Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-09
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General .qssemJ'y, January Sessio n,ls4o
MILITIA LAW.
| CONCLUDED

I GCoscLUDED.l
! Sec. al. E1ch commanding officer Of q
! company, shall make correct return Of tho
state of his company, with the name OF alI
the Iacn belonging to il, together with the
true statcmcn, of their arms, ,nmnunition, and
equipments, TO the commanding officer Of his
regiment, annually, in the month of May
Each commanding officer Of regiment -hal
make like return To the commanding Office
| Of his brigade of the state Of his regiment
annually, IN the month of September. The
brigade maors and inspectors shall make
! like return Of the state of their respective
brigsdcs, to the adjntant general, annually
| in the month of October. And the odlnlan
! general shall make duplicate abstracts of tht
state of the mi'ia; one TO be delivered tC
THE comlnandcr-in. chief, who shall presen,
| the came to the general assembly; and the
| other shall be transmitted in the month o
| December, TO the President Of the United
States.
! Sec. 42. The adjutant general shall fur
i nsh blank forms Of rolls and Of the various
! returns lha, may be required, at the expense
( of the state 4; aud explain the principles or
which they are to be mnde out; and the roll
shall be kept MS prescribed.
Sec. AZ. The commanding officers OF
companies raised at large, except lndcpen-
dent cornpanies chartered before the first day
of January, A. ID. 1910, shall, IN the month
of April, annually, make out II list or lists
of the men belonging 10 their respective
companies, and deliver the same to the COM
manding officers Of the regiments within
whose bounds any s1ch men shall reside.
II I',roIment.
Sec. Al. Every able bodied white male
citizen, III this state; who is, or who shsll
he, of the age OF eighteen years, nnd not
exceeding the age of iory.fvc years, excep-
ting persons absolutely exempted by the
(, provisions Of this act, and idiots, iunatics,
common drunkards, panpers, vogabonds, and
/ persons convicted ot any Infamous crime,
| shall be enrolled in the militia, in the compa-
nics within whose bounds they shall respcc-
lively reside, by the commanding officers ol
! companies. Such enrolmcnts shall be made
| from time 10 time, as each citizen shall ar
rive at the age of eighteen years, or shall
! come to reside within sad bounds; or who
without being exempted, shall cease to be
holden to do military duty elsewhere; and the
commanding officer OF any such company
| who shall enrol any such citizen, shall cause
! such citizen to be notified Of his enrolmen,
! without delay, by proper non commissioned
! officer OF SAID company, by whom such no.
tce may be proved; and any legal notice
or warning by non commissioned officer
to attend any training, inspection or review
or election of officers of said company, sba
be a legal notice of enrolment. All non
commissioned officers and privates, dlschsrg
ed from any company raised at large, or
members of any such Company which shall
Ia, a., I,,nto1 n rs a INTwIs,.
vided by law, shall bo enrolled as prlvatcs
in standing companies of militia, within
whose bounds they shall respectfully reside |;
and in all cases OF doubt as to age or a.
! bility, the persons enrolled shall be required
to furnish proof.
Prouiled hoicrrer, that all persons between
the ayes of thirty years and forty five years,
not otherwise exempted by this ac:, shall be
exempt from the performance OF military
! duty, except in case Of Invasion, insurrcc.
/ ton, riot or tumuIt, by keeping themselves
constantly armed and equipped according to
lllsw, carrying or sending their arms and
! equipments, annually on the third Monday
/ IN Aprl, to the place of parade OF their re-
, spective companies for inspection.
! Sec. As. Every keeper OF II tavern OF
/ boarding house. aud every master and mis-
\ tress of family, or dwelling house, shall
/ upon application of the commanding Offices
| OF the company within whose bounds such
! tavern or house is situated, or on application
of any persons acting under the direction
and authority OF such commanding officer
/ give information Of the names of all persons
! residug in such tavern or house, liable 10
| enrolment, or to do military duty; and If
! any such keeper, master, or mistress, on
/ such application, shall refuse TO give lnfor-
nation. or shall give false information, or II
any person liable TO do military duty shall,
on such application, either refuse To give IN
formation of his age ami name, or sball gyo
false information, hc, she, or they, shall be
Liable to the penalty provided IN the seventy
fourth section OF this act
4 Sec. i6 If any non commissioned officer
/ or private shall become pauper, yagnbond,
/ or common drunkard, or he convicted ot any
! Infamous crime, he shall be- forthwith dlsen-
| rolled from the militia.
! Soc. A. No soldier shall he compelled
I 10 do military duty within six months after
/ notice given him of hs first enrolment, but
he shall be entitled from the tIma ot his en-
roment To vote nt elections IN the company
m which he - enrolled.
I Equipment,
+ Sec. 4S. Every cI,lZel when ir-t chrolieo
in the militia aud legally notified thereof, or
within six months tipr,a alter. shall provide
himself with good musk"t with bore SUI
fcient for balls oi' tho eighteenth part Of q
mound a sufficient bayonct aud belt, two
spare lint, pruning wire and brush, aud
cartridge box to contain tweniy-lour cs5-
tridrcs. suited IT, tie bore Of his musset, and
twelve blank cartridges or wrh good rife
/ sho, pouch and powder horn; csccp, when
otherwise ordered by the commander ~.
chef
Tho commissioned officers shall he sever.
ally provided with sword or hanger and slI
soldiers, after sin months from having been
notified uf their enrolment shall be con
/ s,antly provided With the arms aud equip,
mcnts. "a provided by Law; ond which shall
b. annually inspected o, such company, reg
mental and brigade inspections as are here
IN directed 10 be holden.