THe Representatives, convened in General Assembly, taking into their Consideration that part of his Excellency's Speech relating to the Re-inforcing the Fronteers of this Province, in the City and County of Albany, for this ensuing Winter Season, do pray, that his Excellency, the Captain General, do forth with raise the Number of one Hundred Men, in such Quota's & Proportions in each respective City and County, as is hereafter specified and expressed, which shall be well provided with Arms, and be at Albany, on • he first day of November next ensuing the Publication hereof, and there to continue and remain, for the Re-inforcement of the Fronteers aforesaid; and to be joyned to the Forces at Albany, raised by the last Act of Assembly, for the space and term of four Kalender Months, and one half, to commence on the said first day of November, next ensuing the Publication hereof, and to terminate and expire on the fifteenth day of March, then next following. Which Quota's and Proportions of Men are as followeth, viz. For the City and County of New-York, Twenty five effective Men. For the County of Westchester, Ten effective Men. For Richmond County, Five effective Men. For Kings County, Fifteen effective Men. For Queens County, Nineteen effective Men. For Suffolk County, Twenty effective Men. For Ʋlster and Dutches County, Six effective Men.

And to the end that the said Men may be effectually raised, according to the Quota's and Proportions aforesaid, Be it Enacted by the Governour and Council, and Representatives convened in General Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That if any Person or Persons, who in Pursuance of such Warrant or Warrants, to be by his said Excellency the Captain General, issued out to the chief Military Officer or Officers of each respective City and County or Counties, as aforesaid, shall be warned to be in Arms, in order to the raising one hundred Men aforesaid, shall neglect, delay or refuse to be in Arms, or otherwise absent himself, or themselves, from such Duty as aforesaid, shall forfeit for each default, the sum of five Pounds, current Money of this Province, to be levyed by Distress by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any Justice of the Peace within this Province, directed to the Constable to levy the same on the Goods and Chattles of every Person or Persons so offending, as aforesaid, upon a Certificate of such Default made, from the Captain or chief Officer of such Company, in or to which said Officer shall be listed or belong under his hand and seal, the said goods and Chattles so taken by Distress, shall be exposed to sale, and the over plus thereof, if any be, shall be returned to the Person so offending, the sum forfeited and 〈◊〉 of Distress and sale being first deducted; which said sum of five Pounds, shall be i ••• oyed or the encouragement of and raising the Quota's of Men aforesaid. And in case such Person or Persons so offending, as aforesaid, shall not have Goods and Chattles to be found to pay and satisfie the sum of five Pounds aforesaid, such Person or Persons, upon such Certificate, and by such Warrant as aforesaid, shall be committed to the common Goal of the same City and County or Counties, there to remain without Bail or main prize for the space and term of five Kalender Moneths, or until he or they shall satisfie the sum of five Pounds aforesaid.

And for the paying and maintaining the said one hundred Men, Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That a Levy of five Hundred Pounds current Money aforesaid, shall be laid, assessed, raised and levyed upon all and every the Inhabitants, Residents and Free-holders of and in this Province for the paying & maintaining the said one hundred Men for the space and term of four Kalender Moneths and one half, as aforesaid, and for no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever. To be laid, assessed, raised levyed and paid to their Majesties Collector and Receiver General, for the time being, at their Majesties Custom-House in the City of New-York, on the first Day of February, next ensuing the Publication hereof, according to the Rates and Proportions following, that is to say,

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That for the better assessing, raising and paying the sum of Five Hundred Pounds aforesaid, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of New-York, the Justices of the Peace, the Assessors and Collectors, for the time being, of all and every the respective Cities, Counties, Towns, Mannors or Liberties within this Province, are hereby required, impowered and authorized to summons, assess collect and pay the several sums of Money herein before mentioned, according to the Proportions before expressed, in such ways and means, and according to such manner, rule and direction, and under such Pains and Penalties as is contained, enjoyned, prescribed and directed in an Act of General Assembly, passed in the last Sessions of Assembly, and entituled, An Act for the raising & paying one hundred and seventy Men for the securing the Fronteers of this Province in the City and County of Albany; and all and every Article, Rule, Clause, Pains and Penalties mentioned in the aforesaid Act, for and concerning summoning, Assessing, collecting and paying, shall be, abide and remain in full force and effect to all intents and purposes, in as full and ample manner, for the due Execution of this Act, until the above-said sum of five Hundred pounds be duely, fully and compleatly assessed, collected and paid, as bove-said directed, as fully and in like manner as if the same were particularly and at large recited and set down in the Body of this Act, any thing contained therein to the Contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding. And the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of New-York, and all the Justices, Assessors and Collectors of the respective Cities and Counties within this Province, and all others concerned herein, are to take Notice hereof accordingly.