a
L
General shall each have the rank of Lieuten-
zant-Colonel, and the Pay-Master—Geiieral
‘-shall have the .l"&'llll§:‘ of Major. If either of
said offices shall l.)e_(:b21}Ei vacant during t.he re
eess of the General Assembly, such vacancy
shall be filled by the Captain-General and the
person appointed Slllllllr hold his office until the
session of the General Assembly next after
such appointment. The Quarter-Master-Gem
eral, and the Coiiipiissiiry-General, may ap-
point", with the approbation of the Captain-
General, one or more assistiriits, for whose con-
duct they shall be respectively responsible,aiid
may remove them at their pleasure.
Sec. 10. The Captaiii-General shall appoint
for himself two aids-do-camp, who shall have
the rank cf Major. The Major-General sliall
alsoappuiut for himself two aids-de-canip ; he
shall also appoint for his division, a Divisioii-
inspector, and adivision Qiiai'ier-Masrter. Each
Br'ig'~idier—General ‘shall appoint for himself one
aids-de.-ca mp; he shall also appoint for his di-
.visioii. a Brigade-Inspector, to serve also as
Brigade-Major, and he shall also appoint ii
Brigzide-Q_uai'tei'-i\laster. Each Colonel shall
appoint for his regiiueiit an Adjutuiit, Quarter-
Master, Pay-Master, Chaplain. Surgeon, Sur-
geon’s Mate, Si-.i'geat-Major, Quarter-Mastei'-
Sergcat, Drum-=.\'lajor, Fife-Major, and Trum-
pet-'.\‘1ajor, all of wlricli appointinents shall be
published in orders. Each Colonel shall also
. issue a warrant to each person who may be
- elected Sergeant or Corporal, by airy company
' under his coiniii-.iiid, and if airy company sha.l
fail to elect airy or all the warrant officers ne-
cessary for sai.d company, according to the pro-
visions of this Act, he shall issue a warrant to
such uieiiiber of such company as he may deem
proper.
, SEC. 11. \Vhenevcr the office of Brigadier
General shall become vacant; by death, dis-
charge or ollierwise, the Captain-General shall
issue an order to such officers as he may desig-
nate, belongiirg to the brigade in which such
vacancy exists, directing such officers to asseiir-
ble the field officers of the line, and the Brig-
ride-Major’ of said brigade, at such time and
place as he may appoint; and when so assem-
bled, to lead them to the uoinination ofa Brig-
adier-General by ballot, and make return of
said meeting to the Ailjutaiit-Geiieral. And
when any vacancy shall occur in'tlie office of
field officers ofany regiment by death, disclnirge
or any other cause, the Captain-Geireral shall
issue an order to such general or field officer,
belonging to the regiment or brigade in which
such vacancy exist, as he may designate, di-
recting such officer to assemble the field and
commissioned officers of such regiment, at such
time and place as he may appoint, and when
so assembled they shall proceed to nominate
by ballot for such officer as the order shall spe-
cify: and if any vacancy shall occur in the
field officers ofsucli regiment in consequence
Ql said choice. such presiding officer shall pro-
ceed, in the same inanner, to fill such vacancy
and make return of the order with his doings
endorsed thereon, to the Adjuraiit.-General.
In all cases when a meeting of officers is to be
liolden for the purpose al'oresaid, a irotice, spe-
cifying the time and place of such uieeting,
when addressed by mail to the person to be
notified, at least ten days previous to the day
ofsuch meeting, by the person designated to
preside at the sauie, shall be considered a legal
notice.
Size. 12. All commissioned and non-comniis-
sioned officers shall be chosen by their respec-
tive companies; the cominaiidiiig officer first
causing notice to be given to those entitled to
vote, that he is about to lead them to a choice
of such officers; and all non-coinmissioiicd
officers shall receive warraiits from the coin-
mander of the regiinent to which they belong,
who shall have power to reduce to the ranks
the non-coiiiiiiissioried officer's whom, on coni-
plaint inade, and due notice given, he shall find
guilty of niiscoiiduct or neglect of duty.
Size. 13. \Vhen the commissioned officers
of any brigade, regiment, or company, shall
fail to make choice of a Bl'lgii(llE'»l'-Gel’r8l’ltl
Colonel, Lieuteuant-Colonel, or Major, or of
all such officers, the Captain-General may fill
the vacancy or vacancies, in such iiiaiiuer as
he may deem proper; and he iiiziv grant com-
rriissioris to any and all persons who may be
duly elected, or appointed to office in any brig-
ade, regiment, or company; proiziclcd, that if
the General Assembly, to which the returns
of the elections shall be made, shall disapprove
the same. the commission or commissions so
granted shall become void after such disap-
proval ; and all officers commissioned as afore-
said shall take rank from the day of the date
of the order directing the respective elections
to be made.
Size. 14. 'I‘lie commanding officer of any
company, when so ordered, shall call out his
company for the choice of captain or subalterns,
and may call out his company for the choice of
non—commissioued officers, without any order,
at any time in the year. .
SEC. 15. The reiuriis of officers elected in
any military company, shall be made to the
Adjutant Geiieral ; and if within lifteeii days
there shall be no objection or reinoiistraiice
to the same. commissions may be granted as
iiforesziirl. '
Size. 16. Every remonstrance against grant-
ing coininissioiis to officers chosen during the
recess of the General Assembly shall be re-
ferred to the Major General, if of the grade
of ii General or field-officer. and if under the
grade of field-officer, to the Brig-.u.liei' General
comiiiaiiding the Brigade in which the elec-
tion was held, who. after having first given no-
tice to all persons interested, shall bear and
decide in the matter of said choice, and if
found to be illegal, order a new election.
