Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-12-11

fore the commanding officer present, and when court
martial, before the president thereof
Sec. l. No officer, non-commissioned officer, musician
or private shall be arrested any civil process, during
his going to, his performance of his returning FROM
any military duty during his going to- remaining at,
returning from, any place at which he may be ordered
& to meet for the election of any officer officers And
officer witness shall be arrested any civil process
while going to, attending upon returning FROM any
court MARTIAL court of inquiry, board of officers upon
which it may be his duty to attend.
u SEC. g. Each regiment shall he furnished with the re
Igmenta colors, and each standing company and each
company of light infantry remen and artillery shall be
furnished with stand OF colos which stands OF coors
shall be procured and furnished by the quarter-maser
general, under the direction of the commander-in- chief,
at the expense of the state
SEC. 8. Each commandant of a standing company or
company of light infantry riemen artillery, may APP
point any number of his company not exceeding five as
musicians to said company and said musicians SO ap-
pointed and doing duty such, shall be entitled to the
pay and other privileges and immuntes musicians pro-
4 vled by this act.
SEC TO- The several quartermasters other than those
of regiments shall give bonds to the treasurer of this
state, with two surees, for the faithful perform
ance of the duties of their respective Offices, to be taken
by the person making the appointment previous to grant
ing their commission, in the following sums, to wit the
quarter general shall give bonds in the Of sew
thousand dollars the division quatermaster in the sum
of thousand dollars and the brigade quartermaster
in the of five hundred dollars.
SEC. II. The quarter master and quarter-maser
geants shall, before entering upon the duties of their
speCve Offices give bonds with one or more suretes
the satisfaction Of the commandant of the regiment con-
ioned for the faithful performance ofhe duties of their
respective Offices which bond shall be executed to the
colonel of the regiment to which said quarermaser and
quarter-master sergeant belongs the penal of said
bond not exceeding thousand dollars, in the dscre-
ton of the commandan Of the regiment which said bond
shall be recorded in the book Of records of the ment
by its date, title and sum- and all monies collected by the
sergeants shall be paid to the regmenta
quarter and remain in his custody until called for
nv q WRITE or1p from ar O
il the regiment.
SEC. 10. Each member Of the board Of officers that
shall be appointed by the governor for the purpose of
ganizng the militia of this state shall be entitled to
ceive compensation for his services the Of three
dollars for each day by him spent in the business of
It ganizng said militia and it shall be the duty of the pres
dent of said board to certify the number of days each
officer shall have attended the duties of said appoint
Is ment and when certified, the treasurer shall be and he
hereby is authorized to pay the out of any money
n not otherwise appropriated
e SEC. 49, The governor he and hereby is authorized
Il and directed to procure copies of this act
d to be printed in pamphlet form with appendix there
to- containing the act of Congress relative to exemptions
e from military duty, and the report of the board of ofcer
be appointed to organize the militia of this state ant
the TO be distributed to the several command
ants of division, brigade, regiment company and band
e music at the expense Of this state.
i See. a. The board of officers provided for in the fiji,
section of the second chapter Of this act shall have thu
power of dbandng Independent companies, and dlschar
ging the commissions of officers OF any company upo
lie the application of said officer in writing and shall hav
power alter the limits of divisions brgades regiment
Sc and companies in such may, in the opinion
majority of said board, be necessary for the perfect or
m ganzaton of the militia contemplated by this act
And if, by of the alteration of the limits OF any
or DIVISION brigade regiment company any commission
ed officer shall be deprived thereby Of any portion of hi
command shall be placed within the limits of the com
III mand of another officer of equal rank, said officer sha
III be entitled to an honorable discharge on his commission
if he shall wish it. And if two officers of equa
III grade shall fall within the limits Of any division, brigade
I'd regiment company and neither of said officers reques
discharge their commission, then the oldest office
to shall take the command, and the other officers of tn
same grade shall be considered supernumeraes, an
Ill shall assume the command whenever the commission
the older officer of the grade shall be discharged
or the office become vacant. And in case any quesio
shall arise any further action be necessary to carry IL
to complete operation the provisions Of this act, far
relates the organization Of the militia conen
ne plated by the second chapter Of this act shall be tn
duty of the governor upon application of the said boar
r of officers, settle said question for the time being
of issue such orders in relation to the ect he
n think expedient, and report the to the next sesso
or of the legislature
be Provided That nothing in this act shall be constrr
ms ed as authorize the board of officers to dsband
company of artillery, light infantry rihemen when sal
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