Northumberland, with the town and county of the town Nottingham, with the town and county of the town of Oxford Rutland Salop 649 564 603 83 991 1556 Somerfet Southampton, with the town and county of the town of Southampton Stafford, with the city and county of the city of Litch 850 field Suffolk Surry 1133 1042 1336 803 Suffex Warwick, with the city and county of the city of Coventry 853 Weftmoreland Worcester, with the city and county of the city of Wor York, Weft Riding, with the city and county of the city of York Eaft Riding, with the town and county of King 243 616 917 2429 ΟΙΣ 564 128 204 244 Caermarthen, with the county borough of Caermarthen 405 Caernarvon Pembroke, with town and county of the town of Haver This quota was to remain in force till the 25th of June 1805, and at that time, and afterward, at the expiration of every period of ten years, the privy council is empowered to fix and fettle fuch quotas as they shall think fit, but as nearly as poffible in the fame proportion, fending the amount of each quota to the lord lieutenant whom it fhall concern, and publishing the whole in the London Gazette. If the number thus required fhall exceed that before provided, the lord lieutenant, with three or more deputy lieutenants, at a general meeting to be holden for that purpose, muft appoint what number of militia-men fhall ferve for each refpective hundred, rape, lathe, wapentake, or other divifion within fuch county or place; and fuch additional men are to be provided or chofen in the fame manner as other militia-men. If the number required is lefs than that which is established, the general meeting may difmifs the fupernumeraries by ballot; but every one of them must appear and ferve again if his prefence is rendered neceffary by vacancies in the regiment or any other caufe. SUPPLEMENTARY MILITIA. In cafe of invafion, or of imminent danger, and alfo in cafe of rebellion, the king may (the occafion being firft communicated to parliament if fitting, or declared in council and notified by proclamation, if there be no parliament fitting) by his proclamation, order and direct an additional number of militia men, not exceeding one-half of the aggregate number of the ordinary militia, to be raised and enrolled. The form of apportioning them, and their duties when embodied, are exactly the fame as those of other militia men, and the ballot is to be taken out of the old lifts. If at the time when the fupplementary militia is called out the parliament is feparated or prorogued for a term which will not expire in fourteen days, the king is to iffue a proclamation for affembling them within that time, and if his majesty thinks it expedient to reduce the whole or any part of the fupplementary militia, he may do it by proclamation; but the men fo difbanded temain liable, in cafe of vacancy, to ferve for the parish or place for which they were originally ballotted. MAKING LISTS AND BALLOTTING. The first measure taken to raife the militia, is by a general meeting of the lieutenancy of every county, riding, and place, holden in fome principal town; to confift of the lieutenant, together with two deputy lieutenants at the least, or on the death or removal, or in the absence of the lieutenant, then of three deputy lieutenants at the leaft; and one fuch general mecting is held annually, the last Tuesday before the 10th of October, or earlier if required; and other general meetings may be fummoned on giving notice in the London Gazette; and alfo in any weekly newspaper ufually circulated in fuch county, riding, or place, fourteen days at least before the days appointed for holding them. If the number of deputy lieutenants who attend is not fufficient to proceed to bufinefs, any deputy lieutenant prefent, or the clerk, may adjourn them to any other time and place. At these general meetings, fubdivifion meetings are appointed, confifting of two deputy lieutenants, or one and a magiftrate, of which meetings the clerk of the general meet ings is to give notice to every deputy lieutenant refiding in the fubdivifion, and alfo to the commander of the regiment, battalion, or corps of militia, with an account of the days fixed for receiving the lifts, and ballotting for and enrolling the men; and another lift fpecifying the names, trades, and ufual places of abode of all fuch militia men as are enrolled; and, where there are fubftitutes, the names, trades, and places of abode of the perfons in the room of whom fuch fubftitutes were enrolled, At the general meeting, orders are to be iffued to the chief conftables, or other officers of the feveral hundreds, rapes, lathes, wapentakes, or other divifions within their respective counties, ridings, and places, requiring them to iffue orders under their hands to all conftables, tythingmen, headboroughs, or other officers of every parish, tything, or place within their divifions, to return to the deputy lieutenants within their refpective fubdivifions, fair and true lifts in writing of the names of all the men ufually, and at that time, dwelling within their respective parishes, tythings, and places, between the ages of 18 and 45 years. Such conftables and other officers are then, within fourteen days after any fuch returns fhall be required, to give or leave notice in writing to or for every occupier of a dwellinghouse where any perfon fhall refide, within the limits of the places for which they act, at his or her dwelling house, or where fuch dwelling houfe fhall be divided into different apartments, and occupied diftinctly by feveral perfons, then to or for the occupier of each, to prepare and produce, within fourteen days, a lift in writing, to the beft of his or her belief, of the Chriftian and furname of every man refident therein, between the ages of 18 and 45, diftinguishing every perfon claiming to be exempt from ferving; and every fuch notice is to mention the time and place appointed for hearing appeals; and every occupier muft make out the lift, and fign and deliver it to the conitable or other officer under penalty, in cafe of neglect or falfity, of a fum not exceding 5. If the officer who ought to demand thefe lifts happens to be à Quaker, two juftices may appoint a deputy to act for him, and if the