Order for the Allowance to the Family of a Non-commissioned

Officer.

To the Overseers of the Poor of the parish of

in the

county of, and to the Treasurer of the said county, and each and every of them.

to wit. Whereas complaint upon oath hath been made unto me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by A. B. that she is the wife of C. B. who is now serving in the -battalion of militia of the said county, as a serjeant [or corporal, drummer, &c. as the case may be], and that he has left her and three of her children, all born in wedlock and under the age of ten years, who are not able to support themselves; and whereas it hath been duly made appear to me the said justice, that the said militia are now embodied and in actual service, and that the said militia-man's said family dwell in your said parish of --; I do hereby therefore require you the said overseers of the poor of the said parish of or some or one of you, to pay and advance to the said A. B. the wife of the said C. B.. weekly and every week from this present time, the sum of

for and towards the support and maintenance of the said militia-man's family, until you shall be otherwise ordered to forbear the said allowance; and I do also require you, the said treasurer of the said county of —, to repay and reimburse to the said overseers of the poor of the parish of all such sum and sums of money as they or either of them shall the said militia-man's said family by virtue of this order. Given under my hand and seal, this

the year of our Lord 1817.

pay to

day of

in

S. P.

Order for Allowance to the Wife of a Militia-Man serving in Ireland.

To the Overseers of the Poor of the parish of

in the county of, and to the Collectors of the Land Tax or Lit Assessed Taxes payable to His Majesty in the said parish, and to each and every of them.

--

to wit. It appearing to me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the said county, upon the oath of A. B. the wife of C. B. that her said husband is a private in the militia of the said county, and is now with the regiment in actual service in Ireland, and that she hath two lawful children, under the age of ten years, now dwelling with her in the said parish of in the county of These are therefore, pursuant to His Majesty's most gracious intention of making an additional allowance to the wives and families of such militia-men, to direct and authorize you the said overseers of the poor of the said parish of to allow and pay out of the rates made or to be made for the relief of the poor of your parish, to the said A. B. from the day of last, during so long time as her said husband shall continue in actual service in the said militia in Ireland, 2s. 8d. per week over and above the weekly sum now payable to her by virtue of any former order; the same being after the rate of 8d. per week for each of the said parties; and of which additional allowance you are to keep a separate and distinct account, and deliver the same quarterly, duly verified upon oath before a magistrate of the said county, to one of the collectors of the land or assessed taxes in the said parish, and which said allowance you the collectors of His Majesty's land tax or assessed taxes in the said parish of are forthwith, upon sight of this order, to reimburse to the said overseers, on their delivering to you such account thereof, so verified, taking a receipt for the same; which account and receipt will be taken and received for the amount thereof in cash, by the receiver-general of the county, on payment of the said land or assessed taxes charged upon the said parish of Given under my hand and seal, this year of our Lord 1817.

the

day of

in

S. P.

to wit. I, S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, do hereby certify that this present day I have executed an order upon the overseers of the poor of the parish of — in the said county, to pay the sum of weekly, for the maintenance of A. B. the wife of C. B. a private militia-man in actual service in the militia of the county of, as a substitute for C. D. of the parish of in the said county.

Given under my hand and seal, the

year of our Lord 1817.

day of, in the

S. P.

The like on Overseers of another Parish.

To the Overseers of the parish of

in the county of

and all whom it may concern.

to wit. I, S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, do hereby certify that this present day I have executed an order upon the overseers of the poor of in the said county, to pay the sum of weekly, for the maintenance of A. B. now dwelling in the said parish of, the wife of C. B. a private militia-man in actual service in the militia of the said county, as a substitute for C. D. of your parish; I do therefore hereby order and direct you from time to time to reimburse the overseers of the said parish of all such weekly sums as they shall pay and allow to the said A. B. in pursuance of the said order. Given under my hand and seal, this day of --, in the year of our Lord 1817.

S. P.

Account, Verification, and Order on the Treasurer of the County for Reimbursement of Money paid to a MilitiaMan's Family.

To the Treasurer of the county of

An account of the money paid to A. B. the wife of C. B. and his family, now serving as a substitute in the militia of the county of for C. D. of the parish of — in the said county of, by E. F. overseer of the poor of the parish in the county of aforesaid.

of

To

his

weeks pay to A. B. the wife of C. B. and
child- -, serving as a substitute in
county of

the militia of the

week, from the

at - per day of, 1816, to the day of, 1817, paid in pursuance of an order under the hand and seal of S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, for that purpose directed...

£. s. d.

to wit. I, S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of, do hereby certify that E. F. overseer of the poor of the parish of, hath made oath before me that he hath actually paid the weekly allowance herein before-mentioned, amounting to the sum of £, to the wife and family of the said C. B. in pursuance of the before-mentioned order to the overseers of the poor of the parish of aforesaid for that purpose directed, and dated the day of, 1817, which said militia were embodied and in actual service during the time for which the said allowance was made, and which sum you are hereby required to pay

him.

Given under my hand the

day of

1817.

S. P.

Commitment of a Constable convicted before two DeputyLieutenants of neglect, fraud or partiality, under 42 Geo. III. c. 90, s. 32.

To all and every the Constables and other Peace Officers for the county of, and to the Keeper of, at

in the said county.

at

-of

to wit. These are in His Majesty's name to command you and every of you the said officers forthwith safely to convey and deliver into the custody of the keeper of in the said county, the body of A. B. constable of the in the county aforesaid, convicted before us, J. C. and S. P. Esquires, two of His Majesty's deputy-lieutenants [or as the case may be], in and for the said county, for that [set forth the offence. And you the said keeper are hereby required, pursuant to the directions of the act passed in the 42nd year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act for amending the Laws relating to the Militia in England and for augmenting the Militia," to receive the said A. B. into your said prison, and him there safely to keep for the space of one month from the date hereof, and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant and authority.

Given under our hands and seals, the

day of, 1817.

J. C.

S. P.

MILITIA (Local.)

The General Local-Milita Act, 52 Geo. III. c. 38, repeals 48 Geo. III. c. 111th, 49 Geo. III. c. 40, 82, and 129, and so much of 50 Geo. III. c. 25, as relates to the local militia.