The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-18

itiu II utif t0sf'fssTfs VI es.+- taiion, shall fail or refuse to elect their captain UT suhaitern officers, agreeabIy | b the provisions of the aforesaid act, if shall be the duty of inc officer con | manding inc battalion to which such ! company belongs, to attach the same to some ofganized company nf bis battal- I ion, by putting up his orderinthe hounds of said company, in tue manner that is herein required 10 attach regiments for like neglect of duty.
 Sec. T. Ind bc t further cnactcd, That when any county in this Territory shall .s,nrl..sial q sufficient number of inhab- it'ants to constitute two regiments, or one regiment and a separate battalion, it shall be the duty of the colonel com mandant of such county, to report the same to the commander-irl-chief; and son the receipt of such report. he shall issue his order to the colonel command ant of said county, commanding himsta make such division-of the militia ofsaid county as he may deem proper and most convenient 10 the iphabitants of such county, so as tolarm second re gment or separate battalion, and to order an election for colonel com mandant or major, as the case may re- quirc, for such newly formed regiment or: separate battalion, and 10 make re- turn ofsaid election 10 the Governor, in the same manner as IS now provided forby law for the election of militia ol- ficcrs; and the Governor, on receipt of such election return, shall commission the colonel eommandant or major, as the case may be, as mother cases; and the colonel or major, as the case may sbe, after being so commissioned, shall proceed to organize his regiment or battalion, in the manner now prescribed by law.
 Sec. 4. Asa beu further eiiaciea, That so much of the fourth section of the act sSo which this issa supplement, which requires the militia of this Territory to provide themselves with muskets, bayo- netsahdbelts, fusees. aints, knapsaeks N cartridge boxes, rifles, pouches and powder-horna, togetherwith a specified unansity of ammunition, is hereby re- peaIea p,pps2ed, that ali officers, rank and 6le, shall parade on all occasions with such arms, as they may have in I.ossesson, suitable to their several grades, aad on failing or refusing te do 50, they sasii be iatbie to the sairie fines and penalties, as is prescribed hy law for delinquents or absentees.
 Sec. ,. -d7ed bes fuuherenactea, That 1t shall be lawful for all colonels com mandants, or majors fscparate battal- ions, to choose their staff from the sub alterns ofthe line, or any other person within the bounds ofhsregimentor bat talion; and if the person so chosen, be not commissioned officer, the colonel orsmajor, as the case may be, shall re- port lhe fact to the Governor, who shall -commissonsuchpcrsonsochosen, agree ably to tho rank such staff officer should properly bear, conformably to the usage ofthe army of the United States.
 Sec. 6. find De it furthcr caaeted, Phat the per diem pay of members of the re- gitnental courts martial, adiutant, and judge advocate, of regimental court martial, shall be paid out of the regi- mental funds, and not out ofthc county treasury, us is now providcdphy the act to which thisis supplement.
 Sec. '. ind be it fusther enacted, That the several musters of regiments battal- ions and companies, shall be held on the following days, to wit: The first battalion ofcach regiment, on the first Saturday in April, in each year; and each separate battalion. on tue first Sa- turday in April, ofseach year; each company, the last Saturday iii iii March Ii, one day in July, at the discretion ofthe commaadanf of the company, and the stisst sssts;sd sss;sst;ssTi; i: 9eteher n each. year; and each regiment and separate battalion, one day in the month off October, to be designated by the colonel commandant; Prooided. that the brigadier general of tho brigade to which [the] regiment belongs, ,shallhave the privilege of designating the tlay of such muster, and issue his order to the colonel commandant. at least sixty days previous to such muster.
 Sec. s. sdam Dc t fualssr enacted, That this act shall he in force, from and after its passage.
 Approved: Nov. 7th, 1881.
 
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