Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-05-08

shall be collected in the manner pointed
out in the twenty ninth section OF the act
to which this is an amendment.
Sec. 10 Be ii further enacted, That
it shall be he duty of the brigadier gene
raj to review the respective regiments oil
his brigade, and all battallons not attach.
ed to a regiment, at their regimental or
| battalion musters in October, and the bri-
gade Inspector shall then inspect the
same. And it shall be the duty of the
commanding officer of the respective
regiments or battalions to furnish the
Inspector at that time with full and com
plete returns Of his regiment (or batta-
lion, if battalion) together with copy
of bis rank-roll; and the brigade inspec-
tor shall make out under the direction
of the brigadicr general, duplicate re-
turns of his brigade, and forward the
same, one copy to the adjutant general,
the other 10 the major general of the d.
vision to which said brigade belongs, by
the first day of November annually !:
Provided, That in all cases where the
brigade inspector neglects to attend the
regimental or battalion muster as afore-
said, it shall be the duty of the adjutant
to make return Immediately to the briga-
der general.
Sec. IL. Be IL. falrthe, enacted, That
the following shall be the uniform and
equipments of the several officers of the
militia Ofthis state, to be worn at all tim es
when on parade and at courts martial /;
every general officer, general, division,
and brigade staff officer, blue coat and
pantaloons made in the fashion of the
United States dress uniform, yellow
buttons, gold epaulettes, boots, spurs, a
round black hat, black cockade, white
plume, and small sword or hanger !:
every regimental field and staff officer,
blue coat and pantaloons made in the
fashion of the United States uniform,
with white buttons, silver epaulettes,
boots, spurs, round black hat, black
cockade, white plume tipt with red, and
small sword or hanger: captains and
subaltern officers, deep blue hunting
shirt and pantaloons, with red trimmings,
half boots or gathers, round black hat,
black cockade, red plume, and small
sword or hanger: captains to wear one
epaulette on the right shoulder, and each
rcgimental, staff, and subaltern officer,
one on the left shoulder Provided,
That captains and subalterns may be
permitted, if they choose, to appear in
the same dress as field officers, except
spurs: and, for good cause shewn, sub
altern officers shall not be fined for fail
ing to wear epaulettes /: Provided Glso,
That surgeons and surgeons mates shall
not be compelled to appear in uniform.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
all oaths required to be administered to
militia officers, may be administered by
persons authorized to administer oaths
in other cases, also by any field officer;
and all oaths hitherto administered to
the several officers in this state shall be
deemed valid. ete
Sec. IS. Be is.further enacfea, That
the fifth, seventh, eighth, fifteenth, twen-
ty-sesenth, and twenty eighth sections Of
the act to which this is an amendment,
together with all parts of said act that
come within the meaning and purview
of this act, be and the same are hereby
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