Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-09

;. nd r,onnnyres and introduce the prescribed
retcm of military discipline throughout tic BRIGADE
and such orders they shall, from timr 10 uh' "
care from the commander OF the Stale; |" fc
mort 10 the aduant- general OF Inc Stae al east '
n erorv y.ur the condition of the brigade 10 which ne
b,,nns The situation Of the arms, accouiements ana
ammnnition as they actually may be at the time Of IN.
snec,ion; and every other thing which may, IN ms
udument relate TO the government good order, anu
military discipline OF the brigade
9th That m addition 10 the officers referred 10, uf''
shall olso be one qartcrmastcr general, with the RANK
Of hrigadcr general, 10 the militia OF each State
ION Thai within months after the adoption
and establishment of this system, there shall be taken
from The mass of The militia, in each State, Territory
and District Of thu United States, by draft by v"un
,ary service such number between the ages OF u ana
81 wears so that the whole may not exceed l0o,"o
men, and in the following proportions Tor each Sta''
Territory and District, respectively, to wi: Maine
4 400 men: New Hampshire 2,40n; Vermont 2l0o;
Massachusetts, O00 Connecticut 2,SOO Rhode Island
500 New York IL, 900; New Jersey 2,S0G; Pennsylvania
I0. 400; Delaware 500; Maryland 32Uo; Virginia 6oou'
District Of Columbia 400 North Carolina dlOO South
Carolina 400: Georgia $500; Florida 400 Alabama
, 900. Mississippi 500; Louisiana 500; Tennessee
jOu Arkansas 400: Missouri 200; Iowa 400; Ken
tucky 400 Illinois 200; Indiana $500; OHIO oooo;
Michiran 500: and Wisconsin 400 men. This force !"
constitute the second class, and be denominaed the
ACTIVE or MOVABLE force.
1lth That the ACTIVE or MOVABLE force shall ne
divided into companies and bataons, and be organized
as follows: company shall consist of one captain one
first and one second Lieutenant, four Sergeans, tour
corporas one drummer and fifrr and ninety prI-
Yates battalion shall consist of major an adJh-
tant with the rank OF first lieutenant quarternas-
Ter with the rank Of first lieutenant sergeantna-
ior one quartrrmaser sergeant and four companies
And that the said ACTIVE or MOVABLE force snail DC
held 10 serve as SUCH and he governed by such rules
rs may be prescribed for the period OF four years one
fourth of the same in each State Territory and DIS
trct going out annually; the order OF succession TO Dc
determined in the frs, instance by lot
l1h That there shall be third class OF the militia
of The United States to be drnonlnatcd the reserve or
scdcn:ary force which shall be organized IN the same
manner as the active force And that the reserve iorce
so nrranized shall be composed o.! all those who shall
have served the legal time indicated for the second
class and be held to serve for four years in the sane;
at the expiration of which me they shall return to The
mass and be subject to no further military or militia
duty unless in cases Of INVASION, icrtc en- mnsSe
And such portions of the active force may go out "i
the same annrally shall forthwith be considered as be-
termination Of the first four years service OF any por-
ton of the reserve, fourth of that body shall 70
out Of service annually III the same manner as pre-
/ scribcd inr the second class.
18th That the deficit occasoncd blythe transfer n
nuay Of on" fourth of the active to I've reserve force,
aud by The discharge annually of one!"urh OF the re-
serve b. yearly supplied by draugh or ny voluntary
service from the
Iih That for the greater convenience Of lnstruc.
tinn and discipline Of the active aud sedcn;ny force,
the territory Of the L. $ shall be divided into ten dis
trcts which, until otherwise directed by law, shall be
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