Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-19
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a" act tor regulating and governing the Militia Of
this State.
CHAPTER IV.-Dulies of Officers.

lF.-Dpties Of Officers.
(Continued.)
SEC. B. IL shall be the duty ofthe quartel
master general TO make a return of the ord
nance, apparatus, arms, ammunition, stand.
oil coiors, musical instruments. and other mil
ltary property, Of this State, in his posses
sion, and the condition of the same: and ol
So from the regimental returns, the ordinances
apparatus arms, and other military property
distributed TO each brigade in the militia
ana also the arms distributed among the sew.
eral towns in this State; he shall also pre-.
pare from the regimental returns an abstract
OF the amount of all moneys received for
hines or otherwise, and under general heads
the manner in which the same has been dis.
posed off and lay said returns and abstract
before the commander in chief annually. in
the month Of September. 1t shall further be
his duty to attend at public reviews, when
the commander in chief shall review the mi.
li'la or any part thereof
SEC d. 1t shall be the duty Of the aids de
camp to the Governor, TO execute such or.
ders as he shall receive from the commander
in chief.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the sew.
FtJV Nh1thiC u tACCult dIl ORDERS rH-
celved from the commander in chief: and
from tune to time Issue such orders as they
may deem expedient for the proper ,ecnIa.
tion and government OF their Respective az.
visions, not inconsistent with the laws of
this state or Of the United States, and cause
the same, together with all orders and re-
turns received, TO be recorded in a book Of
records 10 be kept for that purpose by the
division inspector and 10 transmit all re-
turns that may be requiied by the provisions
of this act.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the divis-
ion inspectors TO record all orders received
by their respective Major Generals from
the commander in chief, all orders made by
their respective Major Generals, and all re.
turns received from the commandanis of
brigades and regiments, and from time to
to execute such orders as they may re-
celve from their respective major generals or
other superior officer, and to attend at public
reviews when the major general of their re-
spective division shall review any corps OF
militia Of this State.
Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the aids
de camp to the major generals respectively,
to attend their major general, whenever he
shall review any corps OF the militia of this
State, and to obey such orders as they may,
from time to time, receive from their major
generals respectively.
SEC. g.. 1t shall be the duty Of the divis-
ion quarter master TO attend at public re-
views 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 generals
or other superior officer.
SEC. o. 1t shall be the duty OF the seve.
raj brigadier generals TO execute all orders
received from the commander in chief. or
other superior officer, and from time to time
TO issue such orders as they may deem ex-
pedient for the proper regulation and gov
eminent Of their respective b~rigades not in
consistent with the laws Of this state or OF
the United States, and cause the same. to-
gcther with all orders and returns received,
10 be recorded in a book of records 10 be
kept for that purpose BY the brigade inspec-
tor and to transmit all returns that may be
required by the provisions Of this act. 1t
shall further be their duty to receive blanks,
and issue all commissions 10 officers in their
respective brigades, and cause the names of
such officers and the date of their commits
sions and rank respectively to be recorded
in a book 10 be kept for that purpose by the
brigade inspector, and shall discharge Off
GERS in their brigades respectively agreeably
to The provisions Of this act, and shall cause
the names of such officers and the date and
cause Of their discharge respectively TO be
recorded in a book to be kept for that pur-
pose by the brigade inspector, and shall an
nually in the month of September, make a
return to the major general of the names Of
the officers then in commission in their re-
spective brigades, and the names OF the Off
GERS by him commissioned during the year
previous, and the date of their commissions
and rank respectively, and also the names
Of officers by him discharged, their rank
and cause of discharge respectively. 1t
shall further be the duty Of the several brig
adler generals, upon application of the COM
mandant of any regiment in their respective
brigades, to issue such orders as may be ne
cessary for the organization Of one artillery,
one rife, and one light infantry company in
each regiment, with authority TO disband
and re-organizo the same whenever in his
opinion the public service may require ii
1t shall further be their duty to attend the
inspection and review Of the several regi-
ments and separate battalions in their re-
spective brigades.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
brigade inspectors to record all orders re-
ceived by their respective brigadier generals
from the commander in chief or other supe-
rior officer, all orders made by their respec-
tive brigadier generals, and all returns re-
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