The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-19
ACTS
PASSED ar 4RE SESSION or iS07ss.
ACTS
(CoNCLuDsD.)

b.
Un, su .iici,,i,t number of run,iners and ffers
shall be procured Cor each regiment agreeably 10
the 56tlr section OF the acs passed the 2Sti o ja
mllrv 1904, each officer commanding a battalion
or company MAY employ a drummer and inter no
att. nd his muster, who shall ne paid out o the INT
]nia tines OF the regiment not exceeding > 70
cents each and tho captains of light companies
NAV eulist such musicians as they think nesessa
nv, but such musicians shr,t not be entitled 10 Ia
nv compensation unless when IN actual service.
Until proper musicians Gamble trained in the troops
of cavalry, tie captain may enr.ioy trnnu'eter
TO attend apy Regular parade, whose services shall
be PAID, Tor out of the like and in like manner rs
is rsyfler, for ,scians in the nf.n,ry-1he fine
on anS,,scommissioned officer or private for fail
ngto asi,ntt any regimentl, battalion or con,pa-
m mister shall not be less than IS cents, nor
more ,l,uG three -doliic's--A person appointed
10 attend clerk or judge advocate at a court
martial Tor the trial of an officer, rs well as any
person APPOINTED to summon witnesses. shall re-
ceivc such compensation as the court shall adj
.judge---Not more than three witnesses To
prove tie SAME fact shall be suninonedto attend
court mart.; fort the trial of officer, aud it
nbre be summoned. they shall DC paid BIZ the par
" 1T whose instance they u;tcrd.---No commits
s,ons shall hereafter be granted to more THAN one.
company of grcnadiers, ipht infantry or rife ucni
to each battalion $50 much OF any act as Iii
reefs that caps and uniforms for grera,iers. light
infantry and rifie-pcn, oct of shc money arising.
from fines, is repealed --1-Ary non-coraaission-
ed officer private falling, TO 20 into tho ranks,
81 muster (not having reasonable eycnsc to be
judged uf by court of enquiry :hah be fined
notices. tn.n 5, mex more than 10 dollars
COMPANY of militia shall exceed the number o..
80, Il lie less than 10 rank and file. whenever
company district shall exceed SO, itshall be d-
>i,i. d into two, and uic new district shall
suurtc an additional company 10 thc battalion
whenever ii shall be reduced to cess than 40 the
company Shall be Spportionea aiuong the other
comp a,ies of the battalion, III such manner as
,oay be agreed on by the regiTnrntai court of en-
u,,ir, a;.G the officers of the company so reduc
I'd SHALL lie considered supcrnumcraiy, but shall
tai the FIST vacancy espon,iing with their rank
Mich my occur m the company within The
bonnts OF wh,cathcy may reside w henevcr
abatsalicn court OF enquiry shall fail to meet on
the day appointed, one member may adjourn from
day 10 day TIL board nc for,ned---When the
fines ~ any regiment shah not bc sufficient TO pay
the drafts hereaftcr made by the commandment, in
rvor of any adjut;nt. clerks of courts of enqui-
~, provost marital, or musician, the same shall
be paid out Ok any money III the treasury arising
from mil tia fines. The executive is authorised
TO contract for the making 800 rifles annually, by
such persons rs they may think best qualified
80 be distributed 20 such parts of the militia Is
shall be thought proper, and to order payment
for The same, when satisfactory evidence OF a com
fhancc with the contract shall be made to them,
to DC PAID cut OF amy money in the treasury not
appropriated +; and III proportion to
contracts entered into for this purpose, cause a
q nn-tion OF rifles 10 be made at the arrnory
provided that the cost of each rife complete
shall, rot exceed IS dollars. executive are
TO procure and furnshto each commissioned of
hcer Ct the cavalry a copy Of late work on the
discipline Of c-y:dTy and the use of the broad
sword, published by Seaton Crantlsnd And the |
executive aie also 10 20 be printed and dis
tlibuted many Of the militia laws now in force,
.ter the commencement of this act, together
with tic ardelss OF war lately revised by Con-
gross, IS will bG sufficient to furnish to each com,
sioaed officer one copy-Any adjutant who
shall FIJI 20 attend any rcgimcntal or battalion
muster or cher meeting of the regiment or bat
t.Gor, shall forfeit 20 dollars the o,,arter-mas
ter ANA p.y-inastcr, surgeon and surgeons mate,
t!iii1gto attend the regnicntal muster shall for
feit dollars the sergeant maj or for failing to
attend the regmental battalion mustcrs or train
ing the officers snail forfeit Ulcers
10 whom commissions have issued to RAISE yolun-
tccr companies attached to any battalion or reci-
lncnt OF te militia, shall rot sit in courts marral
Il their companies are complete, and return of
their strength made to the conlInandant of the
0tirrr commissions shall hereafter IS
sue for the p;.rpose aforesaid, the officers shall
not qualify To their commissions till their compa-
MICS are complete, ard return made rs above
directed and until volunteer company be com.
PlStc and such return made, person bclong inp
to II shall &c exempt from the militia duty he was
bound TO perform in the company to which he be-
forged. Enlistnents into volunteer companies
shall be for three years nj least and not for more
than five ---The keeper Of the pcuitentiary and
his assistants shalt be exempt from militia duty.
and the cTyers OF the court OF appeals and chan
Gerry district courts, shall be exempt from fines
for failing to attend nIsteTs which may happen
during the sitting Ci their courts THE exc
cuti'e shall not organise or establish asy rce.i-
nien., battalion or company, or commission any
officer to cCh.mand any such, unless it shall have
been previously established by the laws of this
commonwealth, unless the executive be ex
pressy authorised to organize or establish the
Sine and every person to whom any commits.
SION shall have issued heretofore contrary TO the
provisions OF this section, shall not be EXEMPT
tf3n nIhua duty, nor be entitled to any rank by
Eiituc OF such c0mmIsSiOn.---EyeryD person en-
ployed by Any Lieutenant Col Con.Ilinllant as AN
express in pursuance of any order from the exc
cutiye, or OF any Major or Brigadier Genei al.
shail receive such compensation as the court of
enquiry OF tie regiment whore such person was
employ ed, shall direct to be paid out of the fines
o. such regiment "A personintendng to take
au spPcsl troin sentence Of Il court martial shall
eve noticc thereof within 10 DAYS thereafter To
tie Judge advocate, and prosecute his appeal
within 90 days, Otherwise tie sentence shall stand
asst approved by the executive livery clerk
of the courts of enquiry shall take an oath faith
fGlly to execute his duty, 20 lie administered nv
the president of The court before such clerk shall
set aid every such clerk iaiiing to furnish the
sheriff or other officer with list of fines within
ls bailwick, district, &c or to certify the list
to the auditor. shall be subject To fne az Su d,i