Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-29

the suatiua Of the arms. announcements. and unmun
uon a. dey actually may be IL e time OF inspection;
and every other thing which may, in his judgement.
relate To tho government good order aud military dis
cip!ino Of the brigade.
9Th. Thatin addition % the officers referred there
shall 90 also one quar,urmar:cI general. ~ith the
rank OF bTlgldior grHcul "a the miiItia oi each
soie.
10Th. Within - months after the adoption and
establishments ofthls syscn. there shall be taken from
the mas Of the militia. M each State Territory. and
District "a the United States. by drau-ht by Nouni
airy service. such number h0vcon The ages ui tWruy
one aud riirty-seyep wears. that the whole army
may MT exceed 100000 men. and in the following
proportions for each territory and district, rcspec
lively, 10 wit; Maine 400 men New hampshire
/ 2.iOO men Vermont 24O9 Massachusetts, COCO
Connecticut = 500 Rhode Island 800 New York g.
600 New Jersey 2.S0O Pennsylvania 10 400 Della.
ware 500 North Carolina 1 400; south Carolina
/ 400 Georgia , 500; Florida 100 Alabama 5000
Mississippi 500; Louisiana lGJO Tennessee 400
Arkansas 100 Missouri 200 Iowa 400 Kentucky
/ 400; Illinois 200; Indiana $3.50 Ohio 5000
/ Michigan 500 and Wisconsin 100 men. This fore
10 constitute the second class and be donominaivd tIC
ACTIVE uR MsvEAUiE urco.
il,h That the a~iirc or movtgRc force shall be d.
yidCJ into companies and ha'ia,io0s. and be organ
zcd follows \ company shall consist of one cap
tain. first and second lieutenant, four scrgcans
four corporals drummer and ono for. and ninety
pNajcs. battalion shall consist Of one MAJOR. an AT
master with tho rank first Lieutenant, sergeant
major. quartz mlstcr sergeant and four companies
Aud that the SAID active movable force shall ht
held 10 serve us sch and bc governed hy such rules
rs may be prcacribrd for tie period Of four year,
one fourth Of the in ooch State. Territory. ans
District gong annually the order Of succession tC
BE- determined in the irSi instance Is loi.
l2,h. That there shall be a third class of the mill
tia og the United States be dCuominaicd the rCsCry,
sedcniary force. which shall be organized in ia,
samc manner as the active force. And that the res
erye force orgguiacj shall be composed of ul hos,
Who shal! have served the legal time Indicated for IA,
second class aud be- held 10 serve 1r iour years IL
the sanc at the expiration OF which time they shall
return tOthc mas, and De subject 10 further miliiar,
or militia duv. unless IA cases of INVASION leyeC
On maSsc. And such portions OF the active force "a
may go OF the annually shall forthwith b,
considered belonging 20 the reserve Of scden;au
iuF-r aud offer the termination of the rst four year,
service OF any portion Of thcrcserve oncour,h OF tina
body shall 60 out of service annually, ia the same man
ner prescribed Cor the secpuC cs1s
18Th. That the deficit occasiuncd BY the transfer
annually ofunc-iourh pthc active 10 the force
aud b. the discharge annually of fourth of the
serve be yearly supplied by dsuught by yoiuulr
service from the mass
l4h. That, FIR the greater convenience of Irs'ruC
ton and discipline of,he active and scioutury force
he territory oi the United States shall be divided int
Ten districts. which. mill Otherwise directed 10y law
shall be composed as follows.