Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-19

oil the Ctat6, HUI 04ccCulu8 one EO1i~
pany from brigade, and shall be clo-
thed and equipped attheir own expense
the color and fashion TO be deterin-
ined by the brigadier general comnsn-
ding the brigade to which they belong.
That the commissioned officers OF the
artillery and infantry shall. be armed
with a sword of such description as Is
commonly denominated cut and thrust.
That the commissioned officers ofc
airy shall furnish themselves with good
horses of at least fourteen and half
hands high, and be armed with sabre
and pair of pistols, and holsters for
the same. Each dragon to furnish
himself with serviceable horse at least
fourteen hands and half high, good
saddle, bride, vaIise, breast plate, and
crupper, pair of boots and spurs,
pair of pistols, sabre and cartouch
box, to contain twelve cartridges for
pistols.
9Th. That each regiment shall be
provided with the State and regimen
tai colors, and each company with
drum and fife, or bugles, as the legisla-
ture of the respective States shall
direct.
9th. That the divisions, brigades
and regiments into which the MASS is
divided, shall be numbered at the pc
Rod of their formation, and a record
thereof made in the adjutant generals
Office of the State; and when in the
field or in service in the State, that
they shall respectively take rank aecor-
ding to their numbers, reckoning the
lowest in number highest in rank and
also, that the relative rank of different
corps shall be as follows: 1st, cavalry;
Cd, artillery; Sd, infantry ;4th riaemen,
and that the said order shall be ohserv-
ed on all parades OF ceremony and re-
view, or on other duty, except when,
in the opinion of the commanding Off
rank shall be taken according to the
date of their commissions and when
two of the same grade hear an equal
date, then their rank shall be deter
mined by lot, to be drawn by them be-
fore the commanding officer of the
brigade, regiment, company, or de-
tachment.
18th. IT bat there shall be an adju-
tant general appointed in each State,
with the rank of colonel, whose duty it
shall be to distribute all orders from the
commander-in-chief of the State to the
several corps to attend all public re-
views, when the commander-in-chief
of the State shall review the militia, or
any part thereof; TO, obey all orders
, from him, relative to carrying into ex-
ecution and perfecting the system of
discipline which may be established
to furnish blanks of different returns
that may be required, and to explain
the principles on which they should be
made !; to receive from the several Of
!, ficers Of the different corps through
out the state, returns of the militia un-
! der their commands, reporting the
! actual situation of their arms, accou-
! trements, and ammunition their delin-
quencies and every other thing which
relates to the general advancement of
good order and discipline all of
which the several commanding officers
Of the divisions, brigades, regiments,
and companies should be required TO
. make; in the upward order Of graduation
! and IN such form, and at such time as
; the Legislatures ofthe respective states
I may direct, so that the said adiutant
general may be duly furnished there
with and the said adjutant general,
] from the returns thus furnished, should
! annually make an abstract or consoli-
. dated report Of the same to the COM
mander-in-chief of the State and he
! should also make areturn ofthe militia
II of the state to which he belongs, with
4 their arms, aeeoutrements, and amuni-
= ton, to the adjutant general ofthe mi
j litia ofthe United States, on or before
;, the first Monday of January in each
- year. And it should be made the duty
j Of the Secretary of War, from time C
time, to give such directions. t. the
=, adjutant generals of the militia, al
" might, in his opinion, be.necessary tc
\ produce uniformity in the said returns
:, - and he should lay an abstract o, .ths
. same before Congress, before. fbe las
! Monday in F February, annually,
Sth. That it shall be the duty of tht
: brigade inspectors to attend to regi
: mental and brigade meetings of the mi
:, , litia composing the several brigade,
= during the time of their being unde
- arms to inspect their arms, ammunition
: and announcements TO superintend thei
:. exercise and maneuvres, and intro
. duce the prescribed system of militar,
discipline throughout the brigade, AM
y such orders. as they shall, from time Il
~ time, receive from the commander-in
> chief of the state, to report to the adiu
- tant general 6fthe State, at least ono,
in every year, the condition of TIT
p brigade to which he belongs the SIT
a uation of the arms, accoutrements, an
! ammunition, as they actually may be a
- the time Of inspection and every 9th
nc ar fhing which NAV IN his indoarnar