I SCHEDULE (B.) A. B. do make Oath, That I am [or, have been, as the Cafe may be] [flate Occupation, if any, or flate if none] and to the beft of my Knowledge and Belief was born in, [ftate County, Parish or Place, &c.] and that I am of the Age of Years; that I do not belong to the Militia or to any Regiment in His Majefty's Service, or to His Majefty's Navy or Marines; and that I will ferve the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies until I fhall be duly and legally difcharged, [or, if the Recruit enlifls for limited Service, then leave out the Words fcored under, and infert] for the Period of Twelve Years, [if the Perfon enlifting is of the Age of Eighteen Years or upwards, but if under Eighteen Years, then the Difference between bis Age and Eighteen to be added to fuch Twelve Years, as the Cafe may be, and fuch Period to be inferted inflead of Twelve Years] provided the faid United Company should for fo long require my Service. Day of Hair, came before me and ftated himself to be of the Age of Years, and that he had no Rupture, and was not troubled with Fits, and was no ways difabled, by Lameness, Deafnefs, or otherwife, but had the perfect Ufe of his Limbs and Hearing, and was not an Apprentice; and acknowledged that he had voluntarily enlifted himself for the Bounty of to ferve the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and did engage to ferve for the Period of [this Blank to be filled up by the Magiftrate, either until difcharged, or for Years, as in the preceding Form of enlifting; and I do hereby certify, That in my Prefence the Third and Fourth Articles of the Second Section and First Article of the Sixth Section of the Articles of War against Mutiny and Defertion were read over to him, and he took the Oath of Fidelity mentioned in the A&t of the Fiftieth Year of His prefent Majefty, and also the Oath above set forth, and that he received the Sum of on being attefted; and that I have given to a Duplicate of this Certificate the faid CA P. LXXXVIII. An Act to make Provifions for a limited Time respecting certain Grants of Offices. [15th June 1810.] WHEREAS on account of certain Proceedings depending in Parliament, it is expedient to eftablish the Provifions herein. ⚫ after mentioned refpecting certain Grants of Offices for a limited Time;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's Moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, 50 Geo. III. and Until Feb. 1, 1813, no Pub lick Office fhall be granted in Revertion, &c. Grants void. and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the paffing of this Act until the First Day of February One thoufand eight hundred and twelve, no Publick Office, Place or Employment, fhall be granted in Reverfion, or for Joint Lives with Benefit of Survivorship, or for Two or more Lives in Succeffion, by His Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, or by any Board or Department of Government; and that during the time aforefaid no Office, Place or Employment, in any of His Majefty's Courts of Common Law or Equity, fhall be fo granted, fave as hereinafter is excepted. II. And be it further enacted, That every Grant or Appointment which may hereafter be made contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act, fhall be to all Intents and Purposes void; and that all Salary and Emoluments received under any fuch Grant or Appointment fhall and may be recovered by Information at the Suit of His Majefty's Attorney General in the Court of Exchequer, to the Ufe of His How far Grants Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors: Provided, that nothing herein con of Offices in Courts of Law exempted. tained fhall be conftrued to make void any Grant of any Office, Place or Employment, in any of His Majefty's Courts of Law, which shall be made by any Chief Judge, Officers or Officer of any fuch Court being fuch Chief Judge, Officers or Officer at the time of paffing this Act; or to make void any Grant of any Office, Place or Employment, in any fuch Courts which shall hereafter be made by any other Perfon or Perfons having at the time of paffing this Act the Right of granting any fuch Office, Place or Employment, if fuch Office, Place or Employment, was vacant at the time of paffing this Act, or which fhall be made by any other Officer or Officers of the faid Courts not being fuch at the time of paffing this Act, but becoming fuch by virtue of Appointments hereafter made by the Perfons refpectively who at the time of paffing this Act are the Chief Judges, Officers or Officer of fuch Courts: Provided that nothing herein contained shall extend or be conftrued to extend, to fave or render valid and effectual, any Grants hereafter to be made by any fuch Chief Judges, Officers, or other Perfons as aforefaid, of Offices in Reverfion, or for Joint Lives with Benefit of Survivorship, or for Two or more Lives in Succeffion, which Offices had not before been granted in Reverfion, or for Joint Lives with Benefit of Survivorship, or for Two or more Lives in Succeffion; nor to make good any Grants which fuch Judges, Officers or Officer, or other Perfons refpectively would not have been entitled by Law to make, if this Act had not paffed: Provided alío, that nothing herein contained fhall be conftrued to make void any Grants of any Offices, Places