houfeholder is of that fect, the officer may make the lift for him; but in both cafes the religion of the party must be proved by the written atteftation of two refpectable individuals of his perfuafion. The conftables and other parish officers are, after they have obtained these returns, to make out and fix on the church doors, or other public place annually, a general lift of perfons whom they confider liable to ferve, with a notice of the latest or only day of appeals. Copies of these lifts are then to be returned to the deputy lieutenants, who may, if they think proper, add together any two or more of them as if but one lift; the conftables whofe duties applied to thefe thefe lifts are to act conjointly; and in all cafes the deputy lieutenants may determine differences between thefe officers with refpect to the limits of their jurifdictions. The act extends to all extra-parochial places, and in them the officers of the circumjacent district are to act. Perfons endeavouring by menaces or promises to procure their names to be omitted or erafed from a return forfeit 50l., and thofe who refufe to difclofe their names, 10!. The conftables, if required, are to attend the subdivision meetings, and if convicted of neglect or partiality, to be committed to the common jail for one month, or fined not exceeding 20. nor less than 40s. They may amend their lifts according to facts which may appear, or make out new, in cafe of any being cafually loft or destroyed, and they must verify them on oath. Perfons who confider themselves aggrieved may appeal to the fubdivifion meeting appointed, but the decifion of the majority of deputy lieutenants there is final. The clerks of the fubdivifion meetings are to tranfmit to the clerk of the general meeting copics of the rolls of perfons liable to ferve, as figned at the fubdivifion meeting, and thefe, properly made out and arranged, are sent to the privy council. Clerks of fubdivifion meetings neglecting their duty in thefe particulars forfeit 20/., thofe of general meetings 100l. From thefe lifts the lord lieutenant, and three deputies, or, on his death or removal, five deputies, at a general meeting, fix or alter the fubdivifions in their county, riding, or place, and the allotments in each refpective hundred, rape, lathe, wapentake, or other divifion. At a fecond fubdivifion meeting the deputy lieutenants appoint the number of men to ferve for each parish, tything, and place; in proportion to the number appointed to ferve for each hundred, rape, lathe, wapentake, or other divifion; and appoint another meeting to be holden within three weeks. And they iffue an order to the chief constable or other officer of the hundreds, or other divifions, requiring them to give notice to the conftable or other proper officer of every parifh, tything, or place, of the men appointed to ferve for fuch parish or place, and of the time and place of the next fubdivifion meeting. The deputy lieutenants, or any two or more of them, in confequence of fuch appointment, caufe the number of men appointed to ferve to be chofen by ballot out of the lift returned for every parish or place. They alfo, at the fame or fubiequent meetings, ballot for men to fill up vacancies which may arife from any of the following caufes: miftake or neglect in the conftables, the perfon ballotted being infirm in health, or under five feet four inches in height, and not having property to the amount of tool, death, or difcharge, or promotion of any any private to the rank of ferjeant, corporal, or drummer, the fact being certified by the commanding officer, and the perfons ballotted deferting or not appearing within a month. The perfons ballotted for are liable to ferve, although they remove from the place where they refided when the lift was made. When a parifh is fituated in two counties, the perfons ballotted belong to the militia of that wherein the parish church ftands. Churchwardens and overfeers, with the confent of the parish, obtained at a veftry called for the purpofe, and of which three days notice must be given, may provide fubftitutes for the whole number or any portion of it which their parish ought to raise; and if they hire the men at a price not exceeding 61. each, they may make a rate for the purpose of reimburfing themselves. In this cafe the fame appeals may be made as againft a poor rate. For the purpose of fwearing and enrolling the men, the deputy lieutenants and juftices appoint another meeting to be holden within three weeks in the fame fubdivifion; and they iffue an order to the chief conftables, to direct the constables or other officers of each parish or place to give notice to every man fo chofen to appear at fuch meeting; which notice must be given to him or left at his place of abode at least seven days before the meeting. EXEMPTIONS. The following perfons are entirely exempt from service in the militia. Peers of the realm, commiffioned officers in his majesty's other forces, or in any castle or fort, officers on the half pay of the navy, army, or marines; officers or private men in any other forces, or officers ferving or having ferved four years in the militia; refident members of either of the universities; clergymen, licensed teachers of separate congregations, whofe places of meeting are duly registered; constables, and other peace officers; articled clerks, apprentices, feamen, or feafaring men, perfons mustered, trained, or doing duty, or employed in any of his majesty's docks or dock-yards, in the Tower of London, Woolwich Warren, gun-wharfs at Portsmouth, the powder mills, powder magazines, or other ftorehouses under the direction of the board of ordnance; perfons being free of the company of watermen of the river Thames; any poor men having more than one child born in wedlock; perfons ferving or having found a fubftitute in the army of referve; and effective volunteers. And no perfon having ferved perfonally or by substitute can be obliged to ferve again until by rotation it comes to his turn; but no person who has ferved only as a fubftitute or volunteer in the militia, is by fuch fervice exempted from ferving again, if chofen by ballot. On these exemptions it is only neceffary to observe, that although an |