24 lbs. tob. To John Rosin, assignee of William Judd, for one horse impressed and employed, To William Green, assignee of Charles Lewis, for one cow, 120 700 200 To the Militia of the County of Prince-William, viz. To John Frogg, Major, William Baylis, Captain, Richard Taylor, Lieutenant of Horse, William Splane, do. William Farrow, Cornet, Samuel Porter, Corporal, Jacob Spilman, do. William Whaley, do. Lewis Reno, do. William Buchanan, Corporal, Thomas Foard, do. George Kenner, do. Henry Floid, Serjeant, Foushee Tebbs, Captain, James Seaton, Lieutenant of Foot, Richard Hampton, do. To fifteen Troopers, viz. John Nevill, Richard Matthews, To Gilbert Crupper, a Trooper, To fifteen foot soldiers, viz. Nicholas Hill, John Bolling, 27900 27720 180 160 260 180 Shirley, Lewis Oden, John Green, Martin Suttle, Da- To William Baylis for paid John Edwards, lbs. tob. 20925 5940 12 s. 6 s. 8d. 40 For the following claims from the County of Hamp shire, viz. To George Parker, for two hogs, John Decker, for one barrel of Corn, John Forman, for wheat, William Buffinton, for one cow, Do. for corn and wheat, Do. for wheat and flour, Margaret Sinder, for corn, To Mary Sinder, for one hog and one shoat, Nathaniel Kirkendale, for two steers, Do. for corn, Do. for one hog and corn, Henry Vanmeter, for three Beeves, Do. for salt, Thomas M.Guire, for corn, Benjamin Kirkendale, for corn, To David Gummery, for corn, To do. for four steers and one mutton, To do. for two steers, To George Parker, assignee of James Fowler, for one cow, 1 16 11 2 1 18 To Benjamin Kirkhendale, for pork and flour, 1 16 5 12 7 18 1 1 G Officers im powered to impress. CHAP. II. An Act for amending the several acts, for making provision against invasions and insurrections, and for amending and explaining an act passed this present session of Assembly, intituled, An Act for raising the sum of twenty five thousand pounds for the better protection of the inhabitants on the frontiers of this colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned. I. WHEREAS it is necessary that the act of Assembly made in the twenty-second year of his majesty's reign, intituled, An act for making provision against invasions and insurrections, should be further amended, Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Burgesses of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That when any forces shall be raised out of the militia of this colony, according to the directions of the said act, or according to the act made in the twenty ninth year of his majesty's reign, intituled, An act, for amending an act, intituled, An act for making provisions against invasions and insurrections, it shall, and may be lawful for any commissioned officer, commanding any part of the same, by warrant, under the hand and seal of any county-lieutenant, colonel, lieutenant-colonel, or major, to impress and take up necessary provisions of, and from any person or persons, and to impress and take up sloops and boats necessary for the transportation of forces over rivers and creeks, or the main bay of Chesapeak, together with the rigging, tackle, furniture and apparel belonging thereunto, and also all manner of carts, waggons, draught-horses or oxen, or other conveniences for the land-carriage of provisions, great guns, arms and ammunition from place to place, and likewise any manner of utensils, tools or instruments, which shall, or may be wanted for digging or entrenching, or towards the mounting the great guns, and making them nseful: And further, that it shall be lawful by warrant, as aforesaid, to impress able and fit men to go in sloops or beats: And also any smith, wheel wright, carpenter, or other artificer whatsoever, which shall be thought useful for the fixing of arms, making carriages for great guns, or doing any other work whatever, where need shall be of such artificer. 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Provided always, That it shall not be lawful to Goods immake use of any provisions, utensils, tools or instru- pressed, to ments so impressed or taken up, until appraisment be valued. thereof hath been made in money, by two good and lawful men upon oath, one whereof to be chosen by the proprietor of such provisions, or other thing or things so impressed, and the other by the commanding officer present, which said officer is hereby impowered to administer such oath to the persons so appointed to appraise the same, nor of any sloop, boat, cart, waggon, horses or oxen, until such appraisment made of the same, with the appurtenances belonging thereto, and also an estimate made by the same men of a suitable allowance in money, by the day for the use of such sloop, boat, cart, or waggon, with the draughthorses or oxen, and appurtenances thereto belonging, which every person so impressing, is hereby required to cause to be made, and to pay for the same as soon as he shall receive money sufficient for that purpose, upon pain of being liable to the action of the party grieved for an unlawful seisure. and soldiers III. And be it further enacted, That there shall be The pay of raised and paid by the public to the officers and sol- the officers diers drawn out into actual service, by virtue of this, drawn out inand the before recited acts, and to the look-outs after to actual serthe rates following, to wit, To the County-Lieutenant, or commander in chief, ten shillings per day. HORSE. A Colonel, ten shillings, Lieutenant-Colonel, ten shillings, Major, ten shillings, Captain ten shillings, Lieutenant, five shillings, Cornet, four shillings, Quarter-Master, two shillings, Corporal, one shilling and four-pence, Trumpeter, one shilling and four-pence, Per Day. vice. Pay of smiths, FOOT. A Colonel, ten shillings, Lieutenant-Colonel. ten shillings, Captain, ten shillings, Lieutenant, five shillings, Ensign, four shillings, Serjeant, one shilling and four-pence, Per Day. A look-out, after the rate of twenty shillings per month. IV. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That every smith, wheel-wright, carpenter, or wheel- other artificer, and all watermen employed in the serwrights, carpenters, and vice, as by this and the said recited acts is directed, other artifi- shall be paid, and allowed by the public, after the rates following, to wit, cers. New taxes imposed. Every Smith, five shillings, Waterman, one shilling and six-pence, Per Day. And where any sloop, boat, waggon or cart, impressed and appraised according to the directions of this act, shall be damnified, or horse or ox hurt, the damage of the same shall be enquired into by two good and lawful men, on oath, to be appointed, as is before directed for appraising; or if the proprietor should refuse to appoint persons to appraise or value the goods so impressed, it shall, and may be lawful for the commanding officer, then present, to appoint both persons to make such enquiry, and to administer to them an oath for that purpose, and the difference between the appraisment and the valuation, when discharged, shall be paid by the public to the proprietor of such sloop, boat, waggon, cart, horse or ox. V. And whereas it is necessary that a further sum of money should be raised for the payment of the militia drawn out into actual service, in pursuance of the several acts of Assembly concerning invasions and insurrections, Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of two shillings, or twenty |