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fruccoing is.to be performed in the. fame 
manner .as plaftering, and requires two 
coats ; obferving however not. to lay on 
tne fecond coat till the firft is quite dry. 
Old wails muft be prepared by cutting out 
the bad parts of the fone or biick, and 
replacing them with new. ‘The wafhing ts- 
New ‘Ais of the Britify Legiflature. 
r Nov. 1, 
done in the manner of painting,and requires 
two coats; the fecond colouring not to 
be laid on till the firt is. perfectly dry. 
The ftucco and wath have the properties of 
keeping out all damps and wet effeg- 
tually, 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE, 
Being an Analyfis of all A@s of General Importance, pafed during 
the 
lof 
Sefion of Parliament. 
— eo 
‘¢ An A& to amend and render more effec- 
tual an Aét paffed in the prefent Seffion of 
Parliament, intitled ** An Aét to enable his 
Majeity ‘more effeually to provide for the 
Detence and Security of the Realm, during 
the prefent War, and for indemnifying Per- 
fons who may fuffer in their Property by 
fuch Meafures as may be neceflary for that 
Purpofe ;*? and to enable his Majefty more 
effectually andfpeedily to exercife his ancient 
and undoubted Prerogative, in requiring the 
military Service of his liege Subje&ts in cafe 
of Invafion of the Realm.* (Pafted 27th 
July, 1803; cap.96). 
T is enaéted, that the lieutenants and 
deputy-lieutenants of counties and 
juitices of the peace fhall put this a& into 
execution in ike manner as the Militia- 
acts. § 1-—2, 8 
At the firft general meetings of Jieu- 
tenancy they thal! iffue erders to conftables 
for returning li s to the deputy-lieute- 
nants, of men in the different parifhes 
etween 17 and ¢5 years of age, and ap- 
point cther meetings. § 3. 
The genera! and fubdivifion meetings 
‘may appoint Special Conftables irom the 
fourth clafs of were enrolled for mili- 
tary fervice. 
General meeting fhall be held annually 
in O&ober. 
If through negle& or miftake, or from 
other caufe, any aét hereby required to 
be done at any fuch meeting fhall not be 
performed, the perfons authorized to do 
iuch act, may carry the fame into execu- 
tion at any fubfequent meeting. § 6. 
The conftables thall leave notice in 
writing, for every occupier of every dwel- 
Jing houfe, or where fuch dwelling-houfe 
fhall be divided into different apariments, 
and occuy ied diftinetly by feveral perfons, 
for the cccupier of each, to produce, un- 
* This is moft commonly known by the 
game of the General Defence Act. 
der a penalty of 20]. within two days, & 
lift in writing of the Chriftian and fur- 
name, and alfo of the age of each man 
refident in fuch houfe, or between feven- 
teen and fifty-five years, diftinguifhing 
whether married or unmarried, and whe. 
ther he hath any children under ten years, 
and whether he is willing to engage to 
ferve as a volunteer, § 7. 
' But any perfon having more than one 
place of refidence,may enrol himfelf, and | 
return his fervants and inmates for enrol. 
mient, in any ore of the parifhes in which 
he[may have a refidence, giving, in every 
fach cafe, notice in the ether parifhes of 
aie parifh in which he is to be enrolled 
d to return his fervants and inmates fog 
a § 8. 
’ Where any notice fhall be urad upon 
any Quaker, he fhall produce to the of- 
ficer a certificate under the hands of two 
iauaker), (houfekeepers,) acknowledging 
fuch perfon to be one of their perfuafion, 
and in fuch cafes the officers fhall: make 
the returns forthem. § 9. 
The conftables are to make out wees 
lifts of men between the ages of feventeen 
and fifty-five, diftinguifhing their rank, 
&c. and dividing them into four clafles : 
that is to fay, 
In the firt clafs, ites fhall put all the 
men of the age of feventeen and under 
the age of thirty years, unmarried, and 
having no child or children Live under 
the age of ten years. 
In “the fecond clafs, all the men of the 
age of thirty and under the age of fifty 
years, unmarried, and having no child 
or children living under the age of-ten 
years. 
In the third clafs, all the men ys the 
age of feventeen and under the age of 
thirty yeais, who are or have been mar. 
ried, and who have not more than two 
children living under the age of ten years. 
And 
