Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-20
MILITIA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Houss OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY IL.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Georgia, from the Com
mi,,ee on the Militia, reported the follow
ing bill:
BILL for the better organization OF the Militia OF
the District Of Columbia.
Be IL snocied By me Senate and House Of Rep
ressntufives of Tie United States Of An'sr'ea in
Congress assembled, That the PresIden: oil the
Uniied States be, and he is hereby, authorised,
whenever, in his opinion, an increase, or o'her
circumstances, may render II expedien' and
Necessary, to direct that he Militia OF The us
tricr Of Columbia b, formed ino additional
divisions, brigades, reg ments, baitaio"s, ana
companies; and he shall appoint and commis-
sion The proper officsr for The same.
SEC 2. lind be II turtle, enacted, That il
shall be lawful, by voluntary enrolment, for
persons, so disposed, TO form themselves into
companies, and The said companies shall per.
form he same routine Of duly, and b. subject
10 the same rules, regulations, penalties, and
orders, as the battalion Companies; and shall
wear suen uniforms and equipments as shall
be agreed upon by the said companies, respec
lively, and approved by the commanding OH
Ger of.,he brigade, to which SAID companies,
respectively, may belong And no person al
ter having enrolled himself IN any volunteer
company shall Withdraw himself ,herefrom,
under the penalty Of sen dollars, except in case
Of renewal from The county Of his residence,
or arriving al the age of forty years; and ~
person belonging 10 any battalion company pro-
posing TO enrol himself in any volunteer com.
pany, shall be excused from duty in the baital-
ion company, unil he shall have uniformed and
equipped himself IN such volunteer company,
and shall produce a certificate to that eaec'
from he commanding officer OF such volunteer
company. And tie Captain or commanding
officer Of any volunteer company shall have
power TO dismiss from his company any nou-
commissions officer or private Tor di,ordery
or other improper conduct; and he shall report
such dismissed member TO the Captain Of the
battalion company in whose district he may
reside. Each volunteer company may make
such bylaws or regula ions as il shall seem
meet: PROVIDED. No bye laws Of any voIun-
,eer company shall con'ravene any provision
Of this act.
SEC 3. find be il further enacied, Tba,
the commanding officers of battalion ompanies
shall ascertain and enter upon iher muster
rolls, from time to time, the name Of every
white male citizen Of The United States, be-
tween the ages Of twenty one and forty years,
residen, within their company districts, and
bound ~ the laws OF the Unied States 10 per-
form Militia duly.
SIC. 4. find be ii further enoeied, That there
shall be a company muster Of each troop and
company, in the months Of April and May, in
each year, on such day Of the month as The re.
gimen al court may from time 10 time deter.
mine. Ard there shall be a muster OF each,
battalion, for exercise and inspection, in the
month of June in each year, On such days as
the commanding officer Of the regiment, 10
which The baltalions, respectively, may belong,
may appoint. And there shall be q muster Of
each regiment, in the month Of September or
October in each year, the month and the Gay
thereof TO be appointed BY the commanding Of
6cer Of such regiment. And there shall be a
muster Of each brigade in the month Of Ocio>
,ober or November, in each year: the month
and The day thereof to be appointed by the
commanding officer Of such Brigade. And
there shall be al least ten days no'ice Of each Of
the foregoing bait aion, regimen,aI, and bril-
gade musters, given by the proper officer; and
officers, musicians, and pri.
es, shall hive at least three days notice, 10 be
left al his usual or supposed place Of abode, OF
every company, battalion, regimen al or brig.
ade muster; which notice shall be given by such
berson as the commanding "fflcer oil the com
papy may appOin, for tina, purpose: But all
notices publicly given by the commanding Of
fcers Of companies, at their respective mus
tiers, Of any substquen, muster, shall be held
and deemed legal notice as to all presen, al such
mus,er: And all musters shall continue from ten
o'clock in the forenoon until Ave o'clock in III
af'e rnoen At every muster the commanding
officer shall Cause his roll 20 be called al srch
sour as he may.lect, and all delinquencies shall
be noted thereon; and he shall make an accu-
rate return Of The whole thereof, to The COM
mander Of his regiment, within Ten days there
after: Aud, a, every battalion muster, it shall
De III, dury Of the commanding officer of each
company to have his company prepared |
for inspection, in conformity TO suen order |
as he shall have previously received, on the
subject
SEQ. S. find be il further enacted That the
Vice President Of he United STATES, The Off.
cers, L. gisla,i,e. Executive, and Judicial of he
Government Of he United States, the mt mhrrs
IF the Congress of The United States, I'll Gus
ON house officers, with their clerks ali Pos:
Ulcers and other persons actually employed
n the care and conveyance of the mails; all
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