leges. of the enemy, and it being very consistent with the wisdom of a well governed state, that every obstacle should be removed that might either affect or impede Their privi such a laudable design: 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 all and every person and persons, who shall actually go into the service and defence of the country, by virtue of the association before mentioned, or any other of the like nature, or in any other manner enter voluntarily into such service and defence, shall in their persons and estates be protected and exempted from all process and distresses of what nature or kind soever (except for treason, 'felony, or breach of the peace) during the time they shall be employed in the said service, and shall also be exempted from being drafted in the militia by virtue of an act passed this session of Assembly, for and during the time aforesaid, and the county-lieutenant or chief commanding officer, and all other officers of the militia of any county who shall actually go into the service and defence of their country, by virtue of the association aforesaid, or any other of the like nature, shall be, and are hereby declared to be, exempt from all the penalties and forfeitures, by the said last mentioned act inflicted on them respectively, for failing to perform the duties thereby severally required of them, in drafting the militia of their respective counties during the time they shall be employed in the said scrvice, but the other officers of the militia who shall not enter into such association, and go into the service of their country, as aforesaid, shall nevertheless, in the absence of their respective county-lieutenants or other chief commanding officers, who shall enter into the service of their country in the manner aforesaid, proceed to the holding councils of war and drafting the militia of their respective counties according to the directions of the said act. Provision for sury notes. II. And whereas by several acts passed this present signing trea- session of Assembly, John Robinson, esquire, treasurer of this colony, or the treasurer for the time being, appointed by or pursuant to an act of Assembly, is impowered to issue or emit treasury notes for the purposes mentioned in the said several acts, which notes are directed to be signed by the said treasurer, and Peyton Randolph, esquire, and Robert Carter Nicho fas, gentleman, but no provision is made in either of the said acts for the signing such notes in case of the death or absence of the said signers, which, should it happen, might prevent the emitting such treasury notes and frustrate the design of the said acts: Be it therefore enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the death or absence of one of them, the said Peyton Randolph, or Robert Carter Nicholas, before all the said treasury notes shall be signed according to the directions of the said acts, in that case it shall and may be lawful for the said treasurer to appoint some other person to sign such notes, in the room of him so dead or absent, and in case of the death or absence of both the said signers, then the said notes shall be signed by the said treasurer, and also by John Randolph, esquire, and James Power, gentleman, and in either case such signing shall be as effectual to all intents and purposes as if such treasury notes were signed according to the directions of the said acts, any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. III. And to the end that the credit of such notes shall not by such alteration in the name of the signer of such notes be affected; Be it also enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That public notice of such alteration shall be given by the treasurer in the Virginia Gazette, for and during the term of three weeks after such alteration shall take place. GEORGII II, Regis Magne Britanniæ, Franciæ, et governor. At a General Assembly, begun and held at Robert Dinthe Capitol, in Williamsburg, on Thurs- widdie, esq. day the twenty-fifth day of March, in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George II. by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. and in the year of our Lord, 1756, and continued by prorogation to Monday the twentieth of September, in the thirtieth year of his majesty's reign, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six; being the second session of this Assembly. CHAP. I. An Act for raising recruits for his majes ty's service; and for other purposes therein mentioned. I. WHEREAS his majesty hath been graciously pleased to order, that a regiment consisting of four Royal Amerbattalions, of one thousand men each, shall be raised ment, comican regi doun, appro manded by in America, for the protection of his colonies, and callearl of Lou- ed the Royal American Regiment, to be commanded priation for. by his excellency the right honorable the earl of LOUDOUN, and hath directed his governors of his several colonies to procure levies, in their respective governments, for compleating the same; and this present General Assembly, being desirous, as much as in them lies, to contribute towards raising the said regiment, are willing that it should be enacted; And be it 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 so much money as shall be necessary, not exceeding eight thousand pounds, shall be paid by the treasurer of this colony, out of the public money in his hands, to the governor or commander in chief of this dominion, for the time being, to be applied towards inlisting men to serve in the Royal American Regiment, for paying the masters of such servants as shall be inlisted within this colony, according to the directions and regulations of an act of parliament passed in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An act for the better recruiting his majesty's forces on the continent of America, and for the better regulation of the army, and preventing of desertion there, for transporting the men so inlisted to the city of New-York, in the province of New-York, and maintaining them till their arrival there, and accounted for to the General Assembly. Indian fort II. And whereas, at the request of the chiefs of the to be garris- Cherokee Indians, a fort hath lately been built at Chooned by Bri- to, in their country, at the expence of this colony, and tish subjects. the said chiefs are desirous the same should be garrisoned by British subjects, which may be a means of protecting them from their enemies, and of continuing them in the British interest; Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of two thousand pounds shall be by the said treasurer paid to the governor or commander in chief of this colony, for the time being, to be by him applied towards raising and maintaining a sufficient number of men for the garisoning the said fort. III. And whereas it is expected that a number of Indian alli- the Cherokee and Catowba, or other friendly Indian ance encou- warriors, will shortly arrive to our assistance, Be it raged. further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the |