Si-:0. 17. VVheiievera iiycoinpaiiy,allei' being
twice ordered out for choice of coiiiiiiissioncd
officers, either in whole or in part, the coin-
mairdaiit of the regiment within the limits of
which such company may be located, may
nominate. to the coriiiiiandiiig officer of the
brigade to which such regiment belongs, suita-
ble persons to fill all vacancies then existing
among the commissioned officers of said coin-
paiiy, and if such iioiiiinations shall be ap-
proved by t.lie said coiiiinauding officers, the
persons so noiiiinalicd and approved shall be
coiiiiiiissoned by the Governor as the officers
of such company.‘
SEC. 18. The resignation of the Major Gen-
eral shall be made to the General Assembly;
the resignation of General and Field officers
shall be iriade to the (Iaptain General; the
l‘eslgmlll()l] of the coiirmlssioned officers of the
several companies shall be made either to the
Major General, or to the Brigadier General
coiiimaudiiig the Brigade to which the officer
belongs; the resignation of all oilrer ofi'icers
shall be made to the officer from whom they
shall have respectively received their commis-
sions or warrants, and, upon the acceptance of
their i'e-sigiiations, the officers making the
same shall be discharged from their respective
offices. .
Sizc. 19. All general officers and their staffs.
the Adjutant General, the Qiizirteriiiaster Geri-
eral and his Assistants. the Commissary Gen-
eral and his Assistants, the Payiiiaster Gen-
eral, all Field (Jfliccrs, Adjntants, and Q_urir-
t.erm:ister's, shall do duty on lrorseback; Chap-
lains. Payiiiaslers. and Surgeons may, on days
of general review, appear on liorseuack, and
all'otlier officers shall do duty on foot, except
the officers of Cavalry and Horse Artillery.
SEC. 20. The State shall constitute one
military division district, which shall be. com-
manded by in Major General,and shall be sub-
d.vided into two brigades, to be commanded
each by a Brigadier General, and constituted
as follows, to wit:
The counties of Hartford, New London,
Tollaiirl, and Wiridliani, shall constitute the
first brigade district.
The counties of New Haven, Litclifield.
Middlesex, iind Fairfield, shall constitute the
second brigade district.
§.L‘e,u‘-2_1-.-'P~lie‘Btato shall be divided into
_J..| -'i
eight regimental districts, the bouiidfiiies of
which shall be the same as the boundaries of
the respective counties in the State, which
said boundaries may, at any time, be altered
by the Captain General, or such as he shall
organize; and he may organize sucliotlier coin-
panies as he may judge proper; and also of a
banil of music, which shall consist of not less
iliiin ten iror more than twenty niembers; and
in time of war or insurrection, the Captain
General may organize, out of the standing
militia, such companies as he may deem neces-
sary to defend and maintain the safety of the
State. -
Size. “2. The Captain General shall cause
each company, regiment,'and brigiids-, to be
numbered in such manner as he shall deem
proper, and best calculated to secure uiriform-
ity. Each company, regiment. and brigade,
shall be known by its number and designation,
which shall be registered in the Assistant
Genci'ii|’s office.
SEC. 23. To every compiiny there shall be
one Captain, one First, (ne Second, and one
third Lieutenant, four Sergeants, and four
Corporals, three Musicians, and not exceeding
sixty-four Privates.
Size. ‘.24. Non-commissioned officers shall be
chosen from the among the company to which
they belong, and the Musicians, not exceeding
three in number, shall be appointed by the
commandant of each uniform company.
CHAPTI-IR iii.
Of Arms and Equipments.
SEC. 25. The Quarter Master General shall
furnish, subject to the order of the Commander
iii-Chief, all necessary arms and equipments.
suited to the particular companies or corps be-
longing to each regiment, required for field
duty, at the expense of the State : and the
commanding officer of each company shall be
responsible for the safe keeping and return of
all arms and equipments coiiiniitted to his
charge, and shall execute such bonds as the
Qu:ri'tei'-Master General shall require from
time to time; and no conipziiiv shall be far-
nished until bonds for the safe keeping and re-
turn of all arms and equipments shall be made
rind approved by the Quarter-Master-Genetul
nor until a suitable armory, for their deposit,
shall be selected. There shall be allowed out
of the Treasury of the State, to each uniform
company that shall conf'urm in all respects to
the provisions of this Act. and that shall iiniii-
ber noi. less than thirty men, the sum of twen-
ty-five dollars per aniruin, as rent for a suita-
ble armory iii which to preserve their arnis and
m,ililary equipments, and also as couipeiisatiou
for cleairiiigriiid keeping in good repair said
arms and equipments, and such ariiiory shall
be under the control and charge of the coin-
iiiaiiding officer of the company in whose dis-
trict it shall be located; and such coiiimaiiding
officer shall cause ‘-.lll ariirs and equipiiieiits re-
ceived from time to time, for the use of his
company, to be disposited therein, subject to
the order of his superior officers. The com-
iiranding officer of each company shall appoint
a suitable person to take charge ofthe armory,
and of all arms, equipments, and other proper-
ty of the state, deposited therein, and to dis-
charge all duties connected tlierewith, as shall
be from tinieto time, prescribed by the Quarter
Master General ; and the Quarter Master
General shall from time to time, make such
orders ii rid regulations as he inay deem proper
for the observance of all ofiicers having cliarge
of armory in which arms of the State, shall be
deposited; and airy person who shall wil frilly
injure such ariiiory or its fixtures, or any gun,
sword. or pistol, or other property of the
State, therein deposited, shall be guilty of
niisdeineanor.
