Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-03-07
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, FRIDAY MORNING MARCH zalsea

Be nominated b. tl,e ranfain IN h i Il <.,,l.
onel Who. bv ana Il I'll, I'M III a I|.s Il IL
Lieutenant Colonel Shall .848 ;a4 HIM
same. The Sereeant&at,< 1l,,'dS &. IL I'M il
ba nominated III tl,a I2;rs, i is3s |...'. N 4,
the Captain who shall. II ac9a ii III
him. anpoit.t I'LL same Tbe n ;s, Nh
Captain Shall tAKe Mace Ii III ag,norv
Of said co,s,nanx II ofber nah1;.s nlaes
affar 1flsd NJ, 1lc2 III 1I6 slt'ne bas been
|ll1y9sl iii u iaa 81 t|so Pence III ana
For the district ID @I||IIE tb8 election Il
held shall attend a1,d III Hso) sl84 liz oath
bnreinbe}ore prescribed th6 orivaies
severely Nj ihe4 deposit EIa|f ballots
ana ID tho Captaia a{Iel N q election has
onen iuAslg known Ii z!l1l la satv
also to see that the election Il fairly held.
and he shall countersign the return Of
said election and forward it to the Gov
ernor of the State or the Adiutant GEN
eral. The Governor. Immediately upop
the receipt of such return, shall com
mission the person SO designated in it as
elected Captain 9th company by which
be was chosen. The Captain shall then
at once nominate his First and Second
Lieutenant, who shall act as If their nom.
nation had been ratified as prescribed in
a preceding clause. and abe three shall
at once make all bylaws and rules not
conflicting with the laws Of this State. or
of the United States, for the rapid and
efficient drill and discipline Of their com
pany. Each COMPANY shall be drilled in
company drill, at least once month. and
the first company raised under the pro.
visions of this Act shall be designated as
company A, the second COMPANY b. and
so on until ten companies shall be raised
and lettered in their order when thew
shall compose the "First REGIMENT Of
MARYLAND Volunteer Militia Ten com.
panies. to be lettered respectivelv A r
G. d E. r. G. H X shall comnoso
regiment. The cantains and first and
second lieutenants who shall take tho
oath heretofore desipnated before thew
shall be nominated Immediately nnon the
eomnletion Of the ten comnan;es 70 which
thew balong shall hold an elect;on for
Colonel lieutenant Colonel and Major
of the reo;ment the roturn of which
shall he attestod and forwarded in the
same manner as the election returns for
contain. Tho Governor unon thr recent
Of this return sball ;mmeaiatelv COM
mission tho colonel l;ontenont colonel
and major thus elected who sball ~
once address themselves TO tbe task Of
rendering their regiment as comnlete as
nossible and shall have n regiment drill
at least once in three months or oftcner
if possible in the Judgment of the officers
expedicnt. There shall be no higher
organization of the military force of the
State ia time of peace than n repiment.
The colonies in the different regiments
NAV meet if they choose and consult with
one another in reference to what is best
for their respective commands. but no
brigade or division shall hereafter exist
in the State unless in time of war. The
company districts shall be bounded or
altered SO as to meet changes of popua-
ton or Of district boundaries, MS herein
after prescribed. When attending upon
regimental drill, or dress parade, If both
do not take place upon the same day,
each private in the ranks, and each officer
under the grade Of captain. shall receive
a per diem sufficient to Compensate them
for their absence from home and business.
This fund shall be paid Out lv tho col
lectors of the several counties upon the
oTder of the county Commissioners. whose
duty it shall be to audit and pass upon
all accounts of this description and the
said collector shall keen q rigid account
Of all monies Thus expcnded. and report
the amounts each year 70 the Treasurer
Of the State, who shall incorporate the
same bienniollv in his report to The Lee
oislature No person sbaiI receive more
tban dollar and half nor less than
seventv-fivo cents while Tins On dutv
and no officer entitled 70 tbia ner diem
shall recoive more than two ~ icss tban
ono dollar This benefit shall oxclusivelv
applv TO the days-.and no otber--sport
in reoimcntal drill or dress narade. Bach
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