Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-27

chartered corps now rxI>lIng, who shall with.
III sixty days alter the passage OF this net.
voluntarily accept by vote The provisions Oi
lhIS act, aud Communicate the same To tho
adlutant general, which acceptance shall be-
lrrrvoCnble, aud ui all military companies
winch may bn hereafter ch,rterrd. SID
Companies shall be drilled aud disciplined
ns batlauns M we'll M comp inlrI. and ns
the peace establishment uf the State, aud as
nurseries, al Otticcrs, shall Ec called rcgImrnl-
al companies, or reduced yegim"n''. The
active mlllra shall IN all cases be- iirStorGcr-
I'D INTO service ~ case of war or luvaSinI, or
To preyput INVASION, or Ia suppress InSurrrc'
,lon, riot, or iumult. or to aid civil officers IN
the execution of the laws of the STATE. -
Sec. g. Whenever fury men shall have
enrolled themselves as curps of artillery or
infantry, or thlriy-two men as a corps Of
cavalry. and haye been uniformed aS herein.
after required, and It shall be made 10 appear
to The General Assembly that they are drs.
rOuS 10 serve the State, as n portion Of the
military fnrcc thereof, they shall be enlIiled
To n charter IN conformity with the system
by this act established PrOpidtd, h0Wtuer.
that the number of sucl, 6HmpnnIcs shall not
exceed thirty. and tEgt hereafter they shall
be- formed M the proportion of one regiment.
al company To FIVE hundred enrolled inillis
/ IN the several towns or districts where such
companies may be lncnted, including IN such
proportlop, the existing companies pr0Uided,
! further, The, every such Teglmenla company
may admit members to The number of five
hundred, anything in the charters Of SAID
companies To The contrary notwilhst andlng.
Sec. g. Whenever any corps of the active
militia hereafter chartered, shall nj any time
be destitute of commissioned oiH"ers. aud
having been twice ordered 10 Gil vacancies,
,hal neglect oI refuse 10 I'LL them, or shall
be reduced To u less number than twrniy
privales in n corps of cavalry, or thirty n n
corps ol ;D]aGtry ar artillery, and rcmfin So
reduced fif il,r"e months, spch corps may
be dlsbanded by the General Assembly.
Organization.
Sec. 10. The whole Mllnln Of this State
shall be arranged in one division lh" militia
1T the county nf Newport shall form the first
brigade the militia of she county Of Provl
drnce the second the militia Of the county
Of Washington the third The militia of the
county Of Kent the fourth aud The militia
Of the county of Bristol the fifth brigade.
Sec. II. The brgad"s shall consis; of the
several !rg:mcntal companies or tcdaccd
reglmcnls, in th"lr respective limbs, hoy
existing, or hereafter 10 be raised. The
SAID reglm"nial companies or regiments shall
/ be numbered through the DIVISION according
10 the dates nf their respective charters. In
compensation Tor th"lr services, every mcm.
bcr of the active ml,Ill1 who shall be return.
ed 10 the General Treasurer ~ hereinafter
provided, aS having done Hnllrary duty four
times ~ the year next prccC ding the return,
IN my rrgIm"nla company IN tins State.
: shall be eEllllrd To an equal proportional
4 part Of the tax for nIllila duty Collected aud
paid INTO The General Treasury as aforesaid
not exceeding tie sum o'hvc dollars year
To each man. In the month of January ot
leach year The General Treasurer shall ap.
portion the sum received us n tax for militia
duty, as aforesaid amongst the active militia,
and issue certificates Ia the members m the
several rcglmcntnl companies returned as
hereinafter provided, payable TO their indl
vidunl order, for lhrlr proportional part Of the
whole nnoun, nt said tax Ivy hlm received,
not exceeding five dollars per Fan as aforc,
snld PrOrided, h0mrer, the members % no
existing chartered company of tins State. who
shall not accept The provisions of tins act,
aud conform thereto, shall be cntltied to re.
Iccive the compensation aforesaid.
! Sec. ~ E2ery non-commlsslonrd officer
and soldier, of any rcgI,ncnlal company who
shall have done duty therein. according 10
law 'ur the term ot seven years, from the
time Of his enlistment, and shall have rcccIv-
ed an honorable discharge, shall not be-
competed TO do Guty IN the militia, except
IN tune of war, or INVASION, or 10 prevent an
nvasInr, or Of lus1rrCcllpn, riot or iumut.
,,cI ,l, bn ,,n,t1,,,,,n ,f IA,
term OF service ainrcsald. shall be given by
tho commanding on Ger of the brigade. upon
the application Of the commanding officer of
The regimental company TO which such prl
vaia or non. commissioned officer may be.
long.
Iiow OGcercd
Sec. 3 The officers and non commits
stoned officers of the militia shall b" as loI
lows, to wa: the Governor for the time being.
shall 5r Captain General and Commander III
ch!cf; and he Shall command, except when
the militia shall be called INTO the service of
the United States and he shall be entitled to
appoint his own aids, with the rank OF
Colonel. There shall be one Maor-Gcn.
eral two Ads of the Mainr-Grucral, with
the rank OF Nh jor, and military Secrr-
itaty, with the rank of Captain ono division
Inspector with the rank Of Lieutenant CO.
luncl Que Adiutant General, with the rank
of Brgndicr General one Quarter master
General, with the rank oi BrlgndIcr General 4:
the hdlntant General aud the tluar,cr-mas,cr
General, with The assent OF the Commander
IN ChIci, to appoint n sufficient number at n
slslnnis with the rank ot Captain Que Com
mlssary General. with the rank of Colonel f;
one Pay.mas,cr General, with the rank Of
Colonel; one Surgcon-General, To appoint
with The assent of the Commander IN chIc', n
sullicicn, number of assistants zone Purveyor-
General of Hospitals. To each brigade ihrt"
shall be one Brlgndcr General: one And,
with the rank OF Captain; one Brigade ln-
spec,or, who Is also 10 serve ms Brigade Major,
with the rank oi Major one Brigade Quarter.
Master, with the rank OF Captain. To each
regimenlal company or regiment, there shall
be ono Colonel. one Lieutenant, Colonel, one
Major, one Adjutan', with the rank oi Cap
tain, one Quarter master, one pny-Mastcr,
the Quarter master aud Pay master, each
with the rank Of Lieutenant; one Surgeon,