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courts-martial are to be compofed of yeo- 
manry or volunteer officers. - 
In cafe of invafion, or appearance of an 
enemy on the coaft, the volunteers fhall 
aflemble, and march atccrding to the 
terms of their fervices, and on neglect 
fhall be deemed deferters; and fuch corps 
fhall be fubjeét to the mutiny laws and ar- 
ticles of war; as alfo corps voluntarily 
aflembling or marching to do military 
duty, except for the fuppreffion of riots. 
Officers of the volunteers to rank with 
the regulars and militia, as the youngeft 
of their ranks. 
Commanding officers, when not on ac- 
tual fervice, may. difcharge members, not 
being commiffioned officers, for difobe- 
dience of orders or breach of difcipline 
while under arms; and alfo for any ne- 
glect of attendance and‘duty, or mifcon- 
duét or improper behaviour as a member 
of his corps, or for other fufficient caufe. 
Perfons not conduéting themfelves dur- 
_ Ing the times of exercife, or wearing the 
cloathing and accoutrements of the corps, . 
and in going to exercife ina decent and 
orderly manner, may be ordered into cut 
tody by the commanding officer. 
Volunteers may withdraw from or quit 
the corps, except, when called out in cafe 
- of invafion, but not without giving four- 
teen days notice of their intention to quit, 
nor till the arms and accoutrements thall 
have been delivered up, and all fines paid. 
Perfons quitticg their corps, or dif 
charged for mifcondu&st, fhall lofe all their 
privileges and exemptions. 
Volunteers, whin aflembled on inva- 
fion, &c. are to receive pay, and be bil- 
lited as other forces; and their families 
fhall he entitled to the fame relief as the 
families of militiamen. Ma. 
It the fubfcriptions or fines of mem. 
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bers be not paid, one juftice may direct, 
double the amount to be paid, which may 
be levied by diltrefs and fale, ta be ap- 
plied to the general {tock of the corps, but 
the juftice may mitigate the penalties to 
one-half. 
‘§ An A& for eftablifhing and maintaining a 
permanent additional Force for the Defence 
of the Realm, and to provide for augment- 
ing his Majefty’s regular Forces, and for 
the gradual Reduction of the Militia of 
England, 44 Geo. 3, cap. 56."° (Paffed 
June 29, 1804.- a 
Great clamour was raifed in Parlia- 
ment upon the fir introdu€tion of this 
bill, and before it paffed into a law, by 
the opponen:s of Mr. Pitt, who had re- 
cently come into power; but, upon a cool 
and difpaffionate review of its claufes, di- 
vetted of all fa€tions cr party prejudices, 
it appears to have been a mealure fraught 
with wifdom, and one which canfiot be 
otherwifethan agreeable to the feelings of 
the Britifh nation, who, in the midi# of 
the moft enthufiaftic loyalty, have ever 
maintained a juft jealoufy of an invafion;s 
even in appearance only, of theirconftitu- 
tional rights and privileges...» vos 
The difreflisg effets of a parochial’ 
ballot for men, whether under the ovigi- 
nal militia acts, or the defence aéts of 
Mr. Addington’s adininiftration, muft 
have been feverely felt by many uleful 
members of fociety, upon whom the lot 
to ferve feil, and unable, from their fitu- 
ations in. life, to procure fubftitutes. 
Numbers mufi have been impelled to the 
hard neceffity of either deferting the places 
where they could earn their living, er, by 
enrolling themfelves, leave, perhaps, a 
numerous family to be fupportal by the 
fcanty and inadequate relief allowed by 
law. from the parifh. - 
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