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Mutiny Act 1701

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Raising or keeping a standing Army in Peace, without Consent of Parliament, against Law.

  3. II.Power to assemble Courts Martial.

  4. III.Number of Officers composing Courts Martial.

  5. IV.Field Officer how tried.

  6. V.Proviso for ordinary Process.

  7. VI.Proviso for Militia.

  8. VII.On Trial of Offences punishable by Death,; Members to take an Oath.

  9. VIII.What Number of Members to be present when Sentence of Death pronounced.

  10. IX.Giving false Certificate for Absence of Soldiers.

  11. X.Officer making false Muster, and Commissary allowing Muster Roll,

  12. XI.Commissary to give Notice before Muster, and assist in discovering false Musters.

  13. XII.Offering to be falsely mustered, &c.

  14. XIII.Penalties how paid and distributed.

  15. XIV.Paymaster, &c. of Regiment detaining Pay or Allowances;

  16. XV.Commanding Officer of Troop to bring at Muster Certificate of Absentees.

  17. XVI.Officers mustering Servants, &c.

  18. XVII.Recital of Petition of Right and of Stat. 31 Car. II. c.1.§ 32.

  19. XVIII.Officers and Soldiers billetted to pay reasonable Prices.

  20. XIX.Officer taking Money for excusing Quartering,

  21. XX.Paymaster of the Army, Secretary at War, &c. not to take Fees nor deduct from Pay.

  22. XXI.Act to be read at Musters.

  23. XXII.Officers receiving pay, &c. for Regiments, to give Notice thereof to Innkeepers, &c. and appoint Time for Payment.

  24. XXIII.Muster in Westminster, &c.

  25. XXIV.Proviso for Jersey and Guernsey.

  26. XXV.Clothes, &c. of Troops to be bought in England.; Officer offending, cashiered.

  27. XXVI.Regulation as to Close of Muster Rolls, and Return thereof to Paymaster General of the Forces.

  28. XXVII.Regulation for Provision of Carriages, &c. for Troops on March;...

  29. XXVII.Officers quartering Wives, &c. of Soldiers against Consent of Landlord,...

  30. XXIX.Officer or Soldier, without Leave of Lord of Manor, destroying Game;

  31. XXX.Account of Money due, according to Muster Rolls, to be made on the 1st July 1702; and so from time to time, as herein mentioned.

  32. XXXI.Proviso as to Allowance of Warrants to take off Respits.

  33. XXXII.Persons harbouring Deserters, or buying, &c. Clothes, &c. from Deserters;

  34. XXXIII.Act, as to Mutiny, &c. extended to Ireland.

  35. XXXIV.Proviso as to billetting Soldiers on Inhabitants of Epsom, or any other Places where medicinal Waters are.

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