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Richmond, i riutcd by 8AMUKL M. PLBASABTTS, for the benefit of hiws^jf aud the other Representatives of Samuel Plensants, derc.HHed. Vol. XXII...No. 3144] *RICWMOISU—AVKILNK90AY, JJKCK3IBER 14. 18 14.VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE..lt;lt;■.«■Tlie following BILL• * • « t I * * * • 4 * V ' * ' • r * * V K * * L 1 Ok a r ‘J'B * * li . J' » . • a •To amend (lie Militia Laws of this Commonwealth,is before the House of Delegates.I. fie il enacted by the General Assembly* That the Militia of this Commonwealth fee*- and the nwe is hereby arranged into Brigades and Divisions, in' the following manner# that is Id say: The militia of die oounties oIAccomack and Northampton shall compos* one Brigade* of the eountiet of Wesimorelnud, Northumberland. Laneaitep, Riohiuood, Middlesex and Ksscx, one brig art o ; and the said brigades shall compose ooe division:undo! the city oft Rich moot), shall compose one brigade; of the counties ©r Hrnovor, Goochland, Fluvanna find °n(* ftnc* 8;**^ brigades shall compose one division : The militia of the counties of Caroline,, SpottsylVBiua ami Kin- George, shall compose one brigade; of tbe counties of Fauquier and 8tHfTord one bri-gade ; and the said brigades shall compose one division: The militia of the counties of Prince William and Fainas shall eomposc one brigade ; of the coucty of Loudoun one brigade ; and {h© said brigades shall compose one division; The miliria of the counties of Culpeper, Mati * son and Orange, shall compose one brigade s of thecounties of Albemarle, Nelson and Amherst, one brigade ; and the said brigades shfeli compose one division :_Inc tnilitm oi the counties oT Bedford, Campbell find Franklin, shall compose one brigade ; of the counties of lVtsjlyaoia, lleury nod 1‘atriok, one brigade; and the said brigades ahull compose one division : The miliria of Jhe euunlies ot Halifax and Charlotte shall eoiniit^c one brigade ; of the counties oi Powhatan, Prince Edward, Cumberland and Buckingham, one brigade; and the said bvigtiries abaU compose one division : The militia of the ol Surry, Sussex, Frinec Georg* ami Greensville, shall compose one brigade ; of the counties of Brunswick, h.tckiecburgatd Lunenburg, one brigade ; of the counties of Dinwiddie, Nottoway and Amelia, one brigade ; and the said bvigadges shall compose one division ; The militia of Isle of Wight, Nansemoad and South-ainpion, diall compose one brigade ; of the couattes of Princess Anne and Norfolk, and of the borough of Nor iuik, one brigade ; and the said brigades shall compose «nft division ; The militia of the counties of Jefferson antcounties ol Augusts and Rockbridge, ouo brigade ; Hud the said brigades shall compose one division: The mil ©t the counties of Wythe, Montgomery, Gifcs and Monroe, shall compose one brigade ; of the counties of Wa ingtoo, UusseU, Grayson, L e, Su.u ami Tmseweil, «mc brigade; aud the snid brigades shall compose one d lion: rue militia of (Us counties of Uoirtuurt, Givenbrior and Bath, shall compose ihic brigade ; ofWash-divi-m ...... , . _ ^ WMV. -rn thecounties of ilurdy, Hampshire and Pendleton, o;:e brigade ; and the said brigades shall compose one dtvi-stop ; T he militia of the counties of Cabell, Kermwha and M is;»n, shall compose one brigade ; of the counties of Harrison, Randolph uod W ood, onebr ignite; of the counties of Oaio, AlouougV.ia and Brc and the said brigades ahull compose ope division*i ooke, one brigade ;XL It shall be the duty of the Eseoutiv * to number, by ballot, where the same baa not already been done, the setei-ai division* and brigv.de* aforesaid, and to cause the same to bo recorded in lue Adjutant General’s office: and every eoinmib^iun hereafter ibtued by tlie governor shall eyjreu the number of the division, brigade and regiment, respective!),. u whfoti the person obtaining the samd shall belong.III. And bt it further etuteled, That there shall bf Hppoiutcd, by joint ballot of the two bouies of the General Asseuib y, and Minu;U«ii*ned by thd Governor, one major-general to each division, and ouc brigadier.general to each btigude of the mUitiapf this emaintn*e?jhh, who steult reside withiu Ric 1 units of Uieii respective command*; and all vacancies hmuttcr accruing in said offices *Uull be tilled by appointments to be made and coniuilssioas to be issued ir» like m.