Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-19

subject to such regulations as the Pre-
sident may think proper to adopt for
their Instruction, discipline and i'm
provement in military knowledge.
18TH. That. whenever the United
States shall be invaded, or be in immi-
nent danger of invasion from any for
elgn nation or Indian tribe, il shall be
lawful for the President Of the United
States to call forth such number of the
militia ofthe State or States most con
venient to the place of danger or scene
of action, and in the order provided for
in the 18th head, as he may Judge
necessary to repel such invasion and
to issue his orders to the proper officer.
And in case of an instruction in any
State against the Government thereof,
that II shall be lawful forihe President
OF the United States, on application of
the Legislature of such State, or of the
Executive (when the Legislature can
not be convened) TO call forth such
number of the militia ofany other state
or states as may be applied for, as he
may judge suficientto suppress such
instruction.
10Th. That, whenever the laws of the
United States shall be opposed, or the ex-
ccution thereof Distracted, in any State,
by combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings, or by the powers vested in
the morshals, it shall be lawful for the
President of the United States to call forth
the militia of such State, or of any other
State or States, as may be necessary to
suppress such combinations, and to cause
the laws to be duly executed and the use
of the militia so to be called forth may be
continued, if necessary, until the expira.
ton Of thirty days after the commence
ment of the then next session of Congress;
provided that, whenever il may be neces.
sary, in the judgment of the President, to
use the military force thus called forth, he
shall, forthwith, by proclamation, COM
mand such insurgents to dispense, and re-
tire peaceably TO their respective abodes
within a limited time; and provided, also,
that the militia which the President is thus
authorized to call forth be of the ACTIVE,
or Of the AcTINE and sEDENTARY forces,
when such force or forces of the State, OF
Of the neighboring States, shall be, in his
opinion, sufficient; and when not, then
such portions Of the MASS as he shall deem
necessary.
Doth. That the militia Of the United
States, or any portion thereof, when en-
ployed in the service of the United States,
shall be subject to the same rules and ar.
tices of war as the troops of the United
States. And that no officer, non. CON-
missioned officer, musician, or private OF
the militia, shall be compelled to serve
more than six months after his arrival at
the place Of rendezvous, in any one year,
nor more than in due rotation with every
other able. bodied man of the same rank
in the regiment to which he belongs.
2lst. That every citizen duly enrolled
in the militia shall be constantly provided
with arms, accoutrements and ammunition,
as already pointed out, from and after the
period when he shall have been duly not-
fed of his enrolment and any notice or
warning to the citizens so enrolled TO at
tend company or regimental muster or
training. which shall be according TO the
laws fthe State in which it is given for
that purpose, shall be deemed legal no.
tice of his enrolment.
22d. That the officers, non. commits
stoned officers, musicians, artifcers, and
priyates, Of volunteers and militia, when
called into the service Of the United States,
in the manner and under the circumslan-
ces referred to, shall be entitled to and re-
ceiye the same monthly pay, rations, clio.
thing, or money in lieu thereof and forage,
and be furnished with the same camp
equipage, as are or may be provided by
law for the officers, musicians, artifcers,
and privates of tie infantry of the United
States provided nevertheless, that such
portions Of the militia as may be called
out, as provided under the 18th head, shall
not be entitled to receive clothing, or mon.
ely IN lieu thereof; nor shall any officer
OF the same be entitled to forage, or mon
ey instead, for more than one horse. nor
for more than one servant each.
23d. That the officers of all mounted
companies. volunteers or militia, wien in
the service of the United States, shall each
be entitled to receive forage, or money in
lieu thereof, for two horses when they &C.
tually keep private servants, and for one
horse when without private servants and
that forty cents per day beallowed for the
use and risk Of each horse, except horses
killed in battle, or dying of wounds re.
ceived in battle. That each non.com.
missloned officer, artificer, and private oil
all mounted companies, shall be entitled
to receive forage in kind for one horse
with forty cents day for the use and risk
thereof, except horses killed in battle, Of
dying Of wounds received in battle; anC
twenty five cents per day in lieu of foragt
and substance, when the same shall be
furnished by himself, or twelve and hal
cents for either, as the case may be.
9th. That any officer, non-commis.
stoned officer, artlfcer, musician, or pri
vate Of militia or volunteers, required Il
be mounted, who shall, when in the ser
vice of the United States, suffer, withou
any fault or negligence on his part, whilc
in said service, by the loss ola horse killet
in battle, or by horse dying of wound.
received in battle, shall, upon due and suf
fcient proof thereof be paid for the same
| provided, that not more than one hundred
and twenty dollars be paid for each horse
for which payment may be thus claimed.
25th. That the officers, non. commits
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