or Employments, in any of His Majefty's Courts of Law which fhall be granted by His Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, in Reverfion or for Joint Lives with Benefit of Survivorship, or for Two or more Lives in Succeffion, upon the Requeft or Recommendation of the Chief Judges or Officers of His Majefty's faid Courts, being fuch at the time of paffing this Act, and Provifo for Ap which Offices, Places or Employments, have been heretofore fo pointment of Afgranted upon fuch Requeft or Recommendation: Provided alfo, fiftants and Suethat this A& fhall not be taken to prohibit the Appointment of ceffors to Clergy of Scotland. Affiftants and Succeffors to the Parochial Clergy of Scotland. CAP. CA P. LXXXIX. An Act for defraying, until the Twenty fifth Day of March THEREAS it is neceffary that Provifion fhould be made for defraying the Charge of the Pay and Clothing of the Militia in that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, for One Year, from the Twenty fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and ten: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Mol Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, aud Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the faine, That for every Four Months County, County of a City or Town in Ireland, where the Militia is Pay in advance. or fhall be raised, the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury in Ireland fhall iffue and pay out of the Confolidated Fund of Ireland the whole Suins required, in the manner and for the feveral Ufes hereinafter mentioned; (that is to fay) for the Pay of the faid Rates of Pay. Militia at the Rate of Six Shillings per Day for each Adjutant, Paymaster and Surgeon refpectively, where an Adjutant, Paymaster or Surgeon is appointed; and at the Rate of One Shilling and Six pence per Day for each Serjeant, refident at the Head Quarters of the Regiment, Battalion or Corps, with the Addition of Two Shillings and Six pence per Week for each Serjeant Major and Quarter Mafter Serjeant, where a Serjeant Major and Quarter Mafter Serjeant are appointed; and at the Rate of One Shilling per Day for each Drummer, fo refident as aforefaid, with the Addition of Six pence per Day for each Drum Major, where a Drum Major is appointed; and at the Rate of One Shilling per Day for each Fifer fo refident as aforefaid; and at the Rate of One Shilling and Two pence per Day for each Corporal fo refident as aforefaid; and alfo at the Rate Allowances for of Four pence per Month for each Private Man and Drummer, for Contingencies. defraying the contingent Expences of each Regiment and Battalion of Militia; One Penny whereof fhall be applied for defraying the Hofpital Expences of each Regiment or Battalion during the Time of the Men being from Home upon account of their annual Exercife; and alfo for the Clothing of the Militia for fuch County, after Clothing, the Rate of Three Pounds and Ten Shillings reach Serjeant, and Two Pounds for each Drummer, with the Addition of One Pound for each Serjeant Major and each Drum Major; and at the Rate of Two Pounds for each Corporal, when fuch Serjeants, Drummers, Serjeant Majors, Drum Majors and Corporals, have not been clothed within Two Years; and, with refpet to the Private Militia Men, at the Rate of One Pound Twelve Shillings for each Private Militia Man, when fuch Private Militia Men have not been clothed within Four Years: Provided always, that where any Serjeant, Corporal or Rates of Pay Drummer, fhall be abfent on Furlough or Licence, fuch Serjeant, when on Fur Corporal or Drummer, fhall, during fuch Abfence, receive the Rates lough. of Pay following: (that is to fay) every Serjeant the Sum of One Shilling, every Corporal the Sum of Eight pence, and every Drummer the Sum of Six pence per Day refpectively, and no more; and it fhall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors Q 2 Provifo for Certificate of Difcharge of Serjeant, &c. Colonel to cer tify to Treafury Days of Exercife, &c. Rates of Pay. Pay, &c. iffued by Treafury of Ireland. While Militia embodied, Fay and Allowance en cease. No Fee on War rant. Perfons on Half Governors of Ireland for the time being, to direct that any fuch Pay II. Provided always, and be it enacted, That in cafe the Colonel, or in his Abfence from the Kingdom, the Commanding Officer of any Regiment or Battalion of Militia fhall certify in Writing, to the Paymaster of the fame, that he hath difcharged any Serjeant, Corporal or Drummer, in fuch Cafe no Pay fhall be iffued for fuch Serjeant, Corporal or Drummer, until another be duly appointed. III. