Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-15

There NAV be raised for each company, by
voluntary engagement of its members, two must
clans and for each battalion a band of not more
than ten musicians, which several bands when
the regiment assemblies, shall be consolidated
into a regimental band, under command of the
adutant. The colonel may appoint leader,
drum major and principal musicians. Councils
of administration may make reasonable appropri-
atoms from the company battalion and regi-
mental funds, for the payment of such mem
bers of the band, and for hiring other music when
necessary.
Companies Of cavalry and artillery may be or
ganized in like manner with infantry compa-
panies, and may be attached to any portion of the
infantry force, or otherwise organized, as may be
most expedent But in the first distribution of
arms and the organization Of cavalry regiments,
preference shall be given to companies in the
counties of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth
Congressional Districts
Every company, battalion, or regiment, unless
the Governor shall prescribe a uniform, shall
adopt a uniform for itself, which shall be subject
to the approval of the Governor, and no uniform
which is not thus approved shall be worn when on
duty, unless the Governor shall otherwise direct.
Whenever any portion of the militia shall be
called into the service of tine State by the Cover
nor in time of war, invasion, nsuTectiOn, or pub
lie danger, they shall be entitled to pay at the
same rates in every respect, as the corresponding
grades may at the time be entitled to in the
United States Army.
| The Legion shall be considered as composed
essentially of light troops, and the system of in
struction tactics prescribed for such troops in the
United States army shall be at all times followed
All other systems are forbidden, and all officers
who fail to qualify themselves, within reason
able time, for the duties of instructor of his
mand, shall be dismissed by sentence Of n court
martial for incapacity. Officers drills and schools
of instruction are provided for. Companies shall
parade not less than four times year, and shall
hold not less than twelve company drills per an
mum. Battalions and regiments, whose com2a-
mics or a considerable portion of them, in the
same county, may have not less than three bat
talon drills year. Brigade and division com
manders may order encampments, not TO exceed
three days in each year, for the same troops when
approved by the Governor.
constitution and by laws may be adopted by
companies, battalons and regiments, subject to
the approval of the Governor, which shall be OBJ
Egatory on their own members, and fines assessed
under the same may be collected before justice
of the pe,ce
General provision is made for the manner of
conducting encampments; for the appointment of
Councils of Administration to adjust accounts and
allow claims; for the organization Of courts mar
tial, and prescribing the manner Of holding the
same; regulating designations, dismissals and dis
charges; and defining the duties of civil officers
and the militia when troops called out by civil
authority.
No person shall be member of two companies
at the same time.
The adjutant general is required to furnish every
military company, when commissioning its Off
GERS. with copy Of Hardee's Infantry Tactics and
the other systems of tactics for light or other
troops in the United States army; also the army
regulations and copies of the militia law The
rules and regulations for the government of the
United States army, as far as applicable, shall
apply to the government of the active militia.
The discipline, and the position of companies,
regiments and brigades in review, on parade, in
line of march, OF in line of battle, shall be de-
termned and governed by the rules governing
troops of the United States army.
No person shall be appointed adjutant general
or quartermaste= general unless he has received
a regular military education, or has had expert
ence military officer sufficient to qualify him
for the position.
In distributing arms, companies formed in those
portions of the State in danger of invasion shall
be preferred to companies formed in other por-
tions of the State.
No commissioned officer shall hold his Office
for longer period than four years.
The commander chief shall, annually, on
the first of January, report to the Treasurer
of State the amount of the military fund drawn
on his warrant, the amount expended and the
items of expenditure The colonies of regiments
and captains of companies shall make like reports
to the County Treasurer, who shall make report
to the Treasurer of State.
Ten thousand copies of this act, together with
the rules and articles of war and so much of the
general army regulations as may be directed by
the Governor, are to be published in pamphlet
form, and distributed to the counties when the
laws are distributed