Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-05
The M1L1r1A.-The General Muster of

the regiment of militia, composed of the
| inhabitants of this county, takes place to-
day. That our readers may be able to un-
derstand at glance their duties and ezenlp-
ton in respect to the militia, we subjoin an
abstract of the most important PORTIONS OF
the militia laws of the Commonwealth, as
passed by the General Assembly on the 50th
of March last The abstract is as follows !:
Ear0llment-AIl able bodied citizens be-
tween the aye of Is and 45 to be enrolled
by the commanders of companies IN whose
district they may reside. Persons claiming
exemption in case of doubt, must prove their
exemption-the commandants of companies
to furnish Lieutenants with copy OF the
roll of the company-if a company be with
out commissioned officer the adjutant shall
enroll it-every white male citizen to report
to his Captain for enrolment or be subject
to a fine of FIVE dollars.
Training Two trainings year of three
days for the officers of each county to be held
at the Court Houses, and to be attended by the
Brigade Inspector. In no case are the mill
tia to be compelled to 20 out of the county
to attend a militia muster in time OF peace,
eyceps when two counties constitute one
regiment. The full trainings of the officers
of any regiment may be by the Reglmental
Court Of such regiment.
VoIlnteers There may be as many troops
of cavalry. as many companies of artillery
and of light infantry or rifemen as may be
organized in each regiment of the line
Such companies shall consist of not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred men, rank
and file, to be raised by voluntary enlist
ment for four years. Whenever there shall
be in any OF the cities, towns or counties,
volunteer companies amounting IN the az
gregate to four hundred men, rank and lille,
including cavalry and artillery, the gov
ernor shall be authorized to organize one
regiment of volunteers in each OF the said
cities, towns and counties: provided troops
Of cavalry and companies of artillery shall
be attached to such regiments of volunteers,
instead of the regiments OF the line, but
shall still constitute part OF the same regl-
ments of cavalry and artillery in which they
are commissioned. When four or five of the
volunteer companies of Infantry, light intan-
try or rifles, which may be now or hereafter
organized in the same city, town or county,
shall agree to unite, and be drilled and mus
tered together at the same time and place,
at least two days in each year, they may
constitute battalion, and elect maj or for
field officer of such battalion; and when SIX
or seven or eight companies Is aforesaid shall
agree to unite according to the provl IONS Of
this section, they shall constitute regiment,
and elect colonel, dc. There shall be at least
six musters in every year, of each company
of volunteers; every officer and member of
NOR n H.
ting and honorary members, shall, during
his membership, be exempt from serving
upon any jury except grand juries. But to
guard against persons becoming members OF
the said volunteer corps for the purpose OF
avoiding serving on Jurles, 1t snail be the
duty of the commanding officer of every
company to strike from the roll Of his COM
pany, the name Of every man who fails or
neglects to perform any of the duties ncum-
bent on him as a member of such company.
.Uu$ic-The commandments of regiments,
of battalions, where battalons are substtu
ted for regimental mustcrs, and OF compa-
MES, including volunteer as well as other
companies, shall be authorized to employ
each drummer and a iiler or bugler to at
tend their respective masters, who shall be
paid - per day each for their services
The commandment If each regiment may
procure for the use OF his regiment and for
the drum and fife majors attached thereto,
once in ten years, II necessary, one drum
and file, upon which he shall cause the name
of the county and number Of the regiment
to be marked. In like manner he may pro-
cure one buglo for each company of cavalry
Or rilcmen attached 10 his regiment.
Fines, DEFINES of non-commissioned
officers and privates, for failing to attend mus
tiers or meetings required by law. shall be
not less than seventy-fve cents and not
more than two dollars Tickets for all fines
imposed by the battalion and regimental
courts q enquiry, shall be placed in the
hands Of the sheriff or sergeant iur collec-
tion, on the lst day of January in each year,
instead OF at the time heretofore prescribed.
The uniform and dress of the officers, non
cpmm.sioned officers, musicians and priyates
of the militia and volunteers, shall be pre-
srribed by the governor: provided the officers
and companies now uniformed shall not be
required to change their uniforms until the
same shall require renewal; and any volun-
teer company may with the permission Of
the governor, adopt such uniform rs Il ma
jorlty Of them may desire.
ACCIDENT ON THE LYNCHEURC EXTENSION.
We noticed the other day an accident on
the Lynchburg Extension, by which an en-
ployee Of the road was killed. Tire Lynch
burg correspondent OF the Richmond Dispatch
gives the following particulars of the aeei-
dent:-"Beiwecn I and o'clock, rs Mr..
VIM. Banks, OF Amherst county, was on his
way home from this city he very imprudent-
y attempted to ride through "a deep cut,
about four miles from this place, on the
Lynchburg and Alexandria Railroad, with
Il view to shorten his route home; but when
about half way through, he saw the cars APP:
proaching and Immediately discovered that