Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11

S. Carolina 1900, Georgia
$500, Florida 400, Alaha-
ma 1900, Mississippi Soo,
Louisiana 1000, Tennes-
see 400, Arkansas 400,
Missouri 200, Iowa 400,
Kentucky 400, Illinois
200, Indiana $500, OHIO
5000, Michigan sOo, ana
Wisconsin 400 men. THIS
force to constitute the Sc
cond class, and be denom'-
mated the ACTIVE OR MOVE
ABLE FORCE.
nth. That the ACTIVE
OR MOVABLE force shall
be divided into companies
and battalions, and he or
ganized rs follows: A COM
pany shall consist OF one
captain, one first and one
second lieutenant, four ser
geants, four ;orPorals, one
drummer, and one tiier, and
ninety privates. \ natla-
II
lion shall consist OF one
major, an adjutant, with the
| rank OF first lieutenant, one
ouartermaslcr, with The
rank of first lieutenant, one
scrgeani-maj"r, one quar-
acknowledgement, and
four companies. And that
the said active or move
able force shall be held to
serve as such, and BE- 90
verned by such rules as
NAV be prescribed, for the
period Of four ycars-one
fourth OF the same III each
State, Territory, and DIS
trict, going out annually;
the order Of succession TO
be determined in the first
instance by lot.
18th. That there shall be
a third class of the militia
of the u. States, to be de-
nominated the RESERVE or
srpE>rAEf force, which
shall be organized III the
same manner as the active
force. And that the re-
serve force, so organized,
shall be composed Of all
those who shall have served
the legal time indicated for
the second class, aud be
held to serve for four years
in the same; at the expIra-
ton 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 4 icrcc en- maSSe. And
such portions Of the active
force as may 30 out OF the
same annually, shall forth
with he considered as be-
longing to the reserve or
>cdentary force: and after
the termination of the first
tour years service OF any
portion of the reserve, one
fourth Of tina, body shall go
out Of service annually, IN
the same manner as pre-
scribed for the second
class.
18th. That thu deficit &C.
casiorcd by the transfer
annually OF fourth Of
the active TO the reserve
force. and By the discharge
annually of one-forr,h Of
The reserve, be yearly sup
Piled BY a draught, or by
voluntary service, from the
MASS.
18th. That for The great
er convenience of insiruc-
tinn and discipline of the
active and sedentary force,
the territory Of the United
States shall be divided into
ten districts, which, until
otherwise directed by law,
shall be composed as fol-
lows:
, ~ "''',''''
New Hampshire, 1900 men.
Vermont, >
,,,,.,.: - o'S'r'e''
phnd'. i.I,nJ q,GG9 men.
| Connecticut.
81 district.
->eN ~ 5;,,r;.,
New Jersey. ;, ,oo man
/ PENNSYLVANIA, NV %
Oh o'''T'e''
tIa,, ,,,J
Dis. Of Columbia, IVA" men,
Virginia,
, ia d's'T'a'.
So",,, r",nI,"n
| Georgia, i''''' ''c"'
Florida, =,
,,.,h,,o, go "''';"
Mississippi, soo m
Louisiana,
tennessee )
,,.,s :" "'S''''''
| Missouri, 1000 men.
Iowa, }
va DISTRICT.
,,,;noi, AN men
Indiana,
Ion district.
U ,,;aH;;,, I a ooo man
Wisconsin.
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Total, ""soo men.
lnth. na' 'ie oa'ld''"''S
OF inc ACTIVE anu sLplN
FAIRY tDrcpS snail DE HUtl-