Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-12-16

the Militia Act OF 1887, shall he attached
TO the regiments within which they are To-
Gated, and may from time TO time, with the
appreciation in writing Of the field officers Of
their respective regiments, enlist from stan
ding companies within their regiment, sub
Jcct 10 the proyiso to the first section Of this
chapter.
4. Each brgadier 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 furnish themselves with
good horses, at least fourteen hands and n
half high, and shall be 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 n SER
viccable horse of at least fourteen hands and
half high, good saddle, bride, mail pill
lion and valise, holsters, brcast-plate, and
crnpper, 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 cav
airy, unless he shall own and constantly
keep suitable horse and furniture for that
service. And fany person, who shall be-
long to any troop Of cavalry, shall be desti-
more than three months at any one time, he
shall be discharged from such corps, by the
captain thereof, and be enrolled in the stan
ding company in which he resides. And
when any draft or detachment shall be made
from troop of cavalry for actual service,
the men thus drafted or detached shall
march with their own horses and before
their arch, their horses shall be appraised
by three Indifferent men, TO be appointed by
the commanding officer ofthe brigade from
which such detachm cnt shall be made. The
commissioned, non commissioned officers g.
musicians Of cavalry companies, shall not
be required to attend the regimental drills
provided for in this act And the members
of such companies shall be exempt from
taxes as they were previous to the passage
of the act to which this is an addition.
CHAPTER V.
CONVERSATIONS.
l. So much OF the first section of the Sth
chapter of the act to which this in add iton
as provides for the payment to the adjutant
and inspector general Of three dollars per
day for drilling, and also so much Of the
proyiso as provides that the officers attend
ing the regmental courts martial shall not
tS~S''S oby SohISbouuout DSs uho Vic euiuC
hereby is, repealed.
2. The drilling officer at any regimental
drill shall receive for each days attendance
the sum of three dollars, and, il he be the
major general of the division, or the COM
handing officer Of the regiment, the further
sum of six cents for each miles travel.
3. The officers attending the regimental
courts martial ordered by the Militia Act Of
1887, shall receive the sum Of one dollar
for each days attendance and six cents for
each miles travel.
4. The adjutant and Inspector general
shall receive an annual salary Of two hun
dred and fifty dollars, to be paid out Of the
treasury of the state.
5. Each commissioned non-commission-
ed officer and musician shall be paid for
each days attendance, at any regimental
drill in their respective regiments, the sum
of one dollar.
CHAPTER W.