[coynE] THE TALBOT PAPERS 127 
Printed Sheet. 
An ACT to extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the forty-eighth 
year of His Majesty’s Reign, wmtituled, “An Act to Explain, 
Amend and Reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws 
now in being for the Raising and Training the Militia of this 
Province.” 
(Passed 6th March, 1812.) 
WHEREAS an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of his present 
Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act to explain, amend and reduce to 
one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in being, for the raising 
and training the Militia of this Province,’ is found insufficient 
for the purposes thereby intended; Be it therefore enacted by the 
King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and con- 
sent of the Legislative Council and Assembiy of the Province of 
Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under 
the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, 
intituled, “An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in 
the fourteenth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act 
for making more effectual provision for the government of the Pro- 
vince of Quebec, in North America, and to make further provision 
for the government of the said Province.” and by the authority of the 
same, That there shall be to every Battalion of Militia now or hereafter 
to be formed in this Province, (the strength of which will admit 
thereof) two flank Companies, to consist of not more than one hundred 
men each, nor in any case to compose more than one third of the 
strength of such Battalion, and also all Independent Companies pelong- 
ing to any County, Riding or Place, shall provide their quota, to com- 
pose one or more flank Company or Companies, but in no case to exceed 
cne third of such Independent Company or Companies, to be selected 
and formed from among such Militia men as shall at any meeting or 
meetings of any such Battalion or Independent Companies, volunteer 
for that purpose. And if it should so happen that a sufficient number 
of persons shall not at any such meeting or meetings, volunteer for the 
purpose aforesaid, then and in such case the deficiency shall be made 
up by ballot from the Militia men of such Battalion, or Independent 
Company or Companies, who shall be under the age of forty years. 
Il. Provided always neverlheless, That when it shall happen that 
two or more persons shall be called upon service from one family, that 
one of them shall be excused for that time unless it shall appear to tue 
Officer Commanding such Company of Militia, that there is another 
person living in the same house, capable of taking care of the said 
