Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-02

q" Sod coDp1ny oud # 1t be a company OF ntsn' ry,
artillery or rilemen. the commanding officer there
OF shall be authorized TO employ drummer aud
Ter at two dollars per day cnch, for every day thcy
nay attend the must"rs Of said company, whether
such musiers shall take pace =, operation; provided
however tina, the fines actually paid by said company
sAl ne sufficient irr that purpose; the SAID service
TO De certified by tie commanding officer a. sUch
company and tie said compensation 10 be paid cut
OF the militia fine fund by warrant from the Auditor
OF Public Accounts on tie Public Treasury.
Whenever hereafter there shall br commission
ed officer 10 any company ofsnilitIa of this Common
wealth, whereby the musiers of such company are
neglected, and 10 returns can be made OF failures
attend the regular E!usters thereof, tex the
ment or fines, 1t shall be the duty of the COMMANDING
olice OF the regimen, to which such company NAV be
attached. 20 ORDER his Adiutaut. such other officer
OF the line VI the regsent ne may think proper
10 make out list OF all persons thin tie bounds OF
sa'd company subject 10 militia duty, and attend the
Tcgn!ar musters OF such company. long il uIay
remain thus destitute Of ym!Ilissoned ufc, to
train the said company. and return all absenree5, as
in other cases is required OF the commanding oi.iCc
o! companies 10 the next battalion Court OF Enqui-
Ty And n oil cases IN which 1t shall appear to the
proper Count Z: EEqusy, that election Of officer
has been held ~ SUCH COMPANY, member there
"f Uccn iUuHi Wiling 20 accept u commission the
III consequence Of a Cor. ered design OF the 50 d
company 10 c!Ucc The operation O! the laws iCqur
ing muSttrs th,!eC and escape the payment Of fines
that the SAL Court Of Enquiry snail assess against
each delinquent targ 10 attend am such muster
ucuD!e the AMOUNT oil me assessed III other like
un!Css he shall prove by his affidavit o. otherwise
10 tAe satisfaction Of SUCH Court OF Enquiry that he
refused To participate IN consent to- such unla ia
preconcer in which case he shall be liable only 10
the same fine as in other cases ANY AdIuaat or
ohc: officer required to discharge tue duty SAID
shall receive for his services for each day N which
lie may bc so engaged. The same persation as may
! be allowed by law TO AdJUtant for attending q
regmenta muster; and any Adutant or other officer
ta!ilrg 10 GIschergc such duty when required sha
ieit and pay for such offence the of dollars.
! The several AdjUants OF ihe regiments of militia
shall be entitled to. and receive such compensation
! as shall be ndjndgcd and allowed by the Regmenta
Court OF Enquiry not exceeding the sum of four dol
o7s for each day be shall attend the training of the
officers at lis regimen. required b. law any reg
iIneniaI muster; and the Sergeant Major OF each
regimen; shall ~ like manner he entitled to, and re-
ceYe such compensation shall be adjutged and al!
40 sd hy tEc Reglmeptal Court Of Enquiry not ex-
ceedng The sum Of two dollars. for every day he
sht!! attend such training If the officers or regimen
tai muster, - DC gad IL ether cases provided BY
I law
BE- it further enacted, That i'll all elections of eff
GERS. By tho act authorised TO be made there shall
tc majority of the officers end men respectively
/ entitled 10 vote present
! All acts aIIspasts Of acts wi;hin the purview o
tEs act, shan be, and the hereby repealed
This at shall commence AM bc in .o.cc from thu
passing thereof
The foregoing is true capy from the Roll.
GEORGE ~ MUNFORD.
! Keeper the Rolls