The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-21

| the officers, non-commissioncd officers, and
! private soldiers OF the troops hereby autho-
rised to be raised, shall, from the momeAt in
! which they are received into the service of
| the ~. states, be entitled to the same rank,
| pay, clothing, subsistence, emolunents and
! privileges, with the officers non-commsson-
| ed ofhcers and private soidiers of the army
| OF the United States.
| sec. Is. IND be IL further enacted, That
| the troops to be raised by virtue Of this
| act Shall be subject to the orders of the Com
nianoer IN Chief OF tie armies of the United
States, and to the rules and regulations Con-
tanned IN the articles OF war, made, UT to be
lnadeby the Congress OF the u. States, anI
shan serve III lieu OF AN equal number Of mi
MIA winch may IT any TINE be ordered into
service 10y the government OF the u. States
FroOiGed nevertheless, That they shall in
no case be employed beyond the limits of the
State OF Virginia and the adjoining States
and shall not be enlisted in the service of the
y. States.
Sec. 10 ind be il further enacted, That
The non commissioned officers, musicians and
privates shall be furnished with the requisite
arms equipments, camp equlpage aud in
struinentS OF music from the magazines arse
nais and stores of this sCommolwe cath. if
tou'ld convenient by the Executive of this
State, and accepted by the government OF the
Y. States, with an assurance that the arms
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pracucable, the arms and the whole supplies
duly accounted for.
sc. II. Ind be 10 further enacted, That
no person engaging either officer or SOL
der, IN the said corps, shall be thereby de
barred, until called into actual service, from
enjoying or exercising any right, stiice or
privilege, which he might otherwise possess
as citizen of this Commonwealth.
And WHEREAS, it IS necessary for the
good order ana safety OF the army, that all
persons within limited distance thereof
should be subject 70 martial law:
Sec. Is. BE- Il enacted That the Executive
OF this Commonwealth shall have power, at
any time, under such limitations aud restric-
tons as they may think proper, to proclaim
under martial law, all persons whatever
within one mile OF amy camp occupied by the
troops OF this State, or of the ". States, and
all persons within one mile of any enemy's
camp; and, when SO proclaimed, they shall
be subject to marCial law, as prescribed in
| the rules and articles of war and auv per
son, within the said limits, guilty of disobe-
| dence OF orders, or of any other offence, pun
ishable by the said articles of war, Shall be
| tried, acquitted or condemned, and punish
| ed, as III, and by the said rules and articles of
| war is ordered and prescrbed--FroUided,
nat no sentence affecting life or limb Shall
| be inflicted, III virtue of this provision on any
! person not regularly constituting part Of the
| said army Ind 11roUided, that nothing here
III contained shall li5erate the military pow
er from It's legal and constitutional subordina-
| ton to the civil authority: find hroUided
noTeOUer, that this section shall continue and
be in force until the end of the present war
| between G. Britain and the y. States of Anne
| RIGA, and no longer.
Sec. le ind be it further enacted, That
any militia officer other person, being a
free white man and citizen of the United
States, who shall enlist thirty-seven able-bo-
| died men, to serve agreeably to the provisions
| OF this act, shall be commissioned in the said
| corps as captain and any person who may
| iii like manner enlist twenty five men, shall
| be commissioned as ilrst lieutenant aud any
| person who shall in like manner enlist twenty
| men, SHAT be COMMISSIONED as second lieute-
| nant; and any person who shall in like man
| ner enlist sixteen men, shall be Commissioned
| as third lieutenant; and any person who shall
i'll IKE manner enlist ten men, shall be com
! nissioaed as ensign or coTnet IN the said
! troops; which commissions the executive are
| required to issue, So soon as the men so en-
! listed, shall have been received into service
| by the ollCers, appointed by the executive to
| muster 2uG Inspect them and as the appli-
! cant ior the commission shall have produced
a cerutcAte OF good moral character from
/ tue court or the county In which he resides (:
| I'y0UiaeG dk7Vay8, that the executive shall
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IN which the applications are made TO them.
! And when two or more persons shall apply
having equal claims to appointments, and
! both cannot be commissioned, they shall de
! termine by ballot which shail be preferred
And in all cases there shall be paid certifi-
cate OF public stock OF the amount and cha
! racter, upon the conditions, with the hnita-
| tons and restrictions before described in this
act, and on Ike evidence of title to receive the
same, to each soldier so engaged to serve, as
bounty for his service: ProUided, that the
number OF troops which may be so raised shall
! not together with the number raised in the
modes herein before provided exceed the
whole number required by the u. States for
the purposes OF this act: IND hror,iaed Glso
| That 10 soldier 50 furnished, shall be drawn
| from any class of militia made in pursuance
OF this act, Until twenty days shall have ellps-
| ed from the time of such classification, unless
| the class snail have already furnished man
sec. 20. -9ild De IL further enacted, Talt
! exclusive OF the regular force herein proyi-
| ded Tor, the Executive of this Commonwealth
shall be authorised to accept the services of
! three thousand volunteers for such terms Of
service as they may agree OH, provided it
| shall be aCjudged TO be Conducive 20 the pub
| Tic interest. and 20 Grant commissions to the
officers, selected for such commands, to cx-
pire with the sad term Of service ProUidcd
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