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' to forfeit three times the amount of the 
_ fine, or, in default, be imprisoned for not 
exceeding three months, and afterwards 
be liable to serve for four years, § 22. 
Quakers, on production of certificates 
thac they are such, shall not be enrolled, 
‘but only pay such proportion of the fines 
 astothedeputy-lieutenant or justices shall 
» @ppear proper, according to their circam- 
stances; and, in default of payment, they 
-tnay be imprisoned for one month. § 23. 
_ Af volunteers shall enrol themselves in 
any parish to the number apportioned, 
then no billot shall take place; and ifa 
part of the number, then the remainder 
ouly shall be ballotted.  § 24. 
. The benefits of friendly societies are 
not to be forfeited by service under this 
Act. § 25. 
Persons voluntarily enrolling them- 
selves are to receive a premium of two 
“guineas from the parish, but the bounty 
So paid shall be deducted from the men 
inhisting in the army, navy, or marines, 
- within two years, and one half if they e1i- 
dist at any time afterwards.  § 96, 27. 
Volunteers may transfer themselves, 
with the approbatiun of his Majesty, to 
the local militia. § 28, 30. 
Allowances are to be paid to the men 
‘on assembling for exercise, and on being 
called. out under any order of council, 
one guinea for the first-year, and 109. 6d. 
for each succeeding year of service. § 31, 
_ Personsserving in the local militia are 
entitled to the same exemptionsas volun- 
teers ; and having served four years, are 
not liable to be ballotted, for the regular 
militia for two years. § 32. 
Insurances against the ballot are pro- 
“hibited ; and persons making the same, 
forteit 501. § 33. 
_ His Majesty may put the local militia 
under the command of general officers, 
and may order it to be called out yearly 
‘to be trained, but the men are not to be 
‘trained for more than twenty-eight days 
in a year, nor to be ordered to inarch for 
that purpose further than some adjoining 
eounty. § 37,38. 
Men on their removal from the county 
May remove from the one ta the other 
county militia, but if they give a false 
statement to obtain permission so to re- 
move, they shall forteit double the sum 
ANE would be liable te for not appearing 
to betpained. §39. ° 
In case of invasion, his Majesty may 
order the local militia to be embodied 
and marched to any part of Great Bri- 
h, and the Lord Lieutenant may call 
out the local militia for the suppression 
“of riots, gud men not appearing to be pu- 
vauew 
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nished gécording to the regular militia 
acts. § 40, 41. 
. But when so called out, they are to be 
deemed assembled for training, and the 
same to be notified to his Majesty’s prin- 
cipal secretary of state, but not to be 
kept so assembled for more than 14 days 
in ove year. lid. 
Local-militia, assembled in time of war, 
tobe subject to the mutiny act, and en- 
titled to the same pay as the regular mis 
litia, and the wives and families of local 
militia men are entitled to the same paro- 
chial relief as those of yeomanry,/or vo- 
lunteer corps, § 42-44. t 
Local wmilitia men may enlist in the 
army, navy, marines, or regular militia of 
the same county, and their vacancies 
shall be supplied as other vacancies. § 45. 
And such vacancies shall be filled up, not- 
withstanding the suspension of the baller 
for the regular militia. § 46. 
Courities to be subject to a fine of 151. 
for such men deficient on the 14th day of 
February next, after the order, but shall 
be entitled to a return of twy-thirds for’ 
every man enrolled before the 14th of 
March, and one-third for every man en- 
rolled. before the tstofApril. § 47, 48. 
The quarter-sessions are to assess the 
151. for such man, oa receiving, & cert- 
ficate of the deficiencies from the com- 
manding officer. §49,&c.  -, aa 
Part of all the penalties not exceeding 
one-third may be given-to the informer, 
and the same may be recovered before 
two justices; but persons agerieved may 
appeal to the general quarter-sessions, 
and witnesses refusing ‘to attend, are to 
forfeit 51. § 62, 66. : 
“48 Geo. ILE. cap. cxx.”"—From and 
after October 10, 1808,’ the excise duty 
on coffee imported is reduced, if from the 
British plantations to.3d per pound, from 
the East Indies 6d. and if from any other 
part to 2s. per pound, : 
“48 Geo, III. cap. cxxili.”——Persons 
in execution on judgment, in whatever 
court obtained for any debt or damages 
exceeding 201. exclusive of costs recu- 
vered by such judgment, who shall have 
lain in “prison twelve calendar months, 
shall, on application to one of the courts 
at Westminster, be discharged. § 1. _ 
But persons fraudulently obtaining 
their discharge shall be liable to be taken 
in execution.- Ibid. : 
And the estate and effects of such 
debtors, except necessary wearing ape 
parel, bedding, and tools of trace, shall 
be liable, notwithstanding the discharge. 
Lbid. ‘ 
But debtors, duly discharged, shal! not 
