Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

reside in the bounds of their respective COM
panies, and shall without delay notify such per-
son of such enrolment by a commissioned or
non-commissioned officer. Every person so
enrolled shall, within six months thereafter,
provide himself with good musket and bayo-
net, fizee, or rife, knapsack, blanket, cantcen,
two flints, a cartridge box to contain not less
than twenty four cartridges suited to the bore
of his musket or fusee, each cartridge to con-
tain proper quantity of powder and ball, or
pouch and powder horn with "a balls suited
TO the bore of his rifle, and quarter of a
pound OF powder, and being SO provided, shall
SO appear when called on Except when called
on to exercise by company, battalion, or re8l-
ment, at which they may appear without KNAPP
sack and bianket) and such arms and accou-
trements snail not be subject TO any impress
ment, suits, distress, execution, or sales, tor
debt, damages, or the payment OF taXes.-Sect.
!. Communicates OF companies shall appoint
the place OF holding Their company musters,
winch snail be as central as circumstances VIII
admit.-necf. II.
Each and every company snail muster on
the .f''st saturdays OF .dPf7f J,nie, august, and
octo0ef, III each and every year, and on any
other time the commainant OF companies may
lhnnk the eAlgency OF ule case may require II !;
and wheh net shaii commune 10 perform mill
.ary e'oiuuohs- ana exercises aBreeable TO the
military disclpline OF inc armies OF the united
otates' ana suon other eVoi'llons as the COM
in ma may dlrect' from ~ O'CLOCK, "A. NJ.
I'LL D O'CLOCK, r. NJ. Oh the same day and every
company ohicer VINO snail neglect TO appear
at such company muster snail pay a ine OF
Jour- doHars;-eec. 10 g %.
Every ofncer and solaler shah appear at
theif respective muster grounds armed and
equipped as the low Directs on the day appoint
ca at ~ O'CLOCK IN the forenoon, and halt an
hour taereaitef the commandment OF the COM
Paiy shah alrecta sergeant TO eau the roll and
examine every person belonging TO the COM
Pahy' ana note all dehnquencies, (of non-con-
mssioheo ofhcers and priyates) and make a
return thereo1 10 the next court OF inquiry and
assessment OF fines I'm their own company;)
and at battalion musters make returns to the
commandments of the battalions; and at regi-
mental muster 10 the comnandant OF the regl-
ment, OF the tuli strength OF his company, and
| the number OF arms and aceoutrements ON pa
rade, agreeable to the forms prescribed and
annexed to the law.-Sect. ~ g II.
Non-commissioned officers neglecting to
perform any OF the duties OF their office, Or the
| orders OF his superior officer are liable to a fine
not less than tao d0HaFS nor more than t1oeJ,ty
dollars, private ncgieetlng to attend u compa-
ny muster the whole tame the same is on pa
rade shall pay fine Of one dollar, and for a
| battalion OF reg1mental muster one dollar and
J5ty cenfs, and non-commlssloned officer or
private for attending any muster without a
| sufnclent rite, mtlsket, or fuzee, Etfy cents,
and without cartridge box, or powder horn
and bullet pouch, t1renfy,fte cents.-Sect. 25.
| Company officers OF each company shall as
sess all the lines on the non-commissioned Of
| fcers and privates of their respective compa-
! MES, for any neglect or refusal to comply with
| the acquisitions of the law, each delinquent
| having right to appeal to regimental board,
which fines are to be appropriated towards
procuring music for the company, (Sec. 3O.)
Every company officer shall be armed with
sword or hanger, within six months from the
time OF his acceptance of his commission, (Sec
| and $50
captains or commanding officers of compa-
mes shall furnish their respective companies
with drum and fife; drum and fife majors to
urnlsh themselves with instruments of music
OF the use OF their regiment within six months
! rom the tune OF their appointments. The
expenses OF the instruments thus furnished,
shall be refunded to The respective officers out
Of the funds of the regiment, (Sec. 2)
Hany commissioned or staff officer shall ap-
pear at any muster without sufficient sword
or hanger, such officer shall not be permitted
to take command on that day and all officers
who have lost their command at any muster,
shall be proceeded against III the same manner
as though he had failed to attend such muster.
The commandants accompanies are at all times
to note all delinquent officers failing to appear
armed and equipped according to law at COM
pany lnusters, and make return thereof to the
next court OF Enquiry and assessment of fines,