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

TIC - h T.
ma,rosS, shall furnish HIM
sclfwilh all the equipments
of 4 private IN the infan-
try, until proper ordnance
and field artillery is provi-
ded. There shall be to
! each troop Of horse, one
{ captain, Two licu,enants,
one cornPt, four sergeants,
! four corporals, one saddler,
one farrier, and one ,rum-
peter. The commissioned
officers to furnish them
selves with good horses, of
al least fourteen hands and
a half high, and to be arm
ed with a sword, and pair
of pistols, the holsters of
which TO be covered with
bearskin caps. Each dra-
COON to furnish himself
with a serviceable horse, al
least fourteen hands and
an half high, a good sad
die, bride, mail pillion
and valise, holsters, and a
breasiplate and crnpper, a
pair of boots and spurs, a
pair Of pistols, a sabre, and
a cartouch box 10 contain
twelve cartridges for pis-
tolls. That each company |
of artillery and troop of
horse shall be formed Of
volunteers from the bril-
gade, at the discretion Of
the commander-In.ch of
the State, not exceeding |
one company Of each to a
regiment, nor more IN num-
Der than one.e!even,h part
Of the infantry, and shall
be uniformly clothed IN re-
eimen,als, 10 be furnished
at their own expense; the
color and fashion TO be de-
terrnined by the brigad'er
commanding the brigade to
which they belong.
SEC. ). ind be Il FIR
her ENACTED, Tina, each bat
talon and regiment shall
be provided with the State
and regimental colors by
the field officers, aud each
company with a drum and
fife or bugle horn by the
commissioned officers OF
the company. in such man
ner as the Legislature of
the respective States shall
direct.
sec. 6. .9nd he Il fur
tker eaacfed. That, there
shall be an adiutant.gcne-
raj appointed in each State,
whose duty it shall be 10
distribute all orders from
the Commander-ln-ch'efot
the State 10 the serera!
corps; 10 attend all public
reviews, when the com.
mantler-in-chIrf Of the
State shall review the M
litia, or any part thereof; !"
obey all orders from him,
relative to carrying into
execution and periecting
the system of military dis
cipllne established by this
act: 10 furnish blank forms
of different returns, that
may be required, and to
explain the principles on
which they should be
made: To receive from tht
several officers of the diff
ferent corps, throughout
the State, returns OF the
militia under their com.
mand, reporting the actua!
situation of their arms, ac-
coutrements, and ammumi-
ton, their dellnquencies,
and every other thing
which relates TO the gene
raj advancement Of good or
der and discipline All
which, the several officers
Of the divisions, brlgades,
regiments, and bat,alons,
are hereby required to
make, in the usual man
ner, so that the SAID adJu-
tant-general may be Only
furnished there with: From
all which returns, he shall
make proper abstracts, and
law the same annually be-
fore the COMMUNICATIVE
chief of the State.
SEC. 10. .ind be Il fur
tier enacted, That it shall
be the duty OF the brigade
inspector to attend the regi-
mental and battalion meet
ings Of the militia compos-
ing their several hrigades,
during the time of their be-
ing under arms, 10 inspect
their arms, ammunition,
and accoutrements: super
intend their exercise and
mauGnvrcs, and introduce
the system of military dis
cipllne before described
throughout the brigade,
agreeably to law, and such
orders as they shall from
time to time, receive from
the commandments chief of
the State; In make returns
10 the acknowledgement of
the State, al leas, once in
every year, oilhe militia of
the brigade 10 which he
belongs, reporting therein
the actual situation OF the
arms, accOu!rcments, and
ammunition Of the several
corps, and every other
thing which, in his judg-
men,, may relate to their
government and the gene
raj advancement Of good
order and military d'sci-
pine; and the adjutant &C.
neral shall make a return
Of all the militia of the
Stale 10 the cnmmander-In-
chief Of the said State, and
a duplicate of the same TO
the President Of the United
States. May 1872.
SEC. 3. Ind be II fmthcr
enacted, That, in addition
, TO the officers provided for
BY the said act, there shall
be, TO the militia of each
. State, one quartermas'cr-
general; to each brigade,
one quartermastcr of brI-
gadc.
. GEN. Harrison 5 Pan as
presented TO Congress an
1917.
u TIE toiiomi"g sec
ions arc e1ciuSire Of those
, inserted IN his LiHS, arhich
) arc to be .tOHnd n tic eriSt-
ing M,cs, and markell
Ssc. 8. Ind IL Il further
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