Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-02


than five years, and who shall be superseded
by the election or appointment, OF another
person over bsn, shall, on application rs
aforesaid, be honorsbly discharged, and Tor
ever after be exempt from military duty.
SEC. ~. All designations shall be ~ wr'
ing; and shall be approved VI ana cerlihed a.
follows: the resignation OF the MAJOR genera,
sifal be made TO and approved oi oy the
comma nder in. chief: the resignation OF n
brigadi.r general, shall bo approved Of by
the. MAJOR general; the resignation OF field
officer, shall be approved OF by the brigadier
general Of the brigade to winch such field
officer belongs and the resignation OF a
captain or subaltcIn officer. shall be approved
VI by the commanding officer Of the rcgl.
mcnt to which such captain or subalterp shall
belong. And the major general, brlgadier
general or commanding officer Of regiment
who shall approve OF any resignation as
aforesaid, shall certify the came to the com
usnder in.chief, who shall have power to
allow or disolow thereof al his discretion.
And no officer shall be- considered as having
resigned his commission unless the same
shall have been approved of and certified At
aforesaid, and allowed by the comniander-ln.
chief.
Discipline, Inspection, Training and Reri,o
SEc. %. The system Of discipline and
field exercise. from time to time ordered for
the army Of the United States, shall be the
system Of discipline and field exercise ior
The milite Of this State.
SEc. 90. Each commanding officer Of n
company shall order out his company on the
third Monday of April, annually, at one
o'clock in the aiicrnoon, for inspection and
shall inspect, examine, aud take an exact nc.
count Of the equipment Of his men, note oil
delinQuences OF appearance. and Deficiencies
of equipments, aud correct his company roll,
in order that q thorough inspection may be
made, Of oil the militia in the Sintc; and
every commanding officer of a company,
shnil train and discipline his company OH said
day, os well MS inspect them.
All persons now holding commissions as
captains or subaltern officers in The militia,
shall exercise the duties Of their said Office,
at Tho company trainings herein ordered on
the third Monday Of April next: aud at The
said company training after the exercise and
drill, the company shall proceed to the clsc.
tion of officers and return Of said election
shall be made as herein required. And the
ssmo proceedings for the election of officers
shall be had on the said third Monday oi
April in each succeeding year.
Src. 30. The militia Of this state shall in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
fny, nnd in every second year thereafter, in
the month OF September, meet by regiment
or battalion, for the purpose Of training, dis
cipliuing and improving them in marital ex-
crcise the places of regimental and buttal.
ION rendezvous shall be appointed by the
commanders Of the regim.n nls respective.
ly; and The days of the regimen,al or batial-
ion rendezvous, by the respective brlgadicrs.
In the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty one, aud in every second year
thereafter, in the month OF September, the
commissioned officers belonging to each
brigade shall DO called together Tor the pur.
pose OF discplinlng and improving them in
martial exercise. The time for calling out
said officers shall be designated by the major
general and the place OF meeting shall be
designated by the brigader general Of each
brigade and the officers of said brigade
slull he under the immediate command Of
the brigadier general when so assembled /:
Provided, that the militia in tho town OF
jamestown, and that portion Of the militia oi
the town If Portsmouth residing on the Is
land OF Prudence, may muster with the rcgi.
lnrnt to which they belong, or by company
in their respective towns, on the same day
with their regiment; and in the latter case,
the commanding officers Of said companies
respectively, shall inspect aud review their
companies, and make return TO the comman.
der of the regiment ;--Provided also. that
the inhabitants OF the town OF New Shore
ham shall be- exempt from al military duty.
SIC. 81. Each brigade and regiment,
when in the field, shall take rank according
to its number, as in the first aud second sec
tlons OF this act, beginning at the lowest
number as highest in rank and the compa
nies in each regiment shall form according
to the rank Of the officers present command
ing them and when distinct corps shall
parade, join or do duty together, the senior
officer present shall Command, ,wthou, re gard
to corps.
SEC. 81. Whenever any company dest.
tute Of commissioned officers, shall parade
with other troops, the commanding officer
present shall detail some officer Of the rcg.
inent To discipline and command them, unless
the officer be present, detailed for that pur-
pose according 10 the provision Of the tenth
section.
SIC. 33. Every commanding officer, when
on duty, is hereby authorized to ascertain
and Tx necessary bounds and limits TO his
parade, mot including any road OH which
people travel, so as to obs,ruct The same, oI
prevent their passiDg] within which, nc
spectator shall have n right to pass or enter
without leave from such commanding ofic GER
and the commanding officer OF any battalion
or company may put under guard any spec.
tator or bystander who shall abuse. modest
or strike any one when on parade, or under
arms; and every person who shall encroacb
on the parade ground.
SEC. "a. Brigade majors and brigade in.
spectors shall attend the inspections and re-
views of their respective brigade, whether
the same oe by brigade or regiments and
If by regiments, shall inspect their arms,
ammunition and equipments, superintcnd their
exercises and cvolutions, and introduce and
enforce the system Of discipline required by
law and by The orders Of the commander in.
chief; and shall make return as provided in
the forty: first section.
SIC. 81. No non commissioned officer or
private shall unnecessarily, or without orders
from his superior officer, come on to any
place Of parade, with his nuskef, rife OF
pistol, loaded with ball, sugs, or shot, OF
shall SO load the same while on parade, un.
der the penalty provided in such cases in the
seventy. second section.
SIC. 36. The ball cartridges required by
this act shall be inspected at such place as
the commanding officer may appoint