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1701-1703 211 (1701)

handle is hein.ssl/ssma0512 and id is 1 raw text is: 2 tr An ACT Paffed by the Great and General Court or Affembly of Her Majefty's Province of the Mqffachtufetts-Bay in New-England; Begun and Held at Boflon upon Wedneflay the Twenty feventh of May, I702. An AE i Addit'on to the Al fbr Regulathe the Miltia, and 4 . for Explanation of a Claife in the fad A,[. H E I E A S in the Eniumeration of Perfons exempted from Trainings, by the Act, Intituled, An Aff for Regulating of the Militia, Perfons lame, or otherwife difibled in Body W (producing Certificate from Two able Surgeons ) are inclu- ded: Ami whereas divers Perfons, fit and able for Service, by corrupt and fallacious Means, do obtain fuch Certificates from fome Praditioners in Surgery, in Elutfion of the Law, and contrary to the true Intent and Meaning thereof, and thereupon prefume to negled their Duty, and plead an Exemption, with Difregard to their Offi- cers, having no orderly Difmiilion from them: For Remedy whereof, Be it Enaded and Declared by his Excellency the Governor, Council, and Repre- fentatives, in General Court aflembled, and by the Authority of the fiae, That no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, ftiall at any time hereafter, by Virtue iame Irran', of any Certificate alrcady given, or to be given, by Two Surgeons, as afore- dIrrnI r1rg , faid, be excufed or exempted from bearing Arms, and attending Trainings, and TnIrnj& other Military Exercifes and Duty, in the Troop or Company whereto they binn of tit-Ir refpedtively belong, and are inlifted; or from Impreffes for Her Majefly's Ser- Omfln. vice, unlefs for juft Caufe they firft obtain an orderly Difmiffion under the Hands of the Comnmiffion Officers of tfich Troop or Company. And in cafe they unreafonably refute the fame, then of the firft Field Officer of the Regi- ment, whereof fuIch Troop or Company is Part; or of the Captain General or Commander in Chief for the time being ; any Law, Ufage, or Cultom to the contrary notwithilanding. ACTS Digitized from Best Copy Available

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