ROBERT BOWIE, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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vise and fix the bounds of their several districts; and
the commandants of regiments, battalions and extra-
battalions arc hereby required under a penalty of
thirty dollars, to order a meeting of the company offi-
cers within their several districts (except such as from
their remote situation are exempted from meeting in
regiment or battalion, ) previous to the fifteenth of
May next, at some convenient place; who, or a major-
ity of them, shall revise and fix the bounds of their
several districts, and make return thereof to the pro-
per officers, as in this section heretofore directed.

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of regiments,
&c. shall order
meetings of
company offi-
cers previous to
the 13th of
May next to
fix the bounds
of their dis-
tricts.

4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That each commis-
sioned officer appointed by the governor and council,
and accepting, or having accepted such appointment,
who shall not within three months after the passage
of this act; and each commissioned officer who may
be hereafter appointed under this act, who shall not
within three months after such appointment, arm,
accoutre and provide himself as is directed by the act
of congress of the United States, entitled, An act
more effectually to provide for the national defence,
by establishing an uniform militia throughout the
United States; if a company officer he shall be fined
at the discretion of a court martial, in a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars, nor less than five dollars for
such neglect; and a further sum not exceeding twenty
dollars, nor less than ten dollars for every year he
shall continue such neglect; and if he be a field or
staff officer, he shall be fined at the discretion of a
court martial, in a sum hot exceeding fifty dollars.,
nor less than twenty dollars for such neglect; and a
further sum not exceeding fifty dollars, nor less than
thirty dollars for every year he shall continue such ne-
glect

Penalty in case
officers neglect
to arm within a
certain period
after their ap-
pointment.

The following articles, rules and regu/ations, shall
be those by which the militia of this state shall
be governed.

Articles, rules
and regulations.

ART. 1st. If any field or other commissioned officer
at any regimental, battalion or company meeting, or
on any other occasion, when the regiment, battalion
or company to which he may belong, or in which he
holds a command, is paraded, shall misbehave, demean
himself, or appear in an un officer like manner, he shall,
for such offence, be cashiered or punished by fine, at
the discretion of a brigade or regimental court-mar-
tial, (as the case may require, ) in any sum not exceed-

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Improper con-
duct of commis-
sioned officers '
on parade; how
to be punished.
Punishment of
non-commis-
sioned officers,
privates, &c.