The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-11-15

legislature made the law and the 70.
er-in-chief appointed NE ms pector bc,an
law directed him to appoint some ona .>eI
Office in every unorganized Brigade ,0Il
deal of fault has been With me. Now nSht'
if YOU don't Ike the iaw. land it is1Hn nIena
the W lole Commonwealth. get it rep,.I.gs
soon as you like and | will find no fail,
rou. But while ! hold the comm;sa WY
Brigade Inspector the lar SHAH not Ls 'Ua
as a farce. Timothy Ives and Miles M, 'i
my bondSmen in the sun of one ,baF a
dollars, and the AdjHtant General shall
bring suit ON that pond because bora
lected to do my duty according to Tho ! I'
my abilities. And | here state again ,Gsss
Collectors who disregard their duty in ssrr
up their duplicates within the wear as H. ~"
in the above will be dealt with accot5;aS
my instructions from the Adjutapt Cas-
Again, for the benefit of those persons c%,i'
ing the privilege of training ! viii COPY r'1
the Law:
427M page, lars Of 1853.
each brigade, regiment, battalion. -,
and company, shall conform, as near As =,
sible, to the regulations of the United S,ar,"'
but a regiment may consist of FIVE comnanf.s II
Whenever any number of persons. mot ~
than thirty-two, rank and file, shall yolnn,,.
in the manner herein prescribed to form q ~ \
form company in any Brigade, Hey Wv
present their roll 10 tie brigade ~iasp,cto, ~ |
stall Mercfrom fr a time for htr inspection a..
i npproved he stall cfganize the same 81 \
cordirg to tile provisions herein prescribe5
To every such company there shall be, if cav.
airy, one captain, one first heutcra5t Ass
second lieutenant, and one cornet Artille,y
companies, one captain, two first lieutenant
and one second lieutenant infantry and ria,
companies, one captain, one first lieutenant
and one second lieutenant; in addition TO n.
above commissioned officers, each compony
shall elect one quarter master sergeant. cor,
sergeauts and four corporalS. Every from
Of cavalry and every company of a%rtillerr
light-artillery. rihemen and infantry. which
shall not at any annual inspection have a,
least thirty-two armed and uniformed. tbe
Inspector shall require proof that there are
pon-commissioned officers and priyates he.
longing to such company or troop property
uniformed sufficient to complete the whole
number of thnty-two; such proof may be
made by the certificate on honor Of the com.
harding officer Of said company. The brig.
ade Inspector, when on inspection he shall find
a deficient number in a company, shall there
upon GIsband the same in orders, urless he
shall have reason to believe that such com.
pauy will have thirty-two non-commissioneG
officers anG private present at the next sue.
ceeding inspection and review. Every officer
of the line and staff, and every officer hcreaf-
ter elected or appointed, and every officer or
private Of any uniformed company hereafter
organized in this Commonwealth, shall pro.
vide himself with a NIFoR to conform a,
near as possible to the regulations of thu
United States.'
Now, we find that we have the privilege tt
train or pay an equivalent. That equivalent
is fxed by law to be fifty cents. ! sincerely
hope that there are not as many in this coun.
ty willing to resist the General Militia laws O
the State as has already been found to resis
the temperance laws of this County.
JNO. NJ. KILBOURN,
Br5gadc Inspector, Sd Brigade, llA ID. Pa, n