Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-13

4 wv Spiius We nave I0UE
| d"piored the defects in our miliiia sys.
tea. and the apathy with " l,ici they are
universally acknowledged We Here
iore iiail with pleasure. the slightest IN
u'ca'Ion on the part OF eidIer branch oi
| TIE legislature. 10 besiow some attention
| Oh subject ot such vital importance 10
Tue country. The history of The rrvo.
| luton, as we'll as That Of The late var. :, m
| cieniiy demonstrate the value 81 u,il,na.
| when commanded by officers IN whom,
! they have confidence. II has innw been
the fashion with CERTAIN politicians. To
speak coniemptuonsly of this species of
force. but we hold " thar a well regulated
| militia, composed 0f1iie body OF the peo
PIE. 'rained TO arms, Is HE proper, natural
| ana safe Gesrnce 81 d free state" The
oiJectifns which have been made TO This
hochine, resu! more from The narrow
minded policy OF legislatures III relation
70 TIE subject, than froU any real defect
IN the Ihili,la themselves. S.!rc, your otli-
GERS from The best materials, train ,l,m
wei, give them every opportunity OF ar
Iuiripg'a thorough knn~lcdHe of their
dn'ics, audit is impossible thai vour mill
TIA should be inefhcieni-NTl,eu called To
me ned they will soon acquire The habits
oi The soldier.
lie II ENACTED By che General assembly. That
from anu alter the tiIst day OF January next.
there shah be appointed by loiut ba,Io, OF bo,l
houses OF the General As.s mhit an a,i,u,,ni
aud Inspector general tor the militia of The
commonwealth. with the Iauk ofa biisadier
general, who sia keep lis office a, the seat
or gOserpnie ut and reside the te 1xce.r ,,l,e,
| necessarily assent in the perlorpanr. OF OH
| cial duiies. He shall appoint two assistant.
WIN me iauk OF msj6i, renewable a; bis
pleasure.
The adjutant and inspector general i,y him.
"a ~.
TIA oshcers of the comuIJnweaI,n arcor.liur
10 such system as shall he prescribed by law
IN order thai the said dnty may he taitb
fully reformed, tile said dti: tant and iusnpc-,
| tor general shall. wihia one mont, after nj,
| appointment and qualification. divide thestate
into three districts aud tx the da>s for train.
| ing IN EACH county, or which lie shall make
! record IN Ills oftlce and furnish the com.
mauding cfilcer ct each regiment with a co.
| ny, AT least thirty days before tie commence,
ment OF tie training in the county in which
| 'he said ohcer resides. The said arrange
Heut OF The districts and days OF training SNAIL
also he published for one month u three ,.v
! erai newspapers published in different seq
IONS OF tue state aud no further notice Shall
| thereafter 9e considered necessary TO the CONF
ihahding officers OF regiments The sdiutaut
and Inspector general may {; ON lime to lime
alter the said districts or days of ramilv az
Tue pubic good may quire of which ugtice
s st ue given az herein before prescribed. All
the trainings shall he appointed in the mo ,ths
| or march. Aptil, May, June, September. O cto-
per and November IN each year, atjho cour,.
| mouse OF each county. Where there IS but one
regiment III county the reyi,:e,taI muster
thcreof shall he al the same place aud on lilo
| DAY succeeding the last day OF training and
where there are two eg iments their ep imen,
al musters shall be al suclI places an a board
U, .i Inv sha'i lx on IN each regiment and
iist DAY oftra.n'ug, the muster Of the regiment
lowest I'll nuniber taking place FIRST The adiu
Tau, ana ihspccior general or the. assistant
NtEs IN. I'D IN.
hustefs ana instruct the regiments in their
evoiutions, taking command accordIu. to his
rank. ~ " ''
The officers ofthc respective rec imeuts of
Infantry IN the state ana the officers OF truonso Of
cavalry and companies OF artillery sLaII ,ue.t n,
their respective Courthouse. AS NAV b.. di-
rected by The ahJn'ant aud Inspector general.
and be trained the nnmbor of iays now nfe.
Ssrthed bi law; AMI The said adiutant and m
sptcior geuetal or tue assistant who ,nnx ha
designated to The district, of which nciice nv
general order shall he given and read ~, W..
taoe,shaii attend the said trainings, take The
com mapn ana diligently instruct the said OF
flceis. HE adJuant end inspector general
shall IN peison train the officers in AacI, dis.
trict alternately. lie SHAH prescribe Ire
forms OF al returns aud time and mauucr of
making them, and shall make sncli general
RETURNS OF the strength aud condition of The
mhiiia as are nos required ny law IN he m ado
ny ne aoJuiant general. lie shall also rake
All such returns as come witbiH the duties of
-
ell States, HiaklU. such changes ne will :. d.nf
IN III TO the condition aud organization of tie
militia. He shall have the command of ia
sr'enals au1 guards placed over iIem-shau
inspect their Condition once or usenpr every
six m01ih', and make report thereof In ,I;e
exrcu'ive-he shall have the command az
The public guard at the seat of yovern,neut
anh shall perform all other dniiesUoy assioned
To the adJmtani general. He shall make an an.
uuai report TO The executive to be laid hy
ibsm befere The legislature. aud in H. he shafi
recommend such improvements in Tie organ
i1d'ioh ahd discipline OF the militia as expex
- .uce NAV suggest.
lhe adjutant aud Inspector general shall
enlist Ter each district d drum and fife major.
to- serve for five years-The said drum and
fife majors shall attend The Trainings and rs',;
mental mnsteTs I'D their respective dislricts.
perform such duties shall he required ar
Them, anu shall receive for their services the
pay, clothing and ra!ions OF musician in
The army Of the United States.
The assistant clerk of the council shall Ito
transferred 10 The adjntant aud Inspector
genefais oihce when estabiished-aud shall
there perform all The duties now required NJ
him by law. All military commissions sbnI
then be made out and recorded IN that n(Iire
aud register there kept of The officers of The
militia ~ '"'
The adjnaDt and inspector general-sbar
receive an annual salary of two thousand five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly. aud his
assistants an animal salary OF twelve hundred
aud nifty dollars each, payable in the same
manner.
From aud after the first day OF January
oeHt; all acts aId pUt' OF act, appoint:
ing an adJutaDt general aud rpuniriuy tie |
brigade inspectors TO train the militia officers
attend the regmental musiers and employ |
musicians shall be and the same are HEREBY |
Iepedied-Dnt IL shall be The duly OF The brig |
ade Inspector in each brigade 10 attend ,Ge |
trainings of The officers OF the regiment with |
III the bounds OF which he resides for the !
purpose OF being trained andffor failing 10 |
u. Ia Inc l.sna al.
an officer OF the line OF equal grade.