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

cases forthe relief of widows and orphans
ofgpersons killed or dying of wounds re-,
ceiyed insthe service Of the United States.
And If any officer, nenScommissioned Off
Ger or private Of the militia shall be
or otherwise disabled in the SER
vice of this state, he shall be entitled to
similar relief, and under the same reeu-
lations and restrictions, as is provided by
law for the relief of persons wounded or
disabled in the service Of the United
STATES. asasa-< so taA.. Is AZ
Sec. 4. Whenever any regimental band
Of music or any company shall be desti-
tute of musical instruments, it shall be the
duty of the commandant of said band of
music or company, to notify the COM
msndant of the regiment TO which said
band or company belongs, of the same !;
whereupon said commandant of the regi-
ment may issue his order directing the
quarter lnaster of his, regiment to pay
said commandment of the band or company,
such sum or sums of monev, as, In his
opinion, may be necessary for supplying
said instruments of music, which said Or
der,shaA be recorded in the books of the
quarter-master of the regiment, and in
cluded in the annual return of the field
officers of the brigadier-general. f..
See. s.. Each commandment of a corps,
when on duty, shall have full power and
authority to ascertain and fix certain linn
its and bounds to their respective parades,
[no road in which people usually travel
to be included, j within which no specta-
tor shall have right to enter without lib
erty from said commandment And in case
any person shall intrude within the limits
ofthe parade, after being once forbidden,
he shall be subject to be confined under
guard, during the time of the exercise, at
the discretion Of said commandant.
Sec. 6. All officers, when on duty,
shall take rank according to the data oil
their commissions and when two of the
same grade bear an equal date, and for,
mer pretensions of prior commission do
not decide then their rank shall be de-
termined by lot, to be drawn by them be-
fore the commanding officer present, and
when on court martial, before the presi-
dent thereof.
Sec. 7. No officer, non-commissioned
officer, musician or private, shall be ar
rested on any civil process, during his
going to, his performance. of, or his re,
turning frsm, any military duty; nor
during his going to, remaining at, or re-
turning from, any place at which he may
be ordered to meet for the election of any
officer or officers. And no officer or wit
ness shall be arrested on any civil pro
cess, while going to, attending upon, oil
returning from, any court martial, court
Of inquiry, or board of officers, upon
which it may be his duty to attend.
Sec. g.. Each regiment shall be fur
nished with the regimental colors, and
each standing Company, and each compa
nv of light infantry, rifemen and artillery
shall be furnished with stand Of eolors
which stands of colors shall be procured
and furnished by the quarter-master gen
eral, under the direction of the command
er-in-chief at the expense of the state.
Sec. g: Each commandant of stand
ing company or company: of light infant
ry, rifemen or artillery, may appoint any
number of his company, not exceeding
| Eve, as musicians to said company; ane
said musicians, so appointed, and doing
duty as such, shall be entitled to the pay
and other privileges and immunities o
musicians provided by this act.
Sec. 10. The several quarter-masters
other than those Of regiments, shall Civ,
bonds to the treasurer Of this state, will
two or more sureties, for the faithful per
Torrance Of the duties of their respectiv,
Offices, to be taken by the person making
the appointment, previous to granting
their commission, in the following sums
to wit; the quarter master-general shall
| give bonds in the sum Of seven thousant
dollars the division quarter-mas.er il
the sum of one thousand dollars; and tn
brigade quarter-master in the sum of fv
hundred dollars.
Sec. IL. The quarter-master and quar-
ter-master sergeants shall, before enterin!
upon the duties of their respective offices
! give bonds with one or more sureties t.
the satisfaction of the commandant of th
regiment, conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of the duties of their respective
offices, which bond shall be executed t.
the colonel of the regiment to which sal
qudrter-master and. quarter-master SCI
geant belongs, the penal sum of said bond
not exceeding one thousand dollars, in tn
discretios of the commandment ofthe regi
ment, which said bond shall be records
in the book of records Of the regiment b,
its date, title and sum. and all monte
collected by the quarter-master sergeant
| shall be paid to the regimental quarter
master, and remain in his. custody unit
called for by written order from the co
! lionel or commandant Of the regiment.
j Sec, IL. Each member Of the board {
il officers that shall he annointed hu ~