delay to his Ma-
jetty's Secretary of State;- and it shall anal may be lawful for
• his Majesty, on the transioisaion ofsucis account, to dire& a
further sitspensioli of the ',aid ?:allot for such time as shall be
deeimal expcdeat, in order to give a reasonable opportunity to
et:ma:ate the quota of such sentlivi.ioa oy the enrolment of
volinstuets, and' in swift ease it shall tic lawful for the deputy
lieutenants and justices of the peace acting for such aubtlivi-
. sion, within the time allowed, by his Majesty, in any order
tratismitted for that purpose by his Secretary of State, to enrol
such tiuber of men as volunteers in die said army of reserve,
as sl-ail be wanting to conia'kethe quota of melt to he raised
nsranah subdivision, in the manner before direded : Provided
always, that if at Vie expiration of the time allowed by his
Majesty, the whole number of men to beiaused far such sub-
diyisiou shall nor be afar-riled, the deputy lieutemdits, wittilat
fertheydelay, snail proceed to ballot for the number of men
Abet) wanted to make up such number, nuking a fresh ap-
aoiutmeat of the number of men to ha raised fur each par.i.:l3
tor place. according to the numbers then wantarl as aforesaid ;
but if et thread of the time so allowed the whole 'number of
Men to be so raised for etch sui'dtvison shall be completed,
than the deputy lieutenants shall transmit an account thereof
to the .leatenant af the said county, who shall transmit the
same to his Majesty's Secretary of State, and its such case no
ballot shall take alace fur such subdivision.
And be it further enatted, that the deputy lieutenants, or
-any two or more of them, or one daputy lieutenant and one
pane of the name, at any subdivision :meeting to be held after
plating this art, may fix tae .avesag current price then paid,
or onian in their ihilement shall lac a reasonable sum to be
aid fora volariteer in the said army of reserve; and that in .
every •ise where any person falli g within the circumstances
pro, ded for by any act re_lating to the mil.fa, shall claim to
pp Aea ^ hall of the current price then paid fur a
ealniteeera Nei pr ce shall, ill all cases relating to the said
=coy uf • • 'aye, bea.certained by the average current price
la • by tne said deauty li !utanants or justices respec-
. tiveteitohe paid for volouteera in the said army of reserve, and
notascgoediog,to the direatvoffe;contained in the .aid act in the
llarte4eMtM Year aftiresij . ; one moiety of which price so to be
hawksbill be paid te such person by Fifth chUrchwardens or
overseers of the aonr, at such tisbes, Abaj its such istannar,
under sot h recitations in all r -spects, except as to the anuaeut
do-Jet-4 as :mores •id, as are provided by the said act of the forty-
sei and year aforesaid. .
And- be it further-enacted, that half the price of a itelun-
teer or sntistitete, to be ascenainctl and adjudged as directed
in the said act of the forty-secOnd year aforestid?..shaff be paid
to every pei:on who shill prove en oirthlhat he la nor possessed
of any est ate of the value of five !waiter: pounds, in ruanacr
in the said act of the linty attcoad yeae atniesaiil nientioned,
who shall be allpruveka sworn, and enrolasd, or shall peovide a
fit pent in to serve as his substitute, whnshall beadrwovgd,
• imam; and enrolled as sheer in the said array of reserve to he ,
paid to such ?coon as aforesaid, on • the expiration of &admen
day, after his joining at ai.y place of assembly aapojrattai in '
our:varlet of ant kt 'lie county of which he stior blve
beers enrolled, if not fnund.to be unfit for service within 'hat
tire.
And ter.it farther enacted, that it shall be •laWrril•-• fur his
Majesty to cites? the men unrolled solder this act to serve as
aferiaaict, to be formed into such and so'ioany regiments, bat-
talions, or corps, ac his Majesty shalljudge necessary; and in
such inaini4 as shall be best adapted to the defence and mu-
te. donor the United K ingdom ; and notice shall be given by
his Mliessy'sSecretuy of State to the respective lion/tenants of
counties, of the r spective regiments, hattalions, or corps, to
which toen enrolled for their respective counties shaft be ap-
poi Aral.; and it shall also be lawful for his Majesty to appoint
such officers and non-commis-amid officers to currrand and
discipline such regiments. battalions, of coma, as his Majesty
shall think fit ; and every such officer and every non-cornmis-
slotted officer or drummer in any inch regiment, battalion, or
c noes and ever" such
,private i*an, from the time of his en-
rolment re::iectively, as well a: the wl.r;e army to be raised by
virtue of this sal, shall b' Kt Crect Li ail the provisinhS, rule-a,
reelations, asilis, and penalties, as oeli pains of death as
others, as are or may be contained in any act of parliament
then in force for punishing mutiny aril desertion, and for the
'beton jyytnent of the army and their quarter:, aria any articles
of war made in aurmance thereof ; and ail the provisions,
powers. authorities, pains and penalties, and forfeitures, as
pains of death as others, contained in every such act and
articles of war, shall be in force with respect to the army of
reserve, and shall extend to all racers, non-conimisaioned
officers, druatmers, and private men of the :same, in all cases
whatsoever.
And be. it father enacted, That all vacancie? that shall arise
in the army of reserve by death orrlesertion -tf any man en-
rolled thetein, or by such Man becoming unit for service, shill
be filled up And suppled in such and th.: like manner, and, un-
der such-and the like penalties as are contained in the several
acts in force at the time Of the passing of this :jct.
And be it further enacted, That al; and every the rules,‘re-
gulations, pains, penalties, and provislon,,, in the said retard
acts of the forty.second year af*ypsid, and in an act passed-in-
thlspreSent session of parliamenreofitairied, as to persons de- i
serting Droin the militia, shall be in fall eget• and applied.to Al
persons enrolled to serve in the :Amy. of reserve, who shall sta.
sert after such enrolment; Ant it •shail layffiiido Prot:All
against such detester either according to tee provision. dlkv
act in forte for the punishment or niutiny and desertioa, and for '
the-better payment af the army and their quarters:latia Atv
articles of war. made in pursuance thereof, or according to Inc
pro's arm" of OW acts relining VS the.inifitia, for the purpose of
sending such deserter to serve in his Majesty's regular threes.
And he it farther enacteti,..That nothing herein contained
shall be tonstrwed in•dny mannerto impede or delay the levying
of melt who ought to be raised, from time to time to compleat
she utilida now embodied, or to vary the manner of proceeding
therein, but theta such levies sifalf be effected in like manlier
at if this act hail not been pawed,
Provided always, anal he it flirt/ter enacted, That this act,
or any of the proySpous thereof-, may be altered, *tided, or re-
pealed, by any act or acts to be made in this present session •of
parliament..
The Hanoverian troops, after being disarmed,
were ordered-to the Lauenbarg, a woody and sterile
district, on the nOrthein bank of the Elbe.
numerous sign-posts have been stuck round the
Hantburgh territory, with this inscription—,, Neu-
tralisy I Nosh:rib territory."
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