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Governor or Governors, or Deputy Governors, at a General Meeting to be held for any County, County of a City or Town in Ireland, fhall have fixed the Days of Exercife for the Militia, the Colonel or Commanding Officer fhall, as foon as may be, certify the fame to the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury in Ireland, specifying the Number of Men and the Number of Days fuch Men are to be abfent from Home on account of fuch Exercife, not exceeding in the Whole Twenty eight Days; and the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury in Ireland are hereby required within Fourteen Days after the Receipt of fuch Certificate, to iffue and pay out of the Confolidated Fund of Ireland, at the Rate of Ten Shillings per Day for the Captain of each Company, at the Rate of Five Shillings and Eight pence per Day for each Lieutenant, and of Four Shil lings and Eight pence per Day for each Enfign, at the Rate of Five Shillings and Eight pence per Day for each Quarter Mafter, at the Rate of Seven Shillings and Six pence per Day for each Affiftant Surgeon, and alfo at the Rate of One Shilling per Day for each Private Militia Man, for any Number of Days not exceeding Twenty eight, during which fuch Men fhall be abfent from Home on account of their Attendance at fuch Place of annual Exercife. IV. And be it further enacted, That all Sums of Money granted for the Pay, Clothing and Contingent Expences of the faid Militia as aforefaid, and the Allowances to Adjutants and Surgeons of the faid Militia fhall be iffued and paid by the Lords Commiffioners of His Majesty's Treafury in Ireland, under the Direction of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, for the time being, who is and are hereby empowered to iffue fuch Regulations as he or they may deem it expedient to adopt from time to time in that Behalf. V. Provided always, and be it enacted, That where any Regiment or Battalion of Militia is or fhall be embodied, or called out into actual Service, and thereby the Officers and Private Militia Men are or fhall be entitled to the fame Pay as the Officers and Private Men in His Majesty's other Regiments of Foot, all Pay as aforefaid, fhall, during fuch time of actual Service, and until fuch Regiment or Battalion fhall be difembodied and return Home, ceafe and not be paid. VI. Provided alfo, and be it enacted, That no Fee or Gratuity whatsoever fhall be given or paid for or upon account of any Warrant or Sum of Money which shall be iffued in relation to or in purfuance of this Act. VII. Provided alfo, and be it enacted, That any Perfon being on Pay, &c ferving Half Pay, or being entitled to any Allowance, as having ferved in any or either of the Two Troops of Horfe Guards, or Regiment of Horfe in Militia, to take Oath. reduced, reduced, and ferving in the Militia, fhall and may, and he is hereby empowered, to receive and take the Subfiftence Money by this Act directed to be paid to Captains, Lieutenants or Enfigns; and the receiving and taking fuch Subfiftence Money by any fuch Captain, Lieutenant or Enfign, fhall not be deemed a receiving or taking Pay, fo as in any manner to prevent fuch Perfon on Half Pay, or being entitled to any fuch Allowance, from receiving his Half Pay, or fuch Allowance; and fuch Perfon fhall take the following Oath before fome Juftice of the Peace, who is hereby empowered to administer the fame. I A. B. do swear, that I had not between the and the any Place or Employment of Profit, Civil or Military, under His Majefty, befides my Allowance of Half Pay as reduced Regiment of 'in in or Allowance as late Troop of Horfe Guards or • Regiment of Horse reduced, fave and except my Subfiftence as an • Officer, for ferving in the Militia in the County of So help me GOD.' And taking the said Oath fhall be fufficient to entitle fuch Perfon to receive his Half Pay, or the faid Allowance, without taking any other Oath; any Law, Usage or Cuftom, to the contrary notwithstanding. Oath. VIII. And be it further enacted, That the Lords Commiffioners Treasury to iffue of His Majefty's Treafury in Ireland, as foon as they fhall receive a Money for Cloth Warrant under the Hand of the Colonel or Commanding Officer of ing, &c. the refpective Regiments or Battalions of the Militia of Ireland, certifying the Receipt of the Clothing, which Certificate fhall fpecify the Number of Serjeants, Corporals, Drummers and Private Men for whom the fame fhall have been fupplied, and an Order from the faid Colonel or Commanding Officer for Money due on account thereof, payable to the Perfon or Perfons who furnished the faid Clothing, shall pay the Sum mentioned in fuch Order to the Perfon entitled to receive the fame, Provided the faid Clothing shall not exceed the Allowance hereinbefore directed; and such Warrant and Order, together with the Receipt of the Perfon receiving the faid Money, fhall be a fufficient Voucher to the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury in Ireland for fuch Payment. IX. And be it further enacted, That the Hire or Coft of any How Expence of House or Place in which the Arms, Accoutrements, Clothing, or Place for deother Stores belonging to any Regiment or Battalion of Militia pofiting Arms in Ireland fhall be kept when not embodied, fhall be defrayed by and Stores dethe County, and the neceffary Sum for that Purpofe fhall be raifed frayed. by Prefentment of the Grand Jury of the faid County, and which Prefentment the Grand Jury of the County is hereby authorized and required to pass, on a Certificate figned by the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being, and fpecifying the Coft incurred or to be incurred in building fuch Houfe or Place, or the Rent agreed to be paid for the fame; which Certificate fhall be tranfmitted by fuch Chief Secretary to the Clerk of the Crown for fuch County, at any time prior to the First Day of the Affizes for fuch County, or if in the County or County of the City of Dublin, then prior to the Q 3 |