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he should also make return Of the militia of
the State to which he belongs, with their
arms, accoutrements. and ammunition, to the
adjutant general Of the militia of the United
States, on or before the first Monday Of Janu-
ary In each year. And it should be made the
duty OF the Secretary of War, from time to
time, to give such directions to the adjutant
generate Of the militia, as might; In his opin-
Ion, be necessary to produce uniformity in
the said returns; and he should lay an abe
stract of the same before Congress, before the
last Monday in February, annually.
9th. That i, shall be the duty Of the bri-
gade inspectors to attend to regimental and
brigade meetings. ofvhe militia composing the
several brigades during the time OF their be-
ing under arms; to inspect their arms, ammu-
milton and accoutrements (; to superintend
their exercise and manmuvres, and introduce
the prescribed system Of military discipline
throughout the brigade, and such orders as
they shall, from time TO time, receive from
the commander-in-chief of the State; TO re-
port to the adiutant general Of the State, at
least once in every year, the condition of the
brigade to which he belongs; the situation of
the arms, measurements, and ammunition, as
they actually may he at the time OF inspec-
ton; and every other thing, which may, in his
judgment, relate to the government, good or
der, and military discipline of the brigade.
9Th. That, in addition TO the officers refer
red to, there shall be also one quartermaster
general, with the rank of brigadier-general,
TO the militia of each State.
10th. That Within months after the a.
doption and establishment of this system.
there shall be taken from the Mass of the nil
Iiiia, in each State, Territory, and District Of
the United States, by draft, or by voluntary
service. such q number between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-seven years, SO that the
whole may not exceed 100000 men, and i'm
the following proportions for each State, Ter
ritory, and District, respectively, to wit -
Maine 4l00 men; New Hampshire 24OO;
Vermont 24O0; Massachusetts, 6OOO; Con-
necticut $500; Rhode Island 500; n. York
$4,000; New Jersey $500; Pennsylvania
10,400 Delaware 500; Maryland 5000; Vir-
ginia 5000; District of Columbia 400; North
Carolina 400; South Carolina 24OO; Geor-
gia $500; Florida 400; Alabama 5000; Mis-
sissippi S00;. Louisiana 1000; Tennessee
400; Kentucky 440O Illinois 1900; Indiana
$500; Ohio 5000; Michigan 800; and Wis
consin 400 men. This force to constitute the
second class, and be denominated the ACTIVE
or MovEABLE force.
llth, That the ACTIVE or MOVABLE force
shall be divided into companies and battal-
ions, and be organized as follows compa-
ny shall consist OF one captain, one first and
one second lieutenant, four sergeants, four
corporals, one drummer and one fifer, and
ninety privates. A battalion shall consist
of one major, an adjutant, with the rank of
first lieutenant, one quartermaster, with the
rank of first lieutenant, one sergeant-maior,
one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and four compa-
MES. And that the said actiUe or naoyeaJle
force shall be held to serve as such, and be
governed by such rules as may be prescribed
for the period of four years-one-fourth of the
same in each State, Territory, and District
going out annually the order of succession
to be determined in the first instance by lot.
10Th. That there shall be a third class of
the militia Of the United States, to be denom-
mated the reserce or sedentary force, which
shall be organized in the same manner as the
dctipe force. And that the reserve force so
organized shall be composed of all those who
shall have served the legal time indicated for
the second class, and be held to serve for
four years in the same !; at the expiration of
which time they shall return to the mass, and
be subject to no further military or militia
duty, unless in cases Of invasion or leyee
en- masse. And such portions of the ACTIVE
force as may go out of the same annually
shall forth be considered as belonging to
the reserve or sedentary force; and, after the
termination of the first four years. service of
any portion ofthe RESERVE, one-fourth of that
body shall go out of service annually, in the
same manner as prescribed for the second
class.
18th. That the deficit occasioned by the
transfer annually of one-fourth of the ACTIVE
70 the RESERVE force, and by the discharge
annually of Onc-fOurth of tho pESPpvp bo
yearly supplied by draught or by voluntary
service from the MASS.
14th, That for the greater convenience ofjn-
struction and discipline of the ACTIVE and
scDEsTARY force, the territory of the United
&. States shall be divided into ten districts,
which, until otherwise directed by law, shall
be composed as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
New Hampshire $500 men.
SECOND DISTRICT.
E Ss85: 5;Issd ( 5000 men.
THIRD DISTINCT.
New York $4,000 men.
FOURTH DISTRICT f'' "'"'
New Jersey , ,.oo
Pennsylvania 5 I''Soo men,
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Delaware
Maryland
DistY. Of Columbia ( io'7Vo men.
Virginia
SIXTH DISTRICT.
North Carolina
South Carolina ~
Georgia 10000 men.