Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-02
rernlalina and goyerning the militia Of

regulating and governing the militia OF :
this State.
t IS hereby enacted by the General As +
semblv ofthe State of Vermont, as follows:
i. The several quartermastefs OF the &
in this State shall before enter
mo unon he duties of their respective 9TH {
css oiye bonds in addition TO the bonds J;
now required by law, IN the penal sun OF
six hundred dollars, with one or more |
sureties 10 the satisfaction OF the command
ant of the regiment, CONDITIONED for the
f,ithfnt performance of the duties OF their
resnectiye Offices, which bonds shall be
executed TO the treasurer of the State, and
deposited in the Office ofthe Quarter Mas
Ter General, who is authorized to prose- |
cute any breach of the conditions thereof /
2. The quarter master Of the several
regiments, shall within ten days after |
each regimeatai drill, make o<'t and trans
nlt 10 the quarter master general, true
and atested copies Of The pay rolls OF said
drills, 10 VII, the names The officers, and
of the musicians liable 10 do duty who ap
near fully uniformed and tqtipPed, the
number OF miles travel, days attendance,
and sum TO be paid each person in attend
ance; also the amount OF executions Is
sued, in dollars and cents, and the atno6nt
( Of fines received, whether collected On ex,
ecution, or paid at the regimental courts
martial, for The current year, together with
a particular account Of the manner IN
! which said moneys have been expended.
5. The quarter master general Is au-
thorizcd 10 draw upon the treasurer'of the
State in favor Of the quarter master OF the
regiment, in the manner aud for the pur-
poses for WHICH commandants of regl-
men,s are authorized to draw by the fif-
teenth section Of the tenth chapter of the
militia act, approved nineteenth Novem-
Der, eighteen hundred and thirty nine and
so much of said section and So much OF
section fourth, chapter nine, OF the act APP
/ proved first November, eighteen hundred
7 thirtV9scven as authorises the command
Il ants of regiments to draw orders on the
treasurer of this State, are repealed.
4. ANY neglect of the several quarter
l masters Of regiments, 10 make the return
: herein required, or suffering any of the
{ funds of the regiment in their hands to be
8 paid out for any other purposes than those
required by law, shall be deemed breach
of The condition Of their bonds.
5. The quarter master general is au
Ithorsed to take under his control ant
> keeping all such pieces Of ordnance "a
= shall be found at large in any regiment OF
brigade, BY reason of the dsbanding O
= any company; and under the direction 0
u the commander in chief, shall distribute
: such pieces Of ordnance, and all ordnGmc,
= of the State in bis care, to such regiment
and brigades as shall be deemed best 70
~ The interests Of the State, ....
e 6. The quarter master general shall b,
= the second Thursday of October in eacl
u year, transmit TO the treasurer of state, al
i abstract of all orders drawn by him dur
:; ing the year previous. sri
- 7. Commissioned company officers VIII
- shall be guilty of any delinquency Of mi
= itarv blty, in not appearing at any com
= panytTAining or election when theret
= duly ordered, shall forfeit five dollars.
it 8. Against said commissioned officer:
g other than commandments oil companies, nc
, LITIGATION Of enforcement shall issue, ser
V vice be made and trial had before the reg
VI mental court martial in the same man
y ner, and under the same regulations, q
. is now provided in the case of non com
H. missioaed officers, musicians & privates
" provided thas nothing in this act contain
t. ed, shall in anyuise affect the jurisdiction
~ given by law to brigade courts MARTA
-, over said officers, or the penalties whicI
= they may impose.
> 9. The commissioned and on-commis
stoned officers, musicians and privates @
;" any company Of cavalry in this state
shall be IN all respects liable to Inc sam,
: penalties Tor non-apPearance. Hon-cquip
ment or want of uniform, and subieci Il
the same JrsIsdictlon> as is now provided
by law, IN the case Of officers, musician.
aud privf'tes Of Other companies
!. 10. The commanding officer of any
company may issue his orders for warn.
i ing said company Tor any company train.
!, ing or election or regmebtai drill or mus
!. Ter, 10 sach noD-ronnissioncd officers Oh
, said company as he Nay think proper. on
! to such nonseommsSioned oficcrs If said
) company and sHtn number ofapfiyaes,
as may in his opinion be necessary far
the due AMI speedy discharge Of TIE duty
/, repaired, and said priratcs. 50 ordered 10
warn rs aftresaid shalt be. subject 10 all
the penalties and liabiIlties for any delin,
,Glencv- IN The discharge OF said duy.
which are provided in article sixteen, If
chapter nine, Of the militia act Of eighteen
!, hundred thlry-seyen.
II. No noa-commlssianeG officer sh III
! be discharged from performing The duties
pertaining 10 his Office, except BY The
teommandng officer of the regime to
which he belongs, onthe requestsof such
officer CT by sentence of n ronrt t,,,,ti.l