The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-15
AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT,
IN WHICH BOLD TROOPERS,
BLOODY YAGERS AND BULLET

IN WHICH BOLD IROOIEhS;
BLOODY YAGERS AND BULLET
BUTTONS FIGURE MUCHLY.
The following musty document, creating
a legion of cavalry, has been unearthed
from mass of old papers now being
overhauled at the temporary capitol:
AN ORDINANCE AND DECREE AUGMENTING THE
REGULAR ARMY BY CREATING LEGION
OF CAVALRY.
Be it an ordinance, and it is hereby ordained and
decreed by the General Council OF the Provincial
Government of Texas.
Section There shall be, and there is
hereby created, Legion of Cavalry, to
be part, and under the command of the
commandment chief, of the regular army
of Texas, said legion of cavalry to be
composed and organized as follows; to-
wit: A legion of cavalry shall consist OF
one lieutenant colonel commandant, one
major, one adiutant, one quartermaster
one paymaster, each icing a lieutenant,
one surgeon and two surgeons later, six
captains, six first and six second ieuten-
ants, six comets, two surgeon majors,
two quartermaster's sergeants, two chief
musicians, first and second, and twelve
other musicians, twenty-four sergeants,
twenty -four corporals, and two hundred
and eighty-six privates, including five
saddlers, five blacksmiths and five boot
makers, which, together, shall form two
squadrons of three companies.
Section BE it further ordained, ETC.,
that the arms and equipments of the
Legion of Cavalry snail be as fol
lows to-wit: one-half of the legion
of cavalry to be armed with good double
barreled shot-guns of the usual length,
with flint locks, the other half with Amer
lean Yagers. half-ounce bore. Flintlocks,
and suitable equipments, DC, ii broad
sword, brace of substantial pistols. with
brass mounted holsters, and shall carry a
belt cartridge box, calculated to carry
twenty-four cartridges. Each trooper shall
be equipped with Spanish saddle, with
cadet grey housings; two good blankets,
substantial girth and surcingle, a pair
of martingales, a bride with double
rein curb, and having pair of brass
spurs. The uniform of cavalry shall be
suit of cadet grey, cloth coats, yellow
bullet buttons, and pantaloohs, for winter,
and two suits of grey cottonade round
abouts, and pantaloons for summer, and
fur caps, black cloth stocks and cowhide
boots.
Section 3. Be it further ordained and
decreed, ETC., that copy of the foregoing
ordinances be Immediately forwarded by
the provisional government, to our for
eign agents, instructing them to purchase
the necessary arms, equipments, clothing,
ETC., as is set forth in the foregoing ordi-
nances and DEGREES, and forward the same
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of the legion of cavalry.
Section 4. Be it further ordained, and
decreed, etc., that the legion of cavalry
shall be entitled to the same pay, as the
cavalry in service, in the United States of
the north, and also the same bounty in
land, as the auxiliary corps, to-wit; $40
acres of land.
Section 5. Be it further ordained, and
decreed, ETC., that the lieutenant colonel
commandant, shall appoint for the legion
of cavalry, his adjutant, paymaster, quar-
ter master, anG quarter master sargeants,
major and musicians, and that the gov
ernor be, and is hereby authorized to issue
commissions to such officers, as may be
appointed by the Northumberland COM
mandant upon receiving certificate from
said officers, to that effect.
Passed, December IS, 1885.
JAMES W. ROBINSON,
acknowledgements and ex -Officio Presi-
dent of the General Council.
M. W. MOODY,
Secretary pro tenn.
Approved, December IS, 1885.
HENRY SMITH,
CHAs. B. STEWART, Governor.
Secretary of Executive.