Secretary, at War to issue the Money required for the Pay of the Regular Militia Rates of Pay. CA P. XXXI. An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and contingent and other Expences of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; and to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons' Mates and Serjeant Majors of Militia, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and twenty six. [10th June 1825.] WH HEREAS it is necessary that Provision should be made for defraying the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and contingent and other Expences of the Regular Militia, and of the Miners of Cornwall and Devon (when disembodied) in Great Britain and Ireland; and also for making Allowances of Reduced Pay in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers and Surgeons' Mates of the Regular Militia and Miners of Devon and Cornwall in • Great Britain, while disembodied; and also Allowances to Adjutants and Serjeant Majors of the Regular Militia, who have been or may be reduced; and to Adjutants, Surgeons and Quartermasters, after long Service;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Secretary at War for the Time being may and shall, and he is hereby authorized, empowered and required to cause to be issued and paid the whole Sum required for the Regular Militia of Great Britain and Ireland (when disembodied), in the Manner and for the several Uses hereinafter mentioned; (that is to say,) for the Pay of the said Regular Militia at the Rates following; (that is to say,) For each Adjutant, Eight Shillings per Diem: For each Paymaster, in Corps consisting of Three Companies and upwards, Six Shillings per Diem : For each Paymaster, in Corps consisting of Two Companies, Five Shillings per Diem: For each Paymaster, in Corps consisting of One Company, Four Shillings per Diem : For each Surgeon, Six Shillings per Diem: For each Quartermaster, where One had been appointed in a Corps while embodied at an Establishment of not less than Three hundred and sixty Private Men, Five Shillings per Diem; and at an Establishment of less than Three hundred and sixty Private Men, Three Shillings per Diem : For each Serjeant Major, having been Serjeant Major of a Provisional Battalion of Militia, Two Shillings and Sixpence per Diem : For each Serjeant Major, where One is appointed in Corps consisting of Two or more Companies, One Shilling and Tên Pence per Diem: For each Quartermaster Serjeant of the Militia of Ireland, One Shilling and Ten Pence per Diem: For For each Serjeant, having been a Colour Serjeant in One of the Provisional Battalions of Militia, Two Shillings per Diem : For each Serjeant, doing the Duty of Quartermaster Serjeant while no Quartermaster is appointed, One Shilling and Ten Pence Diem: per For each Serjeant, One Shilling and Sixpence per Diem : For each Corporal, One Shilling and Two Pence per Diem: For each Drum Major, where One is appointed in Corps consisting of Three or more Companies, One Shilling and Sixpence per Diem : For each Drummer or Fifer, One Shilling per Diem: Provided always, that when any Serjeant, Corporal, Drummer or Fifer shall be absent on Furlough or Licence, such Serjeant, Corporal, Drummer or Fifer shall during such Absence receive Pay at the following Rates, instead of those above mentioned; (that is to say,) Every Serjeant Major, having been Serjeant Major of a Provisional Battalion of the Militia, Two Shillings per Diem : For every Serjeant, having been a Colour Serjeant in any Provisional Battalion of the Militia, One Shilling and Sixpence per Diem: For every Serjeant Major, where One is appointed in Corps consisting of Two or more Companies One Shilling and Four Pence per Diem : For every Quartermaster Serjeant of the Militia of Ireland, One Shilling and Four Pence Diem: per For every Serjeant, doing the Duty of Quartermaster Serjeant while no Quartermaster is appointed, One Shilling and Four Pence per Diem: For every other Serjeant, the Sum of One Shilling per Diem : For every Drum Major, where One is appointed in Corps consisting of Three or more Companies, the Sum of One Shilling per Diem: And for every Drummer or Fifer the Sum of Sixpence per Diem, respectively, and no more: Rates of Pay when absent on Furlough. And also for the Clothing of the Regular Militia (when disem- Clothing. bodied), in Cases in which full Clothing shall be provided by the Colonel or Commandant, at the Rate of Five Pounds Twelve Shillings and One Penny for each Serjeant Major, Quartermaster Serjeant and Serjeant doing the Duty of Quartermaster Serjeant while no Quartermaster is appointed; Three