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XVII. Every man shall receive at least four days notice of the musters and training at which he shall be required to attend, under the au- thority of this Act; such notice to be given to him in person by any Commissioned or Non- commissioned Oflicer,or under the written orders of the Captain of the Company by any person whomsoever, or by being left at his abode; but in the latter case, if the man shall not receive the notice he may prove his ignorance.

XVIII. 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 duly notified .of the first day of meeting, whether he be pre- sent or not at such muster.

XIX. Persons having charge of any Govern- ment property shall be responsible for the same .in full value as for ordinary debts; and Officers commanding Companies shall be legally liable in full for the safety and condition of all arms, as well as other public property given over to their charge; and should any man’s arms or ac- coutrements be in a dirty or unserviceable con- dition, he shall be answerable in full for clean- ing, repairs, and all expenses of the same.

XX. Any militia man refusing or neglecting to give any notice or information necessary for correcting or making the roll of any Company, when demanded by the Officer commanding, or under his authority, at any seasonable hour and place, shall incur a penalty of not less than five shillings, and not exceeding two pounds.

XXI. Any militia officer, non-commissioned officer or man, not exempted by this Act, who neglects or refuses to attend muster or training at the place and hour appointed therefor, or who refuses or neglects to obey any lawful order at or concerning such muster or train- ing, shall thereby incur a penalty of not less than five shillings, and not exceeding two pounds for each offence; and in case of training, absence for each day shall be a separate offence, and the fine for absence from training for the first day shall not be less than five shillings, «and for the second and every subsequent day within the year shall not be less than ten shillings, and shall not exceed two pounds.

XXII. If any person shall misbehave or in- terrupt the proceedings in any way, at any meeting for militia purposes or duty, the Com- mending Officer by verbal order,without issuing

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any warrant, may place him in confinement until the duties of the day are over.

XXIII. Any militia man being drunk when on parade or duty may be confined by the verbal order of the senior Officer or non-com- missioned Officer present, until the dismissal of the men; and any person who shall sell or in- troduce any intoxicating drink on any parade, practice or exercise ground, or adjacent thereto, during the drill, shall be fined in a sum of not less than ten shillings and not exceeding fifty shillings; and the liquor may be spilled on the ground by any commissioned or non-commis- sioned Officer.

XXIV. All prosecutions, suits or actions, against any Officer, Non-commissioned Officer or Private of‘Militia, under this Act or the said recited Act, shall be brought by the Adjutant General or Officer appointed for this duty. or by the Commander-in-Chief, on the complaint- of the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, Corps, or Company to which such Officer, non- commissioned Officer or Private belongs, or by the Adjutant of such Regiment.

XXV. All fines and penalties, sum and sums of money, incurred, due or payable under this Act or the said recited Act, or under any re- gulations, orders, or articles of engagement made and entered into under this Act, or the said recited Act, When no other mode is provided for the recovery thereof, shall be recoverable with costs on the evidence of one credible witness, on complaint, information, or summons, before one Justice of the Peace, if the amount do not exceed one pound, and be- fore two Justices of the Peace if the amount exceeds that sum; and the amount of such fine and costs, or debt, or sum of money and costs shall be levied by warrant of distress on the goods and chattels of the offender; and for want of such distress, the offender shall be committed to the County Jail for twenty-four hours, for every five shillings of the penalty, or sum of money sued for as aforesaid; and this commu- tation shall in time of peace be applicable to all pecuniary dues or penalties under this or the said recited Act.

XXVI. Sections eighteen, twenty-eight, thirty-two, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-six and seventy- eight, of the said recited Act of the twenty- ninth Victoria, chapter two, and all other parts