Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-31
lain Of sPassartusetts.

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n the year efou, LoaD one thousand eish, hund,ea
and fou, teen.
An Actta-esi.i,isl. Misitssy Corps for the
defence of the Commonwealth Of MassA
chuse,ts.
Sec. 1. BE IL enacted BY the Sena.e and Hqusr
# Reb,esen,atiVes in General Cawt assembled. anu
6y The auhoy.sy of the same, That He Exceiieeey
The Governor and Csmm.n der IN Chief ni 'bt
militia Of This Commonwealth, with The advice
of Council, be, and he hereby is AUTHORISED
and empowered to raise by voluntary enlistment
under such regulations a. he may prescribe,
Military Corps not exceeding in rank sud 6'c tie"
thousand men, for the defence Of this State dr.
ring the present war, unless sooner discharge
by the Commander in chief; that said Militia
Corps shall consist of ten regiments, eight OF Ia.
f.ntry & ,wo of llery to be formed into bigsde'
and divisions as the Commander IN Chief ma, d
isct 'hai each regiment It infantry shall consi''
Of eight companies II iDfan.ry, one company o.
light ;afantry, and one COMPANY Of ritemen snf
Vhst each be composed Of oae Captain Two heu-
tens.,s one ensign, ,e gesnts, four Coz pors's,
fpue musicians and n,nety-sx privsses; that eseh
regimen, of artillery shah con ist OF ten comps
MES, and hat each company shall, De composeH
Of one cap, ain, three iieutensnt,, five setseems.
four corporsls. four musicians, eighty eight pi-
va.es, and SIX driver. md thss one hall oi each
regiment of srt!it ~ shst pe oopposed ct house
artillery, which Al The pleasure It me Command
er ia Chief shall act ESQ ss cavs,ry.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That to escl'
regiment there sa,i oe one he utenant.coope'
and two majors and hat tue segmenAi sat-
shall conss; of on: s5jutsnt, one qua te'-mas'er.
one pay master. ons chaplain. ons surgeon, 'wo
surgeons mates, two serge.n. m,Jos, oae qua
ter .msster-sergean, one drum nsJ''. snd one
6is-m,jor. All the regime s'at shell be sp
pointed by the observation-disclosures, exec runs
pay. mss .ers, chspls;us ard surgeons, the two Ia-
ter of which shall De spponed y Tue Command
er in Cb,ef, with me advice OF Counea. Ihs
rsy.m aster of each reg meat shall oe chosen by
majority of the written woes OF 1he c. mmissIoned
officers, including he fed and tb- s.aff OF each
regimen, respect vet,, and comm ssioned ~ tie
Commander IN Chief, who ST. require # 'h'
respective pay mssers such bonds. wit sufe'ies,
Is he may think proper, with conduon faithful,
to perform he duties Of their respective Offices.
The captains of Companies shall appoint theis
nor. commissioned Objects. aud ihe Lieutenant
coionels SHAFT issue srtsnts TO the sergelnas.
SEC. 8. 3eufmthey enacted, TAat one fssid re
gimeots VI infantry, to be Called the Iss regi.
aent u infantry, and one Of abe said regiments Of
artillery, to be called The Fl NJ regiment of ae.il.
to actual service, ru sum 20 such orders as The
sommsnderin Chiefm.y issue, and shall be sts
toned aud employed ss he may di,ecL
SEC. 4. BE nfu,rhey enacted T. ~ he temsin
ing seven reg, MeDts OF infantry, winch shall be
numbered by the Com nAnd.r in Chief, and the
oher regiment OF ar',ilery, which shall De called
the second regiment of ,.lery, shall be immedl
aieiy rssed either by voluntary enlistments a.
aforesaid, Or ~ sueh volunteer corps as the
Commander il 6, III, with tbc advice of qunc,i,
may think fl 10 accept. should any such corps
tender their seyices hat said egmcn's hal he
forthwith armed and equipped, lad precsred f,s
actual service, 20 msfeua momeGt's we mug,
and shall be called out for discipline At such pls-
ees and On such dsys as he Commander in Chef
may des,gnate, and waen called mo sctuai ser
vice shall De Stationed an employed IS he msy
drect aud ,is. the Don.o ON STONED officers
and pr,v.ses who may enlist in the said regiments
or volunteer theW services, shall, during the
term Of their eni stment, be exempted ir IN the
Performance o. militia duty. md +. om The payment
Of poll taxes
Ssc. S Be il frtAey enacted. That The pay, rs-
tons, siothfng aud Jther stated monthly em0!u
meo;s OF ihe said fl st reg;men, Of lnf4ni,y and
OF the IRA reg imen, Of artillery. be tha same in
Gil respects as are now allowed 10 Offices and |
members OF similar corps, OF like rank in actual |
service Of the Uai'ed States, and that the pay |
ana raiions Of .he eight remaining regiments
sh"libe The sans as The pay and rstions ato,e-
Fld. during the time they shall be called oul for
discipline. and when embodied for actual service,
they shall be entitled o ell The emolumeats snd !
clothing as aforesaid A I'D in case Of wounds or
disabaity received wade in the service Of 'he |
Sac, they shah receive the same compensation |
as is Slowed TO the Wounded and disabled roo,s
of the Unted States
SEC 6. BE it further enacted, That the Com. |
mander in Chief, with the advice Of Council, be, |
and he hereby is authorized * empowered ,oap-
point and commission as many major gene els 20
commsnd in said corps he may think cessafy, |
not exceeding two and Ms many or'gadier-gen-
erals as he may think necessary, lot exceeding
four aud that he she'll appoin- end com mission
III held and company officers, snd shall issue
COMMISSIONS to all officers entiied thereto thai
each major general oe entitled 10 two a,ds-ce.
camp, snd each Brigadier Gen. 10 one and de-
camp, 70 DE nsminaNed by heir respec.ise prln.
cipsis, aud If approved ny the Commander IN
e1ief, commissioned by hum, 'he aids d. camp !
Vi mhor.generais with the rsnk OF msjor, and the
slds de camp Of the brig adler generals WIN The
rank OF CAPTAIN th.t the Commander IN Che
sha,i appo'nt and commission I'll such Other
SIAN officers, whether Toe divisions Or brigsdes,