Militia Act 1799
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1799 c. 106 |
| Year | 1799 |
(39 Geo. 3) C A P. CVI.
[12th July 1799]
'WHEREAS the present Situation of publick Affairs admits of a considerable Diminution of the defensive Force existing in this Kingdom; and it may therefore be expedient to discharge or disembody a certain Proportion of the Militia Forces: And whereas it is expedient that the Laws relating to the Militia should be amended in certain Particulars: And whereas it is highly important that the most effectual Measures should at the same Time be adopted for augmenting his Majesty's Regular Forces, for the vigorous Prosecution of the War against the Enemy: May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted;' and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That so much of two several Acts, passed in the thirty-seventh Yearof the Reign of his present Majesty, for providing an Augmentation to the Militia, as fixes the Number of Men to be raised in the several Counties, Ridings, and Places, therein mentioned, shall, from and after the passing of this Act, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
II The Number of Men to be raised in the Places mentioned in recited Acts, with the Number required by 26 Geo. 3. c. 107. and with Volunteers raised under 34 Geo. 3. c. 16. shall be as follows.
II. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passing of this Act, the Number of Private Men to be raised, and who shall remain liable to serve in Manner herein-after mentioned as Militia for the said several Counties, Ridings, and Places, in those several Acts mentioned, shall, together with the Number of Men required by an Act passed in the twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, and with Volunteers raised by virtue of an Act passed in the thirty-fourth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled,An Act for augmenting the Militia , be as follows; that is to say,
For the County ofBedford , five hundred and ninety-four:
For the County ofBerks , one thousand and fifty-one:
For the County ofBucks , one thousand one hundred and twenty-two:
For the County ofCambridge , nine hundred and one:
For the County ofChester , with the City and County of the City of Chester , one thousand six hundred and fifty eight:
For the County ofCornwall , one thousand two hundred and eleven:
For the County ofCumberland , one thousand one hundred and fifty-two:
For the County ofDerby , one thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight:
For the County ofDevon , with the City and County of the City of Exeter , two thousand eight hundred and thirty-five:
For the County ofDorset , with the Town and County of the Town of Poole , seven hundred and seventy:
For the County ofDurham , nine hundred and twenty-one;
For the County ofEssex , two thousand three hundred and thirty-one:
For the County ofGloucester , with the City and County of the City of Gloucester , and the City and County of the City of Bristol , two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight:
For the County ofHereford , nine hundred and seventy-five:
For the County ofHereford , eight hundred and ninety-nine:
For the County ofHuntingdon , two hundred and ninety-six:
For the County ofKent , with the City and County of the City of Canterbury , two thousand four hundred and twenty-eight:
For the County ofLancaster , four thousand five hundred and seventy-five:
For the County ofLeicester , one thousand two hundred and three:
For the County ofLincoln , with the City and County of the City of Lincoln , two thousand five hundred and sixty-four:
For the County ofMiddlesex , exclusive of the Tower Division, commonly called The Tower Hamlets , five thousand six hundred and ninety-six:
For the County ofMonmouth , five hundred and twenty-two:
For the County ofNorfolk , with the City and County of the City of Norwich , two thousand two hundred and sixty-six:
For the County ofNorthampton , one thousand three hundred and fifty-seven:
For the County ofNorthumberland , with the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed , one thousand two hundred and sixteen:
For the County ofNottingham , with the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham , one thousand and fifty-six:
For the County ofOxford , one thousand one hundred and thirty:
For the County ofRutland , one hundred and fifty-four:
For the County ofSalop , one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six:
For the County ofSomerset , two thousand nine hundred and seventeen:
For the County ofSouthampton , with the Town and County of the Town of Southampton , one thousand five hundred and ninety-four:
For the County ofStafford , with the City and County of the City of Litchfield , two thousand one hundred and twenty-four:
For the County ofSuffolk , one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five:
For the County ofSurrey , two thousand five hundred and three:
For the County ofSussex , one thousand five hundred and four:
For the County ofWarwick , with the City and County of the City of Coventry , one thousand two hundred and eighty:
For the County ofWestmorland , four hundred and fifty-three:
For the County ofWorcester , with the City and County of the City of Worcester , one thousand one hundred and fifty-five:
For the County ofWilts , one thousand seven hundred and twenty:
For the West Riding of the County ofYork , with the City and County of the City of York , four thousand five hundred and fifty-five:
For theNorth Riding of the said County, one thousand seven hundred and seven:
For theEast Riding of the said County, with the Town and County of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull , one thousand and fifty-six:
For the County ofAnglesea , three hundred and sixty-eight:
For the County ofBrecon , three hundred and eighty-four:
For the County ofCardigan , four hundred and fifty-six:
For the County ofCarmarthen , with the County Borough of Carmarthen , seven hundred and sixty:
For the County ofCarnarvon , two hundred and thirty-nine:
For the County ofDenbigh , six hundred and forty-five:
For the County ofFlint , three hundred and seventy-seven:
For the County ofGlamorgan , seven hundred and fifty-four:
For the County ofMerioneth , two hundred and twenty-six:
For the County ofMontgomery , five hundred and twenty-one:
For the County ofPembroke , with the Town and County of the Town of Haverfordwest , three hundred and seventy seven:
For the County ofRadnor , two hundred and sixty-one:
and that the Number of Men so remaining shall be liable to further Reduction, in the Proportions, and in the Manner, and at the Time herein-after limited and appointed.
III Commanding Officers shall cause Returns of the Number of effective Men to be made to the General Meeting of Lieutenancy, that the Excess may be reduced, or the Deficiency supplied.
III. And be it further enacted, That ever Commanding Officer of any Regiment, Battalion, and Company of Militia raised and serving for any County, Riding, or Place, herein-before mentioned, shall, within twenty Days from the passing of this Act, cause Returns of the respective Numbers of effective Private Militia Men actually serving in the Regiment, Battalion, or Companies of Militia, under the Command of such Officer, to be made to the General Meeting of Lieutenancy of the County, Riding, or Place, to which such Militia shall belong, in order that a Reduction of the same may take Place for every County, Riding, or Place, where the Numbers actually serving shall exceed the Proportion herein-before specified; and that the Number hereby required may be speedily and effectually supplied from and by such Counties, Ridings, and Places, where the Number actually serving shall fall short of the Proportion herein-before specified.
IV The additional Men to complete the Quota shall be chosen by Ballot as directed by 26 Geo. 3. c. 107.
IV. And be it further enacted, That in every Case where it shall be requisite to supply by Ballot the Number of Men appointed to serve in the Militia of any County, Riding, or Place, under the Provisions of this Act, the additional Man or Number of Men required to complete such Quota or Number of Men, shall be raised, provided, and chosen by Ballot in the Manner directed by and under the Rules and Regulations prescribed in the said Act, passed in the twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty.
V and on Notice shall appear, and take the following
V. And be it further enacted, That every Person who shall be chosen by Ballot and enrolled in the said Militia, after the passing of this Act, shall, upon Notice in the Manner directed by the said Act of the twenty-sixth Year aforesaid, appear at such Meeting as shall be appointed by any three or more Deputy Lieutenants to be holden for that Purpose, and there take the following Oath; (that is to say,)
'IA. B. do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true Allegiance to his Majesty King George ; and I do swear, that I will faithfully serve in the Militia, within the Kingdom of Great Britain , for the Defence of the same...
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