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<¢ An A& for punifhing Mutiny and Defer- 
tion, and for the better Payment of the 
Army and their Quarters (paffed March 
24, 1803.) 
The Mutiny A& of the prefent feffion 
contains the following amended and new 
claufes*. 
In ‘he cafe of any non-commiffioned of- 
ficer or foldier, tried and conviétcd of de- 
fertion, whenfoever the court-martial, 
which fhall pals fentence upon {uch trial, 
fhali not think the offence deferving of ca- 
pital punifhment, fuch court-martial may, 
inft-ad of awarding a capital punifhment, 
adjuoge the offender, if they fhail think 
fit, to be tranfported as a felon for life, or 
for acertain term of years, according to 
the degree of the offence ; and, it he re- 
turn, or be found at large, without leave 
from his Majelty, or the Governor, or 
Commanding-cfficer of the Settlement, he 
fhall iuffer death asa felon, without bene- 
fit of clergy. §4. 
Alfo, in ali cafes wherein a capital pu- 
nifhment fhall have been awarded bya 
court martial, it fhail be Jawful for his 
Majefty, inftead of caufing fuch tentence 
to be carried into execution, to order the 
offender, in like manner, to be tranfported 
as a felon for life, or for a certain term 
of years. § 5. 
Offenders under fentence of death ob- 
taining his Majefty’s conditional pardon, 
fall be fubject to the laws touching the 
efcape of felons. § 9. 
No officer or foldier, having been con- 
victed in the ordinary courfe of law of 
any criminal offence, fhall, while under 
confinement in coniequence ehetcots be en- 
titled tu any part of his pay, from the day 
on which fuch conviétion fhall have taken 
place, nor until the day of his retuin to 
the regiment to. which he fhall belong. 
‘§ 16. 
The rates for providing carriages for 
the ule of the army have-alio been altered, 
and, by the prefent act, are as follow :— 
One fhilling for every mile any waggon, 
with five horfes, fhall travel ; one fhilling 
for every mile any wain, with fix oxen, or 
four oxen with two horfes, fhall travel ; 
and nine-pence for every mile any cait, 
with four horfes, or carrying not le{s than 
* As the fame fyftem is adopted for the re- 
gulation of his Majefty’s Royal ‘Marine 
Forces while on fhore, the Aét of the prefent 
feffion, cap. xxvii. for their government, 
contains firnilar claufes to thofe in the above 
Mutiny Act. 
New &éts of the Britifh Legiflatures 
‘ horfes, fhall travel ; 
[May 1, 
15 cwt. fhall travel; and fix-pence for 
every mile every cart or other carriage, 
with lefs than four horfes, and not catry- 
ing 15 cwt. fhall travel ; or, any further 
fum not exceeding 4d. for every mile any 
waggon, with five horfes, or any wain 
with fix oxen, or with four oxen and two 
and. not exceeding 
three-pence for every mile any cart, with 
four horfes, or carrying not lefs than 15 
cwt. fhall travel ; and not exceeding two- 
peace. for every mile any cart or carriages 
withule(s thanitoue horfes, and not carry- 
ing 15 cwt. fhall travel, according as the 
fame thall be fixed by the juftices at any 
gener al feffions of the peace, having regard 
to the price of hay and cats; and. fo as 
fuch additional yates extend not beyond 
ten days next enluing the date of the order 
of feffions. § 51. 
Officers and foldiers and their horfes on 
duty, or on the march, and all carriages, 
horfes, boats, barges, and other vefflels - 
employed in the fervice, fhall be exempted 
from the payment of tolls, unlefs by the 
act under which fuch tolls are payable, it 
is provided, that they are liable equally 
with others to the tolls authorized to be 
taken. § 55. 
In the cafe of perfons enlifted the juf- 
tices are to read over to them the third and 
feurth articles of the fecond feétion, and 
the frft article of the fixth feétion of the 
articles of war. § 64. 
It fhall be Jawful for the conttable, 
headborough, or tithing man, or for any 
officer or foldier in his Majetiy’s fervice to 
apprehena delerters. § 67. 
If any perfon fhall harbour, conceal, or 
affift any deferter from his Majefty’s fer- 
vice, knowing him to be fuch, the perfon 
fo offending fhall forfeit for every fuch of~ 
fence twenty pounds; ard, upon convic- 
tion by the cath of one wiinels, before one 
juttice, the faid penalty may be levied by 
diitrefs and fale of goods, one moiety to 
be paid to the informer, and the other to 
the officer to whom the deferter did be- 
long ; and, in default of goods, or if the 
_ penalty fhall not be paid within tour days, 
the jultice 1s to commit the offender to 
the common jail for fix [lunar] months ; 
and, by the fame claufe, it is enacted, that 
if any perfon fhall buy or receive any 
oats, hay, ftraw, or other torage, provided 
for the ufe of any horfe or horfes belong- 
ing to bis Majefty’s fervice, from any dra- 
goon or other foldier, knowing him to be 
fuch, or fhall move, procure, counfel, fo- 
licit, or entice any dragoon cr other fol- 
dier, knowing him to be fuch, to {fell or 
otherwife 
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