Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-02

ton of those duties
g. 1t shall be the duty of the brigader generals to-
gether with their staff to attend bennay the inspection
and review of the several regiments in their respective
brgades.
d. 1t shall be the duty of the commandant of each reg
imen appoint the place of all officers drills ordered by
the brgader general in pursuance of this act and to no
tfy the major general of the DIVISION in which they are
located thereof 1t shall further be his duty at all Off
GERS drills within his regiment in the absence OF the ma
or general drill his regiment either by himself or by
some person appointed by nm 49, I
s. AT all officers drills and regimenal musters direct
ed by this act the auant of the regiment shall take pre-
cedence of any captain OF the lne
g. The returns required by the thirteenth section of
the fourth chapter of the act to which this addition
shall include the amount of all executions issued by the
regimenta courts martial previous to the first day OF July
And it shall be the duty OF the commandant OF each
company to his annual return list of all those
within the limits of his company who exempted from
military duty in time of peace only.
CHAPTER III.
UNIFORM.
l. So much of the militia act of 1897 requires the
chaplain, surgeon, and Surgeons mate of each regiment
to be uniformed be- and the same hereby is repealed.
g. The uniform of the surgeon, and surgeons mate of
each regiment, shall be follows citizens black hat
and panaoons boots and spurs red SASH black rose
cockade with white inch eagle plate the surgeon with
white two inch the right breast and surgeons
mate the same upon the left breast with horse equpage
as now provided for field and staff officers.
CHAPTER ".
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES AND CAVALRY.
l. The first section of the seventh chapter of the act
to which this is addition and much of the third
ton makes the enlistment of minors into independent
companies void be, and the hereby is repealed.
g. The commanding officer of any company of light
infantry, rihemen artillery, cavalry, may from time to
time fill up his company by enstments from any OF the
standing companies in their respective regiments Provi-
died. That he shall not enlist any person under the age of
wenty-one years. without the consent Of their parents,
guardians, masters being first obtained in writing
and that enlistment shall take place out of any stand
ing company to reduce said company to less num-
Der than fifty effective privates.
g. Independent companies retained upon their
ganzaton by the board of officers appointed by the gov
einor, under the Militia Act of 1881 shall be attached to
the regiments within which they are located, and may
from time to tme with the appreciation i'll writing of the
field officers of their respective regiments enlist from STAN
ding companies within their regiment subject to the pro-
vso to the first section of this chapter
4. Each brigadier general may organize company
of cavalry in each regiment in his Brigade upon the rec
ommendation of the colonel of said regiment The OIL
GERS of the cavalry shall furnish themselves with good
horses least fourteen hands and half high and shall
be armed with sword and pair of pistols the holsters OF
which shall be covered with bear skin caps Each horse
man shall furnish himself with serviceable horse OF al
least fourteen hands and half high good saddle, br
de- mail on and vase holsters breastpate and crup
per- pair of boots and spurs, pair OF pistols and sabre
and cartridge box to contain twelve cartridges Tor pistols
No shall be enlisted into any troop OF cavalry, unless
heha own and constantly keep suitable horse and fur
nitue for that service And if any person, who shall be
long any troop of cavalry shall be destitute OF sua
BILE horse and furniture for than three months at any
time he shall be discharged from such corps by the
captain thereof and be enrolled in the standing compa
ny in which he resides. And when any draft detach
ment shall be made from troop of cavalry for actua
service the thus drafted detached shall march will
their own horses and before their march, their horses shall
be appraised by three Indifferent men, to be appointed b.
the commanding officer the brigade from which such de
tachmen shall be made. The commissioned, non-com
mssioned officers and musicians of cavalry companies shall
be required attend the regimenal drills provided 10
in this act. And the members of such companies sha
be exempt from they previous to the pas
sage of the act to which this is addition.
CHAPTER "
CONVERSATIONS.
l. So much Of the first section of the eighth chapter
the act which this addition provides for the pay
the adutant and inspector general OF three dol
lars per day for drilling, and also much OF the provis
as provides that the officers attending the regiment;
martial shall not receive any compensation, be-
the same hereby is, repealed.
2. The drilling officer at any regmental drill shall re
ceive for each days attendance the of three dollar
and, if he be the major general of the DIVISION the
handing officer of the regiment the further sum of 81
cents for each miles travel.
g. The officers attending the regimental courts marti
ordered by the Militia Act of 1887 shall receive the
of one dollar for each days attendance and six
each miles travel
4. The adj tan and inspector general shall receive
annual salary of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be pa
out of the treasury of the state
5. Each commissioned, commissioned officer ar
musician shall be paid for each days attendance, at
regimenal drill in their respective regiments, the
dollar.
CHAPTER vi.
49,. RULES AND ARTICLES.
l. The twenty-ourh article ofthe ninth chapter of ii
act TO which this is in addition be and the hereby
: repealed o. 3o Ftss'f
e. All delinquents, TO be tried before brigade COZ