Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-10


the situation Of HE arms. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ana mmmuni.
non a. they actually may be at Tie time of inspection:
aud every other thing which nav. IA his Judgement.
relate 10 the government. good order. and military dis
ciPline ofthe brigade.
9th. Thatin addition ., thcoficcrs referred 10 there
shall be also one quaricrmasicl general with the
RANK oil a bHgadicr general 10 the militia Of each
s.otc.
lOh. Nithi0- moatiu after the njopiIon and
establishment ofthis system. there shall De taken from
tue mass OF the militia, in each State. Territory. and
District OF the United States, by dnurht. or hy yaluut
airy service, such number between the ayes ct twegiy
one aud thIrty-soVcn wears, ~ that the whole arm,
may not exceed 100000 men. and in the iulIowiur
Proporlous Tor each slate, territory and district. rcsPcc
lively. To wit; Name l.i10 mon New HampShir,
2,sOO men Vermont 2.i9O: Massachusetts 5000
Connecticut $500 Rhode island 500 New York Il
OOO New Jersey $500 PENNSYLVANIA 1000 Della
ware 500 North Carolina ilO0; South Carili-.
l.AOO Georgia 2.S00; Florida 400 Alahama 1000
Mississippi 500; Louisiana 1900 Tennessee 400
Arkansas 400; Missouri 1900 Iowa 400 Kcutuck,
4IOO; Illinois 300 Indiana $500 Ohio 5000
Michigan 500 and Wisconsin 100 men. This fore.
TO constitute the second class, and be dcnominatcd IA,
ACTIVE OR MovENsLE force.
llth. That the ar'iuc or moroail. force shall be III
vidcd into companies and blJtalions, and be organ
tzed a. follows \ company shall consist of ono cap
tain, one first and second lieutenant, four scrgcan,-
four ~Corporls. one drummer and one ficr. and uinct,
prNutcs. AhuiJaliDn shall consist of one major. am al
Jutaut, win the rank OF first lieutenant. one quarter
master with the rank ofirst lieutenant one sergeant
] MAJOR, one guaTtCrmlstCr sergeant and four CompauiC
And that the SAID active or movable force shall d
held TO serve rs slch. and be- governed by such rule
rs may DO prescribed for the period Of four year.
one. fourth Of he same in each STATE. Territory. am.
District gong cut annually the order Of succession q
be determined IN the first instance Ly lot.
18th. Ihntthcrc shall DC "A third class Of the mill
tia OF the United States, 10 bc dcnpmiuaicd the rr-erv,
or scdcutary force. which shall be organized iu tu
same manner a. the active force. And that tho re-,
crve force 50 organized shall DO composed of all ihoSr
who shalt have served the legal time Indicated for th,
second class. and be held 10 serve Tor four years IL
the same Al the expiration Of which time they shall
return iOthc mass, aud be subject 10 no further miluar
or militia duty, unless IA eases 90 invasion, or "a lcNe,
en- naSsc, Aal such portions OF the active free a
may go uIt OF the same annually shall forthwith D,
considered as belonging TO the reserve Of scdcuian
force and after The termination of the Grt four wear.
service OF any portion OF thoreserve. onc-iHlrth OF iha
body shall 90 ont Of servIcc annually. IN the same mau
ncr as prescribed 10, the sccouo cisas.
l3.h. That the deficit occlSiouud by the transie
annually, ofuuc-iouuh oilhr active o. the reserve force
and by the discharge annually of one fourth OF the r.
serve, be yearly supplcdby a dnught, or by voluular
service from the mass.
lih. That, for the greater convenience of instru,
ton and discipline ollhc active and seIentary fore,
the territory OF the United States shall b. divided ini
ten districts, which, until otherwise directed b. Law
shall be composed a. follows.