Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-02
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.
In General .7sscmJiy. .Lnuo'y Session, lSiC
MILITIA LAW .


b. !. enacted By The General Assembly a,
Joiiowsj
SECTION |. The whole militia Of thu
State shall bc arranged 10 one division the
militia in the countlrs Of Newport and Bris.
iol shall form the first brigade the miiiiia
IN the county of Providence shall form thr
second hri gadr the militia in the county %
Washington shall form the third brigade
nnd the militia IN the county OF Kent shal
form The fourth brigade. The brigade IN tht
conrics Of Newport aud Bristol shall con
sist Of three regiments the brigade in the
county of Providence, of seven regiments
the brigade in the county Of Washington
of three r. erimcuts and The brigade in IT.,
county of Kent, OF two regiments
SEC. = The regiments aforesaid shall 6'
constituted as follows, to wit: the towns q
Newport, Portsmouth, jamestown. and Md
dletown, shall constitute the first regiment
the towns of Providence and n. Providence
the second regiment the towns of Wcster
ly, Charesiowp, end Hopkinton, the thrt
regiment the towns OF Bristol, Warren
and Darlington, the fonrth regiment; ,l'
towns Of Warwick and East Greenwich, ,h'
mn regiment the town of STn'lhield, thu
sixth regiment the town Of Sclrate, th'
seventh regiment; the towns Of Nortl
kingstCwn md Exeter the eighth regiment
the towns OF West Greenwich Dnd Coventry
the ninth regiment; the towns Of TIvertor
and Little Compton. the tenth regimen:
the towns Of South Kingstown and Rich
mond, the eleventh regiment; the towns oi
Gloucester and Burrillvl!c. the twelfth rcCi-
mcnt the town of Foster the thirteenth reg
imcnt; the towns of Cranston ana Johnston
the fourteenth regiment and The town o'
Cumberland, the fifteenth regiment.
SIC. 3. There shall be- four companies
of militia in the town Of Newport /; six com.
pancs in the city Of Providence three
companies in the town of Portsmouth -four
companies in the town of Warwick; two com
pauirs in the town Of Westerly /; three com
panles in the town OF North Kings'own; -four
companies in the town of South kipgstown
two companies in the town of Fast Green.
wlch one company ~ the town o' James
town; five companies in the town oi Smith
field; four companies in the town of Scitunie
three companies IN the town OF Glocester
two companies in the town Of Charcstown
three companies in the town of West Green
wich; five companies in the town OF Gov
entry; three copmpanies ~ the town oi FIX
eier two companies in the town OF NIddlc
town; two companies III the town ot Bristoi
three companies in the town OF Tiverton
one company in the town of Little Compton
one company in the town of Warren; lou
companies in the town Of Cumberland; tive
companies in the iown Of Richmond; three
companies IN the town Of Cransion three
companies in the town Of lIopkin'on; TIVE
companies in the town Of Johnston; two
companies in the town Of North Providence
one company in The town Ct Darlington
four companies IN the town Of Foster md
three companies in the town of Burrillvillc
and tho aforesaid division, brigades, regI'
ments, and companies, shall be oflic cred a.
grceab!y to the several acts of Congress, and
the provisions of this act, and said officers
shall be engaged as herein hereafter provid-
cd, and the division of companies rs now cx
isting in the several towns and in the city o'
Providence, shall be .continucl, subject how
ever 10 such alterations as their present
number or future increase or dlminuuon
may, IN the opinion oP tl,r field officers ol
the regiments respectively, or any two o
them, from time to time render eXpedlent
and the officers aforesaid are hereby author
izcd to augment or reduce the number o
companies IN their several regiments accord
ingly; giving written notice thereof to In
Secretary Of State within five days there
after.
SEC. 4. In addition 10 the persons eX
cmptcd from the performance OF mlli'sr.
duty by the act Of Congress, there shall ais
lie exempted from the performances at sue
duty, the following persons: to wit; all per
sons who have holden the Office Of govcrnoI
or lieutenant governor; all persons who
siler the last day of February, A. ID. I1!h
shall have holden any military commission
or commissions. or staff office with the ranl
Of an officer OF the line, for the space ot hv'
years succcssiveiy, aud who hnve been en-
\ gaged thereon according 10 law, and beoi
honoraby discharged; also my person VIII
shall have holden any such military commits
zion or commissions, or sIalf Othcc niorcslid
for less term of tune than fly" years, an'
who have been snpcrt cdcd without lhel
consent; Prori3c4. ho,rerer. that any pcrso'
who shall claim m exemption on account
bis having holden any commission or com
missions or stair Office as Aforesaid, shal
exhibit to the commanding officer OF tn.
compnnv " Thin the bounds Of which he shnl
reside, if required 10y such commanding on
Ger, his original commission, or ovldchro
his appointment to such staff office as aiore
, said, hv virtue Of which he shnll claim suc'
cxcmn, and Tho original cc,'ihcst' @
his having been engaged thereon; and sha
also, If required, leave COPY oi each
them with said commanding officer, an
/ which copies eaid commanding officer shl
! deliver 10 ma .ucrtssor ~ officer.
: Src. ;. Persons Of tho following dcsrriI
,ons, rs long MS they shnll remain ci said "a
.crip,ions, shall be exempted from the PEI
/ lormpncc Of military duty. TO With
/ members Of the senate; tho Justices M
4 clerks of 'hc supreme Judicial court ~
i.,ccs and clerks of ihe couit of cunlmo
pleas; the secretary cf State; The atiorno
!. general the general treasurer; the 'hcrI
: of ench county ono fcrrvnan at each state
I ferry. who usually naviraicd the boo' VI
, keepers of liglt honscs, within ihi- state
al, settled ot ordained ministers oi the go
pei; The president, professors, tutors, SIT
dents and steward of Brown universn,
town and city trcnsnrcrs town nnd en-
clerks rtaeiicing physicinrs; practcin
.,.u,.,s ,,.t tnrladtn~ puntlg of pllIIg