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CHAPTER III.

/. SO much Of the militia act Of
1887. as requires the chaplain, surgeon,
u Surgeons mate of enlargement, to be
uniformed, be, and the same hereby Is, re
pealed.
2. The uniform of The surgeon, and
surgeons mate of each regiment, shall
be as follows -citizen's black hat. coat
and pantaloons. boots and spurs. red sash,
black rose cockade with white one inch
eagle platc,t surgeon with white to inch
star on the right breast, aud surgeons
mate the same upon The left breast, with
horse equlppage as now provided tor field
and staff officers. =
CHAPTER w.
Independent Companies and Cacatry.
|. The first sec,ion ofthe seventh chap
ter Of the act to which this IS an ADDITION.
and so much of the third section as makes
he enlistment of minors into independent
companies void, be, aud the same hereby Is
repealed.
2. The commanding officer Of any com
pany Of light infantry rlflemcn. artillery,
or cavalry, may from time to tune fill up
his company by enllstmen,s from any Of
the standing companies in their respective
regiments. Provided. That he shall
not enlist any person under the age Of
twenty.one years, without the consent OF
their parents, guardians, or masters being
first obtained IN writing, and that no en-
Ils'menls shall take place out of any stand.
ing company so as to reduce SAID company
TO less number than fifty effective pfi
Yates.
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3. Independent companies, retained up
on their own organization by the board OF
officers appointed by the governor, under
he Militia Act of 1884, shah be attached
10 the regiments within which they are
located, and may from time TO time, with
the appreciation in writing Of the field
officers OF their respective regiment, enlist
from standing companies within their regl'
subject to The proviso to The first section
of this chapter.
d. Each brgadier general may organ ze
one company of cavalry in each regiment
in his brigade, upon the recommendation
of the CO lone Of said regiment The Of
ficers of the cavalry shall furnish them
selves with goodhorsas, at least fourteen
| hanGsand half high. and shall be armed
with a sword and PAIR of pistols, the
holsters of which shall be covered witt
bear skin caps. Each horseman shal
| furnish himself with u servceable bore, o
at least fourteen hands aud a half high,
a good saddle. br die, ma'I.pllllon aud VA
! Use. hn 'stefs, a breb-Iplaic a cruppcr, 4
| pair OF boots sad spurs, a pair of pistols
and sabre, ana cartndge box, to con-
tam twelve cartridges cor pistols. M
man stall be enlisted lnto any troop
Of cavalry, unless he shall own and con
-ian'ly keep sultcbe horse and furniture
for ,hat service. And # any person, VIII,
shall be destitute of suitable horse and
furniture for more than three months al
J any one time, he shall be discharged from
such corps, by the captain thereof, and be
enrolled in The standing company in which
he resides. And when any draft or dc
iachnent shall be made from troop o
cavalry for actual service, the men thus
drafted or detached shall march with thew
own horses: and before their march, then
horses shall be appraised by three ind fer
mt men. to be appointed oy the command
ing officer of The brigade from whct
such detachment shah BE- made TIE
SSloned, non commissioned officer,
aud musicians Of cavalry companies shal
no, BE- required to attend The regmenta
drills provided for n tn : act. And II {
members Of such companies shall be eX
empr from taxes as they were previous IL
the passage OF he act to which this is al
addition.