Subject to their own offi cers and commander in chief only, and within the state. When in actual service &c. and amenable to court martial. Chap. II. Union Company. and to suppress insurrections. and to compel obedience to the laws; and shall not be liable to any other military duty, or be subject to any other command, than that of the officers of s ch volunteer corps, and the commander in cinef; and shall not be obliged on any occasion to do military duty out of the state. § 3 And be it further enacted, That when called into actual service, said volunteers shall be en iled to the same entitled to pay pay and rations, and the officers thereof shall have the same powers, and be amenable to courts martial, to be formed from the officers of such volunteer corps, in the same manner, as is or may be provided by the laws of this state, in cases of the militia Provided if the war in which the United States are engaged. at present, with Creat Britain, shall cease before the expiration of three years, the time of service of said volunteers shall cease. General Assembly, Special Session, August, 1812. Proviso. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROGER GRISWOLD, Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP II. An Act altering the time for examining the works of Union Company in Connecticut river. BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, The commissioners appointed or that may hereafter be appointed to examine the works erected and established by the Union Company in Connecticut river between the towns of Hartford and Middletown, shall examine and determine the depth of water on the several bars in said river between said towns annually, either in the months of August, September, or October as shall be found convenient, and oftener if need be; and in executing the duties of their appointment shall proceed in all respects in the same manner as by law is now required, and be vested with the same powers and authorities that they now have. General Assembly, Special Session, August 1812. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROGER GRISWOLD, Governor. Attest. THOMS DAY, Secretary. OCTOBER SESSION, 1812. * CHAP. I. An Act to establish a Military Corps for the defence of this State. Military corps of volunteers may be raised from militia and exempts. For defence of § 1. BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the commander in chief of this state be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to raise by voluntary enlistment from exempts and the mili ia, or by accepting militia companies, who may volum eer, in such manner and under such regulations as he may prescribe, a military corps for the defence and protection of this state, to suppress insurrections, repel invasion, and com- state, &c. pel obedience to the laws of this state, and of the United States; to consist of two regiments of infantry, four com- Number of, panies of artillery, and four troops of horse, to serve du- and time of ring the present war, unless sooner discharged by law. But no company of infantry in the militia of this state, by means of such enlistment therefrom, may be reduced below the number of thirty-six non-commissioned officers and privates. service. § 2. And be it further enacted, That each regiment of Number of infantry shall consist of ten companies; each company companies in of one captain, two lieutenants, one ensign, four ser- a regiment. geants, four corporals, four musicians and ninety-six pri- And of officers vates; and each company of artiliery shall consist of one in a company. captain, three lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, six gunners, six bombardiers, and thirtytwo privates; and each troop of horse shall consist of one captain, two lieutenants, one cornet, four sergeants, four corporals, one trumpeter, and thirty-two privates. § 3. And be it further enacted, That the regiments of Officers of reinfantry shall be officered as follows; to each regiment giments of inone colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, two majors; and the fantry. staff shall consist of one adjutant, one quarter-master, one pay-master, one chaplain, one surgeon, two surgeons' Officers of artillery and of horse. Brigadier general and commander. Officers by whom appointed.. Officers and privates to be uniformly clothed, &c. at their own exexpence. Ordnance and colors to be Chap. I. Military Corps. mates, one sergeant-majo, one quarter-master sergeant, one drum-major, and one fife-major. The four companies of artillery shall form one batalion to be commanded by a major, with a staff to consist of one adjutant, one quarter-master, one p y-master, and one surgeons' mate; and the four troops of horse shall constitute one squadron, to be commanded by a major, with a staff to consist of one adjutant, one quarter-master, one paymaster, and one surgeons' mate. 1 § 4. And be it further enacted, That the whole of said corps shall be under the command of a brigadier-general, who shall appoint from the line of captains a brigade-msjor, to serve also as brigade-inspector; he also shall ap point a brigade quarter-master from the line of subalterns. The commander in chief shall toninate, and by and with the advice and consent of the council shall appoint, and commission the general, field and commissioned officers; the commanding officers of said regiments and battalions, shall severally appoint their staff, excepting the pay-master. who shall be appointed by the field and commission ed officers of the regiment of infantry, and the battalion of artillery. and squadron of cavalry to which they respec tively belong; and the adjutants, pay-masters, and quar ter-masters shall be appointed from the