Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-02

me misita OF this commonwealth, to ortldr
a seargeant and as many men as NAV he
necessary, to apprehend and take such non
commissioned Officer or soldier. and deliver
him to the commandant of any troops in ser
vice IN Virginia ; aud the scageants and prj- |
Yates performing this duty shall receive for |
their services each twO dollars for every
twenty i've miles they shall travel, in cnn
veying such person to be paid out of any
money in the contingent fund. unappropria.
led, by order of the Executive of this com
,nonwealth. ,-
8. And whereas doubts have been enter.
taiued. whether any non commissioned off.
Ger or private. detailed or drafted. can fur.
n''h a substitute to perform the tour of duy
required to be performed by the person y,
detailed or drafted, to explain all doubts on
TINS SUBJECT BE &c further enacted, That
wnsn any militia man shall be detailed or
drafted for service, he may furnish TO the
commandant of the regiIneni from which ne
| is SO detailed or drafted, or to the comman.
dant OF the company or detachment. or to
the commandment, of the regiment to &hichl
ne may be transferred, at any time before
the organization of the regiment, an atie
bodied man, we'll cloatheds aud If e,ther
tha commaDdant Of the said regiment or
the commandment of the company Called ;p,o
service, on inspection shall adiudpe the man
rendered as = substitute able 20 perform ,br
tour OF duty. he may receive him as sun.
stitutei and the Cum maRdant of the regiment.
to which he may be transferred, may. at a.
ny time after the organization thereof. re.
ceive such substitute, provided that in his
opinion the public service viii be tberebv
promoted: and ii it should so happen ,ha,
the substitute. from his stand in his class
roll, or division list of his company. should
De called on to perform his own tour of dutv.
before the time for which he Is SO engaged
snal expire. the person furnishing him as a
substitute shall march in his place. or far.
nish another substitute. or be liable tn the
hnes and imprisonment provided for by this
law and the person furnishing a subst,tute
snail be liable TO muster. and shall perform
militia duty, in the absence of such suosti
int. in the same manner as il he had nor
furnished substitute. 49,,
=. -ana 6e nJurfher enacted, That where
troop OF Cavalry. company of artillery,
iight infantry or riaemcn, shall be ordered -
rlarcn' and any man belonging to such troop,
or company shall fail to- march or furnish
substitute as aforesaid, the conlmandant of
the company OF infantry, in whose district
ne may reside, shall Immediately enroll INN
anu put MN IN the division or class 20 rs.r:o
ne next tour OF OF duty and he shall no Ions |
ger be q member of such troop of cayalry.
company of arlllery, light infantry or rife'
men, as the case may be, and shallmorsove,
be liable 10 the fines and penalties imposed
ny this act on npn commissioned officers
aud privates who fail to appear at the place
OF rendezvous, or shall fail to march when
ordered.
10 And be it/urther enacted, That it
snaii not De lawful for any militia man,
belonging to the infantry Of the line. To ;oin
any volunteer company, after such comma
ny shalt have performed tour of du,y. ei.
Their in the service Of thi. State or of the II
nted States. until twelve months after such
volunteer company shall have been dis
Charged from suCI tour OF duty (: un,ess
such militia man shall previously have yer
formed a like tour of duty: Proz,hed hou-
euer, that nothing herein contained shah
prevent young men arriving at the ape
OF eighteen years, and who have not
been enrolled in any militia company of
the line. from joining any volunteer compa.
ny within his county.
IL. and belt. further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for one company of flying artillery TO
be raised in each brigade, by voluntary enlist
ment, to be denominaied respectively the
company of flying artillery of brig /
ade. which company shall be organized. arm.
ed and equipped in the manner in which corn
panles oil lying artillery are organized armed
and equipped, in the service of the United
States Provided, that nothing in this section
contained shall authorize TIL. Executive or asy
ofiicer OF SAID companies to purchase and keep
horses at the public expense, unless called in.
to actual service.
IL. And De H further endctec, That when any
detachment OF militia shall Be hereafter called
INTO the service of the United States or of thu.
state, from any particular division, brigade, or
regiment, within this state, the officers inten
ded TO command such detachment shall be de. |
taiied from the division, brigade, or regiment.
rom which such detachment shall be detail.
ed
AZ. And be il further enacted, That in al
cas- where public arms have been or ma,
hereafter be placed in the hands of comman.
dants OF companies for distribution, such com.
mandant may distribute them according TO his
c"n discretion, without reg I'd to existing
laws restricting the distribution to freeholders
OF responsible house Keepers WHO shall give
security Propided, that in every case. he
shall take receipt for the arms 80 deliver
cd
~. And be IL further enacted, That when
any lieutenant co'onel commandment shall he
caiied INTO the service OF this state he shall
nave the exclusive right 10 appoin, his field
ana regimentai staff officers, to consist of one
snJutsn'' one quarter master, one pay master.
one surgeon, two surge on's mates one seres AMI
MAYOR orc quarter master sergeant and two
principal musicians Prov:9ca, that the said
lieutenant colonel commandant shall cause the |
pay master ana Quarter master TO rive when
c"'eo INTO actual service of the state, bond and
s. curly to the Governor for the time being !
'ho ms successors, in the sum of seven thou
sanu dollars, tor the faithful discharge of their
RESPECTIVE lut,es o = $500 1