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82. Each extra battalion or squadron shall have the same staff
officers appointed, commissioned and attached thereto, as are
attached to a regiment.

83. The State and regimental colors shall be provided by the
field officers, and drums, fifes, bugles and trumpets by the com-
missioned officers of companies contributing in the proportion of
the pay to which they would be entitled if in actual service; but
the Governor may distribute any drums, fifes, bugles and trum-
pets belonging to the State, among the uniformed or draughted
militia thereof, when, and as he shall deem expedient, taking
receipts from the commanding officers for those that may be
delivered to them respectively, in which the signer shall obligate
himself to return the same when demanded, or pay the value
thereof to the State, which value shall be specified in the receipt.

84. If any bystander shall interrupt, molest or insult any ,
officer or soldier while on duty at any time required by this
article or by the laws of any company, the commanding officers
of the company at the time of such offence may cause the
offender to be confined for the day, and fined not exceeding fifty
dollars, in the discretion of a company court martial, which court
shall proceed on such trial in like manner as other courts martial
for imposing fines under this article; and if the like misconduct
shall take place before any court martial towards any officer,
soldier or other person, attending said court, or towards said
court or any member thereof, the said court may cause such
offender to be confined for the day, and may fine him not exceed-
ing fifty dollars.

85. No officer, non-commissioned officer or private of the
militia in his attendance at, going to or returning from muster,
shall be subject to arrest for any civil matter, nor shall his mili-
tary equipments be subject to distress, attachment or execution
for debt.

86. If any non-commissioned officer or private who has pro-
vided himself with musket or firelock, or who has received one
the property of this State, shall appear in the ranks at any meet-
ing for inspection or drill ordered by this article or by the by-laws
of his company without such musket or firelock, he shall be fined
a sum not less than one dollar nor more than two dollars, in the
discretion of the officer then commanding the company; and if
such non-commissioned officer or private shall appear without