Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-08-01

f0vlSi0nS % this act, Snau pdHe MS Poil
b ia the list free; aud after having seTvtd
20 years, shall ever afterwards be exemp'
rom The paymen. Of : poll TAX.
CHAPTER vi.
OF COVE sNOR y GUARD.
Sec. AZ. The several companies OF
Guards shall be filled. from time to lime by
boundary enlistments: bat no enlistme1ts
shall be maize fom any company organized
nncer this act.
Sec. A.. The commanding officer OF any
company Of Guards may dismiss G nm his
comp any any on,cOmmiS:ioned officer:
n musician and private belonging there,o,
who shall be gully Of gross neglect Of duty.
diS0bedience of orders, or dnSOidierlIke be-
haviori and the person SO dismissed shall
/ beIiAble TO do military duty ia the same
manner as il he had p-ver enlisted into
such company Ol Guards; but it, any such
dismissed person shall be aggrieved by
being dismissed as aforesaid, he may, with
in thirty days af.er receiving nat,ce Of his
dismiSsion, appeal 10 The Capfain General,
who may examine iuto the matter, and an
Eul Or conhrm such dismission.
Sec, So. The commanding officer ofeach
company of Guards shall, annually, 10 he
nopin Of November, report 10 The AdJulant
Geaeral the number Of officers, musicians
and prlyates belonging to mis- company.
CHAPTER VII.
OF PRocEEDINGs.IN CASE OF ALARM.
Sec. 81. The Cap.ain General, or in
his absence the Mi n General, may, ON an
alarm, INVASION, OF notice Of the appearance
Of an enemy, either by sea or land, orter
the whole, or any part of the militia TO as
- nrdp ar en-
them, for tue assistance, or relief of any Ot
the inhabitants Of the State attacked by AN
enemy, or in danger Of being attacked, and
issue or publish such orders as he shall
judge expedieat 10 carry ,n,o execpti"n the
inlents Of this act; and all Subordinate VI
fccrs snail entire obedience thereto; and
the Officers com man ling Brigade, leg iNsnts
aud cOthpaaieS. SHAH nave lac same author-
ily wilma Their resp-ctye coinlands; but
whenever either Of them snail fnd u nee
essary ID order out the force under his COM
manl, be shall forthwi h dispatch inlelii-
geLce of sucn order, AM The occasion there's
vi, together with an account Of his moves
ments aui operations, u the Captain Ge"'
efal, or 10 Any o'her of his superior officers,
as he may deem most Conducive TO th>
public safety: and The officers receiving
such Intelligence, shall observe the same
line Of conduct, in order that The iniorinA ti0h
may, in the nost expc4,.ioQs way. come TO
the Caf lain General and when any g 'm
pany, regiment, brigade, oi the division OF
militia ia this State, shall be Ur,ierei into
service 0y,lhe proper soGticer on aay alarm,
e .cn noa commissioners officer, musician o.
Privats1sno n-glects 70 appear at the place
Of reudvzvous, ia person or by Substitute
AT jJia the cnApdnJ TO which he belongs,
slnl. tor SUCH neglect, pay hne 81 seven
lsea doll ,rs, ani sha pay lhe TURNER sum
of twenty dollars for every month that he
saAil nsglecl 10 ,ia such Company, and !"
the same proportion for longer or Shorter
time; and upon neglect or refusal 70 pay
said fine and forfeiture, he shall be impris
uned in the common jail. in the county
where he resides, not less than thirty or
more than sixty days, II the discretion OF
the court before which the conviction Is had
and each non commissioned officer, muSici-
an. All private, shall have the same notice
when ordered into service, BY company
. battalion, regiment. brigade, or division, as
j. provided in this chapter. Tor those who
are Called out by detachments.
Sec So. The commanlin9 oflrer OF
each company shall, Immediately after
detachment. company. regiment, brigade, or
division shall be ordered 10 rendezvous Tor
service at any particular time and place,
make return Of The names and places Of
abode of all the persons under his command,
who shall have incurred any OF the penal
ties provided In The aext preceding section
Of This act, TO the Brigade NJ ,j1r OF the brig
ale 10 which they respectively belong and
the Rriga1ies Major. within lwenty days
from che lime Of his receiving said return,
shall sake a like return 70 the State AZ
iurney iof the county in which such Person
or persons may reside.
Sec So. The several county courts may
hear and determine all actions for aay vio>
latsons of the provisions OF this chapter,
AMI the State Attorney in the several coun>
ties. may prosecute the same, by action OF
debt, in the name If the State Treasurer,
OF by inform in behalf Of the State
and when said tiues and forfeitures are re-
ceived they Sd i'll pay them iaso the State
Treasury. H
Sec. 81. Every Sergeant, Corporal,
Musician and Private OF the Militia, ihti
shall be detached W perform tour OF mill
tary duty, under the authority Of This STATE,
or The Unu.d States, may procure q subsli-
tnte, Of eoual grade with himself, 10 be aP'
proved and acce pied BY The senior ofilcer 10
com aud at the place Of rendezvous. who
shall be the only proper otiicer to approve
and accept substitutes, ana 70 determine on
their Qual,fications, and such ofhcer shall
not accepl q substitute, unless ne IS COM
pleiely equipped aud in uniform. according
toiaw; and such substitute, whrn accepted
and voluntarily enT0lled. shall be subject 10
L. r.. rom
duc,ing the militia force, while 10 actual
service.
Concluded merit scecE.
Musical Instruments