Anno Regni Gulielmi & Mariae, REGIS & REGINAE, Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, QUINTO.  
The 10th of April, Anno Domini 1694.  
An Act for raising six Thousand Pound for the payment of three Hundred Volunteers, and their Officers, to be employed in the Re-inforcement of the Frontiers of this Province at Alb●ny, from the first of May next, to the first of May then next following, in the Year of our Lord 1694.  
WHereas upon the first day of May next, the time doth expire, wherein the Forces lately raised for the defence of the Frontiers at Albany, were to abide, which continuing still daily exposed to the Attempts of the French, their Majesties declared Enemies, it is of absolute necessity that they should from the said time be well reinforced, not only for the Preservation of this Province, but also for the Security and Defence of all their Majesty's Subjects in the adjacent Colonies. And to the end that the said purposes may be well and truly effected, the Representatives convened in General Assembly, do pray, that his Excellency would levy or cause to be levied in this and the adjacent Colonies three hundred effectual Men, Volunteers, to be form in four Companies of Soldiers, and employed in their Majesty's service, for the security and defence of the Frontiers of this Province at Albany, and there to continue during the time hereafter mentioned and expressed. That is to say, That his Excellency doth forthwith, upon publication hereof, raise, or cause to be raised, as aforesaid, two hundred effectual men Volunteers, which are to be form into four Companies of Soldiers, as aforesaid, and employed at Albany, for their Majesty's Service, as aforesaid, and there to continue in the said Service from the first day of May next, until the first day of May then next following, that shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred-Ninety and Four. And also, That his Excellency shall likewise raise One Hundred effective Men Volunteers more, which shall likewise be added to the four Companies aforesaid, in equal Proportion, and posted at Albany, as aforesaid, and there only to continue and remain from the first day of November next ensuing, until the fifteenth day of March then following, and no longer.  
And that his Excellency may be the better enabled to make such Levys as aforesaid, the Representatives convened in general Assembly, do pray that it may be Enacted, And be it therefore Enacted by the Governor and Council, and Representatives convened in general Assembly, and by the Authority of the same, That a Levy of Six Thousand pounds' currant Money of this Province be laid, assessed, raised and levied upon all and every of the Inhabitants, Residents and Free holder's of and in this Province, etc. for the paying and maintaining of the said three hundred Volunteers, and their Officers, together with the incidental Charges that shall arise thereon, according to the Establishment hereunto annexed, and not otherwise, and for no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever.  
To be laid, assessed, raised and levied in each respective City and County, throughout the Province, according to the Rates, Quota's and Proportions hereafter following; that is to say,  
For the City and County of New-York, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion of the Levy of Six Thousand Pounds aforesaid.  
For the County of Suffolk, in the Island of Nassaw, Twelve Hundred Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
For Queen's County, in the Island of Nassaw, One Thousand Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
For King's County, in the said Island of Nassaw, Nine Hundred Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
For the County of Westchêster Five Hundred and Sixty Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
For the County of Ulster and Duchess County, Six Hundred & Thirty Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
For the County of Richmond, Two Hundred and Thirty Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
And for the County of Orange Thirty Pounds, being their Quota and Proportion, as aforesaid.  
All which Quota's and Proportions, as aforesaid, doth in the whole amount unto the Sum of Six Thousand pounds' currant Money aforesaid, which said Sum of Six Thousand Pound shall well and truly be paid by the respective Collectors of each respective City and County aforesaid, unto their Majesty's Collector and Receiver General for the time being, at their Majesty's Custom House in the City of New-York, in two equal Payments, that is to say, Three Thousand pounds' currant Money as aforesaid, being the one moiety or equal half part of the said Thousand Pounds, at or before the nine and twentieth day of September next, being the Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel. And the other three Thousand pounds' currant Money aforesaid, being the other moiety or equal half part of the Levy aforesaid, at or before the twenty fifth day of March than next following, being the Feast day of the Anunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Four, under the pains and penalties herein after mentioned.  
