Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-26
Laos OF V'cs'n, ont.
An Act, for regulating and governing the Militia Of
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CHAPTER w. Duties Of Officers.
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tenant Colonel Of each regiment to obey all
orders from the colonel or other his supe-
rior officer. to attend all musters, trainings
and officers drills, ordered by the command
ant of the brigade; to attend the regmental
courts martial required by this act aud TO-
discharge all the duties herein prescribed for
the commandant OF the regiment. in the alb
senee or in case Of the decease of the colo
rel.
SEC Is. 1t shall be the duty Of the major
OF each regiment to obey all orders OF the
colonel or other his superior officer 10 attend
all musters, trainings and officers drills. or
dered by the commandant Of the brigade, TO
attend the regmental courts martial provided
for by this act.
Sec l6 1t shall be the duty Of the adju-
tan, Of each regiment TO distribute all orders
from the colonel or commanding officer Of
the regiment to the captains or commandan,s
Of companies, 10 attend the commandant OF
his regiment whenever he shall be on mill
tary duty, and TO see that his orders are prop
erly executed, TO keep an orderly book and
record all orders which may be received by
the commandant Of the regiment and all
orders and other official communications
which may be issued by him, TO obey all or
ders Of the commandani OF the regiment or
other his superior officer, TO receive from the
commandants of the several companies in
the regiment the annual returns OF the
strength, arms and accoutrements OF the re-
spective companies and keep the returns on
file, TO attend the regimenal courts martial,
and under the direction Of the commandment,
make out consolidated return Of the regi-
ment as required by this act, and record the
same in the book OF records OF the regiment.
lie shall make n return TO the brgadier gen
eral of the election OF all field and company
officers within his regiment, whenever such
election shall take place. and shall finnish
the commandant OF each company in his reg
iment the necessary blank forms for all re-
turns which may be required and explain
the principles on which they are to be made,
he shall, under the direction OF the com
mandani, keep correct rec lister OF the off.
GERS Of his regiment for which all details
for courts martial and other services must
be made, and note the service performed by
each officer, he shall keep register OF tie
non-commissioned officers of the regiment,
with the dates Of their appointment and shall
also do and perform all other duties which
regimental adjutauts.
SEC H. II shall be the duty OF the quar-
termaster of each regiment TO obey such or.
ders as he may from time 10 time receive
from the commandant of the regiment or
other bis superior officer, to collect all fines
when ordered so TO do, TO receive from the
quarter master sergeants all sums of mon
ey collected by them, and to pay over the |
same under the direction OF the command !
ant Of the regiment, and 10 keep book in
which be shall enter an account OF all mon /
ey received, and all money paid Out by him. |
10 execute all the necessary receipts, vouch- |
ers and other papers required by this act,
and generally under the direction Of the
commandant Of the regiment, to execute the
duties required by law and custom of regi- |
mental quarter masters
SEC 8. Ii shaI be the duty of the quar-
termas,er sergeants TO collect fines when re-
quired so to do by the proper officer, and
pay over the same TO the quarter master of
the regiment TO which he belongs, and gen
orally under the direction OF the command.
ant OF the regiment. to execute all the duties
required by law or custom of regimenta
quarter master sergeanis
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the com
mandants of each standing company to enrol
each and every person liable to do military
duty. who shall reside within the limits OF
his company, 10 execute all orders from the
commandant OF the regiment or other his
superior officer, to examine at each training
the arms and equipments of each non.com,
officer, musician and private, and
cause complete return OF the same TO be
made out and presented 10 the regimenlal
court martial, to make out full and com.
plete list of all the public military property
within the limits Of his company, except the
public military properly belonging to indie.
pendent companies, and return said list 10
the next regimenta court martial He shall
warn or cause to be warned all the members
OF his company when required so to do BY
this act, or by the order of his superior off.
Ger. He shall appear on parade at al train.
lngs and musters, at the precise hour named
in the warning, and shall Immediately cause
The roll to be called, and shall examine all
arms, equipments and uniforms of officers,
non-commlssioned officers aud privates and
cause those that are fully armed, equipped
and uniformed 10 be noted on said roll, and I
after instructing the officers and privates in
the discipline prescribed by law, he shall at
the close of the drill, again cause the roll TO
be called and cause all delinquences to be
noted, and unless said delnquenis shall with
in twelve days after said training make a
satisfactory excuse in writing, he shall upon
notice from the commandant of the regiment