The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-10

GERS drills within his his regiment, in the absence
OF the major general, to drill his regiment either
by himself, or by some person appointed by him.
5. Al all officers drills and regimenta mustGrs
directed by this act, the adjutant of The regiment
shall take precedence of any captain Of the line.
8. The returns required by the thirteenth Sec
uon OF The fourth chapter Of the act TO which this
is an addiuon, shall include the amount Of all exc
cutlons issued by the reamenial courts martial
previous to the first day OF July. And it shall be
the duty Of the commandment Of encb company 10
annex to his annual return list of all those With
IN the limits of his company who are exempted from
military duty III lime Of peace only.
CHAPTER III.
UNIFORM.
/, So much Of the militia act Of 1897 as requires
the chaplain, surgeon, and surgeons mate OF each
regiment TO he uniformed be and the same is here
by repealed.
2. The uniform of the surgeon and surgeon 5
mate Of each regiment, shall be as follows:-citi.
zen's black hat, coat and pnut0luons, boots and
spurs, red sash, black rose c"ckade win white one
inch eagle plate, the surgeon with white two Inch
star tho right breast, and surgeon mate the
same the left breast, with horse equpage as now
provided for field and staff officers.
CHAPTER ".
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES AND CAVALRY.
]. The first section Of the seventh chapter Of
the to which this is an addition, and so much o.!
the third section as makes the enlistment o. mi
nors into independent companies void, be, aud the
same hereby is repealed.
light infantry, rifemen, arullery, or cavalry, may
from time to time fill up his company iby enlist.
menis from any of the standing companies in their
respective regiments. Provided, That he shall not
enlist any person under the age Of twenty oDe
years, without the consent OF their parents, guar
dians, masters being frst obtained in writing
and that no enlistment shall take place ont of any
standing company SO us 10 reduce sand company to
a less number than fifty effective privates.
3. Independent companies, retained upon their
own organization by the board of officers appoint.
ed by the governor, under the Militia Act of 1887
shall be attached 10 The regiments within which
The approhati0n in writing of The field officers of
their respective regiments, enlist from standing
companies within their regiment, subject to The
proViso TO the first section of this chapter.
Each brigader general may organize one
company of cavalry in each regiment in his brigade
upon the recommendation OF the colonel of said
regiment. The officers Of the cavalry shall fur
nsh themselves with good horses, least fourteen
hands and n half high, and shall 5e armed with a
sword and pair of pistols, the holsters of which
shall be covered with bear skin caps Each horse
man shall furnish himself with a serviceabIe horse,
of least fourteen hands and n half high, good
saddle, bride, mal-pllIion and vase, holsters, II
breast plate and crurper, pair Of boots and spurs,
pair of pistols and sabre, and cartridge box, to
contain twelve cartridges for pistols. No man
shall be enlisted into any troop OF cavalry, unless
he shall own and constantly keep II suitable horse
and furniture for that service. nd If any person,
who shall belong to any troop OF cavalry shall be
destitute of Il suitable horse and furniture for more
than three months at any one time, he shall be
discharged from such corps, by the captain thereof
and he enrolled in the standing company in which
he resides. And when any draft or detachment
shall he made from troop OF cavalry for actual
service, the men thus drafted detached shall
march with their own horses and before their
march, their horses shall be appraised by three Yin
different men, 10 he appointed by the commanding
officer of the brigade from whirh such detachment
shall be made. The commissioned, non commits
stoned officers and musicians ofcavairy companies,
shall not he required to attend the regmenhl drills
provided for in this And the members Of such
panies shall be exempt from taxes as they we're
previous to the passage of the act TO which this is
an addition.