The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-06-05

fuLh Ps;.3ns ~ dfsItcd l2u, IN lAe way
., d Msnntr xSwas }refcribed 10 a la.s act
oaG d in November 1870, prcrid ng Kf-
iuforenea, 10 the Ameiie:A Army. Pro-
,;a. d ar,. ay,, Tb.s no Peffcn thar may be
a,aited for a !.G Term thss three Yssrs,
Ih.n be Untitled 10 any Par, Of the Counties
o,,n,,d b, Coaersfa or this St,te, 10 fuch IS
so.unaiily inliasd into tn; Continents!
Ssr,ics for :hr;e Years or ddiiag tins Wa' !;
no, N il fueh Town or Pl,nt.tios, as fhsi
make D,af! for lei, Term than thfec
Y.ar,, b: coatide cd ss having c.nplssted
theis Quota Of the Seventh Paft, alrsesb.s
10 n. Ref.!ve OF the z5,h OF J'nusry afors-
laid, and n,a'l b. held to fu7ply the Places
Of fueh a. may be drafted for llorter
Tine, at the Espiraisa Of the fame. Asd
the laid Seed Men. Committee and mill
,arv Officers, mall forthwith casie all fsch
Men ss my Be drafted in Coat quease of
thi, Rsfo'u,ion. 70 be muRsfsd before fcns
One of the Musey MATTERS already appoint
Cd BY this Cour, to moittf Cost.sensal Sol.
di.rs; aad the faid Muces Matters are
he.eoy authorized .ad Empowered 10 muiter
the fame, # they are able -boaied, eff, Give
Men, and alfo TO pay the Bounty gran,ed by
this State, to fuch u fhall produces q Cesti.
feat. from the Commia5os OGcer ef the
Company from which he va, drafted. or
from the Selet Men and COMMITTEES, who
drafted him, fpseifyiag that freh Peifoa,
face b.ina draftsd, Ia. is.i.ted int, the Si,.
vice Of the United States. for the Tenn Of
three Years or dur:ng the War, in the fame
M.nnss other inlillel Conuinentsl Solder,
are paid the Bounty. ThH any PeTlon who
msy be drafted as aio;e)aid, and duly no,i.
fed the sof, and Ra!l not, within 48 Hours
after, p,ocu e N able. bodied sfFeStivs Maa,
in hi, Room, 10 the Aeeep.sncs Of thsfe
whs drafted him, or within 4S H.ors after
pay them Fine, Of Ten Pou,Gs, hsli be
cpnGd,ied az Soldier in ,he Continental
Army, until the 10th Of January n.x., 20
every Inca, and Papois. Aaa il hali AID
msy b lawful for fuch Perisx or fe.fom
ss aforefa;d, TO procure Others 10 th,ir
Seed as afereiaid, ,tzom thg fevei.t Towns
and flscss from wh'nee they may Be draft
Cd, or rom any e,her Town or P.asc wix..
in this Ssss, where the foil Seventh Part
may be voluntarily iaIihsd as sforslaid.
Su; Men - may be drafted as aforsfsid,
may jcin fuch Companies and Ba,:a.:ons ia
ihe Contineatsl Services RATED in this State,
~ they may cbuis It the Time of their
muasrisg, provided the fans Aail no, b.
6ll.d up prior TO zach their Choice. Asd
in fuch Plscei wksrs shs Militia are NOT q; O..
perly orgasized, the Committees and SsIea
Men, OF the nsjor Part sf them, sad where
there i, but one Of shefe Orders, fuch Of
them a. may be their fut6aisg, hall have
oil the Power and Authority given; By this
Rsfolutioa to the ComHifkon Officer Of any
Company with them joiAtly. Aad that the
Militia Of the fsvsral Companies may be
Convened On toe faid 18th Day Of May, as
fueh Place 10 their relpsaivs Towns or
Piaasations as they may be ordered: Aay
Osc who hsll b notifisd IN Pafon, or BY
havisg . written Notice LEFT st hn uiosl
Place Of Abode. by the Psrfan appointed to
posiiy him. - HON., -hafQl1 shs- -fime. .aad
ihaii not appear accordingly, mail forfeit
sad pay the Sum Of Tea Possds. to be fued
asd recovered by ,he Clerk d the Com pany
e. which shs Dslinqasat heleses, aad whore
thsrs is no Clerk, by the Chairmaa Of the
Committee Of tbs Town or nscs, whs a,s
hsreby authorized to pfofsuse and ias
tAs.et,r. ia the IAferior Cosft Of Common
Pleas in the fsme Comfy, ons Thiri to the
Ufs Of the Profeestor, and two Thirds for
tbs Uis Of tns fans Tsws or Plantation,
unisl, fush Deiinqaent, or fene One in his
psk,{ hall ,x,sh,n fc,, n.-. H. >..s e.,