*.;rjtr.1Y. The nrjj*r generals and Isrigedier-gonerols of the militia shall each appoint bisown staff. The staff of a major general shaii consist of oue division juij^rior, wilt* the bra Vet r^nk, pay and emoluments djfa lieuLcuaut colonel of iufanhy, when In actual servbse ; vwo uitis-dc-camp, and cne division quarter may ter, each with tin: bre-vet rank, pay and emoluments of a iuujoi* of infantry, whenv in actual service. The staff ot- a bvigadier-gcocrulb.' gade quartor-iuaster, each with the brevet rank, pay and cmoiuaieats of a cttpiatfi of iofantry, when in actual eorvice.shall coob.vt of one uid-dc camp utij one brgaoe quarter-iuasier, cacu witu tuo orevet rauK, payV. Jivd be it further enacted, That adjutant-general sliall huvc the brevet lank, and shall receive the samepay and emoluments, as a colonel of eavstlry of the United St:vtas' arniy is now by law emitted to receive, instead of the compensation now allowed by hw, Tbe adjntnnt-general shall be, and he is hereby aurhbriscd, to direct returns and reports to he aiaric to hint of the strength and ctmdjliou of the militib, Iba stale of t^ie public anns n aceoutremrnta, end oilier j.ubliv property applicable tu military purposes, us oftvn as be shall deem ‘t ueeessa It shall be the duty of the adjutant g^noral lo prepare geuc!*jl l’Cgulatioijs deifvifng a duties of the different dcjn*ri mciuo of the Muff, which, when approved by tlie obeyed ur:fil ui:cred or rcvol.cu by thp sdmc auilmrily: and the said general reg«;ia•9m . ifSiandnecessary.ni predbriUihg the raspteisve sjiail be resjieoted ant! -I - tons, thus prtjpured and approved, shall he recorded in the adjutant-geuerar* olUce, aud a copy thei'coT hiid before tub gftnoi ai a^scmldy at their next session*VI. JinA bpitfurther enacted, Tliattita governor ahaB l»^, wild he is hereby aufhorisi-i], by and warh (he advice of cotiucii, to appoint and commission an Hsstsi^nt udjut*nt-glt;-nc;\d. The u-istatauL u lpitant general shall reside where the adjutant general’* office shall be kept; lie shall have (ho brevet rauu, ami ve«eivo die same pay and emolument8 as a major of cavalry in flic aia)) oT ltd: United is now by I tw au;iitcd to cweive ; and u shall be his duly, uuaT the directions of the adjutant-teu^ral, to assisf him gcnoj aii) in tlie discharge of his duties.VII. And he it further enacted, That the governor shall be, and be is hereby authorised and required, by and with the advice of the council, to appoint mid commission a quarter-muster general. The «aarter-iiiaster general shall, before lie enters upon the duties of office, enter iiuo Loud, with good anti sudicient sureties, for the sum ofsuccessors tovbicn snan come louisliarois on pu!»lic account. Tin quartcr-musicr g* ucrai »o»u tio ana p. ______________which agreeably tu the military u:*a^e and the general regulation* for the government of the army ot the United State*. He shall take charg* m the depart mem throughout the stale, and suall have pow^r to issue orders to all quarter.n;i.sters requiring oi' tliem such returns and reports, v.nd giving llictu such iiistmctioas us he may deem proper end ueecsfnry lor the security atiti prcservafiou of the public properly : And the said quarler-ma»tcr gene Val thail Imvc the brevet r tnk, and receive the same pay aud emo^unu nts as a colonel ol eavuiryin the army of the Uidtod Slates it. now bylaw entitled to receive.V i£L Vhe govrr. or shall be, and he is hereby authorised, by and with the adva-e of council, to appoint and cotn-KiMSsion adiq.utj qi.arer muster ^eroriil. The deputy quarter niasici g- utral shall r. sine w :»*r« the quarter-master genetal’soffice shall he k»q;(, and vlu.H hnve the brevet rank tr.d receive die same pay and emoluments us a major of cavalry. As Uiutty asxi:*luul quartcr-niaslers general as the public service snail at any time require, not exceeding , who shuR bold their offices dining the pleasure of the executive, aim be also subject to removalfrom office, by the joint resolution of the two houses of tb® general ussciiH-ty. fbc) disli tmeii nave the brevet rank, wad receive the same pay and einoluinent- as a captain of iulautry in the army of tile United States is now l) law en(h!