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

VI INGW EIANCiS AttNuuCAu
Middlesex and Fairfield shall be aEd constitute
the second brigade districts; and each brigade
shall be commanded ~ a brgader general.
SEC. 7. The state shall be divided into eigh
regimental districts, the boundaries Of which
shall he the same as the boundaries of the diff
ferent counties in the state; such uniformed
companies as are at present duly organized un
der orders from the captain general, or such a:
shall be hereafter organized: prOUided, however
that the number Of privates in any such regi'
ment shall not at any time exceed the number
Of five hundred and twelve. ..
SEC 8. The captain general shall cause
each company, regiment and brigade TO be
numbered in such manner as he shall deem
proper AMI hest calculated to secure uniformity
Each company, regiment and brigade shall be
known bv its number and designation, which
shall be registered in the abjutant generals Of
fee.
Sc. g. All division. brigade and field officers
and all other commissioned officers except as
herein after provided, are honorablv discharged
and axemoied from doing military duty, except
in case of war and insurrection
SEC. 10 The captain general shall within
thirty days after the rising of the General AS
semblv cause the commanding officer vt each
uniformed company in the state to furnish him
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officer. non commissioned officer musician and
private in his company. who shall be in full
uniform at the time such list is made, suited to
the corps 10 which he may belong, certified
und,r his oath to be true in all respects; which
list shall be filed in the adjutant generals Of
fee,
SEC. H. Any commanding officer who shall
refuse or neglect to make the returns required
in the preceding section, shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars; to
be recovered and paid into the treasury as in
the manner provided for other fines in the
section of this act.
SEC l2 All the commissioned and non.
commissioned officers, musicians and privates
who shall be &hus returned to the adjutant
general as Aforesaid, and who shall comply with
the provisions of this act in all respects, shall
seveTally constitute members Of the uniform
companies composing each regiment. And the
otficer>o O. such com Ianies holding commissions
at the time n' the passage ofthls act. shall not
be discharged. as is provided in the eighth
section OF this act. And each member Of such
uniform company, whose name shall be 80 re-
turned and reported to the captain general,
shall be entitled to hold his place and rank in
such company,-but subject to the provisions
of this act,
SEC. l3. To every such company there shall
be one captain, one i-st. one second. and one
third lieutenant, four stlgeants and tour cor
porals, three musicians, and not exceeding sixty
four privatas.
SEC. II. Non commissioned officers shall be
chosen from the members Of the company to
which they shall belong. The musicians (noi
exceeding three in number) shall be appoin-
ted by the commandant of each uniform COM
pany.
SEC. IS When the returns of each com.
manding officer shall have been filed in the
adIuIant generals office, in compliance with
the tenth section Of this act, the adjutant gen
e,ul shall issue his order to each commandant
of the respective companies in each regiment,
requiring the commissioned officers Of their
respective companies to convene at some proper
time and place, and when so assembled they
shall elect chairman from the officers present
and proceed to nominate by ballot a colonel,
lieutenant Colonel and major. The persons
having a majority of the votes cast ahall be
elected to the office which said ballot shall
specify; and said chairman shall make returns
of the doInss of said convention to he adjutant
general, within ten days thereafter and the
persons so nominated, if any, shall be commits
stoned by the captain general.
SEC. l6. When the field officers shall have
been returned and commissioned, as prescribed
IN the preceding section of this act, the ad)u-
tant general shall within twenty days lhereai-
Ter Issue his orders TO the field officers ot each
brigade, TO assemble at some proper time and
place within their respective brigade district
and when so convened they shall elect one Of
their number as chairman, and SAID chairman
shall lead SAID officers to nominate by ballot a
brlgadier general for the respective brigade in
which they shall assemble. The person hav.
In5ai.2 lity Z! the votes cast, shall be elected
anu the chairman shall within ten days make
return OF the dolngs Of said convention to thu
adjutant genera, and the person nominated
sail be duly comm.ionsdhy the captain gene
raj.
SEC II. When the commissioned officers o.
br gadc or regiment shall fail TO make choice
of either brigadier general, colonel, lieuten.
ant colonel or major, or any or all OF such Off
GERS, lhe captain general shall be, and he il
hereby empowered to fl any and all such va.
cancies in such manner as he may deem prop.
er; PrOoidtd, hOiceUer, that when any brigade
or regiment shall have once been Differed agree
abb, with The provisions OF this act, the captain
general snail be empowered TO comlnlsIon suci
officers only as shall be approved by the Gen
cral Assembly.
SEC IS. When after the first election of off
GERS under this act, the office of brigadler gene
ra! shall become vacant by death, discharge u
otherwise, the captain general shall issue al
order 10 such officer as he may designate, be
longing to the brigade in which such vacancy
exists, directing such officer to assemble tn,
field officers OF the line, and the brigade mao
of said b igade, at such time and place as hi
NAV appoint and when so assembled, to Leaf
them to the nomination Of brigadIer genera
by ballot, and make returns ofsaid meetings te
the General Assembly.
SEC 10 When any vacancy shall occur in
the field officers OF any regiment BY death OF
other cause, the captain general shall issue
an order to such field officer as he may des
iyna,e. belonging to the regiment in which
such vacancy exists, directing such commission
ed officers of such regiment al such time and
place as he may appoint, and when go Assem-.
bled they shall proceed TO nominate by ballot
for such Office as the order shall specify and
If any vacancy shall occur in the field officers
of said regiment in consequence of said choice
such presiding officer shall proceed in the same
manner to fill such vacancies, and make return
of the order. with his doings thereon to the
next General Assembly.
SEC. 90 In all cases where meeting OF
officers is to be- holden for the purpose Aforesaid
five days notice shall be given (ext lusive of the
day OF warning,) by order Of the officer designa-
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