Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-05-19

pany fhall be deairute Of officers as aforeEaids
thalI negleet or refuie to return an exact roll Of
the men as aforefaid, within the time aforeraid.
70 the commander in chief as aforefaid, and alfo
TO revife the rolls as aforefaid, they fhaIl pay 4
fine Of sly dollars each, for every twenty days
they lhall neglea 70 return the rolls as afore-
faid; to be fned for and recovered by the bril-
gade infpeetor, and in cafe Of a vacancy OF this
office: by the adjDtant general ore moiry
thereof to the ufe Of The officer wfB fall profe.
cute for the fame, and the other moieJy to the
Commonwealth.
Sea. z3, Be- Il further eaa7e4, Thar ever
non-commihioned officer, or other perlon, who
fhall negleef or refnie TO give any warning re.
CURED BY this act, when ordered thereto by the
commanding officer Of any company as afore-
faid, by his warrant under his hand, or vixen
commanded to do and perform the duty pre-
fcribed in the eighteenth fiction of this act.
ihall for every fuch offence forfeit and pay a
fine Of taOraty dollars moiety thereof 20 the
clerk OF the company who fh4il p.ofecute for the
fame, the other moiety e The commanding Off
Ger of laid company, in trua for the ule OF faid
company: and when there Gall not b any clerk
in fuch company, then il lhall be the duly of the
brigade infpeator, or 10 cafe Of a vacancy in that
Office, then Of the adiutant general, TO proIecute
for faid fine, in which cafe one half thereof fhalk
be to the ufe of the officer who fall prolecute for
the fame, and the other half 70 the Common
wealth.
Sect a. And 1T f4yfber sna7sd That when.
ever majority IF any company defitute of off,
GERS as afaref4id, lhall Ggnily their deGre, il
writing, 70 the leleamen Of the town where fuch
, de'tltute company may be, Of meeting and
chooiing officers in their own company fuch
ieiettmen hAil Immediately notify and warn
. meeting for thar purpole, BY poRng up notif-
cations thereof in two places at leaf, within the
limits of lai company ten days at leaa, before
| the time appointed for fuch meeting, and iaid
fele6fmen fhall prsGde at fuch meeting, and nall
I receive, count and fort the votes hat may be
given in for the officers, and lhall make return
! thereof TO the commander in chief, who fhalI
commllilon them accOrdingiy; and when 70
commiiiioced and qualified, a. the law directs.
they ihail be the proper officers offlid company,
| and the commanding officers Of companies to
which they have b-en distributed and aligned
as atoseiaid, lhall ce2le TO continue them %
| their rolls, or call upon them for any further
duty.
Sea. IS. Aadbs 4 further esaSed, That the
| third fiction in the aa to which this Is an addiA
ton alto 40 aa PlfeI on the twenty fourth
, day ct February, A. ID. ieventeeu hundred ahd
ninety fix, and the ReIolve pafed M7rch the
| ieventh, one thouiand feven hundred and ninety
feven, making Provifion for Major Generals
flung their orders, and providing payment for
horleA TO drag fed pieces, be- and they are here
| By repealed, except 70 far as refpe6fs the re-
csvery of any lines or forfeitures already 10
CURED thereby.
SEA-. IS Ind Be iT further uaasS, That rhe
feveral lines and forfeitures, the mode Of recove-
ry OF which is not herein before fpeciAlly pre-
icribed, ihall and may be recovered in AN aston
OF the cafe IN the name Of the per(on authorized
to iu- for the fame, and ihall be brought before
amy Couit proper to try the fame, within the
county where the offender relides.
LThls Aa was paaed March 4, 1901
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