Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11

tia of the L. 5, liable IL
do duty under the proceed
ing provisions, shall be
classed b. the proper au
thorilies Of the several
States and territories, with
in one year after the pass.
ing Of this act, in the fol
lowing manner, VIZ: those
between !. and II yeats d
are shall BE- called the MI
NOR CLASS; those between
the age oi':1.l and 81 years,
shall be called the JUNIOR
CLASS; and those over 81
and under A. years of age,
shall be called the SENIOR
CLASS of militia.
SEC. 10. .4nd be IL fur
tier enacted, That once IN
every year, ali the officers
of the respective brIgades
(including the brigade ma
jor, brigade qunrtermaster,
and adjutants, and exc!ud.
ing all other staff ofiicers,l
and all the sergeants OF the
respective regiments, shall
be assembled together with
III such brigade, al such
time aud place as may be
provided by the Legisla-
ture of the several States,
for the purposes OF training
and discipline, and shall be
kept together and encanip.
cd for the period of --,
and during such time shall
be regularly and as>iduouS'
" trained according to the
discipline before prrscr'b-
ed.
Src. IL. .4nd be Il FIR
tier enacted, That for the
purpose of attending such
training, so many must
clans may be d. tailed from
the said brigade, or other
wise employed, as may be
tonnd necessary.
SIC -. .lnd he II FIR
tier enacicd, That the oiii-
GERS, non.commIssloned Of
ticers, and musicians, so as
aforesaid assembled, shall
be entitled TO receive for,
and dufing the term of scr.
vice aforesaid, one.ha t OF
the pay to WHICH they
rnt,ld he entitled. accord
ing TO law, i:caiied into the
military service q! the I.
States; and each officer,
nnn.commisSioned officer,
and musician, shall be- fur.
ther entitled to receive one
ration per day, bntno other
emolutnrnis: winch ration
it shall! BE- the duty of The
brigade quar!crmasirr to
contract or supply a. the
expense, ana oil account
of the United States.
SEC. Is. .lnd be II fur
tier rRacted, That the Sc.
cre,ary Of War of the I. S.
shall, as soon as the same
may be practicable, pro. ide
Tor each brigade snch arms.
equipments, tents, aad
cQuipagc, rs may be ncccs.
sary for the purposes Of
this act, 10 he furnished
under acquisitions from the
Executive of the several
States and Territories,
which shall be previously
made 10 the War Depart
mrnt: Proridtd, That the
arms and equipments 50 de-
livcrcd, shall be charged 10
the States and Territories
under the provisions of the
act of April %, lo0-, for
arminm the whole body Of
militia Proridsd, aiSo,
That, in lieu oi' the appro-
priation under that act,
there shall be applied an
nuaily, under the direction
of the President Of the |
s, the SUM ii - dol
lars, for arming aud equip
ping the whole body Of mi
litia.
SEC. IL. ind he il fur
tier enacttd, That such
arms, equipments, tents,
and camp equiPage, as may
BE- delivered under The fore
gong provision, shall be
reccipted for by the officers
designated Cor that purpose
BY the Executive, and
charged TO the several
States and Territories.
SEC. 10. .3nd be IL fur
Tier enacted, That the Off
GERS and non.commissioned
officers, when encampcd
under the preceding provl-
sions, shall be subject 10 the
rules and articles Of war,
and 10 trial BY courts-mar-
tial, composed of militia Of
fcers only, and shall act in
such capacity as may he as.
signed to them respective
": Proridcd, That when.
ever any officer, non-com-
misSinnpd officer. musician,
or private, shall iarl I" At
tend such encampmen', or,
having attended, Shall de-
sert or abscn, himself with
out proper authority, con-
formally TO military usage,
and the orders Of the com.
handing officer, he shall be
subject TO snch penalty as
a court martial may intl;ct,
not exceeding nor
less than dollars:
Proridtd, MISC, That no
substitutes shall be rcceiv=
cd to discharge the duties
required in the provisions
for encamping and dIsci-
plinin. the militia under
this act.
Pun IF Gen. Harrison,
According 20 4 bill pre-
scented by ham TO Congress
in ISIS:
The said militia: other
than officers, and the com
panics formed BY volunta-
rs cnlistmcnts, shall he di-
vided into two classes TO
wit: the junior class, con-
sisting of all not exceeding
thirty years Of aye: and the
senior class, consisting OF
all exceeding thirty years
Of age: PrOridcd, That any
millilaman who shall have
been two years in the SER
vice Of the L. States, shall
have a right to be transfer
red 10 the Scni0r class, al
though he shall not have
attained the age of thirty