Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-18

thc situation of the arms --~OUtromcnis. and anmun
they nctusty msy q, the time Of inspection;
and every other hins wiich Hiay. iu his Judgement
relate 81 the gvcrincni. good order, and military dis
cipne of the brigade.
9th That m addition thco officers referred 10 there
shall To- also quarer'nasicI gencral. with the
rank Of brigaaier general to the militia of each
state.
10Th. Wihin---- moaihs after tho Adoption and
establishment oi this system, there shall be taken from
the Of the militia. each SAFE Tcrritory and
District at The United States by drugh by yoluni
AIRY service such number between the ages of twenty
one and thirty-seVen years. hat the whole al my
may not exceed 100000 men, AMI in the following
proportions Cor each territory and district respcc-
lively. io wit; Maine 400 men New Hampshire
$500 Vermont , 100 Massachusetts 6O0O :
Connecticut $500 Rhode Island 500 New York :.
600 New Jersey sac Pcnnsy vania 0.4OO Della.
ware 500 North Carolina 4400 Souih Carolina
ifOO Georgia , 500; Florida 400 Alabama 900
Mississippi 500; louisiana 600 Tennessee 4 400
\ Arkansas 400 Missouri 200 Iowa 400: Kentucky
| 400 Illinnis 200; Indiana ? $40 Ohio 5000
Michigan 500 and Wisconsin 400 men, This force
To constitute the second class and be denoninayl the
ACTIVE asyrNBLE force.
ll'h. That the acfire Esorecic force shall DC d.
videj INTO companies and baalions. and be organ
izod as follows Company shall consist of one cap
iain. one first and second lieutenant four scrgeanis
four corpnras drummer and one fifer aud nnrt,
pfNatoS. battalion shall consist OF major al
jutant with the rank of irSt lieutenant one quarter
master with tSe rank OF first lieutenant one sergeant
MAJOR. one qHattermlsier sergeant and four companie
And that the said active movable force shall b
held To serve such. and be governed by such rule
rs may be prescribed for the periol Of four years
one fourth of Jbe in each State Territory. an,
n District gnng out annually the order of succession
be- determined IN the first instance by loi.
l2ih That there shall he "A third class OF the mill
IN of the United States he denminaicd the rcserv
or sedcnary force. wiich shall be organized in IN
same manner as the active force. And that the res
ervc force orgunizc shall be composed of all tios
who shall have served the legal time Indicated for In
second class. and hc held serve tor four years
the same al the expiration OF which time they shall
return othe and hc subject further miliiar
or militia duty, unless IN Of INVASION or leye
en- maSse, And such portions OF the active fnrce a
may 60 out at the same annually shall forthwith b
considered as belonging TO the Of scdeniar
force and after the termination of the first four ycan
service of any portion of hercscrvc onenurh OF tina
body shall 60 Of service annually in the same mar
ner as prescribed for the sccunC osas
18th. That the deficit occasioned by the transit,
annually Of oneourh ofhe active the force
and 10y the discharge annually of one fourth of the
serve Ice yearly supplied by draughi. by voluuiar
service from the mass.
p l1ih That, Cor the greater convenience of nstru
ton and discipline OF the active and scdcniary fore
the territory OF the United States shall I've divided mi
ten districts, which, until otherwise directed by Ia,
shall DC composed o. follows.