The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-02-07
PUBLIC LAWS.
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AN ACT, in addition to, and amendment Of
the act entitled "An Act to organize the
Militia" oi.
Section I. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly and by the authority thereof il is
enacted, That on the first Monday in April in
every year, the militia of this State, shall meet
by companies, for the purpose Of training,
disciplning and improving them in martial OK
erciss and that tho places Of company rem
devious shall be appointed by the command. !.
ing officers Of the respective companies; and
the companies shall be warned in the same
manner, provided by the tenth section Of the
act. Of which this act 10 in amendment.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
militia Of this State, shall, in the year 1888,
and in every second year thereafter, in the
month Of September, meet by regiment or
battalion, for the purpose oftraining, disciplin.
ing and improving them, in martial exercise;
and the places of regimental and battalion
rendezvous shall be appointed by. the com.
mandants of the regiments respectively, and
the days Of the rsgimsntsl or battalion rem.
devious, by ihe respective brigaders, and that
the eighth section ofthe aforesaid act be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
commissioned and sta e officers, and sergeants,
in each regiment. shall rendezvous, within
their respective limits, once in every year in
the month Of September, for the purpose of
training, disciplining and improving them in
martial exercise and that the days and places
for such rendezvous shall be appointed by the
commanding officer of the respective regi.
ments; and the commanding officer Of each
regiment may require the commissioned and
staff officers, and sergeants Of his regiment
at any rendezvous Of officers az aforesaid, to
appear with such arms and accoutrements AZ
be may prescribe, and may at said rendezvous
require them to perform any duty belonging
to commissioned or non. commissioned officers
and privstes.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty of the adjutant or any other
staff officer of any regiment, to furnish when
required by the commanding officer of said
regiment, a copy of all orders for all officers
rendezvous to each of the regimenial and staff
officers, and commanding officers Of compa.
MES in said regiment which said orders shall
designate the arms and accoutrements with
which the commissioned officers and SER
geants Of said regiment shall appear at said
rendezvous and when any commanding of
fcer Of company shall receive such orders,
he shall forthwith issue his warrant, with q
list of the commissioned officers and sergeants
OF his company. to a sergeant OF bis company
by him specially appointed, requiring the said
sergeant to warn the commissioned officers
and sergeants of said company to assemble at
the time and place appointed for said rsndez-
vous, equipped as directed by the commanding
officer Of said regiment and said sergeant
shall warn said commissioned officers and
sergeants as aforossid, either by personal no.
tice, or by leaving notice in writing at their
usual places of abode at least six days before
the time of such rendezvous and shall make
return on said warrant, stating the names Of
the persons warned, and the manner Of war
ming them respectively, and shall make oath
or affirmation, to the truth Of said return,
which oath or affirmation may be taken before
said commanding officer Of the company, or
any judge or Justice Of tho pcucc, and Shali
be certified on said warrant, and said sergeant
shall deliver said warrant with said return
thereon, TO said commanding officer Of the
company at least four days before said rem.
devious, and said commanding officer shall
deliver the same to the commanding officer
of the regiment, at least one day before said
rendezvous. And the commanding officer Of
each regiment shall allow and pay out Of any
compensation not exceeding two dollars per
day TO the sergeant for warning the commits
stoned officers and sergeants aforesaid, for
each day he shall or ought to be employed
warning said officers and sergeants; to be
judged Of by the commanding officer afore.
said.
Sec S. And be il further enacted, That If
any sergeant shall neglect or refuse to warn
tho mi al off nd oorno nfsp &c his
company when thereto required, as provided
in the fourth section of this act, without suf.
ficient excuse, he shall forfeit the sum Of forty
dollars, to be recovered by the commanding
officer of the regiment, in any court Of COM
petent Jurisdiction, and appropriated in the
manner provided by the fourteenth section of
the aforesaid act.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
every officer who shall receive an order as
aforesaid, or shall be warned to attend any
rendezvous of officers as aforesaid, shall neg
lect to appear at said rendezvous, shall forfeit
and pay as a fine, If commissioned or staff
officer, FIVE dollars, and if a sergeant, two dol.
lars, for every day of such neglect; and If,
when appearing any such commissioned or
staff officer, or sergeant shall not be armed
and accoutred according to the orders ofthe
commanding officer Of the regiment, he shall
forfeit and pay as a fine one dollar.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions Of the twelfth section ofthe afore.
said act, shall be construed to extend to all
trainings, rendezvous, or musters required BY
this act.
Sec. 8. And bo il further enacted, That nf-
ter the expiration of twenty days and within
thirty days after such rendezvous OF officers,
the commanding officer Of each regiment,
shall deliver to some one justice Of the peace,
residing in the same town with such com.
manding officer, a list Of every delinquent in
not appearing at the rendezvous aforesaid,
and of the delinquents in not being armed