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1812.
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the same were numbered and recorded in the adju-
tant general's office; and where convenient, each bri-
gade hath been made to consist of four regiments,
each regiment of two battalion, each battalion of five
companies, each company of sixty-four privates, four
sergeants, four corporals, one drummer and one. fifer
or bugler: — Therefore,
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Former enrol-
ments confirm-
ed except in
certain cases.
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3. BE IT ENACTED, That the said enrolment
and arrangement shall be, and the same is hereby
confirmed; except in cases where the same may be
altered and changed in manner following, viz: where
a major general shall call a meeting of the brigadiers
of his division at some central place thereof, and con-
venient time, to be by him appointed, who shall revise
the arrangements and bounds of the several brigades
within his district, and make any alterations of the
same that may appear to them necessary, and in case
of such alteration being made, the major general shall
return the same to the adjutant general's office; and
where each brigadier shall call together the lieutenant
colonels and majors of their several brigades, at some
convenient place and time to be by him appointed;
and the said field officers or a majority of them when
so met, shall revise and make any al ter ations that may
be deemed necessary in the arrangement and bounds
of their several regiments and extra battalions; and
each brigadier shall, as soon thereafter as may be,
make return of such alterations to the adjutant gene-
ral's office, to be therein recorded; and the said seve-
ral commanding officers of regiments and extra battal-
ions shall from time to time (as the case may be neces-
sary, ) convene the majors and com man ding officers of
companies in their respective regiments or extra bat-
talions at some convenient place and time to be by
them appointed; who, or a majority of them shall re-
vise and make any alterations that may be deemed
necessary in the arrangement and bounds of their se-
veral battalions and companies; and a return, in writ-
ing, of such alterations, shall be made by the command-
ing officer of the regiment or extra battalion, to the
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Brigadier gene-
rals shall order
a meeting of
colonels and
majors previous
to the first of
May next, to
fix the bounds of
their several dis-
tricts.
Commandants.
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inspector of their brigade. And whereas, Consider-
able changes have taken place in the population since
the arrangement of said districts, the brigadier gene-
rals are hereby required under a penalty of fifty
dollars, to order a meeting of the colonels and majors
within their several brigades (except such as from
their remote situation are hereafter by this act exempt-
ed) previous to the first of May next, at some con-
venient place; who, or a majority of them, shall re-
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