Si: . 2b‘. The Quarter‘ .VIasl'er General may,
from timf to tiiire, r'oqiiire any officer to exain-
iue any armory established as aforesaid, and
to report to him the condition tlrereof. mid Of
the arms and camp eqiiipago deposited therein.
SEC. 27. \Vhenever colors shall be wiiiitiiig
in any regiment, theyslrall be furnished by the
Qiiarror Master General, with the approbation
of the Captain—Geireral, upon application being
made for that purjose by the comrnaiidcr of
the regiment.
SEC. 28. Every officer of the line and staff.
and every officer, musician and private, of any
uniform coiiipauy. and every member of each
regimental band shall furnish himself with a
complete unif'orni, which shall be such as the
coniiiiarider in chic-fsliall prescribe,and sLib-
ject to such iilreriitioiis as he may order.
Size. 29. The barrel of the musket or fire-
lock, for the in£iiiti'y.sh:ill be at least three
feet six inches long furiiished with a priming
wire aird brush; and each sergeant, corporal,
of the inf.-iiiiry and rifiemen, shall furnisli liim—
self wirli a screw driver and worui: the kind
of rifle, and the length and bore of its bar-
rel, sliuli be such as the coimnander in chief
shall direct; the sabre for the cavalry shall be
at least three feet long, exclusive of hilt; noii-
coiirmissioned officers and privates of the artil-
lery,sliall be armed with a sword or hanger,
at least two feet nine inches long, exclusive of
the hilt; iinrlshii arms and acccoiitremeuls of
the lroi'scartiliei'y shall be like those of the
cavalry.
Size. 30. Every officer, niiisician and private
in the militia whose duty it is to serve on
horseback, shall provide for himself a good and
sufficient horse, of the size required by law;
and every such horse, used on parade, by ilie
owner or by his son, ward, or apprentice, shall
not be liable to taxatioii. ’
Size. 31. The Coiitroller of the State shall
draw an order on the ’.l‘reasiii~er, annually, for
tlre suiri of three dollars, for the storage of
any field-piece in the hands of any artillery
company, on a cerl'ificiite of a majority of the
selectiiieii of the town where such piece is lo-
cated, that the same has been kept, for the
year preceding, in a building or iirclosure de-
voted to that purpose, and that no injury has
arisen to such field-piece by reason of the im-
propor storage of the same.
Si-:c. 32. The coinmaiiding officers of artil-
lery companies shall, after any parade, cause
their pieces to be returned to their respective
gun-houses, w tli all convenient dispatch, and
shall thereupon iiirmediately cause the same
to be thoroughly cleaned; and justices of the
peace and grand jurors shall report to the
Quarter-Master-General all violations of this
section.
CIIAP. iv.
Of the Duties of Ofliccrs and Pr1':vrztes.
Size. 33. \Vheiiever the Captain-General
shall deem it necessiir ', he may issue his or-
d6l‘S. (llrectiiig the Brigade Iirspcctors to meet
the Adjutant General at such time and place
as he shall appoint, to confer with him and to
receive his directions, in i-egar'd to their offi-
Clfll duties. find to afford him such assistance
and co-operation as the public service may re-
quire; aiid said officers shall be allowed nine
cents per mile for travel to and from each
place of meeting.
"Size. 34. The duty of tho Quarter-‘\Iaster-
General shall be to take care of all public
property committed to him, and belonging to
his departiiient, to execute all orders received
from the Caplaiii-General relative thereto. to
receive such arms as the Goveriinieirt of the
United States may, from time to time, trans
mit to this State, to cause the same to be de-
posited iii the State Arsenal at Hartford, and
to distribute them to the Militia, in such man
ner as the Commander-in-Cliief shall direct,
to perforni all other services that may be re-
quired of him by law, to make a report to the
General Assembly on the third day of its ses-
sion in each year, containing ii complete iii-
ven,tory of all the articles belonging to his de-
partiiient. specifying the place or places where
they are deposited, and also of the articles
coiisumed or expended since his former report,
together wiili ii particular account of all ex-
penditures of money incurred in his depart-
ment, of which no account shall have been
previously rendered to the General Asseinbly; '
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and he shall become bound to the_Stiite Trea-
surer in a‘ bond of ten thousand dollars. with
surety, conditioned for the faithful discharge of
his office. '
SEC. 35. The Q_uarter Master‘ General
shall keepa record of all arms and munitions
of waif, that have been received from the Go-
vei nment ofthe U. S since the year 1808, and
deposited in the State iirseual, so far as l e r-an
ascertain the same; also a record. so far as
practicable, of all property of the State that
has been furnished from time to time to the
militia under legislative acts ; also, of all the
arms and munitions of war that may be liere-
after received_from the government of the U.
S. or furnished by the State; of the number of
the arms" distributed, and the companies who
receive them ; also of the arms returned to the
department, from time to time ; of the moneys
expended by him, and of all miittcrs relating to
the departineiit, ofwhicli it may be for the in-
terest of the State to preserve ii record ; andho
shall also, from time to l.iine, ordcrall ordnance
inuskefs, rifles, or other property of the
State furnished to the militia, which may be
neglected by them or left to decay to be return-
ed to the State Arsenal; and he may sell. at
his discretion, the niuskets and rifles that have
been returned to the Arsenal from tlie"inilitia,
«ind remain in a damaged state, together with
such iiiuskets, rifles and other property, as
shall be returned and unfit for further use;
and any broken peices ofordance, old carraiges.
old iron, and other property, at the Arsenal
and unfit for use, depositing the proceeds
of the sales to the Treasurer of the State;
and there shrill be allowed to the Quarter-
Master-Geiieral,twohundred dollars per ari-
iium, as compensation for his services; there
shall also be allowed the sum of four liundi-ed
dollars per aiinum, as coiiipensiition for air
iiriiiorcr, wliese duty it shall beto wait upon
the state arsenal at l'lartf'ord, iind to take care
of all arms, ordnance and military equipineiits
that may be deposited therein.