Pounds for each Serjeant; One Pound Seventeen Shillings and Four Pence for each Corporal; Two Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Seven Pence for each Drum Major; Two Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Seven Pence for each Drummer or Fifer; and One Pound Seventeen Shillings for each Private Man; and so in Proportion in the Cases in which only Part of the Clothing shall be provided by the Colonel or Commandant, together with the actual Expence of Package and Carriage, and such Charges for altering and fitting the Clothing as shall have been notified by the Secretary at War; and that such Serjeant Majors, Quartermaster Serjeants, Drum Majors, Serjeants, K 4 Residence of to be where Arms of the Corps are kept. Serjeants, Corporals, and Drummers or Fifers, who may be retained on constant Pay, and resident at Head Quarters, shall be clothed once in Two Years: And also at the Rate of Two Pence per Month for each Private Man and Drummer or Fifer, for defraying the contingent Expences of each Regiment, Battalion or Corps. II. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That any Paymaster of Disembodied Militia, being either on Naval or Military Half Pay, or being entitled to any Allowance as having served in any of His Majesty's Regular Forces, or Navy or Marines, shall and may, and he is hereby empowered to receive and take the aforesaid Rates of Disembodied pay (videlicet), Six Shillings, Five Shillings, or Four Shillings per Diem, as the Case may be ; and the receiving and taking such Rates of Disembodied Pay as aforesaid, shall not prevent such Paymaster on Half Pay, or being entitled to any such Allowance, from receiving his Half Pay, or such Allowance; and such Paymaster shall take the following Oath before some Justice of the Peace, who is hereby empowered to administer the same: I A. B. do swear, That I had not between the and the any Place or Employment of Profit, Civil or Military, under His Majesty, besides my Allowance of Half Pay as a reduced in His Majesty's Army or Navy, or Marines (as the Case may be), save and except my Disembodied Pay (of Six Shillings, Five Shillings, or Four Shillings, as the Case may be), as Paymaster of the Militia.' And the taking the said Oath shall be sufficient to entitle such Paymaster to receive his Half Pay or the said Allowance, without taking any other Oath; any Law, Usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding. III. And be it further enacted, That every Adjutant, Paycertain Officers master, Surgeon, Quartermaster, and every Noncommissioned Officer, Drummer and Fifer, on permanent Pay of Regular Militia, when disembodied, shall be constantly resident within the City, Town or Place where the Arms of the Corps to which such Officers belong are kept, or within such reasonable Distance of the Depôt as shall be sanctioned by the Secretary at War: Provided always, that every such Adjutant, Paymaster, Surgeon, Quartermaster, Noncommissioned Officer, Drummer and Fifer, shall forfeit his Pay for any Period during which he shall be absent, except when absent by Leave from the Colonel or Commandant of the Regiment, Battalion or Corps, which Leave shall not extend beyond Three Calendar Months in One Year, nor to a greater Proportion than One third of the Noncommissioned Officers, Drummers and Fifers at the same Time, except in case of certified Sickness. Quartermaster, &c. to have Charge of the Arms and Clothing. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Quartermaster of each Regiment of Militia in which a Quartermaster is appointed, and when no Quartermaster is appointed, then the Paymaster, shall have the Charge and Care of the Arms, Accoutrements, Great Coats, Clothing, Necessaries and other Stores, under the Superin tendence tendence of the Colonel or Commandant; and the Paymaster Paymaster to shall, out of the Allowance of Two Pence per Month for each issue the Money for contingent Private Man, Drummer or Fifer directed by this Act to be issued Expences, on and paid for defraying the contingent Expences of such Regiment, an Order signed Battalion or Corps, from time to time issue and pay such Sums of by the Colonel. Money as may be necessary for the Repair of Arms and other usual contingent Expences, upon an Order in Writing signed by the Colonel or other Commandant; and after Payment of such Sums as aforesaid he shall Three Times in the Year make up Accounts of all such Money, and of the Expenditure thereof, shewing the Balances remaining in his Hands (which said Balance Balance to form shall form a Stock Purse for the Use of the Regiment, Battalion or Corps), and