la  EnJoTiied  Udi  or  tliem  b;  this  -act  ^ej  shall  BespectlTcIy
forfeit  the  snia  of  Two  hundred  PoimdB  and  tLoj  captain  or  Sob-
altern  odQcer  who  shall  Delect  to  do  what  is  Enjoytied  him  bj
this  act  shall  forfeit  the  Sum  of  One  hundred  Founds  And  every
Non-CommisBJoned  offlcef  who  shall  Omit  or  Neglect  the  ser-
vice Required  of  him  by  hie  Captain  or  next  CiHamaiiding  officer
In  Executing  this  act  shall  forfeit  the  Bam  of  Fif^  pooods  All
'which  forfeitures  ehall  be  immediately  levied  on  the  Goods  and
Chatties  of  the  said  Defaulters  Respectively  by  Warrant  or
Warrants  Issued  by  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Inferior  Court  of
Common  Pleas  of  the  Bespective  County  or  Counties  where  the
said  f(H^eiture  shall  arise  or  by  cme  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme
Court  In  the  City  of  New  York  on  due  proof  made  thereof  before
him  Which  Warrants  shall  be  dirc^ed  to  and  Executed  by  the
sberifF  or  Sh«>lffB  of  the  several  Cities  and  Ooontiee  Respect*
ively  The  said  forfeiture  when  Levied  shall  be  paid  into  the
hands  of  the  Supervisors  ttf  the  said  Respective  Oonnties  or  the
City  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  New  York  and  be  by  them  applied
for  and  towards  the  Payment  of  the  necessary  Charges  of  each
Respective  City  and  Connty  and  all  other  F<HrfeitoreB  laid  by
thlH  act  shall  Immediately  be  levied  on  the  Qoods  and  Chatties
of  the  defaulters  Respectively  or  oo'the  Goods  and  Chatties  of
their  Masters  or  Mistresses  by  Warrant  ot  Warrants  under  the
hands  and  seals  of  the  Captain  or  next  Commanding  officer  of
Each  Respective  Company  >to  be  by  him  applied  either  for  the
Encouraging  of  Volunteers  or  towards  the  Reimbursement  of
those  In  his  Company  who  have  Contributed  THERETO  And
where  no  Goods  or  Chatties  are  to  be  found  the  aforesaid  I>fr
faulter  or  Defaulters  Respectively  shall  be  Committed  to  Goat
there  to  Remain  without  Bail  or  Malnprize  for  the  Space  of  six
Months  or  untlll  the  said  Forfeitures  with  all  Costs  and  Charges
attending  the  same  Shall  be  fully  paid

AND  that  none  of  his  Majesty's  Subjects  who  are  Inclined  to
go  upon  the  service  aforesaid  may  be  impeded  or  debarred  from
Entering  Voluntarily  therein  or  being  detached  prevented  from
going  thereon  BE  IT  ENACTED  by  tie  authority  aforesaid
That  no  Person  who  Shall  Inlist  or  Enter  himself  a  Volunteer  in
the  said  service  or  being  detached  thereon  shall  during  the
Same  be  liable  to  be  taken  therefrom  by  any  Process  or  Execu-
tion Whatsoever  other  than  for  Some  Criminal  matter  unless
for  a  Debt  or  other  Just  Cause  of  Action  and  unless  before  the
taking  out  of  Such  Process  or  Execution  not  being  for  a  OrlmintJ


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