And that the said Sum of Six Thousand Pounds, according to the Quota's and Proportions aforesaid, may be most truly and effectually assessed, raised, collected and paid unto their Majesty's Receiver General, in manner aforesaid and for the intent and purposes aforesaid, Be it further Enacted, and it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Mayor and Aldermen within this City of New-York, for the time being, and the Justices of the Peace for the time being, for the several and respective Counties aforesaid, for the several Counties respectively, for the which they shall be Justices of the Peace, do within forty days after Publication hereof, assemble and meet together in the Court Houses, for the several respective Cities and Counties, or such other place or places as they shall agree upon amongst themselves, and shall there order that Assessors and Collectors for the several and respective Cities, Towns, Manors, and Liberties within their several Jurisdictions, for the assessing, collecting and receiving of the public Rates, for the defraying the public and necessary Charges of each respective City and County aforesaid, be the Assessors and Collectors for the assessing, collecting and receiving the sum or sums of Money herein , according to the proportions before expressed, as to the said Mayor and Alder-men and Justices shall seem meet and reasonable.  
And forasmuch as there are several Manors and Jurisdictions within the respective Countries aforesaid, who neglect, and do not elect annually or once every Year Assessors and Collectors, whereby the intent of this Act may be frustrated, Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if the respective Manors and Jurisdictions within the several Counties aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to elect Assessors & Collectors for the assessing of their respective Manors and Jurisdictions, and for the collecting the same, according to the intent and direction of this Act, then and in such case the Justices of the Peace of the Counties where such Manors or Jurisdictions are, are hereby impowered and authorized to nominate and appoint Assessors and Collectors for such Manors and Jurisdictions as shall neglect or refuse as aforesaid; which Assessors and Collectors shall to all intents and purposes observe the directions of this Act, any thing contained herein to the contrary here●● in any wise notwithstanding.  
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the said Mayor, aldermans and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities and Counties, Manors and Jurisdictions have and shall have Power and Authority by virtue of this Act, each of them by himself to administer an Oath to the said Assessors, Well, Truly, Equally and Impartially, and in due Proportion, as it shall appear to them, according to their best Understanding, to assess and rate the Inhabitants, Residents & Freeholders' of the respective places for which they shall be chosen Assessors.  
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons who shall be chosen Assessors or Collectors, shall deny, neglect, or unequally, or partially assess, or refuse to make such Assessment, as by this Act is required, or shall deny, neglect or refuse to collect any Sum or Sums of Money, in form  assessest, that then and in such case, it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace of the Cities and Counties where such Offenders shall happen to dwell or reside, & who by virtue of this Act, are required and impowered to do the same by Warrant under their Hands and Seals, to commit such Assessor or Assessors, Collector or Collectors so denying, neglecting or unequally and partially assessing, or refusing to collect, as a foresaid, to the common Goal, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize till he or they make Fine and Ransom to their Majesties, for such Contempt, as aforesaid.  
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person or Persons, of what Degree or Quality soever he or they be, within this Province, who shall be assessed or rated any sum or sums of Money by virtue of this Act to be raised and levied, shall deny, refuse or delay to pay and satify the same, that then it shall and may be lawful for any such Collector, by Virtue of a Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any Justice of the Peace for the City or County where such Offender shall dwell or reside, who by Virtue of this Act are Required and Authorized to grant and issue forth such Warrant, to levy the same by Distress and Sale of such Person or Persons Goods and Chattles, returning the Over-plus, if any be, to the Owners, the Sum assessed, and Charges of Distress and Sale being first deducted. And that where any of the Goods and Chattels shall be distrained for any of the Assessments and Rates aforesaid, and the Owner of the said Goods shall not within five days next after such Distress taken, and notice thereof, with the cause of such taking left at the House, or other most known place where the distress was made, come and pay to the Collector and Receiver of the Assessment aforesaid, that then after such Distress, and notice as aforesaid, and expiration of the said five days, the Collector, or person distraining shall and may cause the Goods and Chattels so distrained, to be appraised by two sworn Appraisers, to appraise the same truly, according to the best of their Understandings, and after such appraisement shall and may lawfully carry and drive the said Goods and Chattels so distrained, into any County or Town throughout the Province, and the said Goods and Chattels shall and may there lawfully sell for the best Price can be gotten for the same, toward satisfaction of the Rates aforesaid, and of the Charges of such Distress, Appraisement and Sale, giving the Over-plus to the Owners.  
