Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-06-09
EBENsBURG, JUNE 9, 1853.

rent an armory. for the safe keeping of arms
aud camp equipage, to be under the super
vision of the commanding officer; the rent not
to exceed $3.50 per annum in the city of Phil
adelphia; $20o in Allegheny county and
Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading and Potts
Vile; and 500 in other districts to be paid
out of the military fund of the several bri-
gades. Arms and equipage, when required
for encampmen@, to be furnished by the Ad-
jutant General, ht the expense of the State
Section nine relates to parades and rendez-
vous. 1t requires all organized companies
to parade annually ''by regiment, battalion,
or company, at such time and place between
the first day of May and the first day of Oc-
tober, as the Brigade Inspector shall order
and direct for the purpose of discipline, in
spection." But sin lieu of said annual pa
rade, the commanding officer of the brigade
may order his brigade any regiment, battal-
ion, or company thereof uninforned and
| equipped, to parade and oncamp for not TO ex
ceed six consecutive days, between the first
| days of May End October in each year; and
all parades and encampn5cnts held in pursu-
ance of this act, shall be governed by the
rules and regulations of the army of the
| United States, and at least twenty days pre-
vious notice of any such parade and encamp-
mont shall be given to the Brigade Inspector
by the commanding officer"
I'm addition to the annual parade or en-
campment herein specified, the commanding
officer of a regiment or battalion may order
the military forces under his command to pa
radc by battalion or regiment at such time
aud place as he may order not exceeding
twice in any one year, nor longer than one
day at any one time"
The commanding officers of companies il
any city or Incorporated borough may in ad
d;tion to the annual parade required by thi:
act, require their companies to meet for pa
rade at such time and place as they shall deem
proper, not to exceed six times in any On,
year, all other companies not to exceed fou
times in any one year; but no officer or mem
Der shall receive pay for parading oftene
than six times in any one year.
All officers, non commissioned officers, mu
sicians and privates of any uniformed compa
ny or troop to receive one dollar and fft,
cents for every day actually on duty, and fo
each horse used by them two dollars pc
day."
Section ten provides for the organization
of Brigade Boards of Auditors, in each bri
gade, for the auditing and settling of ac
counts.
Section eleven provides for the calling ou
of the militia in cases Of invasion, nsurrec
tions, riots, breaches of the peace, &c 70
6 their suppression, and defines the duties c
officers and men on such OCCASIONS sha
6 each receive the compensation of one dolla
and fifty cents per day: and all commissione
officers the same compensation as is paid t
officers of the army of. the United States, to
! gether will all necessary rations and forage
and for the horses of the mounted men on
dollar per day.
d Section thirteen provides for the organiza
. tions of Courts of inquiry and Courts Mal
tia for the trial of officers and privates 0
Il charges of improper and unmiitary conduc
d Section fourteen fixes the fines and pena
: ties for violation of the several provisions {
r the act, and provides for collections in case
J. of conviction
J, Section fifteen relates to the Grand Stat
and provides '"that the grand staff of tt
l. militia Of this Commonwealth shall Gin &C
II dition to the Commande-in Chief, who sha
d have twenty Aids, being one in each divisio
e with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel appoir
ted and commissioned by him for the term
: his office, and no person shall be eligible
IS this appointment by the Governor, who sba
is not have previously held the commission
y CAPTAIN, consist of an Adjutant Genera
l. who shall, until otherwise ordered, act
+ Ouartermaster General, Commissary Genera
of Inspector General, Paymastcr General, Juds
: Advocate, General and Engineer in Chic
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, wi
1T shall be appointed and commissioned by Il
], Commander Chief, for three years fro
n and after the passage of this act, and vi
r. shall have his Office located at Harrisburg
c. with the other departments of the State
te The section defines the duties of the sever
le officers of the staff, and for the appointme
=; by the Commander n-Chief, of a millta
in Storekecper for each Arsenal, whose sala
s. shall be three hundred dollars per annur
c. The salary of the Adjutant General Is FIX
u at six hundred dollars. to he paid out of t
military fund; and all other salaries and IN
: itary expenses to be paid out of the sar
fund.
p The sixteenth, and last section, provide