«^l to receive, u ad also lorr.ge for one horse; hiic! shall enter into bond with good and sulfitdent sureties in the sum ol dollars payuLle in like iiiuatr and with llic like cotndGon us the bond required by this uci tobe entered Into by the quarter master general.IX. And he It further Citi(tticdf Thai the adjutant general and cpmriev master general shill reside and keep their offices a» the scat of the govemmctiC of (bis coiiimonwflaJf h : 1’revidH, liowvv. r, thkt if at any (ime the public scv\ :co shail render it expedient, the governor, w in ibo advuwi of council, may direct the said adjutant geue 1*1 nr quarter matter general, (o remove wbb ihnir nfficeH ta any other plnoo within ibi* state.X. And uhf't't'A* it is v . irdicRt lo rcdticr the numiH'r oftroopi of cavalry in (his commonwealth :»tad, ihttt (hr governor or com inaiidns- in chief of (he militia, shall blt;% and In, :lt;•« Anon as nmv b»- tdicr the passage of (hi- avh to issue orders to the lieut* the pou.r.[i 1 tolls, prf m,— * * ■■■■ ^ ■! « M..-’ » »■'—1 .'vavM* — rs. . “ * • «jC»i8J governor, or to tho ooinmaodac1 «•* Uio regiment o t* kc may kolu^;| Provided, however, that no officer in Hottml eeiviceskMI avail hiuiself of tli# privilege without the permission, jo Waiting, of the officer opuimaudjhg th® troops with which he shall be serving.XII. be it further enacted, That in addition to fbe present mode pf recommending persons to the executive to be aouunissioned as militia officers, the field officers of each regiment, or a majority of them, shall, whenevera vfu-anny occurs therein, nominate such person as they shall think best qua.lifiod, to the court or the eounty ; and the said court shall, ta their recommendation, should they not approve sueh nomination, state as weft the name anlt;h rank of (he person so nominated to theqi, as the name and rank of tftp period' recommended by them*XIII. ftftvtd befiturther enacted* That the eourt martial directed by tbw fourth section of the act, entitled, «4 An act to ameod the militia laws of this commonwealth,” passed on the 14th day of February, 1814, shall consist of one major at least, and as many captains and subaltern officers as shdil form a court of not less than five nor more than .thirteen members, and two supernumerary members, any thing io the said act to the contrary, notwithstanding. V: XIT. And be it further enacted* That no nob-commissioned officer, musician or private, on the first or seeoud division for duty, shall absent him*1 If from hb regiment after the commandant thereof has received an order requiring a detail to be made, and of which tike said non-commissioned officermusician or private shall have been, in any way or by any means, informed, until sueh detail shall have been made. And every non-commissioned officer, musician or private, on the first or second divi*on for duty, who shall absent himself as aforesaid, and who shall be subsequently detailed to march iQSUott requisition, shall he considered and treated as a deserter,XV. The adjutant-general shall be, and he is hereby authorised and required, whenever a requisition is made for troops, to direct uu officer to muster ami inspect the men detailed from rach regiment lo take the field, who together with the surgeon of the regiment, shall be held responsible for sending into service any person incapable of performing military duty ; And the said adjutant general shall also direct a court of enquiry to sit, who shall decide upon appeals from the decision of the inspecting officer and surgeon; and hear and decide upon excuse* made by pfersona detailed for service.XVI. And be it further enacted, That the bounds of