Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-12-04
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER Kill
Elections.
Sec. L. Each brigader-general be- and is hereby EN-.
powered and shall be his duty give all such orders
as shall, from time to time be necessary for eectnr
field officers captains and subaerns in regiments and
companies within his brigade, which shall have been
already commissioned and for filling up all vacancies of
such officers, any of them, where they now are or
may hereafter happen and returns of the elections of
captains and subaerns shall be made, well to the COM
mandng officer of the regiment to the brigader.gen.
era Provided alrays, That when any time shall be ap-
pointed for the appointment Of any field commissioned
officer the electors shall have at least days notice
thereof And all returns OF elections, and negects or re-
usas to make choice of field officers shall be made to
the governor by the b5adier-genera in whose brigade
the election shall be ordered. And return of the cleo
ton of all captains and subaterns shall be made to the
commanding officers of brigades and all commissions
shall pass through the hands of the brgader generals to
the officers for whom they shall be made out And eve
person who shall be elected any office in the said mi
ta and shall not within fifteen days after he shall have
been notified of his election Except major and bgadier
generals who shall be allowed thirty after they shall
be notified by the secretary of state signify his accep-
lance thereof shall be considered declining to serve in
such Office and orders shall, forthwith be issued for
new choice.
SEC. 2. Every person who shall be lawfully entitled to
be commissioned to any Office in the militia of this state,
SHALL at the time of receiving his commission, take and
subscribe the oath OF allegiance required by the consti
tuition and also the oath to support the constitution Of the
United States, before some general field officer who
shall have previously taken and subscribed the same and
who is hereby authorised to administer the same and
certificate thereof shall be made the back of every
commissions by the general, field officer before whom
the oath shall have been taken and subscribed.
SEC 3. All nOn-commissioned staff officers and SER
geants shall receive warrants under the hand OF the
handing officer of the respective regiments and the adj
utant shall keep record in suitable book to be by
him kept for that purpose, of all which shall be
issued and n-commissoned officer private shall
be dIsenrolled from the militia for disability without
certificate from the egmenta surgeon, surgeons mate
to the acceptance of the commissioned officers of their
| respective companies.
SEC. A. 1t shall be the duty of the brigader general
either by himself his brigade inspector aid-decamp or
person selected by him for that purpose preside
at all elections of field officers in his brigade and after
the officers shall have assembled and organized and be-
fore proceeding to the election of any officer the order
to assemble said officers with the thereon shall be
read in the presence and hearing of said meeting; and
it shall appear that due notice has been given for said
meeting, they shall then proceed in their election
J Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the commandant
i OF regiment of the field officers personally
: or by some person selected by the commandant of
the regiment for that purpose, to preside at all cleo
tons OF captains and euenants in their respective regi-
mens and after the company shall have assembled and
been paraded and before proceeding the election of
any officer the order to assemble said company with the
return thereon, shall be read at the head of said compa-
ny and it shall appear that due notice has been given
for said meetns they shall then proceed in their election.
+ SEC. 8. Any person thinking himself aggeved by the
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: ed officer in the militia may appeal, if on the election of
II field officer, to the commander-in chief and if the
u election of captain eutenat to the commandant of
the Brigade in which such election has taken place and
the commander-n-chie and the commandan of the brig
ade aforesaid respectively authorized to hear and
: determine any such appeals and if the proceedings in
relation to any such election are, in the opinion of the Of
fcer hearing the appeal Illegal he shall declare the cleo
ton vold and another shall be had to fill the vacancy
e Prorded hooerer, That notice of every such appeal
in the case OF captain lieutenant shall be given to
the person elected and the commandant of the Brigade
! within five days after thu election and commission
shall in any case, issue to any captain lieutenant
II I'll five days after his election shall have elapsed and in
of appeal aforesaid, then until such appro-
1t val shall have been determined and in Of cleo
ton of any field officer and appeal thcrupon, notice
shall be given to the person elected and the command
L ant of the brigade, as well as to the communicating
e within fifteen days after the election and commission
l. SHALL in any case issue to any field officer until fifteen
e days after his election shall have elapsed and in
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