shall transmit the same to the Colonel or other Commandant of such Regiment, Battalion or Corps, to be by him examined, allowed and signed; and the said Accounts so allowed and signed shall be and are hereby directed to be the proper Vouchers and Acquittal of such Paymaster for the Application and Disposal of such Money. V. And be it further enacted, That in the occasional and unavoidable Absence of the Adjutant from the City, Town or Place where the Arms of any Corps of Militia when disembodied are kept, or during any Vacancy in the Appointment of Adjutant, the Serjeants, Corporals, Drummers and Fifers shall be under the Command of the Quartermaster in Cases in which one is appointed, and when no Quartermaster is appointed, then under the Command of the Paymaster; and such Quartermaster and Paymaster respectively shall render the same Returns, and perform such other Acts, as are by Law required from the Adjutant. VI. And be it further enacted, That the Officers and Noncommissioned Officers, Drummers, Fifers and Private Men of the Regular Militia shall, for the Period or Periods during which they shall be called out for the Purpose of annual Exercise or Training, be entitled to the same Pay and Allowances as the Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, Drummers, Fifers and Private Men of the Militia when embodied. VII. And Whereas it is expedient to grant Allowances to cer'tain Officers of the said Militia Forces of Great Britain and • Ireland while disembodied, under certain Regulations; Be it further enacted, That the following Allowances shall be made and paid to the Amount under the Restrictions, and in the Manner hereinafter expressed, to every Subaltern Officer and Surgeon's Mate in Great Britain, and to every Subaltern Officer and Assistant Surgeon in Ireland, who held or shall hold a Commission in the Militia of Great Britain or Ireland, and was or shall be serving therein when the Corps was or shall be disembodied, and also to every ́Supernumerary Subaltern Officer and Assistant Surgeon of any Regiment of Militia in Ireland, which shall have been augmented during the War, and which shall have been reduced to its original Establishment; (that is to say,) To a Lieutenant, Two Shillings and Sixpence per Diem: And to a Surgeon's Mate or Assistant Surgeon, Two Shillings and Sixpence per Diem: Provided a Stock Purse. In Absence of Adjutant, Serjeants, &c. to be under the Com mand of the Quartermaster. Militia, when called out for Training or titled to Pay. Exercise, en Allowances to and Assistant Exceptions. The following taken and pro- master to entitle to such Allow ances. Provided always, that all Officers of the Militia serving with the rank of Captain Lieutenant shall be deemed to be Lieutenants, and all Officers serving with the Rank of Second Lieutenant shall be deemed to be Ensigns for the Purposes of this Act; and provided always that such Allowances shall not be received for the Days during which the Regiment, Battalion or Corps to which such Officers belong, is assembled for Training and Exercise. VIII. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That no Person who is or shall during the Continuance of this Act become possessed of such an Estate or Income as would by Law qualify him to hold the Commission of Captain of a Company in the said Militia, or who is or shall be appointed Adjutant, Surgeon, Paymaster or Quartermaster, in any Regiment, Battalion or Corps of Militia, nor any Officer on Full Pay of the Navy, Army or Marines, shall have or be in any way entitled to the said Allowances, or any Part or Share thereof; any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Subaltern Officers, Surgeons' Mates and Assistant Surgeons of the Militia who shall claim under the Authority of this Act to receive any Part of the said Allowances, shall, previous to receiving the same, and in order to entitle themselves thereto, take and subscribe an Oath before some one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the United Kingdom, in the Words or to the Effect following; (videlicet), I A. B. do swear, That I belonged to the of Militia when the same was disembodied, and that I have 'continued to serve therein from that Time until the 'Day of inclusive, as a Lieutenant, Ensign, Surgeon's Mate or Assistant Surgeon (as the Case may be); and that • I was not in my own Right or in the Right of my Wife, during any Part of the Period for which I now claim to receive any Allowance, that is to say, from the Day of Day of 'to the a to the both Days inclusive, during which Period the Corps was assem ‹ bied for Training and Exercise. Pay |