Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-29

SdhildtiOH OI the SLaLe, whose term Of enllStmen ) has not expired, shall enlist into the service 7 the state, under the provisions of this act, tn r time heretofore served by such officer, musician 5 or private, under any law heretofore existin, l shall be taken and considered as part of tn l term of service required by this act.
 l SEC. 32. The commander-in-chief is hereb fully authorized and empowered to disband an military company, as the interest of the militi'
 in his opinion, may require; to discharge con l missioned and non-commissoned officers, and a other persons who have performed the dut required by this act, or who from incompetence or other cause, have failed to perform thei , duty; to delegate to the major general an ) brigadier generals the power to discharge off cers and other persons; and, generally, to exer else all the powers necessary to carry into ful ) effect the provisions of this act.
 CHAPTER H..
 Of Arms, Aamories and Equipments. SEC. B. The quartermaster general shall ful nish, subject to the orders of the commander
 in-chief, all necessary arms and equipment suited to the particular companies or corps be longing to each regiment required for field duty at the expense of the state; and it shall be th' duty of the comptroller to draw his warrant or the treasurer for the mount expended by tn, quartermaster general in the purchase of sucl necessary arms and equipments. The comman ding officer of each company shall be responsi ble for the safe keeping and return of all arm and equipments committed to his charge, ant shall execute such bonds as the quartermaste general shall require from time to t;me and nc company shall be so furnished until bonds fo the safe keeping and return of all arms ant equipments shall be executed and approved b, the quartermaster general nor until suitable
 armory shall be selected for their deposit. Sucl armory shall be under the charge and control o the commanding officer of the company occu pying the same; and such commanding office shall cause all arms and equipments received from time to time, for the use of his company to be deposited therein. The commanding off cer of each company shall appoint a suitable person to take charge of the armory, and of al arms, equipments, and other property of the state deposited therein, and to discharge al duties connected herewith as shall be, iron time to time, prescribed by the quartermaste general and the quarternaster general shall from time to time, make such orders and regu-
 ations as he may deem proper, for the observ- ance of all officers having charge of any armory or gun house, in which arms of the state shal be deposited; and any person who shall wilful- 1 ly injure such armory or gun house, or its fix ] lures, or any gun sword or pistol, or other prop erty of the state, therein deposited, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
 Sxc. 34. It shall be the duty of the brigade majors of the respective brigades, annually, ir the month of October or November, carefulytc inspect the armories and gunhouses of the com panies belonging to the brigades, and on or be- fore the first day of December to make full report to the quarternaster general of the con ,iitiun of the same. ana or the number of arms and equipments of the state, deposited in such armories and gun houses and such brigade ma jors shall be allowed nine cents per mile for all necessary travel in the performance of such du- ties and in case either of the brigade majors by reason of sickness or other cause, shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section, it shall be the duty of the hrgadier general of the brigade to which such officer is attached, to ap- point some other suitable persons to perform said duty, who shall be entitled to the same compensation therefor as is provided for brig ade majors. SEC 35 Whenever colors shall be wanting in any regiment or battalion, they shall be furnish ed by the quartermaster general, with the ap- probation of the commander-in-chief, upon application being made for that purpose by the commander of the regiment or battalion.
 SEC. 36. Every general, field, line and staff officer, and every non-commissioned officer mu- scian and private of any company, shall fur nish himself with complete uniform, which shall be such as the commander-m-chief shall prescribe, and subject to such alterations as he terations in any portion of their uniform or equipments, except in conformity with such or der; and all uniforms, arms, equipments and in struments owned and used by any officer, musi- clan or private, or by any legally organized military company, shall not be liable to attach ment, or to be taken on execution, for any debts contracted by such officer.
 SEC. 37. The arms and equipments of the several corps of cavalry, artillery, infantry and rifemen, shall conform in all respects to those used by similar corps in the army of the United States, or shall be such as may be furnished from the state arsenal.
 SEC. 39. Every officer, musician and private in the militia, whose duty It is to on horse back, shall provide for himself a good and suffi cient horse, at least fourteen and half hands the owner, or by his son, ward or apprentice shall not be liable to taxation.
 | CHAPTER ".
 Of the Duties of Officers and PriUates. | SEC. 39. Whenever the commander-in-chie1 shall deem it necessary, he may issue his orders directing the brigade-inspectors to meet the ad- jutant-general, at such time and place he shall appoint, to confer with him and to receive his directions in regard to their official duties, and l the public service may require; and said officers shall be allowed nine cents per mile for travel to and from such place of meeting.
 SEC. 40.- The duty of the quartermaster-gen- eral shall be to take care of all the public prop erty committed to him, and belonging to his de- partment to execute all orders received from the commander-in chief, relative thereto; to re ceive such arms and equipments as the govern ment of the United States may from time to time transmit to this state. to cause the same to be deposited in the state arsenal at Hartford, and 1 to distribute them to the militia in such manner as the commander-in-chief shall direct to per. form all other service which may be required o1 him by law and to make report to the general assembly, on the third day of its session, in eacl year, containing a complete inventory of all tho the articles belonging to his department, speci flying the place or places where they are deposit ed, and also of the articles consumed or expend ed since his last previous report, together with a particular account of all expenditures of money I incurred in his department, of which no aecoun shall have been previously rendered to the gen eral assembly; and he shall become bound tt the state treasurer in a bond of ten thousand dollars, with security, conditioned for the faith full discharge of the duties of his office.
 SEC. fl. The quartermaster-general shall from time to time, order all ordnance, muskets rifles or other property the state furnished t. the militia, which may be neglected by them, o
 left to decay, to be returned to the state arsena :, and he may cause to be repaired, at his disere tion. all muskets and rifles, and all ordnance am ordnance stores. which have been returned to tn
 arsenal from the militia, and which remain in } damaged state.
 - And there shall be allowed the sum of fou ] hundred dollars per annum as compensation fo > an armorer, whose duty it shall be to wait upo } the state arsenal at Hartford, and to take car : of all arms ordnance and militarv esoroe an