The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-23
ENQUIRER OFFICE, Jan. %.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Military Organic alton.
House IF DeLegates,

ne committee to whom was referred those u rita
OF inc Governor communication which respec, the
Mint'a system OF this State, the department of tie
Adutant General, and the surplus or;.na &c on hand
and divers petitions rsissye thereto, hqve accord
ing to order Lad the under considerations and
came to several resolutions thereon
ISL Resolved, that all free white males, who are
now or may be hereafter enrolled in the. Militia of
this Com monw eatlbc distributed for the burmese of
beng d.te,pned and instruct al, into classes one
whereof :'ah consist OF the militia between the a.
se.m e,gh'eeh ana ysars, and shall be
called the Ssdte Guards and that the r .s,du of
the militia shall compose the other class and be de-
nominated the Senior .Hilitia of Virginia
Cd. Resolved that the STATE Guards be formed
INTO Companies. bsu''ion., regiment, briesdes, and
divisions III conform, with the present militia Law S
OF thus commonwealth and that for the further pur-
p1's OF being disciplined AMI nstruc ed, such poriinn
militia shall BE- eneampco il battalion for not
ess tian nor more than DAYS 1t some
convenient season of every year. at some central
ground within their respective battalion districts X
Wide so encsmped, shall he taught and required
to perform all the duties which aDpertan to BODY
oil troops Ia such military station in time of actual
Sd. Resolved, Tia, tse Seaior Sifl;iia of pirgin-
"a shall remain as at present formed bur shall here.
alder be required, except in case of insurrection in
'aSion or war; to riorm other militia duty Than
that Of assembling in companies once in every wear
Tor the purpose Of instruction provided that the
officers OF the Senior Militia along with those of
the STATE Guards, shall lie subiec 10 IKE annual
tih'nIHg VIII that now required by law.
4th. Resolved, That tie State guards shall be
maintained, while embodied, at the expence of the
commonwealth, out of fund, TO consist in part Of
the lines levied for neglect violation OF milit nv
uu'yS ana III parG, OF communication, not exceeding
,.. per annum. to be paid by the npn.cnrn--
'nssioneu ohcers and prvates of the senior mill
TIA, Tor their release from the duty now reaured
OF them or IN such other manner as may be by law
provided.
sta. Resolved, That in all those counties who're.
IN az deposit oil be- guf,v all nil
guard to protect them, the arms now delivered
to the militia shall be called in and C, n nit ed
TO the charge of Deputy Com missary, for
each battalion, to be by him kent in repair
X delivered to the Stare Guards Of his battsi.
non on the FIRST day OF such muster. Such CO M
nssary shall be responsible for the custody o,
s"ch arms ana shall receive reasonable c1mpen
sston tor the performance of this and such other
duties rs lie may b" required TO perform.
9th. Resolved That Whenever more arms sLou
nave been distributed in the counties aforesaid than
are s"hcie't to arm The stare quarts Of such coun.
Ties the residue shall be returned to the State A.
senA To be r'ere preserved, otherwise di.,inacd
.i.
fti. Resolved. That in All those counties where
auch depos OF arms cannot he safety made with
out s'arl, tie saae system shall be pursued hc
Tie two last r. solutions provide aud guard be pro
Vme toy the piotectinn OF the arms; or they shall
Dc distributed in the manner now required by law.
oib Rrsolv d, That the Executive be authorised
to sell, from time to time much Of the Ordnance
'''' - t'ii luAiuidGltEe Cd At The Public
hrmpTy, as in their opinion, NAV 40, he reouis;t
Tor TIC defence the state and that they be also
authorised 90 contract for riassio eli.
d.tinn tn those heretofore contracted for.
9. Resolved, that the Executive he authorized BY
law to receive the services x cnmmission the orFicars
oi such companies, (a'l the ielivluals whereof sh
exceed - ars Ofags,) shall volunteer their .er-
wees for vi least months in defence OF this com.
uonweau,.
10th, Resolved rs the opinion Of this committee.
ih4t the exemption ~ Students, at S;sinnori~4 II
Learning throughout this CO nrnOuwealtl, ssnuii be
hereafter construed to extend only to- an exernpton
.Tom musters and patrols and Eat i'm time of war.
'nsnrreetnn ornvasion, although exempted from or.
binary militia duties, they shall cverthccsg be sub
ioctei to their dranghts, and equally liable with th"r
oihcr ie'low-c'Uzens, to fight the battles Of ther
country.
nm Resolved, as the opinion Of this committee,
that The petition Of Vincent Tapp clcrk of the court
ot 'srssnsnt and Enquiry for The 81 Regiment ~
virginia Militia, stating that the suon allnwed by law
~"s Inadequate to the services rendered by himself
aud oth'rs IN sTch court and pfsTiae an Additional
slloTaher, Be rejected.