Size. 36. Tlicre shall be annually appointed
by the General Asseiiibly,two Auditors of the
Q_uarter- ‘.\Iasier- General's account, whose du-
ty it shall be to examine, audit, and adjust the
iieiiis of his annual report; also, in the month
of April. anniially, to examine and inspect the
Arsenal buildings at I-lartford, and the military
stores and other property of the State therein
deposired,aiid to make a_report of the condi-
tioii thereof, and also of the correctness of the
Quai'ter-Master-General’s Rl",p0I‘t to the Gerr-
eral Assembry in May, aiiiiiially,\Vitllin tlle
first three days of the session thereof.
Size. 37. It shall be the duty of the Coni-
missary-Genei'a lto procure supplies for the sub »
sistence of the troops, and to issue the same,
to execute all orders received from the Cap-
liiiir-Geiieral. to perform all services that may
be required of him by law, and report annually
to the G6l)PI'3ll Asseiirbly, iiivariably, on the
third day of its session, the state of his depart-
ment; and he shall give bond, with surely. 10
the State Treasurer, in the sum of tw my
lhousiiiid dollars, conditioned for the faitliful
discharge of the duties of his office.
SEC. 38. It shall be the duty of the Pay-
iniistei'Geiieral to pay the troops their wages,
to execute all orders received -from the Cap-
Iaiii Geircral, to pt’l'f0l‘ll] such services as inay
be required of him by law, and to settle his
account with the comptroller, on or before
the tlrirrceiitli day of April, in each year; and
for li':s services as Paymaster General, and in
lieu of all other compensation or enioluinents,
he shall rece vs one and one-l:u‘f per cent.
of all the moneys paid by him according to
law; and he shall give bond, with surety, to
the State l‘i'easurer in the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, conditioned for a faitlrful dis-
clriirge of the duties of his office.
Size. 38. \Vlieui-ver a regiineiit shall be or-
lercd out for iiispectioii the Brigadier Inspec-
tor shall inspect such regimeiit, agreeable to
the rules adopted for the army of the United
States, and he shall take accurate account,
froin personal inspection, of the quality of the
arms and accoiitreiiieiils of both officers and
privates, and wlicthertliey are fit or unfit for
service; aiiil he shall also examine the cloth-
ing of the men, and see whetlrer they are in
coiiiplete uiiifoi iii, accordiiig to law, :ind make
a report of the same to the Adjutant General.
Sr-:c. 40. The commanding officer of each
company shall mike ret.iirii of the state of his
company, with the number of men enrolled
tliereiir, and of all tlieirarni~i. equipments. and
aiiiiiiution,to the coiiiuiaiiding officer of the
regimeiit, on or before the firstday of Novem-
ber iii eacli year.
SEC. 41. The commanding ofiicer of each
regiiiieiitsliall make return of ilie stiire of his
regiment with the number of men enrolled
tlicre.iii,and of all their arms. and equipiiieiits.
and arnmuIioii,to the coiiiiiiziiidiiig officer of the
brigade, on or bi-fore the fifr eenth day of No-
veuiber; and the coiiimanding officer of each
brigadesliall make out diiplic-ate returns‘ of the
slate ofliis brigiide one of which lieslrall trans-
mitto the coiiiiiiaiidiiig ollicer of the division,
and the other to the Adjutant General, on or
before the first day of December. llllfll.lflll)"«i
with a i'ostei' of the brigade, field commission-
ed and sralfofficei's, of such brigade.
Size. 42. Eacli brigade i'cgiiiient, and com-
pany, shall be furiiislied will) a suitable hook
each company shall cause the names of all
persons belonging to his comp:in_v, to be ,ent.ei'-
ed in the record book of such company, and all
delinquencies, votes and proceedings of such
covnpiiiiy; and shall cause coppies of any part
of said record, to be given when required, rea-
sonable coinpeiisatiori being iiiailetlierefor; and
the Adjutant General of the State shall pre-
scribe the forms of keeping such records.
SEC. 43. The Adjutant Geiieralsliaill keep
a record of all the proceedings of his office,
annually, and in the month of December,
lurnisli the Captain General a roster ofthe
General, field, coriimissioned, and staffofiicers
and also procure and furnisli, at the expense of
the State. all necessary lilanlis. blank-book, and
forms, and perform all other duties which shall
be iiecessary to carryinto full efiiect the provis-
sioiis of this act.
CHAP. v.
Of Parades and Conz.pcii.sation..
Si-:C.44. There shall be one parade every
year, between the first day of May and the
first day of October, for one day, by company
or regimeiit, as the Captain-Geiieral shall
deem expedient. for ‘the purpose of ll'flllllnf7.
discipline, iuspectioii and reI'iew; aiiil, if not
ordered out by regiriieiit, it shall be the duty
of the comiiiandiirg officers of the several uni-
form compaiiies existing, or that shall lrereaf'ii--r
exist under this act, to assemble their respec-
iive-- companies, at some convenient time and
place, between the first day of May and the
first day of October, annually, for the purpose
aforesaid.
Size. 45. VVhenever the members of any
company are to be assembleil for parade or
the choice of officers. a notice, specifying the
time and place of such parade or choice of
officers, when read in the liearing, or left at the
usual place of abode of the person to lie noti-
fied, or addressed by mail to such person, three
days previous to the day ofsucli parade or choice
of officers shall be considered a legal notice.
