New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-25
The New-Yerk Militia Bill.

pvius nearly three and half columns OF the Argus
and makes most thorough and sweeping seorsaa-
iza,ioa of our whole Militia System
/. provides tbs. the Couuardsr-,l-chief shall
the SAFE 10 be divided into eight Military Division Dis
s-!cs which shall be subdvided into Brigade Res:meai
snd Company Districts each Company Regiment sF:-
ssde and Division 70 BE numbered anc known hy Is
number The Msi. General IN Commission and highest
In rank in each Division shah be commanding officer IN
each Division and The r1le shall apply reference
70 the commanding officers Of Brigsdes, Regiments and
Companies II Ia then proposed to form, volunteer
Uniform company. composed Of 81 members, it esch
Company District When any company shall exceed
tbs; number those longest n service are 70 5e discharged
Until il shall come within the prescribed limits Persons
thus discharged De called into service as.n
exeep, in OF Ws- or Insurrec;on Each otheer sud
o-vs;e shall provide hiunself>uh .uch Iuoru, The
Coumsuderin-ehief shall prescribe E7ca company
shall be Offered as under the present system oers
10 be CHOSEN By OF the company and the Gem
nanGer.irchet shall issue commissions TO al o.acevs
duly elected There shall De bur one company IN suy
,ir sie Company District, but uaoEn compsres in any
Of The cities Of the State may consis, Of members resd
ing In sny the districts Of such city provided there
shall be no more companies than there districts
There shall be between the i0th of August and Is, OF
November of each year parade for six consecutive
days By Battalion Regiment Brigade for the purpose
OF Encampnent Training Discipline, Inspection and
Review.
AL orders or Encampment. Inspection and Review shall
be published at least 20 days previous such parade
Every officer and private Of uniformed company who
shall unnecessarily neglect appear when ordered
shall forfeit. bis annual pay and So in addition day
be shall be absent.
The Commssary General shall furnish the expense OF
the STATE And subject the order OF the COMMANDMENT
chief sill necessary and equipments. and Res-
ment shall provided the expense OF the State, with
arory or place ofdepositsuch arnory be under
charge OF the commanding officer OF the Regiment.
All nou-commissioned officers and privates whe shall
serve seven years in any these uniform companies shall
thsreser be exempt from military duty. except
War; and shall during their respective service,
exempt from Jury duty, and shall De allowed days de-
duc;!or from their highway If assessed. Commits
stoned officers shall be exempt from duty after dve years
service.
All white male citizens th, between the ages OF
Is and IS years shall be subject militia duty except
officers OF the L. 5. Army, Cergyeu. persons regularly
discharged from duty aud Fi-emeu but all persons
cept commissioned officers and members
uniform companies may by any annual payment
OF IS cents.
Any member of the religious Society Friends or other
person having conscientious crsples against doing military
service nav at any time, between the first day May
and fifteenth day OF August liz each year deliver 20
Of the town or ward In which he resides ar oath
or affirmation IN writing that he has conscientious
pies against doing military service, which oath arma
lion may be made before any Assessor Justice the
Pesce such oath affirmation shall he ned and pre-
served by the said Assessors and such Assessor shall give
20 the person making such oath affirmation, duplicate
certificates that such person has delivered % him such
oath affirmation; and shall also, when the assessment
roll Of his ward for that year Is completed.
to the list OF all persons who have hed with him
the aforesaid oath affirmation and hereupon the
proceedings shall be had FOR the collection 0! the
seyenty-fve cents from csch OF said persons G
rected authorized by the provisions OF chapter tenth
Of the first part the Revised Statutes In respect the
collection Of communication OF four dollars from persons
who should elect 10 commute for the performance Of
military duty, provided for In that chapter; and
persons who liable To do military duty, and who
neither commute join uniformed companies shall
constitute the ununiormed militia and shal be attached
TO the uniformed companies in whose bounds they shall
respectively reside and shall and equip themselves
p, provided by the laws Of the United S.tes-shall be
required appear at all parades armed and equipped
shall perform such duty as the officers shall require
OF them.
"a. For the purpose OF warning the commissioned.
non. commissioned officers, musicians uniformed and
Unauthorized prvates OF any company 10 attend any
parade or place of rendezvous required law the
nandan, of each company shall at least ten days before
any such parade give notice thereof in writing by post
ing the up least in OF the public places
In his company district specifying In uch notice the
place of parad. and the day which each member of
mandant prefer, he may order his non commissioned
officers personally The penalty of n member
of the uniformed militia for non-appearsnc at parade
shall be 49, other denquencies prescribe
by law. Their shall De no imprisonment for non pay
ment Of fines or Communication money but no property
of the delinquent exempt from execution shall be
J so exempt from the payment OF his hne
, officers and prvates OF the Uniformed Militia to
; be paid for their services as follows
l. To all non-commissioned officers. musicians and
privates of any uniform corps organized Ia pursuance
this act for every day actually ON duty at any parade
or ,ncamurnept required by law one dollar each
To all commissioned officers OF the line below the
: rank of Captain. dollars twenty five cents
8 To all commanding officers OF companies one dol
lar fifty each
T. To all field officers below the rank OF Colonel, one
doar seventy five cents each
5 TO all commanding officers of regiments dol
lars each for every day while any parade and 10 ad
diton dollar twenty five cents for each day actually
employed hearing and deciding appeals for the RENTS
sion mitigation OF penalties not to exceed ten days
To all reg mental staff officers dollar and fifty
cents each and all commissioned staff officers
one dollar;
l. To all brigader. generals, while duty, three dol
To all brigade staff officers dollars each. except
the brigade inspectors, who shall receive three dollars
each.
To all major generals three dollars snd fifty cents
each
To- To all division staff officers, two dollars each
The prescrioes proper MODE for ascerinng who
entitled receive pay for military services anc de-
heavy penalties against those officers whs neglect
TO comply with rs acquisitions.
The present Martial system liz abolished aud II IS
made the duty Of conmandant Of each company TO
keep book in which he shall register all denqueneie-
and 10 each ax the penalty imposed BY law and at me
close OF any parade within I've days thereafter monty
an such persons as shall have incurred any penalties. and
the amount thereof. Such delinquent pay the hne
or anes imposed or efee aggeved appeal to the con-
Of the regiment who snail have all me power
and authority OF Court Martial and whose decision shall
be anal.
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