line of subalterns; the noncommissioned officers of the several companies shall be appointed by the commanding officers of their respective companies; and the sergeants shall receive warrants from the commanding officers of their respec tive regiments of i fantry, and the battalion of artillery, and squadron of cavalry. § 5. And be it further enacted, That the general, field, commissioned, staff, noncommissioned officers, and pri vates, shall be uniformly clothed and equipped at their own expence, in such manner, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the commander in chief. § 6. And be it further enacted, That each company of artillery shall be provided with ordnance; and each regifurnished by ment, battalion and squadron, with suitable colors by the the state. To be called out for discipline, &c. four days in a year. If called oftener shall be entitled to pay. state. § 7. And be it further enacted, That each company of infantry and artillery, and each troop of horse, shall be called out by company, squadron, battalion, or regiment, four days in each year as the commander in chief shall direct, for discipline and inspection, for which services they shall receive no compensation. § 8. And be it further enacted, That the commander in chief be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to call out all, or any part of said corps, in addition to said four days, for the purposes expressed in this act, or for dis Chap. II. Volunteer Corps. cipline from time to time as he may deem expedient, and When so called out they shall receive the same pay and ●moluments as is herein after provided. § 9 And be it further enacted, That the general field, Compensation commissioned and staff officers, shall receive the pay, ra- to officers. tions, and forage, as officers of the same grade and rank in the army of the United States; and each sergeant-major, quarter-master-sergeant, sergeant. drum and fif、 -major, shall be paid at the rate of twelve dollars; each corpo ral, drummer, fifer, and trumpeter at the rate of eleven And privates. dollars; and each private at the rate of ten dollars, for each calendar month he shall be in service as aforesaid. § 10. And be it further enacted, That the officers, mu- Exempt from sicians, and privates, during the time they belong to this other military corps, shall not be liable to any military duty, except as is duty. provided by this act; and that the polls of noncommis- Polls, &c. exsioned officers, musicians and privares and the horses of empt from list. the cavalry, shall be exempt from the list of polls and rateable estate, from the time of their enlistment, during the time they belong to this corps; provided each person claining the ben fit of this act, shall procuré a certific te If they procure from the commanding officer of the company or troop to a certificate, which he belongs of his said enlistment, and the same &c. lodge in the town-clerk's office in the town where he res ides. § 11. And be it further enacted, That the officers and Rules and regsoldiers of this corps, shall be under such rules and regu- ulations may lations, for enforcing their equipment, and for their disci- be prescribed. pline and government, as shall be prescribed by the Gene ral Assembly. General Assembly, October Session 1812. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH. Lieutenant-Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. II. An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act to raise certain Volunteer Corps." BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Services of at Representatives in General Court assembled, That the tillery or mounted incommander in chief be, and he is hereby authorized to acfantry from cept the services of any company of artillery, or mounted volunteer exinfantry, to be formed from exempts who may volunteer empts may be for those purposes; the officers of which companies shall accepted. unteer corps. Chap. III. Militia. Chap. IV. Militia. be appointed and commissioned in the same manner as is directed by said act. General Assembly, October Session, 1812. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Lieutenant-Governor. CHAP. III. An Act regulating the Pay of the Military Force of this State. BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That Compensation whenever the commander in chief of this state shall deem to officers and it necessary for the protection and defence of this state, to privates ofvolorder out the militia, or any part thereof, or the whole or any part of the corps which are or shall be raised under the act passed at the special session of the General Assembly, in August last, entitled "An Act to raise certain Volunteer Corps ;" the officers and privates so called out shall, whilst in actual service, receive the same pay, rations, and forage, as is provided in an act passed at this session of the Assembly, entitled" An Act to establish a Military Corps for the defence of this state." General Assembly, October Session, 1812. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Lieutenant-Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. CHAP. IV. An Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act relating to the Military Force of this State." BE it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the Commander in commander in chief shall have power to make any altechief may alter ration in the uniforms of the militia, which he may deem the uniform of proper, at any time before the rising of the Assembly in militia. May next. General Assembly, October Session, 1812. SYLVANUS BACKUS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, JOHN COTTON SMITH, Lieutenant-Governor. Attest. THOMAS DAY, Secretary. |