Size. 46. The coniniaiidiiig offic"er of the
day at gany parade required by this act, may
cause those uirder his command to perform
any field-duty which he may deem proper,
and also to put under guard, for the day, any
officer or soldier who shall disobey the legal
orders of his superior ofiicei‘, or in aiiywise iii-
terrupt the exercises of~the day; also, all
other persons who shall trespass on the parade
ground, or in any vvny iiitei'i-upt or molest the
orderly discharge of duty of those under arins.
Sec. 4'7. Every person who sliirll perform
military dutyjin iiccordiince with the provisions
of this act, shall have his poll set in the list
free ; and after having servedten years, shall
for records; and the comni-.iiiding officer of
of ii poll-tax. ' '
- CHAP. vi
Of Ga,vernor‘s Guard.
Size. 48. The several coriiranies of Guards
shall be filled from time to tiiire by voluntary
enlistnieurs ; but no enlisiments shall be made
from iiny company organized under this act.
Size. 49. The comiiiandiiig officer of any
company of Guards may dismiss from his coni-
piiny any non-commissioiied officer, musician,
or private belonging thereto, who shall be
guilty of gross neglect of duty, disobedience
of orders, or unsoldierlike behavior; and the
person so dismissed shall be liable to do mili-
tary duty in the same manner as if he had
never enlisted into such company of Guards;
but if any such dismissed person shall be ag-
grieved by being di-riiiissed as aforesaid, he
may, within thirty days after receiving notice
of his dismissiou, appeal to the Captain-Geri-
eral, who may examine into the matter, and
aiiiiiil or confirm such disiiiissiou.
SEC. 50. The commaiiding officer of each
company of Guards shall. annually, in the
month of November, report to the Adjutant-
General the number of officers, iniisiciansand
privates belonging to his company.
CHA1’. vii.
Of Proceczliiigs in Case of Alarm.
Site. .51. The Captain-General, or, in his
absence, the Major‘-Geiieral, may, on an alarm.
invasion, or notice of the iippi-.ar:iiice of an
eiiemy, either by sea or land, order the whole,
or any part of the militia to assemble, and may
lead, order or employ them, for the assistance
or relief of any of the inhabitants of the State
attacked by air enemy, or in danger of being
attacked. and issue or publish such orders as
he shall judge expedient to carry into execu-
iioii the intent of this act; and all subordiiiate
officers shall yield entire obedience thereto;
and the officers coniiiianding brigades, regi-
ments, and companies, shall have the same
authority within their respective commands;
but. Wlicnever either of them shall find it
necessary to order out the force under his
corirrnand, he Sllllll forthwith desparclr intelli-
gence of such order, :ind the occasion thereof.
account of his moveinc-its and opi-.rar.ions. to
the Captaiii-Gezrcral, or to any other of his
superior officers, as he may deem riiost cori-
diicive to the public safety; and the officers
receiving such intelligence shall observe the
same line of'coru.luct, in order that the inforiii-
atioii may, in the most expeditious way. come
to the Caplairi-General; and when any corri-
paiiy, regiment, brigade, or the division of the
militia in this State, shall be ordered into ser-
vice by the proper officer, on any iilarm, each
non-comniissioucd officer. musician. or private,
who neglects to appear at the place of rendez-
vous, iii person or by substitute, and join the
company to which he belongs, shall, for such
iieglcct, pay a fine of seventeen dollars. and
shall pay the further sum of twenty dollars
for every month that he sliiill neglect to join
such coinpany. and in the same proportion for
ii longer or shorter time; and upon neglect or
refusal to pay said fine and forfeiture, he shall
be imprisoned in the common jail, in the couri-
ty wlre.re lie resides, not less than thirty iror
more than sixty days, at the discretion of the
court before which the conviction is had; and
each noii-cominissioned officer. inusiciaii, aird
private. shall .:ave the same notice wlicu or-
dered into service, by conipany, battalioii, regi-
ment, brigade or division, as is provided in tliii
chapter for those who are called out by dc-
tiichments.
Size 52. The coiiiinaiidiug officer of each
coiiipaiiy shall, iiiimediately after a demoli-
merit, company. regiiiieiit, brigade, or dirsioii,
shall be 0l'(lcr'e-d to rendczvoi.is, for service at
any particular‘ time and place, make return of
the uaiii es and places of abode of all the per-
sons under his corninaiid who shall have in-
curred any of the penalties provided in the
next pieceiliiig section of this act, to the Brig-
zule-Majoi-of the brigade to which they re-
spectively Leloiig; and the Bri gade-'i\1ajoi',
within tweiiiy days from the time of his re-
ceiving said returri, shall make a like return to
the State Attorney for the county in which
such person or persoiis may reside.
Sec. 53. The several county courts may
hear and deterniiiie all actions for any viola-
tions of the provisions of this cliaprer; and
the State Attorney in the several counties
may pi-oseciite the saine, by action of di-lit, in
the name of the State Treasurer, or by in-
forinarioii in behalf of the State; rind when
said fines and forfeilures are received, they
shall pay llieiii into the Strife Treasury.
SISC. 54- Ev.ei'y Scrgeaiit, Corporal, Musi-
cian, and Private of the Militia, that shall be
ileraclied to perforrii ii tour of military duty,
under the autliorily of this State or of the
Uiiited States, may proture ii substitute, of
equal grade wiili himself", to be approved and
accepted by the senior officer in coirimaiid at
the place of reiidezvons. who shall be the only
proper officer to approve and accept sulisiitiitcs
and to determine tlieii'qiialifi cations ; and such
officer shall not accept a substitute, unless he
is completely equipped and in uiiiforiir, accord-
iiig to law; and such substitute, when accept-
ed aiid voluntarily eirrolled, shall be subject to
the laws of this State for forming and conduct-
ing the militia force while in actual service.
