Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-18

shown 10 exempt him from such penalties. !
50. The legal notice required by the FORE
going section, shall be warning personally
served or left at the usual place of abode OF
the person so warned, by an officer or non.
commissioned officer, stating the time and
place OF such rendezvous.
10. With view to the organization
directed in the first section OF this act, the
governor of the state shall from the last GEN.
sus, apportion the beat Of each regiment so
us to embrace as near as may conveniently
be, eight hundred and fifty men liable 10
military duty, two of which regiments, with
such proportion of artillery or cavalry as
the commandor.in. chief deems proper, shall
constitute a brigade, and two brgades a
division: Provided, The bounds Of regi-
ments and companies shall conform TO the
lines of counties and townships,as far as may
be practicable.
s IL. Whenever number of persons
subject to military duty, not less than thirty.
two nor greater than one hundred, shall as
socatc together for the purpose of forming
II troop of cavalry, or company OF arilIle.
ry, light artillery, riAemrn, grenadiers, light
infantry, and shall, with the consent Of the
commanding officer of their brigade, apply
to the commander.in.c chief through the adj
iutant general, to be organized as such,and
shall designate the persons for commission
ed officers, and shall desbribe the uniform
which they propose TO adopt, The comman-
der-in.chief may so organize such company
and such officers, and in orders direct the
adoption of such uniform, should he approve
of the same.
5 ~. Such company shall, under orders
Of the captain thereof, proceed to elect non-
commissioned officers.
Sl3. The captain of such company shall
Immediately thereafter serve on every cap.
tain within the beat of whose company any
member of the said volunteer or uniform
company may reside, copy of the order
of the commander.in .chief organizing such
company, and list of men residing within
such beat, and joining such uniform or VOL
unteer company.
Sl3. Such men shall be dropped from
the rolls of the captain within the limits of
whose company they reside; and shall
be thenceforth be borne on the rolls of the
captain of such uniform or volunteer com.
/
pany.
SIS. The commander.in.c may di.
rect the issue to the commander of such u
inform or volunteer company from the ar.
senals, armories or magazines Of the state,
, Of the proper accoutrements for such CON-
: pany,t the members of such company receipt.
/. ing to said commander and holding them.
selves accountable each for his own proper
ton thereof; and liable at all times to return
!, in good order such arms and accoutrements
whenever so directed by the commandment
chief.
l6. Such company shall parade at least
five da, s in each year, at such times as shall
be ordered by the commander of such com.
pany, and under such regulations as shall
be hereafter ordered and fixed by the com.
mander.in. chief.
II. Such company shall be from time
3 TO time inspected by the brigade Inspector,
at such time and place as he shall direct
Y and the commander Of such company,
shall accordingly fix one Of the days of pa
: rade for such company, on such day and al
such place as shall be directed by the bri.
gade inspector.
5 ls. Every member Of such uniform
company who shall he duly uniformed and e.
$ quipped, aud shall attend the regular parade;
Y Of such company, shall be exempted from
4. poll.tax and from serving on any jury o
] this state, while serving in such company
\ any person serving six years in such com.
:, pany, shall be thereafter exempt from mill.
j tary duty, except in cases Of invasion, in
I. surrection or public danger.
10. Such independent companies sha |
be and they are hereby authorized TO adop
q such constitution and bylaws for their gov
!, ernment and discipline, IN addition TO, ant
e not inconsistent with the militia laws, as {
e majority of the members Of said company
shall deem proper, and all sentences ant
: fines by any company court martial, ii
pursuance Of such constitution and bylaw:
g shall be enforced and collected in the same
n manner as it is provided by the general laws
S of the state for the collection Of fines by
! court.martial.
) 20. The proof Of such service parade
0 in the cases mentioned in the eighteenth
9 section, shall be the certificate Of the com
mander of such company, in such form as
. shall be hereafter prescribed by the com
mander.in. chief.
S2l. Such company shall for purposes
, OF command and service, be attached to
such convenient regiment as to the com.
mander.in-chief may appear proper and
3 be within the orders of the colonel Of such
I regiment and be reported and commanded
by such colonel, at all levies en- masse, mus.
tiers, drafts, or camps of instruction, or other
general duty.
%. In like manner, and under the
same restrictions, and with the same priv.
leges any number of volunteer companies
may associate themselves into regimen,
the captains thereof by agreement choosing
the field officers Of such regiment, who shall
be accordingly commissioned by the gov.
ernor.
%. Any two such regiments are au.
thoIized to form brigade, the field officers
thereof choosing by agreement the brgadier
general, who shall be commissioned as
aforesaid.
s "a. All independent companies which
have not at the passage Of this act twenty.
five rank and file, and have not uniformed
and equipped themselves agreeably to law,
be and they are hereby disbanded.
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