The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-04

Itioned-to consist Of one Captain, one,
First Lieutenant, and one Second Lieu
tenant, four Sergeants, four Corporals,i
and eighty-nine privates, to be mustered
into the service of the United States,
for three years. or during the war;
unless sooner discharged, in accordapee,
with the provisions of the /" Military
Force Law" approved May 10th, 1861,
and to receive such pay and emolumentsi
as are allowed to, officers and soldiers
of the same grade in the army of ,theT
United States, the members of this
company to have the right to elect their
own officers to be approved by the
Commander-in7C Chief,Gand the Captain
to- appoint the nonlcommissioped off,.
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III. The uniform will be a loose sack
coat of heavy blue flannel, trimmed
with black, fringe around the, bottom,
and regulation Infantry buttons, loose
trowsers, and single breasted vest Of
same cloth, and, brown soft felt hat,
with a small black feather, all of which,
will be furnished by the State, when
the Company is rendezvoused. r6isss5
~ The arms will be rifles, and each
man will get his own rifle from such
maker as he may select, and to adopt
such style of rifle as he can use with
the best effect, being required however :
to justify his selection by the actualT
performances of the gun in his own,
hands. He will also furnish the neces-r
sary equipments, consisting of leather,
waist belt, cartridge box and cap pouch,
which will be prescribed after rendezi ,
vousing7of the company has been COM,
pleted. Each man will be allowed sixty
dollars for his rifle irrespective of size >
or make, including the equipments
provided he is accepted by COMMITTEES
of examination and is mustered into
the service of the United States. bre,r,
v. No man win be accepted or,
mustered into, service, who cannot,
when firing at a rest at distance Of
two hundred yards, put ten consecutive
shots in target, the average distance
not to exceed FIVE inches from the centre:
of the bulls eye, to the centre of the:
ball; and all candidates will have to,
pass an examination by a committee,
to be selected for that purpose IN q
subsequent order. ,s,, 80, III I'm
vi. For the purpose of conyenienceg
to those volunteering, the following +
points have been selected, and dates.
fixed for the examination and selection
of twenty candidates at each point =
all expense incurred by said candidates.
in attending said examinations, must
be borne by themselves, and all other
expenses, until they. are accepted by
the State authorities, which will be
when they receive the order to; TO ;rel',t M
dezyous: Fl. r., -, =; -. -. -,
AT Detroit, Monday, July sth:.a slli, ~,
.At,Adrian, w ednesday, July 10TH q! !!
AT Kalamazoo, Friday, July 18TH. :; !;
AtGrand Rapids, Tuesday, July 16th,1
: VII. The Committee appointed to.
examine the candidates, will make a
written report to this Office, of the sue.
cessful candidates at each, point of
examination, giving to each respec-.
lively, a certificate including the results
of his ten shots. &c 80" D"A
VIII. After the report of the COM
mittee has been received, and examined
at this office, the, candidates selected
will be ordered individually by letter
to rendezvous at some point set apart
for that purpose, and their actual and
necessary expenses in travelling from
the places of residence, to the place Of
rendezyousing, viii. be refunded by the
State, on producing proper receipts for
the same. iEA Niv1t a lI#i 'pg %
Will newspapers throughout the
State please copy the above without
expense to the State? Poh1 u Dhsn
- by order Of the Commander n-Chief, g9do
.vih9'iuH baa y.fJ0HN ROBERTSON, baR
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