Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-30

sicIans and prIvateS OF any uniform corps or
gained in pursuance of this act. for every day
actually on duty at snyparade required by law,
one dollar and city cents each. ...
I'd. To all commissioned rfficers Of the linr
below the rank If captain. one dollar and sew.
enty-five cents each. ,.. .,..-- -sat, ,rftt
4th. To all commanding officers Of companie.
4th. To all field officers below flte rank d
colonel two dollars and fly cents each.
5th. To all commanding officers Of regi.
ments, three dollars each. for every day while
ON any parade; and in addition, one dollar and
twenty-five cents for each day actually employ.
ed in hearing and deciding appeals for the re.
mission ut mitigation Of penaIties,-~nut 20 ex-
coed ten days in any are year. ....-. n
9th. To all regimenial siaffofficers,
each; and to all non-commissioned
staff officers. - s-ssas- !
7th. To all brigadier generals while on duty,
five dollars each.
slh. To all brigade staff officers t,eo dollars
each, except the brigade inspectors, who shall
receive three dollars each.
9th T" the major general ten dollars
10th. To all division staff officers five dol
lars EACH ,.... .t..- ..y f.-
| SIC 81, The Governor for the time being
shall be captain general and commander in
chief of the militia. and the Lieutenant
Governor for the time being shall be
lieutenant general thereof, except when cal
led into service If the United States.
SEC. 49, The major general shall be appoint
ed by the General Assembly and shall be com.
missioned by the Governor.
SEC. &c. All commissioned and non com.
missioned officers ehall be chosen by their re
spec!ive companies; the commanding officer
first causing notice to be given to those entitled
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of such officers or nOn.commissioned officers
and such officers il approved BY the General
Assembly. shall be commissioned by the Gov.
ernor. And all no.. commissioned office rsshall
re- Give warrants from the commander Of III !.
regiment 10 which they belong; who shall have
power to reduce to the ranks such non.com.
miss:oned officers whom on complaint made aud
due notice given, he shall find guilty Of mis-.
conduct or neglect Of duty. And ali commits
sioas made BY the Governor to company oflicers
shall express the day from which such officer
shall respectively take rank, which shall be
the day OF the date OF the general order direct.
| ing the company to be led 10 the choice. 81 y
SEC. 40. The captain general shall appoint
the adjutant general. who shall have the rank
of brigadier. The captain general shall ap.
point for himself two 0ides-dc camp who shall
have the rank of lieutenant colonel The
lieutenant general shall appoint for himself two
aides-de- camp who shall have the rank of ma.
jor. The major general shall also appoint two
n''es.d camp; he shall also appoint for his
| division division inspector and division
| quarter. master.
Sec. Al. There shall he allowed to each Uni.
form company al present existing or hereafter
formed under the provisions of this act, fit.
dollars PEI dnnuna. as rent for suitable AZ.
m!ory in which to preserve their arms and mil
,t,r e IL. Ra,..-a
shall be under the control aud charges Of III.
commanding officer Of the regiment in whose
bound or district it shall be located: and such
commanding officer shall cause to be deposited
therein all arms and equipments received from
time to time for the use Of his regiments subject
to the order Of his superior officer. The quar-.
ter master general Of this State shall furnish,
subject to the orders of the commander in
chief. all necessary arms and equipments (suit.
ed TO the particular company or corps belong
ing to each regiment) required for camp and
field duty; the same to be furnished at the ex.
pense OF the State. The commanding officer
Of each company shall be responsible for the safe
keeping and return Of all arms and equipments
committed to his charge, aud shall execute
such bonds as the quarter master general shall
require from time to time; and no company
shall be so furnished until bonds for the safe
keeping and returns Of all arms, SC shall be
made out and approved of by the quarter mas.
ter general, and until suitable armory or place
OF deposit shall be selected. The command.
ing officer of each company shall appoint q
suitable person to take charge Of the armory
and all arms and equipments and other prop.
erty Of the State therein deposited, and to dis.
charge all snch duties connected Herewith q.
shall be from time to time prescribed by tn;
quarter master general. Such persons 90 ap
| nj oH hall n
coed one dollar per day for the time aciuall
employed in cleansing guns, and other dutie
indispensably necessary tor the safe keeping
and preservation Of such property Of the stat
as shall be committed TO his charge. His char
ges and accounts shall be audited bv the com
handing officer Of the regiment in whose dis
trict he shall reside. The quarter master gen
eral shall from time TO time make such orders
rules and regulations AZ he may deetn prope,
Tor the observance OF all officers having charge
Of any armory in which arms Of the people Of
this state shall be deposited. Any person who
shall willully injure such armory OF ito FIX.
property Of the state therein deposited, shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemcanor.
SEC 42. The quarter-master general ma,
from time to time require any officer to exam
inc any armory provided as aforesaid, anc repor
10 him the condition thereof and of the arm
and camp equipage therein deposited. a.
SEC. AZ. quarter-master general shall b.
appointed by the Senate, upon the nominalio,
of the captain general, who shall have tn
rank Of lieutenant colonel. and shall hav
, authority to appoint, with the appreciation q
the captain general, one or more assistants fo
whose conduct he shall be responsible, an,
may remove them at his pleasure. The duty o
the quarter. master general shall be to TAX,
cars Of all the public property committed II
him and belonging 10 his department., TO exc
cute all orders received from the captain gencn
al relative thereto receive such arms as III,
COVE, nment Of the United States may lri
time to time transmit TO this state, and cans.
the same TO b. deposited in the state arsenal al
Hartford, and distribute them 70 the militia il
such manner as the commander. in. chief shall
direct, to perform all other services that may b.
required Of him by law, TO report 10 the Gen
eral Assembly on the third day Of iis sessiou
in each year, and therein make return Of ,
complete inventory of ell the articles beloug
ing TO his department specifying the place q
places where they may be deposited, 40 also m.
amount consumed or expended since his for,ne
return, together with particular account OF n
expenses or expenditures of nancy incurred !.