Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-03

| Richmond. 26h Aprii, 1881. {
l. Ihe Commander 10 Chief pronuiy atrs tor the IN.
formation and soverns Of all Officer, Of the Mill.
TIA OF 'ae State, the joined Ac, Of ths General As
semoy which Passed a, The la, ...si, n-.ld E. lin.
on each, sttrt Observance OF it, provi.ior-. He
avai's hircs.H rf This occa.i ~ % re mind he
dante of Regiments. CT the necessiy OF increased T.
ten'on to iahd'bg Gspeisl D der, rom This D-pa.t
mec', r. qmiting he scattered asm-, ordnance. sceon.
r.men'- &C. in th-ir rep etiye Regiments, belo yi
the Commonwealth. 10 BE- collected end for W AID
By somasuJ. BERNARD rEYToN,
Adjn ant Ger.r.i.
An Act TO enond the several Acts concerning he Mi
1881 "P" '
Be II enacted by be General A.sembly, Tha, here.
suer Tue Captains Leutrnsns, and Ensign, of the diff
erent companies OF militia VI ibis Common " an h.
whenever vacaneiss shat occur, instead RI III. mod
prescribed by ihe fomer ION and laws shall be
-es'ed oy TIE non-co@m ssionsd officers, musicians.
soy, end private. composing such cotnuanie. r..pec
lively. E,ch election she'll be decided bv majority
Of the votes OF the ne icers musicians
any and Pivaies, presen, at III line /, is hsIs and
here matter prescribed
Every election OF sny company Officer sisi, II he
euiesr wanting 20 captain, BE- superint- nhed by
ned tficer OF the regiment. Ir the oficer wan,ins
be subaern, In elect n shall be su,e,nt.ndai hy
,ne csPain oil The company in which The vac ney ex
s's' or IN MS abe c., by airy oh-r Capt 10 the resi
, anu ue oIlcer thus spe'n', ndng 'ha tina.
the election Is con nc ed fairly and jus Is; and wh.n
majority CT the votes oil the sone officers
musicians an, aud prva'es pressn', shall have been
given to aiy individual the officer thus nding
shall ceri,fy The said election and III. rnms o ,bs
person eec.d. to The Governor, wko shall thereupop
commission the psrson so elec ed.
When any Vacancy shall occur, by Ihe death resie.
nahon or removal oil any commissioned officer OF COM
Pany or otherwise. II shalt be the duty OF The com.
mandng ofhcer OF such company, there he no com.
missonsd officer in II, OF the Lieutenant Colonel o
Major as he NAV b., of III, bat,siio, IN with
such company my b.bng, If there be neither then
oil me commanding eaiser Of the regiment, to order
such company 10 assemble on some day 10 b. by him
sppon ed aud specified in the oder at il, u.ua Mac.
oil mossrg, Tor the purpose OF holding an election fo
an omees OF OH to supply such vaealcy or vacsn
clos unless some regular muster cf the said comnanv
Is so soon TO occur in the dscre tiou OF such Officer
10 render such proceeding snnece.ssry
h~c any oincer commits zion. non ommi. sion ned
'ne eiechon so ordered, without reasonable excuse
20 De Judged OF as 10 other Of delinau ncy .ba
De iaOis to the same fine for f;g to attend ao or.
binary mu ter. ~
The heid ,cers of each re em OF infantry Of The linz
snail hereafter, whenever vacancies cur in.ead of
,he mode prescribed by the former Cor si,u,ian and
elected by tn company ufi GERS OF such r,gi-
men. E'ch e'ethin 10 ,upp'y any such vacancy shall
be decided by mi riy OF ths votes of the ofiice,,
presen al The line h. d. and shall be supernend
ed and conducted in u maupet tetein after c,h
ro'-E'-ry election OF any ii Id officer of re pimen
nan De suserinended by the tree Ulcers OF hiebes
sraus IN The regiment; who may be pre- en-, ard no.
ns candidates for promotion in The said Isclio
VINO snail zee tina; the elseon IL Conducted fairly and
Jm.uy; and wben msjoTiy Of votes Il the c npaIv
oitc!rs pre- eD hall have been gveo 10 any ;nd;ydn
49, ,hs .ntee eincers thus supen,eudog. shall CERT.
