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all aliens and Quakers ; and alfo to procure 
returns of the numbers of the males and 
females refiding within the places asore- 
faid, who by infancy, age, or infirmity, or 
other caufe may be incapable of removi og 
themlelves in cafe of danger ; and allo for 
procuring returns ofall boats, barges,wag- 
gons, caits, cars, horfes and other cattle, 
and fheep; and of all hay,ftraw, corn, meal, 
flour, and other provifions, and of all milis 
and ovens, and all ocher things which may 
be ufeful to an enemy, or applicable to the 
public fervice: and which of fuch boats, 
barges, waggons, car's, carrs, and hories, 
the owners thereof are wil ing to furnifh 
for the public fervice, etther gratuioufly, 
or for hire ; and with what number of ne- 
ceflary attendants, and upon what terms ; 
and of all fuch other particulars as fhail 
be required tor the purpofe of enabling 
his M>jefiy and the perions acting under 
his authority to give iuch orders as may 
be neceflary, or the removal in cafe of dan- 
ger, of fuch perfous as fhall be incapable of 
removing themlelves, and for the removal 
of all boats, barges, waggons, carts, cars, 
‘-horles, ca tle, fheep, hay, ftraw, corn, 
meal, flour,.and other pr ovifions, matters 
and things affeffed, or tor the employment 
“thereof, in his Majefty’s fervice or other- 
wile, and generally to give fuch directions 
as may be deemed moft likely to defeat 
the views of the enemy, and moit advan- 
tageous for the fervice. § 1. 
His Majeity, and the Lord Lieutenant, 
with the advice of the Privy-council, may 
require fuch Lieutenants or Degunies, or 
fucii Governors or Deputies, to appoint 
officers for training men wilking to be 
armes, traine’, and exercifed, and allo pro- 
per perfons to be ready, in cale of need, 
for fuperintending the execution of the 
other duties neceffary to be done, for the | 
purpofes before mentioned. But if the 
faid Lieutenants, or Deputy Lieutenants, 
or fuch Governors or Deputy Governors 
fhall not, within the time {pecified in the 
orders fignify to his Majefty, or to fuch 
Lord Lieutenant the names of a fufficient 
numb r of officers, whom his Majefty, or 
fuch Lord Lieutenant, fhall approve, and 
appoint tuch other perfons as fhall be ne- 
ceflary for the purpofes aforefaid, his Ma- 
jelly, or fuch Lord Li-utenant may ap. 
point fo many as fhall be neceflary. § 2 
His M jetty, by hign manual, or uch 
Lord Lieutenan:,by order in writing, may 
require the Lieutenants and Deputy Lieu- 
tenants,and the Governors or Deputy Go- 
-Vernors to hold fuch general and fubdivi- 
Jon meetings, as his Majelty, or fuch 
Lord Lieutenant fhail think fit, and re- 
quire the attendance of the clerks of the 
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general and fubdivifion meetings, and of 
all other perfons neceflary in the fame man 
ner,as by the Acts now in force concerning 
theMilitia, Lieutenants and Deputies, and 
Governors ,and Deputies, Juftices, &c. to 
have the like powers as they have refpect- 
inz the Militia-laws ; and to obey orders. 
§4 
Lieutenants or Deputies, and Go- 
vernors or Deputies, to iffue warrants, 
when required, to the conftables, &c. td 
caufe returns to be made to the subdivi- 
flon meetings on oath. § 6. 
His Majelty, in cafe of aétual invafion, 
of the United Kingdom, and the Lord 
Lieutenant, of Ireland, in cafe of aétual 
invafion of Ireland, or if they fhall appre- 
hend {uch invafion, may authorize, on any 
/emergency, and on the requilition of the 
officer commanding within the diftrié, 
or fuch other perfons as thall -be {pecially 
empowered to make fuch requifition, to 
give ail fuch orders as fhall be neceflary 
for the removal of any boats, barges, 
waggons, carts, cars, or other carriages, 
hories, cattle, fheep, hay, ftraw, corn, 
meal, flour, or provifions of any kind, o 
any other things which may be of advan- 
tage to an enemy, or ufetul for the public 
fervice, and to take the jaine, if neceflary 
for the public fervice; and alfo to give 
fuch orders as fall be neceffary for the re- 
moval of the inhabitants of any houfe, 
hamlet, village, diftrict or place, and ee 
cially fuch as by reafon of infancy, age,, 
or infirmity, or other caule, thail bei ices 
pable of removing themfelves in cafe of 
danger; and allo, in cafe of neceffity, to 
deftroy any boats, barges, waggons, carts, 
cars, or other carriayes, horfes, cattie, 
fheep, hay, ftraw, corn, meal, flour, or 
provifions, of any kind, or any thing which 
may be of advantage to an enemy, and to 
remove, deftroy, or render ufelefs any 
houle, mill, bridge, or other building, or 
any matter whatloever, and generally to + 
act in the premifes as the public fervice 
and the exigencies of particular cafes fhall 
require.-§ 7. 
Perfons enrolling themfelves in any. 
volunteer corps fubfequent to this Ad, 
fhall not be lable to be placed under 
the command of the General of the dif- 
trict, except in certain cafes, in con- 
formity to the terms of their original 
offers of fervice, and except.in cale of 
agtual invafion, or of the actual appears 
ance of the enemy on. the coaft, or of the 
danger of inwafion being deemed to immi- 
nent as to make it advifable for the Lieu- 
tenants or Deputy Lieutenants, in Great 
Britain, or for the Governors or Deputy 
Governors in Ireland, to give orders for 
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