Size. 55. The commanding officer‘ of the
coiiipaiiy fi'oin which airy detaclinieirt is made,
shall give immediate notice thereof to the per-
son or p irsoiis detached, which notice shall be
in wr tiig, signed by such officer, and shall be
read in the hearing of the person detached, or
an attested copy of it shall be left at his usual
place of abode, by one of the Sergeiiiits of
said coiiipauy; and wlienever any Sergeant,
Corporal, Musician, or Private, detached and
notified as af'oi'esaid, shall refiise or neglect to
appear in person or by substitute approved as
aforesaid. at the lime and place appointed for
the rendezvoiis of such detiichineiit, he shall
pay the sour of twenty dollars to the Treasury
of the Strife, and pay to said Treiisury the
fiirtlier sum of lweniy dollars for every iironrli
that he shall neglect to join such deraclimeut,
and in the same proportion for any part of the
time he shall neglect to join the detachment;
mid upon neglect or refusal to pay such penal-
lies, he shall be imprisoned in the comiiioii jail
of the county where he resides. for a term not
less than lliirfy days, nor exceediiig sixty days.
at the discretion of the court before which the
conviction is bad.
Sec. 56. \Vlien any penalty shall be in-
curred by ii ny mirror, for a violation of the
fifty-first and fifty fifth sections of this act. the
piir'eiit, guardiaii or iiiasterofsiicli minor shall
be liable for the same. unless such pareiit,
guardian or iiiaster shall make it appear that
he was not aiding in, or consenting to such ne-
glect. or refusal. _
Size. 57. \Vl'Jen the militia or any detach-
ment thereof, shall be called into iiciual ser-
vice, under the provisions of this act. they shall
be entitled to the same pay and rations as the
army of the United States.
Size. 58 Any officer or soldier, wounded or
disabled. and toe widow and children of any
ofiicer or soldier killed, v.lrile in the service of
this State, shall be suitably provided for by the
Lcgislatiiie. P ~
Size. 59. If any person holding a commis-
sion in the militia of this State. and detached
to hold himself in readiness for service by vir-
tue of any law of the United States. shall,
during the period for which the detachment
shall be made, die, be disabled, promoted, or
discharged from such detiicliment, the com
mirndci--in chief of the militia may cause some
other proper officer of the mlitia to be de-
tached io serve in his stead.
To be Continzicd.
%Baldwins shoe-peg factory at Mere-
dith Bridge, N. H., has consumed four hun-
dred cords of timber during the last year,
and turned out fourteen thousand bushels of
pegs.
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-NORWALK‘ 'Ci{AiZ1iTTi1i.
TUESDAY. -JULY 23, 1850.
Our readers, as well as our yearly adver-
tisers will bear with us, we trust, if we take
some liberties ‘with them for a week or two
until we dispose .of the Laws. They are I10
more anxious than we are to get them out of
the way. Another week will probably enable
us to close them up. ‘
Final decision in the Case of
Prof. John W. VI/ebster.
COMMU TATION RE!-‘US L1).
The Governor and Council met on Friday
morning last, when a unanimous report from
the Committee of Pardons against a commuta-
tion of the punishment ofdeath in the case of
Professor \Vebster, for the murder of Dr.
This report was ac-
cepted by the Ccuncil, one member voting in
1'1'I‘1.(l(1.;l/, August 30th, was fixed
as the day of execution.
Parkman was presented.
the negative.
E3°'It lins been denied for M essrs. Stevens
and Toombs, that they called on thePresident
on the 3d. inst. and made use of violent and
meiiancing language in their interview with
him. The letter writer, who made the asser-
tion, notwilhstanding this denial, reiterates his
assertion However these geiitlemen may re-
gret; their folly now, or however‘ anxious they
may be to have the country believe the asser-
tion untrue, they will be very slow to put forth
Its truth
is too ii ell established in \Vusliiiigton for them
a denia‘ under their own hands.
to attempt the refutation of it. \Ve have no
doubt that the thing actually took place as de-
scribed, and our belief is fouirded on \Vashing—
ton aiithority, which we are uirwilliiig to
question.
Tiii: S‘roii.ii.—l\'liicli ilainzige was done by the
storm of last'1‘liursday night and Friday. In this
vicinity, trees were throw-ii down entire, others
splildowii, and there was widc-spread dcstrirctioii of
t()p.~1,\Vlll(:l1 were wrcircliedaiidwhipped -off. The
Alaiirlius, Locust, aiiil trees of that description,
suffered severely. The corii-crop was prostrared;
though we iircliiie to the opinion that the injury
will nor. be serioiisly felt; other crops, and gardens
are more or less irijrired.
The storm covered a considerable extent of
country, and the c'arn'ige carised by it abroad, is,
we think, rather greater than that which we have
siifl'crcd liereiibouls. The shipping at and about
New York was driven from its inooriiigs in many
iiistaiices, and tossed and scattered about in great
confusion. Many vcs.-'els are ashore at Qii:rraii-
line, but it is supposed they will be got off wirlioiir
much damage The varioirs parks were sadly
strcwri and torn up, awnings were beautifully
stripped into ribbons, lieavj iron posts broken,
chimneys. ropplcd over, and buildings in the
course of erccrioii demolislicd.
In New Jizrsey, too, we hear of niricli damage
liiiririg been done to trees and crops. The peach-
growcrs come in for :1 full share of los.-‘—-if loss it
may be COllSl’.lCl'E(l—f0l' the crop was so abiiiidarit
as to create more appreliensioir than is usually felt
for a scarcity.
