The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
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George Wayne Anderson, OF the Seven
tieth Regiment. x.
Tho question was not whether the re-
quest of tho Mayor should be needed. FOR
section 3ssi OF insstJotle gives the Governor
no optjon. when called upon for troops by
Tho Mayor, but it was one of how many
and what troops should be called.
Governor Was Prompt.
when this schedule had been made out,
she following order was Issued:
Commonwealth OF Virginia,
Adjutant- Generals Office,
Richmond. June % 1905.
Colonel George Wayne Anderson. COM
mandng Seventeen Regiment Infantry,
Richmond, Va:
Sir,-Rcport to Richard NJ Taylor, ESQ,
Nfayor of the city of Richmond, Vas
and furnish such portions of your regi-
ment, and subject to his orders. take such
action as may be necessary, In the aia OF
civil authorities to prevent any violation
of the law. ~,
BY order Of tie Governor and Com
mander-in-C Chief.
10. LANE STERN,
Iieutenant-C Colonel and A. 1. G., Acting
Adjutant- General.
Up to the Mayor Again.
When these details had been arranged
and the Governors order issued, the
situation again passed into the hands of
Mayor Taylor. and he acted. promptly
by issuing to Colonel Anderson the order,
printed elsewhere which appears to
cover every possible infrnction upon the
law.
The companies now under Colonel An
t7erson's orders are Twelve from tho sew
eniieth regiment. including the five here;
one from Alexandria. one from fred
I'll, ~, 1VnchhllrE. one
from Farnvile, one from Danville. one
from stanton, one from Charlottes-
VILE and one unattached company from
stanton; two companies Of the Rich
,nond Light Infantry Blues. and one Of
the Richmond Howitzers. making a totai
of sixteen companies, aggregaung ABOUT
one thousand men.
The Richmond companies on duty, Win
their officers. are rs follows:
Company Ali. c. Dickerson, captain;
e1, L. NIassurier, first lieutenant; FL. u.
jenkins. second lieutenant
Company B--A w. Miller. captain;
81. r. Matthews, first lieutenant; w. a.
Stack. second lieutenant.
~ Company George N. skipwith, cap
Chain: b. n. Hardy. first lieutenant.
70 Company F--William p. Thompson,
captain: James II. Stone first lieutenant;
n. Il. Norvell second lieutenant.
IA Company H-T.C Baptiste. captain:
&C. e. Johnson, first lieutenant; Henry
sR Luffsey second lieutenant.
Other companies OF the regiment are
Prom Alexandria and Fredericksburg.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues Is
b commandcd by Major Luther L. Cheat
wood. with the following officers: cap
tain t. "A. Hazen. adjutant; Captain y.
M. Edwards. surgeon: Lieutenant Charies
"a Rose, ouartermaster;iL icutenant DaVlo
IA Ritchie, judge-advocate.
~, A of the H0witZefS mas Ine
sfollowing officers: Captain, w. NJ, Myers;
first lieutenant r. w Minson; junior
second lieutenant. II. p Taylor; second
lieutenant. John ". Booker.
Those companies from other parts OF
the State ordered here for duty are as
follows:
Alexandria Light Infantry: Washing
S4on Guard. Fredericksburg: Monticello
z Guard. characteristics; West Augusta
Guard. Stallnton; Staunton Rifles; Farm
VILE Grays; Home Guard Lynchburg;
Danville Light Infantry.
All the above companies are IN inc
,Seventieth regiment save the Staunton
TITLES. which is unattached.
LAW VERY PLAIN.
al The law under which the call for troops
was issued here yesterday is very plain,
and is found in section 1868 Of the Code of
law on,he Subject.
2iyrhe section covers every possible en,er-
gency and makes the powers and duties
or the State and municipal officers plain.
Z 1t reads as follows:
5"In case of any breach of peace, tn-.
mutt riot or resistance of law, or immi-
rient danger thereof, 1t shall be lawful
Tor the sheriff of any county or the Mayor
of any city to call upon the Governor
for aid, and in cases where the emersen-
cy is such as not to admit of this de-
lay. upon the con,mandant of any divi-
eIon. brigade. regiment or company: and
II shall be the duty of the commanding
officer OF the division, brigade. regiment
Of company upon which such call Is made
10 order out. in aid of the civil All
.horitics the military force or any part
thereof. under his command. Such call
!for aid shall be made by means of a
summons Issued by the sheriff or Mayor
directed to the commandant of any such
s division. brigade, regiment, or company
directing him to order MS command or
A a part thereof to appear at n time and
place therein specified. to aid the civil
authority Incorporating the laws"
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