Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-12

4 al. ss-dt1Vn OF the arms. sceou;rcmcn,-. and anamuni-
- n they actually may be nj The timo OF inspection;
and every other hing which may. in his judgement.
relate To the government. good order. and military dis-
cipiine ofthe brigade.
Yah. Thatin addition TO iheoGiccr referred 10 there
snail be also one quariermasteI general, with the
rank of a ~brigadier general 10 the militia OF each
s,ute.
10Th. Wiihin-- months aler the adoption and
establishment Of this system, there shall hc taken from
the mass of the militia, IN each Sta:e. Territory. and
District OF tic United States, by draught. or by vclun,-
airy service. such number bstweeu the age of tweaiy-
Que and uiirty-sevcu years. 81 that the whole army
may not exceed 100000 men. end ia the following
proportions for each slate. territory and district. respec.
lively, 10 wit Nam, 400 men ScN ~ilGmp~hirc
2.+oO men Vermont 2.t0O tiaSsachusetts 5000
Connecucut $500 Rhode ISlard SEQ Kew Yc-s Is.
QUO New Jersey $500 Pennsylvania lOI1O; Dcla.
} ware zoo North Carolina AGO. South Carplina
l.400 Georgia 2yS00 Florida 100 alabama S.OGc
Mississippi 500; Louisiana 1909 TeaEsSS~e s&CO
Arkaasas 400; Missouri Zoo Iowa 400 Kentucky
400 Illinois 1900; indiana 2.se0 Ohio $500
Michigan 500 and Wisconsin geo men. Tin free
TO constitute the -cVond class. and ~ deuomina;,d tho
ACTIVE o. soyEAnLE force.
lluh. That tsy 0ciirs ~ Roc,sHs force shlli DC IL
vtded into companies and baiialicnx. nd - oaean.
ICED a. bltov': 4 company shall cor.'1i Cf one cap
tain. one fnt snl second l.cuion5ut. GuT re..re- a..
tour corpo-,is, Que irus'per sud one Sfcr. and ns
private. AhSttaiuon shall Sarii 81 cac maloF. On a..
lutant, vIA the rank - Grst leUtcE. az %, . qaa, Ter.
master with IT., rank offri iicuie.aI.L. one sc-rraut-
major. one quaI;eEi1ster -ergesni and 1us com, -n.ts
A.d TINT the said active CO movable foEes shoii be
held 10 serve a. such, and becoycncd by @lea rules
a. may be prescribed for the period oC GuE years
one Ourt, Il TIE sene in each State. Tern.oy. and
District going ont annually the order Of snccc-zioa o.
be determined IN the fret instance by lo'.
18th. Thatihere sohll be a ihird clas Of the mill
tin OF the United States. 10 he dennminaied the reserve
Or scdonjary force, which shall he oegani2ed m rae
same manner - The e"tive force. And that ihe res
crye force so organized shall be composed of all those
who shall have aeryed he legal time Indicated FOR the
second clsss, md be held 10 serve for four years ~
he same al The expiration Of which time hey shall
return t0lhe mas. oad b. subject 10 no further military
u. militia duiy, unless IN cases of INVASION. or t. ievee
en- missc, And suca portions OF the active iuice al,
may go cat Of the sasne annually shall Guhe,i;h b.
considered as belonging "a the reserve Of rejcgfc.y
force and after he termination of the III. : .our wears
service OF ANY portion Of ihcresesye, oac-fnu7ti of thai
body shall go ont 81 scryice annually. ia she same man.
ncr a. prescribed fr the sccnnC c!sas.
l3;h. That the deficit occas.oncd By the transfer
annually. uruuc-lJurh o!lhe active 20 tie reserve fprce
ana by tEe d~ischarge annually Of one. fourth OF tho re-
serve, b. yearly supplied by a dnught. or by voluntary
service from the mass.
IAN. That, for the greater convenience Of ins'ruc
ton and discipline o!thc active AMI scdeninry force
the territory OF ,he United States shall hc divided mi,
ten districts. which, until Otherwise directed by law
shall be composed Us follows.