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shall be made within thirty days after the


persons making the best propositions Tor
the interests OF the state, also 10 report to
the next General Assembly the names OF
all the persons making proposals Of con-
tract, together with the propositions by
them made; also to report the contract
BY them made, and also to stipulate in
said contract that the superintendent OF
said prison shall at all times have liberty
to inspect the books of such contractor or |
contractors, so far as they relate to the !
business and expenses at said prison, and |
TO take therefrom such memorandums IS
he may see fit.
4. This act shall take effect Immediate
ly upon the passing of the same.
Approved, November IL, 1899.
AN ACT. in addition TO an act entitled an
act, for regulating and governing the Militia of
this State" approved Nov. l. 1887.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont, as fol-
lows:
CHAPTER 1.-Ofcers
l. So much of the first section of the
third chapter Of the act to which this is
an addition as provides that the division
inspector shall take precedence of any
colonel Of the lne-and so much as pro-
vides for the appointment of one quarter
master sergeant to each town. are hereby
repealed.
| 2. In addition to the regimental stiff
now required by law, it shall be the duty
of the regimental field officers 10 appoint
one quarter-master sergeant.
CHAPTER II.-Duties of Officers.
l. So much of the second section of
the fourth chapter Of the act to which
| this is an addition as makes it the duty of
the adjutant and inspector general to at
tend and take command at all regimental
drills, and so much of the tenth section
as requires the brigade inspector to attend
the regimental drills, and regimenta courts
martial, be. and the same are hereby
repealed.
2. 1t shall be the duty of the major
generals to attend biennially the inspec-
ton and review Of the several regiments
of at least one brigade within their re-.
spective divisions. It shall further be
their duty to attend and take command at
each officers drill within their respective
divisions, provided by this act, TO superin-
tend the exercises and manGuvers, and to
introduce the system of discipline estab-
lished by law, and they shall take the
command as drill officers 50 far as it
shall be necessary to the execution of
those duties.
8. 1t shall be the duty of the briga-
der generals, together with their staff, to
attend biennially the inspection and re-
view of the several regiments in their
respective brigades.
| 4. 1t shall be the duty of the COM
mandant of each regiment to appoint the
place of all officers drills ordered by the
bri9ader general in pursuance of this
act, and to notify the major general Of
the division, in which they are located
thereof 1t shall further be his duty al
; ali officers drills within his regiment in
the absence of the major general, to drill
his regiment either by himself, or by
some person appointed by him.
S. AT all officers drills and regimen.
tai musters directed by this act. the adju.
tant Of the regiment shall take precedence
Of any captain of the line.
6. The returns required by the thir.
teenth section of the fourth chapter Of
The act to which this is an addition, shall
include the amount Of all executions is.
sued by the regmental courts martha
previous to the FIRST day of July And i
shall be the duty of the commandant o
each company to annex to his annual re-
turn list of all those within the limits O
his company who are exempted from
military duty in time of peace on Y.
CHAPTER III Uniform.
|. So much of the militia act Of 1887
as requires the chaplain, surgeon, ant
. surgeons mate of each regiment, to b
4 uniformed, be, and the same hereby is
: repealed
: 2. The uniform of the surgeon, an
= surgeons mate of each regiment, shall
= be as follows :-Citizen's black hat, Goa
. and pantaloons boots and spurs, red sash
: black rose cocGade with white one incl
= eagle plate, the surgeon with white tw
inch star on the right breast, and sur
of geons mae the same upon the left breas
/. with horse equlpage as now provided 70
!. field and staff officers.
10 CHAPTER 1v.-Indcpendcnt Companies
V, and CaU@try
i'd ]. The first section of the sevent
of chapter of the act to which this is a
t. addition, and so much of the third sectio
fy as makes the enlistment Of minors int
K independent companies void, be, and th
n, same hereby is repealed.
n 2. The commanding officer of an
FL company of light Infantry, riAemen, arti
SO lery, or cavalry, may from time to tia,
fill up his company by enlistments from
ct any of the Standing companies in thei