Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-31
Vol. XxIX.-No. 8. Whole No. 1474.

| efaI cOmInANuin4 tue OTISuue iu WuCu 'n0 election was held, who alter having first given notice to all persons interested, shall hear and decide in the matter of the said choice, and Il found illegal, shall older ncM election.
 SEC. l9. The resignation of the Major Gen. eral shall be made to the General Assembly i; the resigna' ion of general and field officers shall be made to the Commander in. Chief i; the resignation oc the commissioned officers of the several companies shall be made either to tine Major General or ,o the BIigadier General cemman ding the brigade to which the officer brlongs; the resignation of all other ofhcers l shall made 10 the officers from whom they shall have respectively received their commis sions and warrants, and upon the acceptance of their resignation, the officers making tht same shall be discharged from their respect i've offices P,O0tded, that ailthe commission ed officers of any company shall not be dis | charged until one or more successor shall have been duly elected and commissioned.
 SEC. 20. All general officers and their staff the Adiutant General, the Quartermasier General, the Commssary General and their Assistants, the Paymaster General, and all Field Officers, Adjutsnts, uad Quarrcrmas,ers shall do duty on horseback Choplalns, Pay masters, and Surgeons. Sergeant Majo's aud O Quartermaster Scrgeants may, on days of general review appear On horseback and all other officers shall do duty on foot, except the officers of the cavalry and horse artillery. SEC. 2l. The State shall constitute one mil tary division district, which ehall be comman. dcd by Major General, and shall be subdi- vided into two biigades, each to be comman- ded by Brigadier General, and constituted as follows, viz:
 The counties of Hartford, New London, Holland and Windham, shall constitute the | first brigade district.
 | The counties of New Haven, Li:chfield, l Middcsex and Fairfield shall constitute the second brigade district.
 SEC. g The State shall be divided into ] eight regimental dictricts, the boundaries of which shall be the same as ,he boundaries Of tho respective counties in the State, which said boundaries may, at any time, be altered by the Commander -in- Chief, al his discretion; and each regiment shall be under the com. I mand of one Colonel, one Lieu cnant Colonel and ono Major, and shali be composed of such companies as are duly organized, under or- 1 ders from the Commander in Chief, or such as shall bc organized by him, and he may Or ganize such other companies as he o,ay judge l proper, and he may also organise band of music for each regiment, which shalt cOnsist of not less than ten nor more than twenty members.
 SEC 8. The Commander in Chief shall cause each company, regiment, and brigade | 10 be numbered Tn such maGner as he shall deem proper, and best calculated to secure uniformity, each company, regiment ard brig i ade shall be known by it's number and desig- nation, which shall be registered in the Ad- jutaai Generals office.
 SEC. 24. To every company there shall be one captain, one first, one second, and one third leutenants, four sergeanis, and four corporals, three musicians, and not exceeding sisiy jour priUates. SEc. 25. Non commissioned officers shall be chosen from the members of the company to which they belong, or from persons not members of other military companies, nd the musicians. not exceeding three in number, shall be appointed by the commandant of each company.
 SEC 26 The Commander in Chiefs here- by fully authorized and empowered Co disband any military company or band, as the interest of the militia Tn his opinion, may require to discharge commissioned and non commission. | ed officers, and all other persons who have performed the duty required by this act. or who from incompetency or other cause, have failed to perform their duty to delegate to the MaiorGeneral and Bngadier Gensrals the power to discharge officers and other per. sons, and generally to exercise all the powers necessaryto carry into full effect tie provision. of this act.
 CHAPTER TIT a Of Arms, .4rmories and Equipments. SEC 27. The Quartermastcr General shall | furnish, subject to the orders Of the Comman- der in Chief, all necessary arms and equip. incnis suited to the particular coln2anles or I corps belonging to each regiment. required for field aud camp du;y, and all camp eq ap age necessary for regimental or brigade en- | campments, at the expense of the Siatei and it shall be the duty of the Comptroller 10 dra |" his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount expended by the Quartermasier General n l the purchase of necessary arms, eqnipments, and camp equpagc. Ths commanding tiff, cer of each company shall be responsible for 1 the safe keeping and return of all arms and l equipments committed 10 ki+ charge, and shall execute such bonds as iheQuarternasterG Gen. shall require from lime 10 lime and no com pany shall be so furnished until bonds for the 1 safe keeping and return of all arms and equip menls shall he executed and approved by the Quartermasier General, nor until suitable armory ehall be selected for their deposit 1 3UGn uTtUOIy eudli uC uuuCt control Of the commanding officer of the com pany occupying the same; and such com. manding officer shall cause all arms and equipments received there fron :ine to time, for the use of his company, to he deposited therein. The commanding officer of each company shall appoint a suitable person to take charge of the armcry, and of all arms, equipments and ether property of the State deposited therein, and to discharge all such duties connected herewith as shall be, from time 10 time, prescribed by the Qnancrlnafter General, and ;be Quartermaster General shall from time 10 time, nake such orders and reg ularions as he may deeh proper for the oh- servance of oil officers having charge of any armory or gun.housc, in which arms of th' State shall be deposited and any person whc shall wilfully injure such armory or grE-hous' or its fixtures. or any gun, sword, or pistol, o' other property of the Stale therein deposited snail be guilty of misdemeapor. . GRc 08 Tt shall he inc dutv of the brigade (