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

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and respectively, be- enroll
ed in the militia by the cap
tain or commanding officer
of the company, within
whose bounds such citizen
shall reside, and that within
twelve months after the
passing Of this act. And
1t shall, At all times here
after, Jc the duty of every
such captain or command
in. officer of i company,
TO enrol every such citizen,
as aforesaid, and also those
who shall, from time TO
time, arrive at the age of
eighteen years, or, being Of
the age of eighteen years,
and under the age of forty
five years, excerpt as before
excepted,) shall come to
reside within his bounds;
and shall, without delay,
notify such citizen of the
said enrolment, BY a proper
non.cnmmissioned officer
of the company, by whom
such notice may be proved.
That every citizen so en-
rolled and notified, shall,
within SIX months therral-
ter, provide himself with
a good muskct, or tirelock,
a sufficient bayonet and
belt, two spare tlrnts, and a
knapsack, a pouch, with u
box therein 10 contain not
less than twenty four car
trldges, suited TO the bore
of his musket or tirrlOck,
each cartridge TO contain 4
proper quantity of powder
and ball or, with Il good
rife, knapsack, shot pouch,
and powder horn, twenty
balls. suited tn the bore OF
his rifle, and quarter Of I
pound Of powder; and shall
appear, - armed, accou-
tied, aud provided, when
called out 10 exercise, or
into service: except, that
when called out on com
pany days, TO exercise only,
he may appear without a
knapsack. That the com
Inissioncd officers shall, Sc
veraIly, be armed with L
sword or hanger, and es-
pontoon: and that, from and
after five wears from the
passage Of this act, all mus
kets for arIning the militia,
as herein required, shall be
of bores sufficient for balls
of the eighteenth part of q
pound And every citizen
so enrolled, and providing
himself with the arms, am
lnunrtion, and accoutrc-
mcnts, required as atorc-
SAID, shall hold the same
exempted from all suits,
dIstressrs, executions, or
sales, for debt, or for the
payment of taxes.
SIC. =. .jHd be II fur
tier cnacted, That the Vice
President Of the L. s, the
officers, judicial and exrcu-
tive, of the Government
of the l.. :. the members
of both Houses Of Con
gross, and their respective
officers; all custom-hon
officers, with their clerks;
all post officers, aud stage
drivers, who are employed
IN the care and conveyance
of tho mail Of the post Of
flee of the L. s.; all ferry
men employed at any ferry
on the pos, road all m
spcciors Of exports; all pr
lots; all mariners actually
employed IN the sea service
of any citizen or merchant
within the L. >. and all
persons who now are, or
may hereafter be, exempt
ed by the laws of the re-
spective States, shall be,
and are hereby, exempted
from militia duty, notwl'h-
standing their being above
the age Of eighteen, and
under the age of forty-hve
years.
SEC. 3. .4nd be il fur
tier cnacfcd, That within
ope year after the passing
of this act, the militia at
the respective States shall
be arranged into divisions,
brigades, regiments, baita-
lions, aud companies, rs
the Legislature o! each
State shall direct; aud EACH
division, brigade and rrgl-
mcnt, shall be numbered
al the formation thereof =.
and a record made Of such
numbers in the adlu'ant-
y neral Office in the State;
and when in the field, or
IN service in the State,
each division, brigade and
regiment, shall, respective
", take rank according TO
their numbers, reckoning
the first or lowest number
highest in rank. That, #
the same be convenient,
each brigade shall consist
of four regiments; each re-
gilnent of two batta!Ions;
each battalion Of five com
panirs; each company "t
sixiy-four privates. That
H." said militia shall! be Of
ficcred by The rcsprctIs:
States, as follows To each
division, one major.genc-
raj End two a,d>-de-camp,
with the rank Of major; Ia
each brIs de, one briga-
dler-generni, with one brl-
gade-inspcctor, to serve al.
20 az a brigade-,najor, with
the rank Of major. t"
each regiment, one leu
tenant.colonel command
ant; and to each battalion,
one major, 10 each conpa-
ny, one captain, one leu
tenant, one ensign, t"Er
sergeants, four corPorals,
one drummer, and one htes
or bugler. That there shall
be a rcgimental staff 10 con-
sist ofone atjutant and one
ouartermaster, 10 rank AZ
lleutenants; one paynInstcr;
one surgeon, and one sur
gcon's mate; one sergeant
major one drum-lnajor,
and one fife.major.
SEC. 4. .4nd be II tnr-
Tier cnnrtcd, That out of
the militia enrolled, as is
herein directed, there shall