Keiv J^s of the Britift) Legijlature, 



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Upon every legacy of the value of twenty 

 pounds or more, charged upon any real 

 eftate, or monies arifing from the Cale of 

 any real eftate, of the'^clear value in the 

 whole of one hundred pounds, and upon 

 the clear refulueof fuch monies, after de- 

 dnfting debts, (uneral expencts, and other 

 charges and legacies, if any, and which 

 fliallbe given for the benefit of any perfon 

 •whole legacy or refidvie, if arifing out of 

 perfonal eftate, would be now chargeable 

 with eigh; pounds per centum, a duty of 

 ten pounds for eveiy hundred pounds ot 

 the value of fuch legacy or monies. 



The duties granted by this afl (ball not 

 be charged in re'petl ot any legacies f.tif- 

 fied OMt of a-.y real or peifonal efta-e, or 

 in refpeil of any fliare of any perfonal ef- 

 tate of any perfon dying before April 5, 

 1805. 



Nor any legacy or refidue which fhall 

 be given «r pafs to the bnlband or wife of 

 thedcceaCed, or any of tlie royal family. 



Every gift by any will or telfamentary 

 inftruiTient of any perfon dying after (he 

 5th of April, j8os, which fhall have ef- 

 fe£V, or be f<4ti3fied out of ptrfonal eftate, 

 now payable only in relpei^ of thole com- 

 ing out of perfonal eftaies, and not in re- 

 fpeft of fuch as were charged on real ef- 

 tatcs, or which ftnll have been made pay- 

 able out of any real ellate, or be dii ecled 

 to be fatisfied out of any monies to arile by 

 the fale of any real ellate, whether by way 

 of annuity, or in any oihur form, (liall be 

 deemed to he a legacy : provided that no- 

 thing heieiu (h;ili' extend to the charging 

 with the duties any fpecilic fum of money, 

 or any fliare thereof charged by any mar- 

 riage fettlement or deed, upon an real ef- 

 tate, in any cafe in wliich any fuch fpeci- 

 fic fum (hall be appointed by any will or 

 teilamentary inltrument, un>1er any power 

 by any fuch marriage-fettlement or deed. 



The duties granted upon legacies 

 charged upon any real eftate fh?.ll be paid 

 by the truftees ; or if there ftiall be na 

 truftees, then by the perfon entitled to I'uch 

 real eftaie, lubjedt to fuch legacy, or by 

 the perfon required to p;y any fuch legacy; 

 and the fiid duties (liall be retained by the 

 pqffon paying any fuch legacy according 10 

 the regulations of 36 Geo. %. chap. 51. 

 V An Aft for allowing a certain Propor- 

 tion of the Militia in Great Britain volun- 

 tarily to enlill in His Majefty's Regular 

 Forces and Royal Marines. 45 Geo. iii. 

 cap. 31." (Paired icth April, 1805.) 

 His Majefty may appoint regiments of 



[Aug. 1; 



the regular forces and dmfions of the ina- 

 rinrs in which militia men may enlilf.^ 



But the number of men to be enlifted 

 Jliall not exceed the number then ferving 

 above I be original quota of the county, nor 

 more than one feijeant and one corporal 

 for every twenty priva'e men. 



HisMajflly may appoint officers to ap- 

 prove or rejefl the men, but none (liall be 

 rejeRed who are five feet four inches, and 

 under 35 yeaisof age, and not dif^blcd. 



As foon as the number to he enlilled 

 from any regiment is afcertaincd, they (hall 

 be difcharged, and (hall, if approved, be 

 attefted for general Cervicein the regiments 

 they hive deciaied their intention ueniift, 

 and (hall be entitled to the bounty of ten 

 guineas j of which three fliall be paid to 

 luch man on his approval, and the remain- 

 der as foon as he ftiall arrive at the head 

 quarters of the regiment or divifion inio 

 which he (hall have enlifted, together with 

 fubfiftence, pay, and cloathing. 



No perfon in confinement, under fen- 

 tenceot a court-marii d, (hall be entitled to 

 enlift until he (hall have fuffered the fcn- 

 tence of a court martial ; nor any who 

 have been in confinement or fenteiiced 10 

 punidiment wiihin a certain period with- 

 out conftnt of the commanding officer. 



No feij-ant or corporal (hall enlift into 

 the artillery as fuch. 



Alfo, no adjutant's clerk, or regimen- 

 tal clerk, drummer, or mufician in the 

 bniid, or armourer, (liiill be entitled ta 

 fnlift without the conl'cnt of the command- 

 ing officer ; and commanding officers may 

 retufe to difch.irge men upon affigning fuf- 

 ficient caufe to the general commanding 

 the diftrift, or to the adjutant-general. 



No perlbn fliall be drafted from the re- 

 giment in which he enlifted unlefs firll 

 wholly difcharged from all fervice what- 

 ever. 



This aB nuas paffed to anpvuer the re- 

 gular army, by reducing the militia to its 

 original jiandard, and permitting the fur- 

 pius jirenvth thereof to be tranfpofed to the 

 regular forces and royal marines. To in- 

 duce ijoluntary offers of fervice therein, 

 a bounty of ten guineas is granted to each 

 man, end the foregoing abflraci contains 

 the Jubjiance of fuch- claufes as relate to the 

 pri-vileges and immunities of the men ixiho 

 may eniijl under the authority of the ad ; 

 the claufes qmrnilted relate merely to official 

 regulations. 



Erraiinii in the Elfay in Vmdication of Locke (_No. 130):— for " confpicuousj 

 <' perlpicuous." 



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