Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-01


the siiuaton OF the arms sccour,mcnt. and ainsnan
h"n as They actually may h. at ie time ot inspection;
ana every Other hing which NAV, m has Judgement.
relate 10 the government good orirr. and military d.
oiptnc q The brigade
9Th Thstin addition 10 the of!crn referred To thcrc
snail be also one QuaIiernas'CJ general, with the
RANK OF buSIdler gcHcTai 10 the militia Of each
s.3tc.
lO;h. Wihin----- rnoaihS after tho ADOPTION and
establishment of his system. there shall De taken from
The mass at the militia each State. Territory, aud
District 81 the United States. by dr,uyhi. or by volunt
nr service such umuhcr hctwcsn the ages oi tycaiy.
one anu tirty-scv"u years, that the whole army
may n'' exceed 100000 men, and in the following
proportions Cor each STALE territory AMI district, rcspcc
lively, 10 wit; Nlse AGO nru New Hampshire
300 men vermont . 400: Massachusetts, 5000
Crunsc,icut = 500 Rhode Island 500 New York 3
coo New jersey > $40 PENNSYLVANIA 1000 Della.
ware $40; North Carolina 4IO0; South Carolina
+ lIOO Georgia $500 FLORIDA 100 Alabama 600
4 Mississippi $40; Louisiana 1900 Tennessee 4 400
! Arkansas 400; Missouri 200 Iowa 400 Kentucky
4.4o0 lliuor. 200; Indiana 1850 Ohio 5000
Michigan 800 and Wisconsin 400 mon This force
B To oon.tIuc the second class and be dcnominacd the
ACTIVE or NsvEABiE force.
1l;h. That thu 0ci,cc Hg"ror''s force shall b d.
. vidcd INTO companies and bl,ta.Iuus aud be organ
zcd "a follows company shall consist of cap
tain. frsi AMI second Lieutenant. four scrgcan;s
four corInras one drummer ard one iiier AMI NINETY
p.Iy1tes battalion shall consist Of one major. ad
master with the rank OF first Lieutenant. sergeant
major, one quIeuntscr sergeant aud four companies
/ Anal that the siiI active movable force shall p,
held 10 ~ such. anil Dc governed by such rule
rs may DC prescribed ir t',c period oC four years
one fourth of The same IN c9ch State, Territory. mn,
District going annually h' order of succession e
b. determined IA the FIRST instance BY lot.
4 y a. That there snail be :hiri class of The mill
tn % ihc United States. 20 bc dcnomu1icd the
OF scder,sry force. wligh shall BE- organized la IN,
same manner tac active for O. Aud that the res
"r'c force oluzaI shull be- composed of all tlos
~ho shall nave served the legal lime indicated Cor ih
second class, and be held 10 fr four years IL
the same al the expiration ct which time they shal
return iolhs mas. and he subject further mIlar
Or miua duty, unless IA cases Of invasion. Level
ga mossC, Anl such PORTIONS OF the active force n
my - oui OF tue same annually shall forthwith p,
considered rs belonging 20 the reserve Of scdcu'ar
Ercc and after hc u rminaon OF The first four years
service OF ans portion Of pras"ryc olc-laurgh Of ihl
body shall 20 oIi 81 service annually, ia Tie same man
uer rs prescribed Cor the seCuut osss.
3h. That the deficit occls,nuCd 10y the transfer
annually of nncouTh o the active 10 the reserve force
AMI 10y The discharge annually of fourth OF the rc
serve. hc yearly Supplied ~ dlaugAt OF b. yUluuiar
service from tho mass.
li.h. Tint. Cor The greater convenience Of insIruc
tion and discipline o! hr active AMI sedcntlry force
the territory the United States shall be divided int
ten districts which uu,i, otherwise directed 10y law
shall be C.,mls ed ps flllp,Ns