a-company of mUfti* shall not be hereafter divided, unless the number of iniliija men within #\p same shall exceed one hundred and eight, officers included.XVII. And be it further enacted* That every inspector of a brigfrfft shall employ a competent drum aud fife major to attend the trkiuing ot lbs officers throughout the brigade, who shall be allowed dollars perday for their services, to be paid in tlie sume manner as the compensation a|| owed the brigade inspector: And the Rdrununers and fit'ers of each regiment shall be summoned by the officer having immediate oouunaod over iUe«a (q attend the training of the officers to be taught the difterenv bests and urn obef by the drum and five major aforesaid, whose duty it shall be to jnstruct ihem under the direction of the brigade inspector. Any drummer qp lifer failing tha to attend the training of the officers, as aforesaid, shall be subject* to a fine, not less than nor more than ^ dollars, to bo imposed andcollected in the same manner as the fines on commissioned officers lor failingto attend »wob training.XVIII. And bz it further emitted* That the fines imposed by law upon a nnn-cointuissioned officer, mu si rim or private, for failing to appear at the place of rendezvous when ordered, or failing to march when ordered, or to furnish a substitute, whall be certified by the president oi the court befor® whom the same shall be assessed to the sheriff oi the county in which the delinquent shall reside, and also she auditor of potilic accounts, noting in the certificate to the auditor the residence of the delinquent. The saidvheriff sha.f proceed forthwith, upon such certificate, to levy the said fine with c «stsby distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the delinquent; and shall pay aft such fi3* by him levied into the public treasury at the same time that tho public revenue is payable; shall be entitled to the same commission thereon as Tor the collect ion of tbo said revenue, and liable to be proceeded again»t for a failure to pay lue same in like maimer as for a failure lo pay the public revenue. And when any non- commissioned officer, musician or private snail be adjudged to suffer imprisonment, there bring no goods and chattels f iund whereof to levy the said fine, the said sheriff shall forthwith comma such delinquent to jail, there to be coqfijed during the term for which he was ijd-judged to suffer iMiprUon.acnr, or uutil he shall pay tlie fiue with tods,XIX. .dud be it further enacted* That to every lieutenant colonel of a regiment there sbaift be issued by me governor a commission of colonel, and lo every senior major of such regiment a ‘coipomsioii of lieutenant colonel,uiul such lieutenant colonels vliatl continue to command i|,e In lt.diobs lowhich tiiey arc atipreseni assigned. The sain colonels and lieutenant colonels, commissioned as afore .aid, s. all continue to possess the tame powers, and ho subject to the same obligations, as the lieutenant colonels and m jars of thcip respective regiments at mis time. And, m the dew commissions to be i-sued as aforesaid, the dctte of the former commission shall he inserted, and the relative rack of said officers shall be governed by ike dales of their former commissions.XX. And whereas there are loo many light troops in this commonwealth, be it further enactvd, that in all cases where thv re are more than one company to a battalion, it shall be the duty of the iield officers of the regiment or a majority of them to decide which shall be reduced to the general mass of the militia, and the same shall by their order be reduced. The officers pf any light company so reduced shall be considered as supernumerary officers under the section of the act passed the 11th day of February, 1814, eutj, tied,44 act to amend the militia laws of this commonwealth.”