Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-27

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Sec. ID. The board of officers provided
for in the FIRST sectionsof the second chap
ter of thiss act, shall have the power of
Outstanding independent companies, and
discharging the commissions of officers
of any company. uponsthe application of
said officer in writing and shall have
power to alter the limits of divisions,
brigades, regiments and companies in
such manner as may, in the opinion OF,
majority of said board, be necessary for
the perfect organization of the militia as
contemplated by this act. And if by rea-
son of the alteration of the limits of any
division, brigade, regiment or company,
any commissioned officer shall be depriv-
ed thereby of any portion of his command,
or shall be placed within the limits of the
command of another officer of equal rank,
said officer shall be entitled to an honora-
bic discharge on his commission, if he
shall wish it. And il two or more officers
of equal grade shall fall within the limits
of any division, brigade, regiment or
company, and neither OF said officers re-
quest discharge on their commission,
then the Oldest officer shall take the COM
mand, and the other officers of the same
grade shall be considered as supernumer-
aries, and shall assume the command
whenever the commission OF the older of
ticer of the same grade shall be discharg-
ed. or the office become vacant, And in
case any question shall arise, or any fur
Their action be necessary to carry into
complete operation the provisions of this
act, so for as relates to the new organiza-
ton Of the militia as contemplated by the
second chapter of this act, it shall be the
duty of the governor, upon application Of
the said board of officers, to settle said
question for the time being, and issue such
orders in relation to the subject, as he
may think expedient and report the same
to the next session of the legislature.
Provided, Tha: nothing ia this act
shalt be so construed as to authorize the
board of officers to disband any company
of artillery, light infantry or rifemen
when said company shall consist, at the
time of the passage Of this act, ofthe num-
Der now required by law, and the men,
bers of said company shall be fully uni
formed. armed and equipped but said
company shall not be allowed TO enlist
any more men into said company out of
the battalion or independent companies
provided for by this act
| And p,oUided also. That any company
Of artillery, rifemen. or light infantry,
who are at present in full uniform, NAV
retain said uniforms until the same are
worn out; and until that time shall not
be compelled to adopt the uniform pre-
scribed by the board of officers. The
said company may however, at any reg
uiar training. or muster, adopt the uni
! form prescribed pursuant to the provisions
of this act, by a vote of the majority Of
! said company attending at said tlain;ng
or muster.
Sec. Is. No non-commissioned officer,
! private or citizen shall unnecessarily fire
a gun, single musket or pistol, in any
public road, or near any house, or place
OF parade, on the evening preceding, on
the day or evening of the same on which
any troop, company, battalion or regi-
ment shall be ordered to assemble for
military duty, unless embodied under the
: command of some commissioned officer
and if non commissioned officer, private
or citizen, shall fire mu sket. single gun
or pistol, except as aforesaid, on the day
, and evening as aforesaid, without being
. embodied as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and
/ pay fine of Two dollars for each and ev-
: cry such offence to the treasurer of the
} | tor yhar o4a Ill
have been committed, to and for the use
: and benefit of said town, together with
cos:s Of prosecution ODE. recovered by
complaint of any town grand Juror where
the offence shall be comniIted, whose du-
! ty it is hereby declared to Be, to prosecute
the same before any justice of the peace
OF the same county where such offence or
offences shall have been committed
Prorided, That all prosecutions by vir-
7 tue of this section, shall be commenced
) within thirty days next after the COM
mission Of such offence or offences, and
: not after.
Sec. Is. All persons enrolled in the
, militia of this state who shall BIZ over the
} age Of forty years, shall in time of peace
be exempted from the performance of mil
itarv duty.
Prorided, That said persons shall moi
be exempt from the payment of taxes as
: provided for in this act, unless said persons
/ shall appear and do duty on the first Tues.
7 day OF June, annually.
5 Sec. II. All laws heretofore made for
5 governing and regulating the militia O.
: this state are hereby repealed. Prof..
] ded mevertheless, That all officers actually
: in commission. or appointed agreeably tc
= said laws, shall be continued in their re.
f spective offices, and all fines and forfeit