The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-03-13
CommonspsaItb Of aSassatbusttts.
hs the year Of our Lord one thousand eigki
hundred and tseefty-tseO.- -

hundred and tseenty-t,eO. :,
SEC. /. BE ii enacted BY the SenGte and
House of Representatives. IN General Court as
senbled, and By the authority of the same,
That the the following persons, notwithstand-
ing their being above the age of eighteen,
and under the age of forty-fve years, be,
and they are hereby conditionally exempted
from military duty, as follows, to wit Lii
censed Physicians and Surgeons, all officers
who have held, or may hereafter hold, COM
mission or commissions in the army or navy
tof the United States, or in the militia of this,
or any other of the United States, for time
less than five years and all persons who are,
or may hereafter be, between the ages of
thirty-fve and forty-five years, be, and they
are hereby exempted from all military duty,
except that of keeping themselves constantly
furnished with the arms and equipments re-
CURED by the laws Of the United States, and
the duty of carrying or sending them, on the
first Tuesday of May, annually, TO the
place of inspection or view of arms, of the
company, within whose bounds they may re-
side, aud in which they are enrolled and
the duty of attending elections of company
officers, that Of paying the sum of two dollars
INTO the town treasury, as herein after pro
Tided.
SEC. 9. Be ii further enacted, That the
uniform of the militia, excepting that por-
the laws Of the United States,) shall be such
as his Excellency the Commander in Chief
shall prescribe, and be subject to such restric-
lions, limitations, and alterations as he may
order.
SEC. & BE Il further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of each Brigadier-G General,
within whose brigade a band of musick is or
ganized and established, TO order at least one
section Of said band to attend each Regi-
mental Review within his Brigade.
SEC. 4. BE 1t further enacted, That every
commanding officer of a company shall have
the same power and authority to train and
discipline his company on the first Tuesday in
: May, in each year, as he has on other days,
when has company is paraded for exercise.
SEC. 5. BE ii further enacted, That here
after, whenever any noE-comE:;ssioned officer
or officers, pirate or privates, shall be order
ed TO notify and warn any portion of the COM
pany to which he belongs to parade for any
military duty, it shall be the duty of such
non-commissioned officer or officers. private
or priVates, so ordered as aforesaid, to give
notice OF the time and place of parade of
said company, to each and every man, he or
they shall have been ordered to notify. either
by giving to each man personal notice, or by
leaving at his usual place of abode, written
or printed order.
SEC, s. Be II further enacted, That so
much Of the twenty-second section of the
act TO which this is in addition, as requires
every town and district in this Commonwealth
70 provide and deposit sixty-four pounds of
good guR-powder for every sixty-four soldiers
enrolled within said town or district. be. and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. BE al farther enacted, That when
ever, in the opinion OF the Commander in Chief.
the exigencies of the Commonwealth shall
require, it shall be his duty to issue his proc
lamation, calling upon the several towns and
districts to provide and deposit in some conYe-
nient place within said towns or districts.
sixty -four pounds of good gun-powder, for
every sixty-four soldiers, enrolled within said
towns or districts, and the same proportion for
q greater or less number of soldiers enrolled
as aforesaid, until His Excellency the Gov
ernour, by his proclamation, shall declare it
unnecessary that the said towns and districts
should be any longer provided with powder
as Aforesaid; and every town or district which
shall neglect, upon the proclamation of the
Govemour as aforesaid, to provide and keep
itself provided with gun-powder as aforesaid.
shall forfeit and pay to the use of the Com
monwealtb, sum not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, nor less than twenty dollars. ae-
coniing to the nature and degree of the nee-
lect; to be recovered by Indictment or informa-
ton in any Court of competent jurisdiction
and il shall be the duty of each Brigade
Quarter-MasteF, in his own brigade. TO cause
such delinquent town or district to be prose-
outed or presented.
SEC. @. BE al further enacted, That it
shall be fhe duty of the Selectmen. in every
town and district in this Commonwealth. an
nually, in the month IF August. to make ont
a schedule of all the articles of .military
stores with which their respective towns and
districts are supplied, and deliver the same
to the Colonel or commanding officer Of fbe
regiment within which such town or district Is
situated and 1t shall be the duty Of such
Colonel or commanding officer, with hi, next
segimental return, to state the same. thai 4
may be Transmitted to the Office OF the Adm.
tant-G eneral.
SEC. g.. Be IL further enacted. That Al,
General Courts-Martial shall be constituted
Of President, a Judge Advocate. six Men,
bers, aud Marahal and the officer appo;nt.
ing a Coust-Martal, may, at his discretion
order a number Of officers, not exceeding
three, to be detailed as supefnumeraries. ifi
addition To tie SIX intended to serve as MON.
bers, to attend the Court at the Organizations
thereof; and all Division Courts Martial
hereafter appointed, shall consist of :, pres;'
dent, Judge Advocate, three Members. and
Marshal and The officer, ordering such Court
Martial may, at his discretion. order one
officer to be detailed, in addition to three IN
tended to serve as members, as a sipernmne-
rary. to attend the Court at the organization
thereof; and each General or Division Court