—fore vnftc quire 1is»tuiBo if therein cby RUihoriHCrl and re-doncls coriirnnndunf, orinfHtara ' * * mu- viuisin w mo ireui«aw‘ e-nioncis C0:,i;nnnlt;iuni, otbo rr.mmnm i?,t? ohi'-i* tar the tinr, of the several regiment* of cavalry in this sbt'e, requiring them to must:*' atm iuspecf, without delay, thr irvcral trotty* of ewch epgini-nf. ami to reporr, wlHiou t\n\*y* to the adjutant gen era!, the strength* enod»ii«m, dHndplinc, arms md luwantctmnt* of each t;*op, wliicdt .repnrt tlm adjutant genera •hall cause to n«* recorded i:» )»fo uiiio*1, and u copy t.iereof be shall iiiime !Kf.Hy l iy before the executive. Am •he governor, with ;l*e •. tb iff' •( »*e:f%i.|i. ♦ lt;»n «,.* t.m *n.iit, «. o .tronns of e. eb regiment. »!*»3 uibo*‘, and u copy f ict*iff’ of oouneiL •bnll, tgeneral utive. AndoOil*Candselect tan aforesaid the c*»vi i nor slmH be. am! he is U%mmc u\tciy I ty bnfoie iiel!, ‘hall, t!i••I’t'u.i vi, select fen of ti*e most cfilolent and be*t disciplined ;fthd cause n register of Such sefoetion to be in the or) jtitant goner nl’tmy troop rot retained by (berae.a regmient of eavalry sbai! flw-renlYer emislii of tan troops only. Kvtucrt-by aiititorised and rwjniTiv.!, to eaifse to ftc imrrrediatcly a:iny of the line by • gcoucal order if* that elect; end tiio commissioned offioersof d as suptnTnu^ w/c.ffitHrii in the res|mtiv® fegiments within the bounds of wliienfwliit-ed It* the conditio.) of such troops shuil beeonsitb tbcjr troops were rniMCjI.« i?!; br fryttcUd* rimt any officer of the mdifia, not antler arrest at tbo time, may, whenever heUUak Prt,Pwl W» oointaissiun iy tendering the same* ujoompaaictl by a letter of resignaifoa, to theEDUCATION.THE SUBSCRIBER, respectfully informs the Public, that he intends rc^ moving trom Hanover Courthouse, and o pening a SCHOOL the ensuing year a? his own place in Caroline County, near Oxford, where ho will teach the following branches of learning: the English, Latin and Greek Languages; Writing. Arithmetic, English Composition nnd Geography The fee* for tuition will he 30 dollars lur the tent; oi ten in.tilths.The msWooI will be opened on the 15th Januui y next, and dhennunued nn the 15th of December following, deducting the month ol June for vacation. The subscriber has at a considerable expense furnished Inin* If with large and commodious how, hc4 for the 4C.comnutation of his school, and also lor lipurders ; LU price for Board lodging and washing inclusive, will lit eighty dollar?) for the term. 1*he fees for Board and tuition will be required in advance ; half at tlie lime the pupil enters the school, nrd the rein.lining halt at the cxpirAtion of 'he month of May. Gentlemen patronising the school are particularly invited to visit it, that they may ascertain whether the pn pils make a satisfaciorv progress. The subscriber* dace of residence (which will be hereafter known by me name of LIT TLE YALE la pleasantly situated and remarkably retired, Tt if, therefore, recom*-mended to vouth as a place where they can acquire a classical education, exempt from the Imstle and interrup'Km, to which the present times are especially subjectKUFUSCHANDLER, A. M.Novemijcv 30,1814. (w3tp)Wm. RICHARDSClock and I Catch Maher,IIWING TAKEN THE SHOE fURMEKLV OCCUPIED BY EHWARD WANTON, dec. and of late by li JOttHAlf, nr it d»»or to die Virginia U.«nk,8c live duora above the Cro*a Hlreet leading to Mavo’s Bridge, rrspeclfuU ly Informs the old Cu tom. era of thp Shop, and tlie Public in general that he intends carrying on theWATCIl CLOCK.MAKING BUSINESS, la all Its various branches, with accuracy and dispatch. Ad orders in his line will be thankfully received and punctually attended to—^ All CUKJKS and WATCHES that have been repaired in the shop that does aot perform, wilj be altereil Kf;»ti*Uiclimontl, Nor. 12. hDSJZRTRD,Ao«irer Broach,A private inOapt. McGullock's G-impsny, a resident of King and Queen County about years of age, live feet nine inch** high, fob Lee. red complexion and fair hair, by occnpi* tion a Lrmer* It is more llian pr«ibabie he vni| turn hi* course homeward. I will give the lo-gid reward to any person who Will deliver bin* to mi or any other officer a: thts plarc..\| aTTIIBW P. W ALTON i.t Comv in and ant, 7th Regt, 4m JJrigs^*4, Camp Carters, Nov, VJ, 1SJ y.
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