And also, be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Mayor, Alderman or Justice of the Peace within this Province, who are hereby Required, Impowered and Authorized to take effectual care that this Act, and every Article and Clause therein be duly executed, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, shall deny, neglect, refuse or delay to do, perform, fulfil and execute all and every or any the Duties, Powers and Authorities, by this Act required and impowered, by him or them to be done, performed, fulfiled and executed, and shall thereof be convicted before the Governor and Council, or before any of their Majesty's Courts of Record within this Province, he or they shall suffer such pain, by Fine and Imprisonment, as by the discretion of the said Governor and Council, and the Justices of the said Courts, shall be adjudged.  
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Action, Bill, Plaint or Information shall be brought, moved or prosecuted at any time hereafter against any Person or Persons, for any Matter, Clause or Thing, done or acted in pursuance or execution of this Act, such Person or Persons so sued or prosecuted in any Court whatsoever, shall and may plead the general Issue, Not Guilty, and give this Act, and the special Matter in Evidence; and if the Plaintiff or Prosecutor shall be Nonsuited, or forbear further Prosecution, or suffer Discontinuance or Verdict to pass against him, the Defendant or Defendants shall recover Triple Costs, for which they shall have the like Remedy, as in case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants.  
Provided always, That no Major, Alderman or Justice of the Peace shall be troubled, sued, prosecuted or molested for any Omission, Offence or Neglect by virtue of this Act, but within the space of one year after such Omission, Offence of Neglect, and not at any Time hereafter, any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.  
Always provided, and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the several Collectors of each respective City and County, as aforesaid, shall have liberty to pay the several and respective Sums assessed, as aforesaid, at the day aforesaid, in currant Money at New-York, or for want thereof in good sufficient and merchantable Provisions, at the Rates and Prices hereafter specified and expressed, to wit, good merchantable Pork at the Rates of fifty Shillings per Barrel, the Barrel well repacked by the sworn Packer at New-York, and the Barrel containing Thirty One Gallons and half, Winchester Measure, at least. Beef at the Rate of Thirty Two Shillings and Six Pence per Barrel, well repackt by the sworn Packer of New-York, aforesaid, the Barrel to contain thirty one Gallons and a half, Winchester-Measure, at least. Good merchantable Winter Wheat at four Shillings per Bushel. Tried Tallow at four pence half penny per Pound.  
Provided always, and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if it should so happen that his Excellency, pursuant to the Limitations aforesaid, could not effect to raise so many Volunteers in manner aforesaid, but that for the intent aforesaid his Excellency should be constrained to make proportionable Detachments in the respective Cities and Counties within this Province, to complete the Number of the Forces, as aforesaid, than it is the true intent and meaning of this Act, that there shall only be allowed & paid unto such person or persons so detached as aforesaid, for the service aforesaid, the sum of Eight Pence per Diem for each Person so employed as aforesaid, and no more, any thing contained herein, or mentioned in the Establishment hereunto annexed, in any ways to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.  

An Establishment for the paying of the Officers and Soldiers, together with the incidental Charges, which are to be raised for the Reinforcement of Albany, etc. from the first day of May, 1693. until the first day of May. 1694.  
 l. s. d. Four Captains at 8 s. per Diem 01 12 00 Four Lieutenants at 4 s. per Diem 00 16 00 Four Lieutenants at 3 s. per Diem 00 12 00 One Chirurgeon at 2 s. 6 d. per Diem 00 02 06 One Commissiary for the Stores per diem 00 02 06 One Commissiary for Muster per Diem 00 02 06 Twelve Sergeants at 1 s. 6 d. per diem 00 18 00 Twelve Corporals at 1 s. per diem 00 12 00 Four Drums at 1 s per diem 00 04 00 Four Clerks at 1 s. per diem 00 04 00 Four Montrosses at 1 s. per diem 00 04 00 164 private Sentinels at 1 s. per diem 08 04 00  13 13 06  l. s. d. For 365 days 13 l. 13 s. 06 d. is 4991 07 06 100 private Sentinels for 135 days at 12 d. 675 00 00 One Town Major for 365 days at 4 s. 073 00 00 Incidental Charges 260 12 06 The Totall 6000 00 00    

Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to King William and Queen Mary, at the City of New-York, 1693.