The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-05-27
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"To each brigade there will be one
Brigade Inspector, with the rank of Major,
who shall be elected for the term of FIVE
years from the date of his com mission,
and be elected in the same manner as
Brigadier Generals are elected; the pres
ent Brigade Inspectors to remain in Of.
fee until the expiration Of their commits
sions.
"To each regimen. or battalion there
shall be one Adjutant, with the rank of
Lieutenant, one Quartermaster, one Pay
master, one Surgeon, one assistant Sur
geon, one ergeant-ma ajor, one Quarter
master Sergeant, and one Drum major,
who shall be appointed by the command
ing officer of the regiment of light artil-
lery and cavalry, one Trumpet major, to
be appointed in like manner"
The salary of the Brigade Inspector is
fixed at $3.50 per annum, and his duties
are fully and clearly defined.
Sec. seven relates to the organization,
regulation and duties of Bands of musi-
clans.
Sec. eight refers to the issuing and safe
keeping of arms and camp equipage. 1t
requires that every organized company
shall erect or rent an armory, for the
safe keeping of arms and camp equipage,
to be under the supervision of the com.
manding officer, the rent not to exceed
$3.50 per annum in the city of Philadel.
phia; 5000 in Allegheny county and Har-
risburg, Lancaster, Reading and Potts
vile; and 500 in all other districts; to
be paid out of the military fund Of the
several brigades. Arms and camp equip.
page, when required for encampments, to
be furnished by the Adjutant General,
at the expense of the State
Sec. nine relates to parades and rem
devious. 1t requires all organized COM
panies to parade annually "by regiment,
battalion, or company, at such time and
place between the first day of May and
the first day of October as the brigade
inspector shall order and direct, for the
purpose of discipline, inspection and re-
view"
But "in lieu of said annual parade the
anding officer of the brigade, or
regiment, battalion, or company thereof.
uniformed and equipped. to parade and
encamp for aot to exceed six consecutive
days, between the first days of May and
October in each year; and all parades and
encampments held in pursuance of this
act, shall be governed by the rules and
regulations of the army of the United
States, and at least twenty days previous
notice of any such parade aud encsmp.
ment shall be given to the brigade inspec-
tor BY the commanding officer"
''ln addition to the annual parade or
eDcampment herein specified, the om-
mandiDg officer of regiment or battal-
ion may order the military forces under
his command to parade by battalion or
regiment, at such time and place as be
may deem proper, not exceeding twice in
any one year, nor longer than one day at
any one time.
"The commanding officers of compa-
MES in any city or Incorporated borough,
may, in addition to the annual parade re-
quired by this act, require their compa-
nies to meet for parade at such time and
place as they shall deem proper, not to
exceed six times in any one year, all 9th
er companies not to exceed four times in
any one year; but no officer or member
shall receive pay for parading oftner than
six times in any one year"
All officers, non commissioned officers,
musicians aud privates of any uniformed
company or troop to receive one dollar
and fifty cents for every day actually on
duty; and for each horse actually used by
them, two dollars per day. red
Sec. ten provides for the organisation
Of Brigade Boards Of Auditors, in each
brigade, for the auditing and settling ac-
counts. i5sf5si
Sec eleven provides for the calling out
Of the militia in case of invasions, insur.
rectioDs, breaches of the peace, &C., for
their Suppression, and defines the duties
of officers and men on such occasions.
"All non-commissioned officers, musi.
clans and priyates, in case of tumult,
breach of the peace, resistance to pro-
cess, or whenever called upon in aid to
the civil authorities, shall each receive
the compensation of one dollar and fifty
cents per day; and all commissioned Of
6cers the same compensation as is paid to
officers of the army Of the United States,
together with all necessary rations and
forage, and for the horses of any mount
ed men one dollar per day.
| Sec. thirteen provides for the organiza-
tion of Courts of Inquiry and Courts Mar
tial for the trial of officers and privates
on charges of improper and unmilitary
conduct.
Sec. fourteen fixes the 6nes and penal.
ties for violations Of the several provis-
ions of the act, and provides for collec-
ton in eases of conviction.
Sec. fifteen relates to the Grand staff
and provides "that the grand staff Of
the militia of this Com 10 monwealth shall
! in addition to the Comm ander in Chief
who shall have twenty aids, being one in
each division, with the rank of Lieuten.
ant Colonel, appointed and commissioned
| by him for the term of bis Office, and ne