The Russellville Democrat., 1876-01-13
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE OF ORGANIZATION, FIRST REGIMENT ARKs. .STATEGUARps.


 CIRCULAR.
 OFFICE OF ORGANIZATION, FIRST REGIMENT ARKs. .STATEGUARps. <
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, December 20, 1S15> Circular No. |.
 l. In pursuance of authority granted by general order No. ', headquarters Arkansas State mi litia, dated December 19, 1875, undertake the formation of regi ment of infantry, to be known as the First Regiment of Infantry of the Arkansas State Guards. and to be recruited and organized ac- cording to the terms and condi- tions in that order accepted and prescribed.
 II. The officers and men of the regiment will furnish their own uniform, at their own cost. It is believed that this outlay will in- volve no ultimate expense, as the fatigue suit will be of a character serviccable and proper for ordina- ry wear, and the cost of the dress uniform will not exceed that of such costume as would be appro priate and necessary for a civilian, upon the occasion to participate in which the regiment is primari- ly designed. Taking into consid- eration, further, the saving to re- suit from the six weeks subsist- ence which will be furnished the regiment, its members will not be at other expense than that of the time devoted to instruction.
 III. The regiment will be sup piled, by the state, with superior arms, ana will be maintained, in camp or barracks, during the pe- riod O. battalion drill, transported to Philadelphia, there quartcred and subsisted, and the members returned to their homes, without cost to themselves.
 ". Each company will be composed of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant and one orderly sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, four ser geants, four corporals, one wagon CT, two artificers, two musicians, and not less than forty five or more thar one hundred privates. The total number of enlisted men will in no case be less than sixty. No recruits will be admitted after ten days, at farthest, from date of the first muster, as the time for drill is brief, and uniformity of movement, in each company, can be attained only by the simulta neous instruction of it's members.
 The wagoner and artificers will be instructed in the same manner with the privates, unless specially assigned to other duty by orders from headquarters ofthe regiment. It IS recommended, however, that one of the artificers be selected for his knowledge of arms, and steadily employed, by the compa- ny, in the care of the company armory, so that the muskets may be kept in more perfect order than would otherwise be practicable.
 V. The enlisted men of the regiment must be not less than seventeen nor more than fortyfive years of age, not less than five feet six inches in height in their stockings, of normal proportions, erect figure, and capable of acquir- ing a military bearing, and in all respects (unless as regards the teeth, imperfection in which will not constitute ground of rejection ] fitted for military service under the rules governing the examina- tion of recruits for the regular army.
 These qualifications will he rig idly insisted upon; and any enlist ed man who shall be found want ing in any of the particulars stat ed, will, upon the first regimental inspection, be mustered out of service.
 As regards the moral and so- cial qualifications reference is made to Paragraph VII, of Gen eral Order No. '. from Headquar- ters Arkansas State Militia.
 VI. Recommendations for ap- pointment to captaincies will be made in favor of such persons, only, as may be known, to the Colonel organizing the regiment,