Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20
LAWS OF VERMONT.
MILITIA ACT.

al, whenever he shall review any corps OF the militia oil
this sate and to obey such orders they may, from time
to tme receive from their heterogeneous respectively
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the division quarter
masters to attend at public reviews whenever the major
general Of their respective divisions shall review any corps
of the militia of this state, and to execute such orders as
they may from time to time receive from their respective
major-g generals or other superior officer
SEC, o. 1t shall be the duty Of the sevcra hligadier
generals to execute all orders received from the comman
dernchel or other superior officer, and from time to
time to issue such orders they may deem expeden for
the proper regulation and government of their respective
bgades not Inconsistent with the laws of this state OF
the United States, and the sane together with all
orders and returns received, to be recorded in book of
records to be kept for that purpose by the brigade in
spector and to transmit all returns that may be requr
led by the provisions of this 1t shall further be their
duty to receive blanks and issue all commissions TO Off
in their respective brgades, and the of
such officers and the date of their commissions and rank
respectively to be recorded in book to be kept for that
purpose by the brigade inspectors and shall discharge Of
cers in their brgades respectively agreeably the pro-
visions of this act and shall the of such Of
cers and the date and cause of their discharge respec
lively to be recorded in book to be kept for that pur-
pose by the brigade inspectors and shall annually in the
month Of Sepenber, make return to the maor-gener-
al of the names ofthe officers then in commission ntheir
respective brgades and the of those officers by
him commissioned during the year previous, and the date
of their commissions and rank respectively, and also the
names of officers b. him discharged their rank and
OF discharge respectively 1t shall further be the duty
Of the several brgadiergenea, upon application of the
commandant of any regmenin their respective brgades,
to issue such orders may be necessary for the organ
cation of one artillery, rifle and light infantry
company in each regiment with authority to dband and
Ire-organze the whenever in his opinion the public
service may require it. 1t shall further be their duty to
attend the inspection and review of the several regiments
and separate baalons in their respective brigades.
SEC 10. 1t shall be the duty of the brigade inspectors
to record all orders received by their respective bgader
generals from the commander-nchie or other superior
officer all orders made by their respective brgadier gen.
Ao1l The
regiments and from time 10 time to such orders
as they may receive from their respective bgadier gen.
erals other superior officer and to attend public
views, whenever the brgade general of their respective
brgades Shall review corps Of militia in this state.
1t shall also be their duty to attend drills of officers in
the several regiments belonging to then respective brig
ade and also to attend all regnena courts martial and
see that the returns required by this properly
made.
SEC IL. 1t shall be the duty of the brigade quarter
masters to attend all officers drills and musters wheneve
the brigader general shall attend, and be subject from
time time such duty in his department the brga
der general other Of his superior officer may order
Sec l2. 1t shall be the duty of the aids-de-camp tt
the brgadier general to attend the brgader general whe
on duty and be subject to his orders
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the commandants o
regiments to obey all orders from the commandant O
Us their respective brigades other his superior officer,
appoint the place of parade, within the limits of their
Spece regiments whenever he shall receive orders ror
IN the commandment OF the brigade to which their respecy
IN regiments belong to muster their said regiments for in
N specton and review 1t shall also be their duty
all musers, trainings and officers drills ordered by tn
M commandant of the brigade and with the lieutenant
nd one or and brgade-nspector to attend the regimen
Is tai court martial provided for in this act and shall be re
sponsble that the duties assigned said court faithful
executed and the returns accurately and seasonaby mad
w to the brigader general Said field officers SHALL at the
next session after the first Tuesday Of June annually
zee anime the books of record of each and all of the
W. mandants of companies in said regiment and the bool
air of record of the band of music, and the
be corrected if any shall be found therein and sha
d enter in said book Of record certificate that the
Ter has been duly examined by said court martial The
full field officers shall also, at said session, examine into tt
al situation Of the ordnance muskets, rifles musical instr
e ments, stands of coors books furnished by the sate
ted all military property public papers belonging to II
'er state within the limits of said regiment, and shall mall
NJ, out accurate and complete list of the The
shall also, from the books returns Of tie comman
ants of companies and bands of music make out a
plee return of the names Of the commissioned officer
the number of non-commissioned officers, musicians ar
prvates belonging to each company band omusc wi
Inc an exact list the number omuskes bayonet, bayon
belts cartridge boxes, knapsacks, caneens, printing wiz
the and brushes and spare nts, in each company; also
al number OF rifles, powder-horns bullet pouches al
6 e swords in each company They shall also state Il
my number of prvates enrolled in each company the nur
ing Der exempted by the payment of the sum prescribed