Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-28

The couImsuGanls OF the several regiments OF ,n,.
ma, shall az the regim"ntsl musters herein provided
Tor drill, and ruct their respective regiments
cordng To the discipline pres by Congress- snd
t"r threlength OF time required by law, IN person.
md not devolye that duty any officer of the line
81 his regiment, or ofihe bgage, regimsn,n! staff
Provided, however that the officers of the different
regiments shall be trained by the Inspector Of Bri-
9ade rs heretofore required by law.
Bent further enacted. That the commanding Of
hccr of any volunteer company, if 1t DO u company
Of calvary. shall tc authorized 70 employ burlsr
at two dollars for each day tie shall attend the mus.
OF said company and # i, DO COMPANY of mfln ~,
artillery or rlrmon, the commanding officer there
oil shall T., authorised 10 employ drummer and Ii
Ter at two dollars per DAY each, for every day they
nay attend the mGsters Of said company, whether
such musters ,hn take place BY operation; provided
however that the tiIes actually pa,I said COMPANY
shal BE- sufficient for that purpose; The SAID service
to DE ce-'i1ot by the commanding officer nf such
company; and the SAID compens a;,en TO be paid out
OF the mla fine fund by warrant from the Aud. or
OF Public Accounts on the Puzzle Treasury
Whenever hereafter there shall b. commissions
ed officer To nny company OF militia OF this Common.
wealth, whereby the musicrs of such company arc
neglected, and returns can be made of futures to
attend the regular musters thereof for the assess
ment or fines 1t shal b. the duty OF the comma ding
Office OF the regiment 10 which such COMPANY NAV be
attached 10 order hi, Adiutant or such other officer
al the line OF the regiment as he may think proper,
to make ont list Of all persons within the Bounds of
said company subject to militia duty, and attend tbs
| rDuSIcIS OF SCcl company, lOrG
remain thus destitute OF c1mrn. stoned pGic rs TO
tram The said company and return all absences as
IN other cases is required of the ndrg officers
OF companies, TO the next Battalion Court of Ereui-
~ And IN all cases in which II shall appear to the
proper Court of Enquiry, that election of officers
I has been held in such company or member there.
oi been found willing 20 accept commission therein,
III consequence OF a con cd design OF the So j
Company to cudc the operation OF the laws ieuur
ing nusters thereof and escape the pavmen, Of fine.
that the said Court of Enquiry shall asses. against,
each delinquent falling 20 attend any such muster
double the amount Of fine assessed in other Ike ca
ses, unless he shall prove by his affidavit or other
TO the satisfaction or such Court Of Enquiry that he
refused to participate conscn: to such IN wfl
preccncert: IN which hc shall be liable only to
the same inc as IN other cases Any Ajju'anr or
other officer required to discharge the duty aforesaid
shall receive tor hIs for each day in which
he may be so engaged he compensation as NAV
be allowed br law 10 Adlutant for Attending
regmental Muster and am AdJutant or other offer
aiIlng TO dscherSe such duty when required shall
forfeit and pay for such offence the sum of en- dollars
The several Adjutanrs of The regiments of militia
shall be entitled and receive such COMPENSATION
as shall be adjudgcd and allowed by the Rclmcn,a al
Court ~ Enquiry. not exceeding tho sum Of four dol
lars, for each day he shall attend the trsnur Of rho
officers of his regiment, required by Law or any ren
mental muster; and the Sergeant Major of each
regiment shall IN like manner be entitled to- and re-
ceive such compensation shall be adudccd and al.
lowed by the Regmcnta Court Of Fuauirv not ev
cecdlng the 'um of two dollars for every day no
shall attend such training OF the officers or regimen
Ia! muster, 10 be paid in other cases provided by
law
BE it furtLcr enacted Tia, in all e!cctionz or off
GERS, by the act authorised to be made there shall
be majority of the officers and men respectively
entitled TO vote present
All acts and parts Of acts wUhn the purview of
this act, shall be- and the ara hereby repealed
This act shall commence and be IN force from, ,Io
passing thereof.
The foregoing is 4 true copy from the Roll
GEORGE w MUNFORD
Keeper ofthe Rolls