American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-29
Number 55s.
MIlATIA LAW.
n ACT TO establish unf I'm Militia throughout thi
State.

L. en0CeH, SENATE N1lSe o. Re-
asples Of tie Safe IF Deias0are, General assembly
., That each and every free abe-bolied white male
zeu Of Til. state, Of any Of the United States residing
III ais state ho is, shall be Of the age Of eighteen
si undr the age # fort, five years. except is
ninaicr excepted, shall leveray and respectively be
enrolled il the militia by the tain commanding officer
bc 20 npapy within whose bounds such citizen shall re-
M such bo Is to be fixed and limited agreeably the
,b visions which have been made BY lieutenant colonels
ma re- II cap aims Of the different countless by the drec-
inns of TIE General Assembly of this State EMIT.
la supplement an entitled An act for establish
I'M ne militia Of this State" passed the ninth day of
February 10 he of nur Lord one thousand hun
red AMI niret, And il 81 al be the duty of every
sich CAPTAIN commlndn g officer Of company at all
fines ereaf enrol such citizen aforesaid and
sLo isoe who shall from inc time arrive at The age Of
rA cen veas, and MT excepted by this act, that have or
Nll coe ii, re.itI within the bounds of his company
md sail Do, snc' ctizen by proper non-commssiun.
al oiaer uf his company by whom such naticc may be
raven and ii al OF doubt pecting the age of airy
.on enroed or intended to be enrolled The party
neil siill prove his TO the SATISFACTION of the
onlna,dng ,ncer o.. HI company within whose bounds
NAV reside; P-arided ho1se,er, that if the brgader
neral with the letie ant colores and majors,
INV d them, in any of the counties Of his STATE shall
Il NV rc deem / nrcessary thew Q, naorit, of hem
sg "g tier, hereby authorized to alter, chang
e4 de tleie respective connltsi and The major and
c,1,ans each battalion may, il they a ms rity Of
trn deem j necessary. alte change, re-tvde their
baaons agrceabj to the provisions Of The IS,
r.e lon oi the act enii,iea suppemef 10 eht
HI "a act for 4blsng the militia Of this State" pas
l o, lie r'h day Of February in the year Of Lord
orr lhMFthd y seo Az re-
mn i alterations, # any be made as is by the act
ode VI and presctlhfd
81 Ind be Il eaactrd, Tha' the vice president Of
~ L e states. the "Hicers judicial ard executive of
~ ttr.n IT the ia ted Stses. The members of both
III 10 Congress, and III resEt c officers the
H. uth houses II y General Assembly Of his State
son house tlicers ard their clerks, Judges of the
,53ne curt ard court If common pleas charce or and
ncy.gnfrtl auditor ct accopns secretary and ireasa
~, mis- me shrrifS gralers, and keepcs Of work
TIL ms. officers aud stage .aiyers no are emp;o,
l~nnv the rAnIC nj thn nnSf
~ Il he United 5 ates al ferrymer employed al any
y, HE uost roads all inspectors OF exports all pilms
N rin n acualv cmp'nved IL tie sea service rf any
y,, u nero tap. v;,l In the Uied states ministers o
n o. eyesv dcuonnaot r,r, fes.o,s and teachers in
cjsre academies, latin schools and sc.ot inastes hay
~. Seffy chnlars all be EXEMPT from Hilary dute
ano .sEt.r persons
Sc md BE- II enac,eI That the militia Of Ills state
IN iorr q dvon d, d shall be arranged into brgades
meets la, Il - and compa .:es in manner and
nvine he s ac t. make nue division and each coun
4 consist of one bricale aud each brigade CONSIST Of
Nh ~ han two nor tran eiglt regiments eacl
re,ret q nsisi OF t. batta Ms and each bat alion Il
.a { Is carpa, es one Of which shall be ligh inan
~, 49, atlcrs vi ,iflemen, be i rme of volnn,eer
Nam n, respective r. gnenis; ach company couss
Il m, of. II ~ ixv-four privacs less than forty
rss,..r as nav he having regad uteir local staa
ltere HAIL he To each brigade leatt company o
,hr AMI one or more troops Of horse as the brigade
NH ,,en rome, prov ded cy do not exceed one CON
I'M a each "a regiment or more an an eleventh par
II NJ injury which slall te formed by volunteers from
N,i~ resnpc,5ye hi AIDES
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