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such persons, under the rank OF briga.
der generals, by generals Of brigade,
and 10 oil other officers by commandants
OF division, and the holders Of such Ger,
li6cates shall be- exempt from military
duty 10 time Of peace, and shall, also,
be exempt from the communication psy.
ments hereinafter provided for.
Sec lS Whenever forty men shall
have been enrolled as members OF any
volunteer company under the provision
Of this act, such company shall be off
cered as now provided by law for officer
ing similar companies, and no such com
pany shall be increased 10 more than
eighty members; and whenever a com
pany becomes reduced, from any cause
below the number Of thirty they may be
attached to any other company, by or
der Of The brigadier general.
Sec ~. That it shall be the duty Of
the quartermaster general, in the dis
tTibuuon Of the public arms, 10 apportIon
the same 10 the several divisions, accOr-
ding TO the number OF volunteer troops
therein, and the commandanls Of divs.
ion having within their respective com
maOdS, a greater quantity Of public arms
than are necessary TO supply the Voun-
teer militia therein, are hereby required
to return the same TO the quartermaster
general, within one year after the pas
cage Of this act.
Sec. 20 Every officer OF the line and
staff, and every officer and soldier OF
any volunteer company, shall provide
himself with uniform complete as now
required by law; and each commissioned
officer shall, also, provide himself with
q suitable sword, and the arms and equip
ments Of The officers and soldiers shall
be held by them free from levy by any
execution issued in any civil case as now
provided by law
Sec, 2l, There shall be two compa
ny musters in each year, as follows: on
the first Friday in June, Rod 90 The first
Friday 10 August, annually, from nine
o'clock A. NJ, until four o'clock p NJ oI
each day, and said companies may pr
ade al other times provided three fourth'
Of the members thereof consent there.
to-; and the commandunts Of brigsd es
ballaliioDs, or companies shall have
power, and are hereby required to cal
out their respective commands for the
suppression oil riots, or TO assist civil off
GERS in the execution of the laws, wheT
called upon to do so by the proper au
thorilies.
Sec, %, Every non commissioned oil
Ger, musician and private. who shall re
fuse to appear fully armed and equipped
or any day Of muster required by thu
act, shall, Tor every refusal or neg lee
pay the sum Of two dollars Tor each com
pany muster, and three dollars for brl
gade muster,
: Sec % That i, shall be the duty 0
the commandaut OF each volunteer com
pany, within ten days after the brigad
muster and encampmeut required b
q ibis act, TO make out list Of the deIlh
t quents, particularly noticing therein tn
f fines assessed on each member OF hi
Q company, and for what cause, a copy G
, which list, in the form OF a notice, shal
be forthwith posted up at the places
l. holding company muster, stating also
= the time and place appointed for hodIn
# the court Of appeals; Of which court cV
cry delinquent, feeling himself agrieve
by the decision Of the commandanI a(or
# said, may appear and apply for redress
!. and it shall also be The duty of the CON
q mandsnt 10 deliver said delinquent lisl
il duly certified, to the brigade lnspec To-
on or before the day appointed for hol d
ing the brigade court OF appeals requil
= cd by this act.
/ Sec "a. There shall be held, once i
It each year, a brigade muster and encam
= ment Of all tho volunteer militia in enc
brigade, commencing at ten O'Clock
a NJ. on the third Tuesday in August, or
u DudlyS buu SuHIluuIuB wv IOlO NHu
, five, nor less than three days; said mu
r ter and eucampment shall be held Otth
II most suitable place within the limits
d said brigade, TO be selected by the br
= gade quarter master, under the directio
}, Of the commandant thereof; and III
officers and soldiers forming such ell
!. campment, shall be drilled in accordanc
J. with the requirements Of Ihs thirty fir
Il section of this act; provided that tn
1t muster and encampment Of the thiT
h brigade, in the first division, may /
ID held at the most convenient place will
% in said division.
ID Sec. 25. II shall ba the duty OF tn
commandant Of division, during II
n eucampment aforesaid, TO review on
'r cause to be inspected, each brigade
'e volunteer militia within bis division
II provided that he shslI not be compele
e, 10 visit more than three brigades, in an