At Little Falls, N. Y., the collection of water
was so great as to sweep off a dwelliiig-lrousc, with
all its contents, except the family. A rope walk
was also c:irricd away, and a three-story slorre
warclioii.-‘c iiirdcriniiied, and partially dernoli.-‘lied.
Considerable daiiiage was also done to the Rail-
road, liS also to the (.7arral-Feeder.
On the Schuylkill, iinincrise dariiage was done,
and no loss than seventeen persons lost their lives
by drowiiiiig.
FATAL Accinr-:N'r.—Aii extra train of carspzis-
sing down the railroad immediately in the rear of
Quiiitard's train, at 11 o’clk, on Salirrday morning,
ran into a carriage occupied by :1 gentleman and
lady at the crossing of the turnpike near Slain-
ford. The carriage was dcnrolislied, but the
horse escaped The lady was killed outright
but the gentleman is still (Monday) alive, and
hopes are ciitcrtaincd that he may recover. The
regular train having just passed, the sufferers
were lullicd into a fatal security supposing the
track then to be clear. The name of the gentle-
man we understand was Huirt, from New York,
and the young lady, a step-daughter. They had
previously arrived at Stainford, taken a_ carriage
for Daricn, visited :1 son at school at that place,
and were on llieir return to Stamford, and the
city. Such was the force,_ says an informant,
with which the carriage was struck, that the in-
males were ‘(brown some 15 feet into the air, and
were found some 6!) or 70 feet from the place of
the disaster. This is the same spot where Mr.
Henry Warren was killed some months since.
RECOVERY or STOLEN PROPERTY.-—A largo
amount of propei'l‘_v, the proceeds of a burglary
cominilted on the ‘30lh of March last at the store
of Oakley &, Co. Bridgeport, was found by officer
Baldwin of the New York Police, secreted in a
dwelling house about four miles from Williams-
burgh. John Shay alias Rock was arrested some
time since on suspicion of being the burglar, and
is now in prison awaiting his trial.
Tina C.iiii~ii:'r.-—-Pi'csrr.leiir Fillmore has now
made up his Cabinet. It was completed on Friday
evening last. Ils selection geograpliically, us well
as regards experience and public standiiig, isjiidi-
cioiis, and should be satisfactory. The list is as
follows: '
Stare Departnient, Daniel ‘.Veb:-ier. Mass.
'l‘rca.-iiry “ Tlioiiias Corwiir, Ohio.
Interior “ Jaiui-s A. l’ii-:rce, Md.
\Var “ Edward Bares, Mo.
Navy “ \Vm. A. Graliaiii, N. C.
Attorney Geiieral, John J. Crirrerideii, Ky.
Post Master Geii’l. Nalliaii K. I-Iall, N. Y.
i\lessrs. \Vebsler, Corn-in, and Pearce, were
called from the Senate. and all but Messrs, Bates
and Hall have heretofore been members of the Seri-
ate, and these gentlemen have both been members
ofthe House. '
CoUN'ri:Iri'i:i'rs.—A maniiamed Henry Eckford
was arrested at Utica on the 15th inst. for P‘155l“é>’
counterfeit bills, on the Phoenix Bank of Hart-
ford, and New Haven Bank, of New Haven. and
the Dutchess County Bank.
Two other arrests were made at Woonsocket,
R. I. on the 13th, passing counterfeit 2s and 35 ion
the phoenix Bank, Hartford. The counterfeils
-were well executed. ‘
*""'?'4
{jg-The steamer Alllllllc arrived at her wharf
in New York on Sunday iiioruing. after one of
the best passages on record. From dock to dock
she has made the passage in ten days and fifteen
hours. The news brought by her is not of much
interest.
New York 8:. Erie Railroad.‘ A
A gentleman who is familiar with the his-
t.ory of this great work, sends us a brief de-
sr'.i'iption of it, which we take pleasure in lay-
ing before our readers. Astliis is now becoin-
ing the popular route of western travel, an in-
creasing interest is felt to know more--of its
progress, management and success. The sub-
"joined will be found an accurate and compre-
hensive stateiiienl of the condition ‘of the road
up to the present time:-—
The vast importance of a direct communi-
cation by railroad between the great \Vest, and
the commercial emporium of the New \Voi'ld,
early engaged the attention of capitalists in
New York. Accordingly. ilie plan of a road
from Piermont on the Hudson to some point:
on Lake Erie, through the southern tier_of
counties in New York, was projected more
than lifieen years ago. The first blow was
struck in 1835. Brit, unfortunately, the com-
pany who had undertaken the. execution of
this gigantic sclieiiie, proved wholly inadequate
to its completion. In 1841, after an inefficient,
languisliiiig existence of several years, the
coinpaiiy failed, and the property went into
the hands of assignees. .
The work remained statioiiary until the
year 1845. when the present. Board of Direcl:-
ors was chosen, and entered upon the execu-
tion of its duties. Benjaniin Loder, Esq., was
elected President of the Board, to whose ef-
forts. in a great nieasure. the success of the
enterprise is attributable. He accepted the
Slflflml. gave up his business, and tliencefortli
devoted all the energies of his mind [0 one
single purpose. Then it wire that new vigor
was infused into the work. The aid of Legis-
latures was necessary, mid, after powerful op-
position, two important acts were passed by
the LPfJ_l:lill.Lll'f? of Pennsylviiiiia, and two by
that of New York, which allowed the further
prosecution of the work. For this, money
must be had, and vast snrns must be expended
before profits could be realized. The confi-
dence of the public, which had been totally
lost by the previous misiiianiigcnicnt of the
road, must be restored.
which ailiiiirted no impossibilities, was at the
lieliii—a iiiiiid, in whose iridomitable eiierg ',
honesty of purpose, and far‘-seeing sagiicily,
the public liad en ire confidence. Every ob-
stacle wiis surmounted, the work was imme-
diately 1'¢‘C0lHll‘lt‘.li(Ie(l,:Ill(l, wiiliout. the inter-
riipiioii of a single working day, has been cori-
tiiiued until the present time. The most
serious difficulties have all been overcome, and
the Directors now consider themselves as al-
most iii sight of the Lake.
