The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-27
AN ACT in further addition to "An Act
for regulating, governing and training the
ALo AIilia;..

AN ACT in further addition to "An Act
for regulating, governing and training the
the Militia"
Sec. l. Be Il enacted, &c, That from and after
the passage of this there shall be but one meet
ing of the standing companies of the militia FOL
training, inspection and review in each year, al
such time in the month of September or October
and at such places within the several towns TO
which said companies respectively belong as the
commanding officers of brigades shall order. Pro
cided, hoicerer, that the Commander in Chief IN
view of any threatened or expected INVASION nsur'
rection, or other public danger emergency may
order out said companies for practising and for per-
fectng themselves in discipline, as often as he may
deem necessary and proper.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of every commanding officer of a
company at the meeting aforesaid, to parade his
company for the purpose of inspecting. examining
and taking an exact account of the arms and ac-
coutrements of all his men, and for noting all de-
linquences of appearance and deficiencies of arms
and accoutrements and for correcting his company
roll in order that thorough inspection of his COM
pany may be made, and it shall he the duty of the
brigade Inspector to attend at said company meet
ing to receive and correct the said roll and to per-
form the further duties enjoined upon him by law.
Sec s. And be 10 further enacted, That the
Commander in Chief, with the advice of Council,
shall as may be, after the passage OF this
of twenty companies each, exclusive Of the artil-
lery and cavalry, which may be attached thereto ;
and said regiments shall consist as nearly may
be of sixteen standing companies, and four compa-
MES Of grenaders light infantry or rihemen raised
at large by voluntary enlistment; and the cavalry
and artillery shall not be more than one company
of each, to a regiment nor less than one company
ofeach to brigade.
Sec. L. Ind be It further enacted, That the VOL
uuteer companies formed agreeably to law, shall be
assembled once in each year for review inspection
| and discipline in such corps and at such times as
the commanding officers of divisions shall order,
and such meetings shall continue six days includ-
ing the march to and from the place thereof; and
it shall be the duty of the brigade inspectors to at
tend at the time and places of said meetings and to
perform in respect to the volunteer companies,
regiments battalons belonging to their respec-
! tive brgades the duties enloned upon them by
/ law.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That for cv-
cry day in which said volunteer companies shall be
marching, encamped ar paraded for review, lnspec-
! ton and discipline. and returning therefrom, not
exceeding the number aforesaid, they shall receive
rations or 2 commutation for the as follows,
! to w.t. each non-commissioned officer musician
and private ration or serentytre cents per ddu
/ each subatern two rations one dollar and nifty
cents per day; each captain three ratons or two
dollars and twenty five cents per day. and all field
and staff officers in the same proportion according
:
and corps shall receive forage or Communication
therefor at the rate Of two dollars for six days &c
wit, each officer, non-commssioned officer, mus
clan and private ofany company OF cavalry tor one
horse each company of artillery for eight horses
and each company of grcnadiers light infantry me
rifemen for three horses during the time they shall
! be assembled assembling for review, Inspector
and discipline or returning therefrom, not exceed
| ing six days.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That every
non-eom nissioned officer. musician and private o
any standing company, who shall be absent from
any annual trimming and inspection shall forfeit tht
sum of taree dollars.
I Sec. 7. And be il further enacted, That every
non-commissoned officer, musician and private
of any volunteer company, for each day he shat
be absent, when ordered out as is herein before pro
vided shall forfeit one dollar.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any
clerk of standing company shall knowingly neg
lect or refuse to enroll any man within the bounds
Of his company liable to do military dntv, he shall
for each omission forfeit a sum not exceeding TWEEN
~ Tess Iran dollars TO be recovered by ar
action on the before any Justice of the peace
one moisty thereof to the use of any person who
may sue for the s1mc, and the other to the use o
the town TO which said company belongs.
Sec. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That the
brigade majors and inspectors shall receive rstions
and forage at the rates herein before established fol
every day, not exceeding a reasonable time, or
which they shall be employed in visiting and in.
specting the troops OF their respective brigades
Sec. TO- And be ii further enacted, That sc
much of the sixteenth section of an act for regu
lating, governing and training the militia of this
Commonwealth" passed March sixth, one thou.
sand eight hundred and ten as relates to the rails
! ing of volunteer companies; and so much of the
eighteenth section of said act relates the times
| and number of trainings and the twentv-third
section and thirteenth and fourteenth articles oil
the thirtyfourth section and so much of the TWEEN.
ty NTH section of said act requires an annual
parade Of all the troops in each division in brgades
regiments or battaons, together with the provsc
OF the same section and so much ofthe eighteenth
article OF the same section of the said act relates
to the distribution and use of cartridges and the
fourth and thirteenth sections of an act in further
aooition TO an act for regulating, governing and
| training the militia of this Commonwealth I" pass
ed feoruary twenty-frst one thousand eight hun.
ored and twenty-five; and the first, second and
seventh sections of act in further addition Ia
an act emitted an act for regulating governing and
framing the militia OF this Commonwealth" pass
ed eoruary eleventh, one thousand eight hundred
ana twenty-three; and so much of the third sec.
ZION oil SAID act as relates to the payment of exempt
money; and the second section of q an act in add
'ioh 10 an act to regulate the militia of this Com
monwealth," passed March fourth, one thousand
} eight hundred and twenty-sx and the first sec
ond and fourth sections of an act in further add
!lon 70 an act for regulating, governing and train
ing the militia of this Commonwealth passet
march twelfth, one thousand eight hundred anf
tn1rty and all other acts and parts of acts hereto
lore made, so far as they inconsistent with III,
provisions OF this act be and the same hereby are
repealed. - "