Penalty; No Muster Roll allowed not signed by Mayor.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every Commissary or Muster Master upon any Muster to be made had or taken by him or them shall by a convenient time before such Muster made give notice to the Mayor or other Chief Magistrate or Officer of the place where the Soldiers so to be mustered shall be quartered who are hereby required to be present att every such Muster and give his utmost assistance for the discovering any false or untrue Muster there made or offered to be made And that every such Commissary or Muster Master makeing or takeing such Muster that shall neglect to give such notice as aforesaid or shall refuse to take the aid and assistance of such Mayor Chief Magistrate or Officer where the Soldiers so to be mustered shall be quartered shall forfeit the sum of Fifty Pounds and be discharged from his Office And no Muster Roll shall be allowed unless the same be signed by such Mayor or other Chief Magistrate or Officer respectively