W 'he SAID elecon 10 the Governor who ,hall there
upon commission The p. rson ell .c,ed
Wien any vacancy .hsll occur by The d. a h. rs.is.
hten or removal oi any field officer of re gina. or
otherwise u shall be the DUTY OF the comusni linz fl
asnay %Ssyer me C me 81
log election for officer officers supply such
vacancy or vac ,ntiss unless regular uuser o. such
regm mt IL soon occur la the discretion OF such
othcer, to render such rrJeeed>g unnecessary. AGy
for III; purpose Aforesaid, who shsll fail 10 aueLd such
election, without reasonable excuse 10 be judged of a,
in oh;r cases OF delinquency, shall be liable TO the
same hne as Tor falling TO attend Iegimen,a muster
AL other officers Of the militia of this Common aI,h
than these herein specially provided Tor, shall continue
to be appointed and commissioned in The pre-.
scribed by the former Constitution and laws
There shall be muster OF each company Of militia
10 the month OF April, annually, al such times end
places as the Regmenal Courts Of Enquiry shall FROM
lime to time direct ard appoint 40 that The same b.
reviously ibe regimen al mus.ers; and he re be
muster Of each regiment in the mouth OF April or
May in every year to be apron.ed by thu command
ing officer OF the brigade TO which such regiments
spectivey belong, at such place as he shall ,h
convenient, within hS r.gimental disic;; which said
company and regime nta musters thalI continue
'ay and longer: AID all acta paris OF .qur-
nualiy, except as herenaiter provided, shall b., aud
The same are hereby repealed. The Battalion and R-g
mental Courts OF Enquiry Tor each egmsnt, shall be
hell at such time AID place tn, commanding icer
OF the regimen, sha order AID appoint.
The sevtIsl Rsgimenul Courts Of Euuniry ,hall
hereafter have power and authority to prescrbs tue
hours al which The OF The several companies,
Of any particular company companies Of their res
pecve regiments, shsii commance. Bat in all case-
where alteration shall be made By such urks OF
Enquiry, the tine for the commencement Of the SOW
eral musers, shall be that prescribed by law.
Instead OF tn fines prescribed by law, The Regi.
ms nal Courts OF Enquiry shall assess fine not great
er Tran seventy-hve cents. upon any commits ion
ed officer private, for failing TO attend any cJmplny
regmenisl, or her muster, required by law.
The mandants ct the several n z ments OF mi
l,s, shall. at the regnsnlal herein provided
for, dill AMI in'tfuc beir respective regiments &C,
cording to the discipline prescsibed by Congress- and
for The IeEgh Of time required by law, in person, and
10, devolve hai duy any officer of hs line of his
vded however, that the officers Of the different re
mebis shall be trained by the Inps OF Brigade
here tofore required By law.
b, 1t further enacted, That he aiding tfficeI
Of any volunteer company II be company Of savil-
ry, sball be authorized TO employ bugier dol
ars for each day he shall attend the OF said
paDy; and il be company Of infantry, artillery III
lsmen the commanding officer thereof shall be auho.
rised 10 ploy drummer aud ier dollars per
day each for every day they may attend the Of
said company, whether such musters shall take place
by operation; provided however ,bat the fine, actual.
iy paid by said company sal be sufficient for that pur.
pos; the said service 10 be certified by The command
ing officer Of such compARy and the said compensation
TO be paid OF The militia fne fund by warrant from
the Auditor OF Public Accounts on the Public Trea-
sury.
whenever hereafter there sha'I he no commissioned
officer 10 auy company OF militia Of this Comm
whereby the mus,ers Of such eomp,ny are neglected,
and return he made Of failures 10 attend the