Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-25

| nv WIN a urum Hnd he, or bngif, rs The LegisIa
lures OF the respective. States shall direct.
9th. That tho divisions bngades, aud re pi,ncnt
into which the MASS Is divided, shall be numbered
! al The period oi their formation, aud ferort
thereoi made IN Tho ndintani generals office
oi tho State and when 10 the field In ser
wee IN the State. that they shall respectively take
,aos according 10 their numbers, teek onng the low
est number highest IN rank and also. that the rea
i've rank OF different corps shall be rs follows: ls
cavalry "a, adultery Sd, iuiauts ; Ih. r,nem.n
ana that The said order shall be observed on all pm
rades OF ceremony aud review or IN other duty ex-
ecpi when IN the opinion of The commanding Off
Ger the good OF the service may render anothei
afraneemt nj necessary and further, that MI r1m-
misson.d officers shall take rank according 10 the
uas of their commissions and when iva OF the
same grade bear equal date, then their rank shall
De ueterm'nedby lot. 10 be drawn bv them before
tue commanding officer of the brigade. regiment,
company, or detachment.
ft'' Ihat there stall be m adjutant genctsl mp
pointed IN each State, with the rank OF colonel,
whose duty II shall be To distribute all orders rom
The contender chief Of the State 10 the several
corps 10 attend all public reviews when the com.
mandrr in-chict ofthe Stac shall review ilIr n, li,
~ any part thereof 10 obey all o,dors from him
relative To carving into execution and priecting the
system OF discipline which may be established 10
lninish blank forms Of different returns thai may be
required, aud IN exphin the principles which
they should be made to receive from the several
ohets 81 Tie different corps throughout the State,
returns ot the mia under thrir commands, port
ne the actual situation OF their aims acrouirencn
aud ammunition /; their delinqnenc,cs, aud every
other ihing Which relates To the general advance
ment of good order aud discipline ali OF which sv-
eral commanding officers OF the divisions. btghdcs,
iegi"cnIs, aud companies should be required TO
make, In the upward order Of graduation, aud IN sue
form, aud ~ such in,c The Legislatures OF The res
pectno States may direct. so that the SAID adiutan
general may be duly furnished ih aud lie said
adutan, general, from the returns furnished, should
annually make nm abstract, or consolidated report oi
The same 10 the commander eh,eI Of HE tate !;
aud he should also make return oil the militia OF
The State Ia Which he belongs. with their arms, ae-
counements. and ammunition, 10 The ad Joiant gen
ern OF the militia oi the Uort.d States. on o. beluie
The htst Monday al January IN each year. And II
should be made the duty oi the Secretary Of War,
rom tine To time, 10 give such directions 10 the
adjotant generals Of the militia, might. IN his %
pnoD, be necessary 10 produce uniformity IN the sad
returns aud he SHOULD lay an abstract Of the same
briare Congress, before the last Monday in FcL,u.
airy, annually.
9Th. That it shall be The duty Of The brigade in
sprciuts 10 attend 10 iegiurnla and brigade neei
ings OF the militia composing the several mieadfs
during The time OF lhelr being under aims 10 ~,
speel Their ar =, ammuniton aud accuuitcmenis
10 superntend heir exercise and maumuvfes. and
iodnce The prescribed system of military discipline
throughout The brigade, aud such olders rs they
shall from time 10 time, receive 6om the conman.
,
general o the STATE ni eosl once in every Year, The
condition 81 The brigade 10 which he belongs the
situation Of the AIMS, aceonremenis and ammun.
ton. they actually may be At the time Of inspce-
non and every other thing, which may ~ his ndR
ment relate 10 The govefnn ent, good order, aud
MILITARY discipline OF the brigade.
oh. That, in addition 10 The officers referred TO-
HERE shall be also quaiteImasicr general, with
The rank OF brgadler- general, TO The militia Of each
State.
10Th. That within ----- months alter the adoption
and establishment OF this system, there shall he taken
from The MASS OF HE m'llila, in each State, Teriio-
~ aud ID suict oil The Uhred States, by draft OF by
voluntary service, such number between The ages IL
twenty one and lhry seven years, that the whole
may no, exceed 100 900 men, and IN the following
proportions for each State, Territory, and District,
csprcIiyely. 10 vii Maine 400 men; New llamp-
shire 2d00. Vermont 2d0O Massachusetts 6000;
Connecticut 2s0O Rhode Island 500 New Yoik
| 5000 New Jersey $500 Prnns, wanna 10,400;
Delaware 800; Maryland 5000 Virginia 600
District of Columbia 400 Norm Carolina dA00;
South Carolina 2400; G.o,gia $500; Florida iU0
Alabama 300, Mississippi $40; Loulslana 1000
Tennessee 100; Arkansas 400 E; Missouri 1900
Iowa 400; krrtncky 4I00 ILLINOIS 1900 Indiana
$500 Oh,o 5000 Michigan 500. aud Wisconsin
400 Thus force 10 constitute the second class
and he deuom,nated The ACTIVE or MOVABLE iorce.
llih THAI the ACTIVE OF MOVABLE i"r'e shah
be divided Do companies AID bafialions, aud BE- or
captain first mud one s'coi Il llrutenan four
sergranl~, four corpofals one drummer, her aud
ninety piIvaies. battalion shall cousisi nl one
najor an adluiani, with he rank Of FIST lieutenant,
one quar,rniasrr with the tank OF inst lieutenant,
sergeant M or, one aud
four com an,rs. Aud that The said aciire
bic lo,cr sh3li be held To such, aud be
crned by such rnlt as my be prescribed Tor the
pe,lud OF four y-ats-one- fourth oi the same IN
each State, Territory, aud Dlsuei. gong OUT anno-
ally the o,d,f OF succession 10 he determined IN
The first instance by lot.
I2th. Tha, there shall be a third class Of tic mi
liiia Of the United States be denounated the
serre or Seienfa1y fpc, which shall be orpan,zcd in
the same manner NJ the actipe lofce. AID HAT The
reserve force orr zed shall be CONFUSED Of all
hose uhu shall have served The legal iime ndicaed
for the second class, aud be held 10 serve Tor -four
years IL the sa ne al the expiration OF which lime
they shall return the mass, and be subject to no
Guither military or militia duty, unless ~ cases al
INVASION 81 ieree maSse. And such PORTIONS 81
the ACTIVE ioice as ay 90 out OF he sa'nt anuualy
shall iorthwnh be considered rs blongng 10 tie reserte
or scdentary luce aud, af Ell the terminal OF the
frs four years service Of aay portion OF the RE
STRIVE Que louah Of the body shall out Of seslte
anauaily, ia the same manner prescribed Tor the
second class.
18Th. That the deficit Occaeioned by the transfer
atuually OF ue-fourh oil tie ACTIVE 10 Tie RI.
SERVE lurte aud by the discharge annually al one
fourth OF the RESERVE. be .searly suIplrtdby a
draDght ~ by voluntary s.rvice from the MASS.
l4Jh. That, ior The giealtr & nyenitnce5 81 m
and dist pllue Vi the ACTIVE "nd stpENrA
NY fnoe, the Territory of The Uuied Staies sbal
DO divided INTO leo DISTRICTS winch, until oiherw Use
directed by law. shall be composed as follows;
FIRST DISTRICT