Section XV Commanding Officer of Troop, &c. to bring in Certificate of Sick, &c.

False Certificate; Penalty.

And it is hereby Enacted and Declared That the Commanding Officer of every Troope or Company at the time of Muster shall bring in a Certificate Signed of the Names of such Persons as are Sicke or have Leave to be absent upon Furlows and of such Persons as are Dead and Deserted since the last Muster with the Dayes of their Deaths or Desertions And if such Certificate shall prove false upon Conviction thereof before a Court Martiall the Officer Signing such Certificate shall suffer such Penalties and in such manner as is Declared and Inflicted by this Act upon those that make false Musters.