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XXXVlll. Fines imposed under any Ry-law, and dues and liabilities incuircd by any VolunteerMilitia man may be sued for in the name ofthe otlicer com- manding the company, as a private debt, before one or more Justices of the Peace, and the amount may be levii-d with costs, by distress; and for want of goods and chattels the offender shall be committed to Jail for a period of twelve hours for every five shil- lings ofthe fine and torfeiture.

THE REGULAR MILI'I‘IA. XXIX. The Regular Militia shall consist of

all males from sixteen to forty-live years ofage, not exempt by Law, and not returned as effective mem- bers of Volunteer Militia by the officers commanding companies, in returns forwarded at such times as ap- pointed by the Commander-iu-Chief.

XL. All males, of the prescribed age, shall be accounted eligible for service in the Regular Militia until they shall have proved the contrary to the Captain oftheir respective districts.

XLI. Within three months after the passing of this Act, Ofiicers commanding Regimental Districts shall cause the Captains of Company Districts to enrol every man in their respective Districts. The Captains ofRegular Militia Companies shall further muster their Companies, read to them the provisions of this Act, canse each man to take the Oath of Allegiance to Her Majesty,and forward authenticated copies of their Muster Rolls to the Officer command- ing their respective Regiments.

XLII. The Officers commanding Regiments shall forward authenticated Muster Rolls oftheir Regi- ments to the Commander-in-Cbiefat such times as he may direct.

XLIII. After the first enrollment ofthe Regular Militia under this Act, any Militia man, who shall move from the limits of one company district into that of another, shall give notice thereofin writing to the Captains of both Districts, within one month after such removal; and any man neglecting to give due notice of such removal shall be liable to a fine of two pounds.

XLIV. Every man after such first enrollment, liable to be enrolled under this Act in the Regular Militia, shall give in his name to the captains com- manding their respective companies within one month after he becomes so liable, and any man neg- lecting to give such notice shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two pounds.

XLV. The Commander-in-Chief may make or- ders for the disciplining ofthe Regular Militia, pre- scribing the number of days for drill, not to exceed ten days in the year, and the mode and time of as- sembling each Regiment.

XLVI. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Officers, non-commissioned Officers, or Members of Volunteer Militia from holding Commissions as Offi- cers, or appointments as non-commissioned Officers, in the Regular Militia; but in case of both classes being called out for actual service the Commander- in-Chief‘ may decide with which class such persons shall be employed.

SEDENTARY MILITIA.

XLVII. The Sedentary Militia shall consist of all males in the Island ofthe age of forty-five years, and under the age of sixty years, not exempted or dis- qualified by Law nor enrolled in the active Militia.

XLVIII. The Sedentary Militia shall be carefully

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enrolled, from time to time, in each company l)i\'i~ sintt, by the captain thereof, who shall also transmit certified Copies of the Roll to the Officer command- ing the Regiment at such times as shall be directed

lby the Commander-iii-Chief.

XLLY. All provisions of this Act for enrollment of Regular Militia shall also be applicable to Scdcn— tary Militia

GlCNIflRAI. PROVISIONS.

L. The Commander-in-chief may call out the Militia, or any part thereof, whenever, in his opin- ion, it is advisable so to do, by reason of war, inva~ sion, civil Commotion, or ii'nminent danger, or any ofthem; and in any such case the Volunteer Force shall first take the field, then the Regular Force, and lastly the Sedentary Militia.

LI. The Officer commanding any Regiment may, upon any sudden emergency of invasion, civil commotion or imminent danger, or either, call out the whole, or any part ofthe Militia, under his com- mand, until the pleasure ofthe Comn'iander-in-Chief is made known.

LII. Militia, when called out by competent autho- rity for actual service, shall, in addition to the penal- ties imposed by this Act, be subject to the Articles of \Varrand to the Act ofthe Imperial Parliament,for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and to all other Laws applicable to Her Majesty’s troops in this Is- land, except that no Militiaman shall be subject to any corporal punishment, except death or imprison- ment, for any contravention of such Laws, and ex- cept also that the Commander-in-Chief may direct that any provisions of the said Laws shall not apply to the Militia.

LIII. The Militia shall not be compelled to leave this Island, but the Commander-in-Chiefmay accept the voluntary service of any ofthe Militia for service beyond this Island.

LIV. All duties of' Militia when called out for ac- tual service, or for training, shall,(except in cases of emergency), be regulated by Roster.

LV. All duties, parades, drills, target practices, &c., shall, so far as local circumstances will permit, be conducted in conformity with Her Majesty’s re-

gulations and Field Exercises for the army.

LVI. Every man shall receive at least two days notice of the masters and training at which he shall - be required to attend under the authority ofthis Act, such notice to be given to him in person by any com: missioned or non-commissioned Officer or private, having the written orders of his captain;or if he can- not be found, to be left at his abode; but in the latter case, if the man shall not receive the notice he may prove his ignorance. .

LVII. The commanding Officer at any muster may name another day for re-assembling, and his orders thus given shall be a notice to every man who shall have been notified ofthe first day of meeting.

LVIII. When called out for actual service, or for training for more than ten days in each year, the Militia shall receive such pay from the Government and allowances as are paid or allowed to the corres- ponding Ranks of Her Majesty’s service.

LIX. Ifany Yolunteer or Militiaman be wounded or disabled when on actual service, he shall be pro- vided for at the expense of the colony during his disability.

LX. In case of the loss of' any officer or man