Volunteers Act 1866 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO

No. 19.

Art Act to amend	The Voliwteer Act, 1865-6."
[Assented to, l l th January, 1867.1

HEREAS it is expedient to amend "The Volunteer Act, Preamble.

Enacted, by the Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Aus- W 1865-6;' in manner hereinafter appearing--& it therefore

tralia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. This Act and the said " The Volunteer Act, 1865-6" shall be Inoorporation.

read together and construed as one Act.

2. Notwithstanding anything in clause 8 of the said Act con- Volunteers whohave

tained, any person who has served as a volunteer for a period of served may be three enrol 7' ed ears as

three years under the Acts, or either of them by the said Act re- membere of Reserve Force, although three

pealed, and who shall have obtained the certificate in such clause month8 from date of

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mentioned, shall be allowed to enrol himself as a member of the !'rocla~ationdisband~	m@;	force has elapsed.
Reserve Force, although the period of three calendar months in the said clause mentioned ;ay ha;e expired at the datc of his applying to be enrolled as aforesaid,

3. Notwithstanding anything in the twenty-first section of the Rates of

Volunteer Act 1865-6 contained, the rates of pay of the several ~~2~&4mro	officers, non-commissio~ied officers, and private men of the artillery
a m of the Volunteer Force and Reserve Force, while employed in exercise or training, shall be according to the rates in the Schedule fouowing: Provided that the Governor may, by any regulation to be

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made as prescribed by the said Act, reduce such rates with reference

to members of the said artillery arm of the Volunteer Force or

Reserve Force while undergoing recruit drill:

Rates g daily Pay of the undermentioned Persons serving ila the ArtiElery.

f: S. d.

Lieutenant-Colonel .,............................ 0 16 0

Captain ..................... ,.,,,,..,,,,,,. 0 11 0

Second Captain ..........,..,.................. 0 10 6

Lieutenant ............,............ .. ........ 0 10 0

Second Lieutenant ........,.........,........... 0 9 6

Adjutant (including pay as Lieutenant or Second

Lieutenant) .....,.......................... 0 10 6

Quartermaster-Sergeant, ......................... 0 9 0

Surgeon ..............,...................... 0 11 0

Sergeant-major ..................,. .,., ........ 0 9 0

Sergeant., ..................................... 0 8 G

Bombardier.. .......................,.....,.... 0 '1 6

T r u m p e t .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. 0 6 0

Gunner .. Q 6 0

Together with an additional sum of Four Shillings for marching money for each day in which he shall be required to leave the district in which he is enrolled; and a further sum of Six Shillings for every such day to such members of the said artillery arm of the Volunteer Force or Reserve Force as may be required, or be entitled to keep a Eorse for his use as a member of such Volunteer Force or Reserve Force: Provided that for the purposes hereof not less than five hours shall be considered a day, and not less than two hours half a day: Provided also that nothing in this act shall authorize the payment of any sum of money except out of such sums as shall have been first appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the said Volunteer Act, 1865-6.

Governor may

appoint Commission 4. The Governor may, from time to time, appoint any two or ~o'orceor ~eserve &cc to inquire into any alleged breach of duty or discipline on the part of any Cornmissioncd Officer of the said

to in~uire into bread more P C ~ S O ~ S, being Commissioned Officers of the said Volunteer

of d6cipline.

Volunteer Force or Reserve Force; and the said Governor may	adopt and act upon the recommendation of the persons so to be
appointed as aforesaid, or may decline to act thereupon, as to the said Governor shall seem expedient: Provided that nothing herein shall affect any power or authority that is naw vested in or
may be exercised by the said Governor.

In the name aud on behalf of the Queen, I hereby assent to

this Act.

D. DALY, Governor,

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Adelaide ; Printed by authority, by W, C. Cos, Wemment Printer, Victo&rquaro.