Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-29
REaULATrorTs.

j. firms Of the State. The object, in the
provision OF the statute for the distribution of
the arms OF the State, was evidently, encour-
agement TO independent Companies; by furn-
'shing an Involvement for their formation, eff
cheney an point of numbers, and uniformif,, IN
appearance. Companies formed, conseouent-
", without having in view the principles upon
which the Act was based, must be ineffective
and subversive Of the object Preliminary.
therefore, TO any application for arms. 10 the
Commander-in-Chief.
LIST. Such Companies will be formed under
the provisions of the organization es-
tablished.
I'd. They will consist Of not less than sixty
men enrolled liable 10 do-miiifay duty,
and fully uniformed according to the
regulations prescribed by the Board.
Sd. A certificate of the organization of the
Company, of the number of the men en-
rolled liable TO do military duty, and of
the number fully uniformed, signed by
the Commandment of tie Regiment, will
be transmitted with such application to
the Commander-in-C
COMMANDMENTS of Regiments will forthwith
cause due search TO be made for such places of
ordnance, belonging to the State, as may be
found at large, or neglected. by reason of the
eisoandIng OF any Company or Artillery, or
from any other cause, ana cause The same tn
be properly housed and secured. and report the
same TO Generals Of Brigade They will also
make report TO Generals of Brigade, on or be-
fore The 10Th of April next, the Number of pie-
ces OF ordnance belonging 10 the State, within
inelr respective Regiments, the caliber and con-
diiion of each, and 10 what Company each is
apporiioned, or, IL at large, where situated.
And Bngadier Generals will see that the
ABOVE reg uiation IS strictly complied with, and
.uey WIN forward The returns so reported to
inns department, TO be transmitted 10 the De-
paftment of the Quarter Master Gearrel
2. RegimentaI Courts. Martial Command
ants OF Regiments will hold the rerimental
eourfs-marttsi, required by law, for the COL
lection OF hines, in their several Regiments
within the month of June next, in order TO
meet the demands upon the Treasury Of the
State; and they will make complete Returns
OF their respective Regiments to Head o uar-
tiers oil Brigade on, or before the first day of
July next following. Brigadier Generals will
report all Field Officers who shall not comply
with the above regulation. Brigadier Gener-
ais wlll also make returns Of the REGIMENTS in
their Brigades on, or before the 18th dav of
July next, TO this Department, whence thew
wi be transmitted To Generals of Division.
.. EnroHmenfs. From the returns made to
TINS department, Immediately previous to the
present organization, il is apparent that the
provisions oil the Act, relative.to enrolimenfs
have not been complied with. Commandments
oil Regiments will, therefore, report to Gener-
ais OF Brigade all failures, by Commandments of
Companies, to enroll, and cause to be warned,
every citizen liable to do military duty, previ-
Gus to the first Tuesday of June next; and all
delinquencies of duty enioined by the eigh-
feenfh, ninsfeeth and f,oentieth of the /" r ules
and Articles for the government of the militia
of this State.
4. Discipline. BY the Constitution of the
United States, the authority is reserved 10 the
States respectively, Of training the militia ac-
cording TO The discipline prescribed 6u Com
gress; and by the Act of Congress Of MAY,
1920, the system Of discipline phieh is and
shau De ordered 10 be Observed by the regular
army cfMe United STATES, shall also Be OBJ
serUed by The militia in their exercise and dis
cipfine through The United States. The sys.
TEN, therefore, of " Infantry Tactics, incl1d-
ing exercises and man9uvres of Light Infantry
and Ritlemen for the use of the Militia of the
United States" published BY the Department
OF War, under the authority of an Act of Com
gress of the and Of March, 1929, is received.
adopted aud established as the rules of disei
pine for the Militia of this State, until further
orders.
From the above regulations, il will be un-
derstood by every officer of the militia, that the
practice Of neglecting, OF divestng themselves
of, and assuming again, at their pleasure. the
responsibilities of their Office, however lightly
esteemed those responsibilities may be, cannot
be permitted. And, although repeatedly un-
successful, they express themselves to have
been, in obtaining the encouragement which
they claim, let them. by promptness and
faithlulness in the discharge of their duties,
evince the consciousness to be theirs, of hay-
ing justly merited it,
BY order Of His Ercelleney, Me}
Commander-in-C hief,
+. w. HOPKINS, adj. s. Lpsp. Gen.