Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-06-18


,hs month OF October, IN each year, 10 DC
ppointcd BY the commanding oiheer o. tha
cgade. TO Which tueh hgion oel,ngs. at iaSh
aCe as he may thiak moh convenient within
nr iegiousry ditrlti which fad ecnlsny.
qa,alion, and lesionap mufess. ihsll continue
cre day, and no longer he time ard place It
tnch legionary, company and battalion muhcfs.
ihsl be nouh d TO the commanding oficers of
,gions. Thirty days prviau. ,he'eio th, com
handing uficcs Of legions ihall give notice TO
he commanding Officers OF bataIions, ot ioch
DuYade, kg,. nary companies and bsttaion
nuauS, at lraa t~eniy days the commanding
ihcefs OF bauaiion, 20 the commanding ihcers
o, companies at lesn fifteen days and ,he COM
man6mg othceD of Companies "a thsii ieigtsnt,.
ateaa ten days, aod The iergeanu 10 each por-
Ton IN his company al leah ;hiee days before ten
moRers, respectively the notices 10 be eivea
10y the Commanding officers Of bogades, lssious
and bAttahons, and Companies. ihail be in wsit~
ing, delivered 10 each perion 10 be notified, or
leii at his Uiual place oi abode, and every fer
geant failing 10 give notice, AZ rceably 10 the or
ders OF ths commanding ofiicef OF his coiupahy,
10 each perion therein, ihail forfeit AID pay Tor
each and every fence, five dollar, to be- sG,I-
cd aud recovered as other fines impoied by lhis
att neveitheleis, all notices pubiicly given w
ife commanding oilieeBot companies, at ,h4r
refpceive muAss ot any fubfcquent mnller. !hall
be held and deemed =. legal noiice. ss 90 all per-
inns peient az iueh muner. Every ofiiccr and
folder n all appear at his retpettvc muacr held,
on the day appointed by ten o'clock IN the iose-
noon, armed aud equipped. IA every muilcr,
the commanding officer Of the company hAl
caete his roll TO be called, and 0lal eAamine eve
~ perfon belonging thcseto, and note down I'll
deinquencies ascruing tbcIcin, and ihall peio-
naliy iniped the arms. ammunition, and seoo1-
trementS. OF all under his command, aud nai,c
accurate return oi the whole ibcieoi TO the eoni-
mandihg officer OF bis battalion. in FIVE days
thereafter; and moreover IL ihalI be the duty of
the copnapding officers Of companies, to hsye
their companies. reipsStigely prepared, 5, the
battalion roAers, Tor INFECTION, by means of
rctufps, the fotIps Of which, 40 DC .iurnilped
them by the brighsc infIfttas. ,hrough The COM
uanding officers Of the egion and bstislion 10
a hich they fefpetisely belong. which 'erurns
NAL be flied, ready TO pc delivered 10 the in-
fpec.Cr, as he fhs!l commence the infpeetinn If
each company. And the commanding ofEiesis
OF Lex ions aud baiiaions, fball az their refpcc-
tive legionsfy and battalion mohc's, (as thecaic
may be) take notice OF ala delinquent officers,
and ihaii lay the fame, together with ie,oros 81
delir quencics, from the Commanding officers of
compancs, before the courts oi enquiry, ap-
pointed under this ats to take cognizancc OF, and
determine on them; and 10 each OF The iald re-
turns. fhall be annexed the follo~ins certificate
10 wi; q" do certify, that the re-
tutns hereonto annexed, contain all the deid-
qucncie, which have occurred Gncc my Iad ie-
turn, having dolly examined the fame"
Sec. ~. Aad be IL /arsbsy ss4aeI. Thst
every commanding officer OF company ihaN.
within FIVE days aiter every kattslion and legion
sry muiter, make up and report TO the comfnand-
Jog Officer OF his battalion. a return Of his COM
pany, iD fuch manner and form ~ fall he fur
pi(hed by The sdjutant from time 70 time it
ihsl; be rhe doty OF the commanding officer OF
batfalions to make like returns TO the command
ing ofhccrsof legions, within five days thcfeaf-
ter, who fhall cauie the adju,nt Of his legion TO
make les'onaIy Tcturas to,fhe brigade inipett.
OF, si,hioten days ,heresf,er
Sec. "a. Asd Lrh /s,fbr, raa7sI, Th,t
each captain or commanding sfieer OF COM
pany fhall appoint 70 his company, four fef-
eesn,s, four corporals. drummer, and Gief, To
bc approved Of by the commanding oficerof h1
battalion the appointment OF fuch non. COM
milioned officers 20 bc evidenced by warrant un-
der the hand OF the commanding officer of the
battalion and II any pcrfon 10 appointed and ap-
proved Of, and having accepted, ihsll sefrle or
neglect to take upon him the du,ies OF his sp-
poin,ncnt. OF fhslI negrd or refuie TO obey the
orders Of his foperior officer, he fhiE for each
offence forfeit and pay fun, at the diicreiion
Of the court ofenquiry. not exceeding ten doll
lars, ~ he aGrfed and applied ss other foes i'm
impoled by this att. and the commanding Off
Gers OF battalion fhali have power 10 redacc TO
the ranks any non-commGoned or.cer, whom
on complains made, and due notice given, he
fhsll iod guilty Of micouduot. or neglect Of du-
~. f fHtl ~
Sec. "a. Asdbeh fs,sbss ssaasd. That
the commiliioned officers Of The fevcral legions,
ihal nser once in every year, within their REF
petiiye leeionsry diarie's, for she puspoie Of
bsing trained and inafoeted by the brigade IN
fpetics; the days ard places. of meeting 10 he
Fixed on by the commanding ciEcer Of the bIigxis