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ROBERT BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the articles of war,
and be entitled to the same pay and rations as troops in the service
of the United States are entitled to receive. |
1811.
CHAP. 182. |
32. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the company now
commanded
by Captain Charles Jones, on Dame's Quarter, in Somerset county,
and the company commanded by Captain David Stevens, near
Hancock-town, in Washington county, shall be exempt from meeting
in regiment or battalion; and the company commanded by Captain
William Waller, in Somerset county, shall meet be exempt from
meeting in regiment, but eh said companies shall meet as often in
addition to the time prescribed by this law for the meetings of companies,
as the regiment or battalion to which they belong are directed
to meet. |
Certain companies
exempt from
meeting in regiment. |
33. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the persons liable
to do militia
duty under this act, residing on the island south of Hooper's Straits,
in Somerset and Dorchester counties, and Asseteauge Island in
Worcester county, shall be exempt from meeting in regiment, battalion
or company, on the Main, but shall be liable to be called together
for exercise under a non-commissioned officer, to be appointed
by the captains of the companies to which they belong, and at
such times as they may direct. |
Also those south
of Hooper's Straits
and Asseteague
Island. |
34. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may
be lawful for
each of the commandants of the several regiments and extra battalions
of militia in this state, to form and organize a band of musicians
shall be under the command and direction of the said commandant;
and for neglecting or refusing to appear at any parade
or meeting of officers, when warned, with their instruments of music,
or for disobedience of orders, shall be liable to such fines and
penalties as non-commissioned officers and privates are subject to
by this act. |
Musicians. |
35. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every captain
or commandant
of a company may enrol at least two, and not more than four persons
residing in his district, who are desirous and willing to be enrolled
in such company as musicians; and such persons, so enrolled,
shall perform the duty of musicians in said company, instead
of serving as privates therein. |
Persons may be
enrolled as musicians. |
36. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any musician
enrolled
in any company shall not, on any day of parade directed by this
act, be engaged in the actual performance of his duty as a musician,
that then and in every such case the captain or commandant
of the company shall make return of such musician's refusal to
serve as aforesaid, at the court-martial, which court-martial is
hereby authorised to impose and levy the same fine on such musician,
for so refusing or neglecting to perform his duty as aforesaid,
as non-commissioned officers and privates are liable to for
absence from any parade directed by this act. |
Musicians may be
fined for nonattendance
to their
duties. |
37. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every private
capable of serving
as a musician, may with the consent of the captain or commandant
of the company to which he belongs, at any parade by
this act directed, act in the capacity of a musician in any other
company in the same regiment or battalion with the company to
which he belongs, and that the facts of his having performed the |
Privates with consent
of captain
may act as musicians
in any other
company. |
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