The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-02-07


battalion rendezvous, shall forfeit FIVE dollars
TOR every day Of such neglect; and ifhe shall
not be armed and equipped according 70 said
act Of Congress, when appearing at sucb com.
psny, regmental and battalion rendezvous in
case he shall hsye resided in this state six
months, and shall not within ten days after
such rendezvous, or parade, produce to the
commanding officer Of his company. q certif.
cate from the clerk OF the town council Of the
town, that be bath been sdjudged by said
town council, unable 10 arm and equip him
sell, ne shall, for appearing without gun.
forfeit seventy five cent?, without q bsyonst,
twenty hse cents, without belts, twelve and
half cents, without csrtouch box, twelve
and hall cents, without flints, twelve and Z
hall cents, without pyiming wire, six cents,
and without brush six cents and that said
fines be collected and appropriated, agreeably
to the proyisions'of the fourteenth section Of
the aforesaid act.
Sec. TO- And be it further enacted, That
whenever the Office Of Brigadier General,
Colonel ofa regiment, or Captain of CON-
pany, shall be vacant, the officer next in rank,
and entitled 10 promotion in the brigade, regi.
ment or company, shall have the command,
and shall discharge oil the dutios ofthe va
cant Office, until such vacancy shall be filed
BY the General Assembly. and whom in any
brigade, the Office Of Brigadier General shall
be vacant and the commissions Of all the com.
manding officers Of regiments in such brigade
shall bear an equal date, the rank ofsuch com.
Imsnding officers shall be determined by lot,
70 be drawn by them before the Major Con
craL
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
any company OF militia, may, on any day Of
company rendezvous, elect non commissioned
officers TO fill any vacancy and such election
shall be directed and conducted by the COM
manding officer Of the company, and such
commanding officer shall decide on the legal.
~ OF the election, and shall deliver to every
person duly elected warrant under his hand;
and non commissioned officers so elected,
shall not be removed from their Offices, ex-
cept by promotion or by a majority Of the ield
officers the regiment to which the company
belongs, on complaint Of the commanding
officer Of the company, and having in tho
opinion Of sald field officers or q majority of
them, sufficient cause for removing such non
commissioned officer from his Office, and when
it shall be the opinion Of said field officers or
majority ofthem, that any non commission
ed officer be removed from his Office, they
shall certify the same to the commanding Of
ficer of the company, and the Office of such
nor. commissioned officer, shall thereupon be-
come vacant.
Sec. l2. And be il further enacted, That
every person who shall serve as sergeant for
the term of ten years, next following his ap-
pointment in any company OF militia, and shall
parade at all aud evory rendezvous, directed
by law during that time, except when pre-
vented by sickness or unavoidable accidents.
and shall faithfully discharge oil such duties
as shall be required Of him, shall thereafter
be exempt from military duty, except in eases
of insurroction and invasion, and except when
called into actual service and the command
ing officer Of every company, shall at the end
Of each year of said sergeants service, certify,
if such be the fact, that said sergeant has dur
ing the preceding year, performed oil military
duties required Of him by law: which certi6-
cate shall be written on the warrant of said
sergvsnI end be conclusive evidence OF the
facts therein certified and ifthe commanding
officer Of any company shall give any false
certificate in manner aforesaid, he shall be
tried by Court martial, and if found guilty
shall be cashiered and reduced to the ranks /;
and in case any sergeant shall be promoted
10 commissioned officer, every two entire
sergeant, and received certificates thereof,
be eqSaf in procuring his exemption from
militia duty, 10 the holding commission for
one year; provided nevertheless, that any
person claiming exemption on account of his
having served ss sergeant, shall exhibit TO tho
commanding officer of the company, within
whose bounds he shall reside, before any nc-
ton shall be commenced against him for any
military fines, his original warrant or war
rants, commission or commissions by which
ne shall claim such exemption, and shall also
|ifrequired, leave with said commanding off,
Ger, copy Of each of,hem and ofthe certif-
Gates thereon,
Sec. l3. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty oftbe command
ing officer of every company, whether Of
cavalry, artillery, light infantry, or infan-
try Of the line, to make fair and correct
return of the strength and condition Of
his company to the commanding officer
Of the battalion or regiment, on or before
the first day Of June, annually; and the
commanding officer of the battalion or
regiment shall cause said returns to be
consolidated, and shall transmit to the
brigade Inspector fair and correct re-
turn of the strength and condition of his
battalion or regiment, including every
species of troops aforesaid, on or before
the FIRST day of August, annually, noticing
the failure of every commanding officer
Of such company to make the return re-
quired; and the brigade inspector shall
consolidate said return, and shall trans
nit to the adjutant general correct re-
turn ofthe strength and condition of tho
brigade, on or before the first day of Oc-
tobcr, annually, noticing the failure of
every commanding officer ofa company,
and every commanding officer of every