The natural difficulries encountered in the
C0l)Sll‘l.l('.l.l0ll of this road. have l)‘3(9l1 far greater
than on any other over buili. The first great
natural barrier, going west from Otisville, is
the Sliawangniik mountain, for a long time
considered impassable. Astouislinieiit. fills the
mind of the spectator, at beholdirig on this
part of the route the vast excavations of roclc
and earth, the deep ravines filled in with em-
baiikiiients and high, massive walls, and the
duraliiliry and security of the work. Still fur-
ther on, froiii Port Jervis west, new wonders
strike the mind. For about twenty-three
iiiiles, the road is coiistriictcd on the high. rug-
ged baiiks of the Delaware. For many miles,
it was necessary to cut into the face of’ pre-
cipitous, rocky bluffs, erect, high retaining
walls, massive iiliuiiiieiils, piers. culverts and
liriilges. at an average cost of more than
$l0().00() per mile, for several miles.
At Deposit the road leaves the Delaware,
and strikes west to the Susqiiehanna. Be-
tween thesc two rivers the country is inoun-
taiiious. For seven and fl half miles the road
rises, at a grade of fifty-seven feet to the mile,
llirongli deep cuts, across frightful ravines,
until it reaclies the “Gulf Suinniit." from
wlreiicc it descends, uilh a grade of sixty feet
to the mile, for a distziiice of eight iiriles, to
Laiieslioio’. Upon no road in the Union have
such obstacles been encoiintered as on this
section. A single mile near the summit cost
more than $200,000.
Here, too. we lirid the “ Cascade Bridge,"
one of the most magnificent and expensive
pieces of f1l'(:l)llf!Cllll‘e of which our country
can boast. This bridge is constructed over a
chasm one hundred and eighty feet in depth,
with a single, imposing span of two hundred
and severity-live foot. in length. It has been
adiriired as a *‘ clief-d'cciivre ” of arcliitecture.
Near this is that huge stone structure known as
the “ Sriiruccii Viaduct,” carried over a creek
and wide ravine at air elevation of one hundred-
feei, by ciglm-eii massive stone piers and arclies,
at a cost of $320,000. To see these two won-
derful triumplis of art. and skill, would alone
repay the trouble and expense of u long jour-
iiey.
It is easy to account for the great popularity
which this road has acquired, in the compiii'a-
tively short tiiire it has been in operation. In
the first place it affords a view of some of the
grandest and most picturesque scenery in the
country. From Pit-rmont to Middletown the
road runs through a fertile and delightful farin-
iiig country. dotted with pleasant country seats,
\\ itli flourisliiiig villages at short intervals. Al:
Port Jervis the road strikes the Delaware, and
the traveler fiirds a neat, quiet. thriving village
situated on a beautiful plateau, embosomed in
lofty mountains, irfi'ordiiig a prospect which
alone well repays the trouble of it journey
froin the city. As you go west. the interest of
the scenery is enhanced. For ninety miles
you are wliirlcd along close on the brink of
the Delaware—in winter swollen by a hundred
mouirtaiii-strci'ims, and choked with uprooted
trees, rafts, and cakes of ice, chafing, foaming,
roaring onward to the sea; but inrlie summer,
quiet and placid as the surface of ii lake. Far“
above, on either hand, rise lofty mountains,
clothed to their very summits with prim-
eval pines and hemlocks, many blasted by
lightning, lint some bearing their leafy honors
thick and green upon them. Anon you are
sweeping over a wonderful bridge or long via-
duct, looking over which, fin‘, far below. you
see the outspreading streets, cottages, and
cliarining gardens of a village over which you
are actually passing! \-Ve venture to say that;
the scenery on this road, for over ii hundred
miles, cannot be equalled by any road in the
world. From the mountains west to Bing-
ha mpton, and still fiirther on to Corning, the
country is deliglitful, being highly cultivated,
and producing most abuiidairt crops.
\Ve should not omit to mention one other
cause of the popularity of this road, which
has commended it more to the patronage of
ihe public than airy other We allude to the
uirririirg exertions of the Directors to insure
the safety, and promote the coiiifort of trav-
elers. Uri this point there has been one undi-
vided senriinent of" satisfaction. The universal
recklessness of human life so alarmingly prev-
alent, finds no countenance in the management
of this road. Although it might be considered
a difficult road to run safely, not a single fatal
accident has occurred, to our knowledge, under
the manageiiieiit of the present board. This‘
is not the result of more chance, nor is security
gained at the expense of time, but of uncens-
ing vigilance and fidelity on the part of those
who are entrusted with the safety of life.
The public are beginning to appreciate the im-
portance of this in those who have the man- ‘
agement of our public conveyances, and will
irian_if'est their prefer_ence by bestowing their '
pziti-oinrge where their dearest interests are
best cared for.
Nothing that can minister to the comfort of
travelers, wlreilier in the minutiae, or more im-
portant matters, hiis escaped the attention of
the D.irectors.
cushioned, on easy springs, and provided with .~
the same conveniences as the best steamboats.
At, night you glide swiftly and safely along,-
The cars are spacious, well
Brit an iron will,
Norwalk Chronicler