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1812.
Disciplining
the militia.
Exercise and in-
spection days.
&c.
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8 BE IT EN ACTED, That each brigadier-general
or commanding officer of a brigade shall appoint a
day for the meeting and exercising of each battalion
of his brigade in the month of May next, and shall
also. appoint a day for the meeting, exercising and in-
spection in the month of. September next of each re-
giment and extra-battalion, so that it shall be in the
power of the brigade inspector to attend to inspect the
same; and it shall be the duty of the brigade inspector
lo give notice to the commanding officers of regiments
and extra-battalions composing the brigade to which
he belongs, of the days so appointed, at least forty
days previous thereto; which days, when so appoint-
ed, shall continue to be the days of meeting of the
regiments and battalions annually, unless otherwise or-
dered by the brigadier or commanding officer of the
brigade; and if any brigade inspector shall neglect to
give the notice aforesaid to the commanding officers of
regiments and extra-battalions, or shall neglect to at-
tend the several regimental and extra-battalion meet-
Ings, as by this act is directed, or if attending shall
fail to inspect the same, and make report thereof as
directed by the commanding officer of the brigade, he
shall for every such neglect be fined a sum not more
dian one hundred dollars, at the discretion of a brigade
court martial; and the commanding officers of regi-
ments shall, within eight days thereafter, annually,
cruise a like notice to be given to the majors or com-
manding officers of battalions, under the penalty of a
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, at the discretion of a
brigade court-martial; and the majors or commanding
officers of battalions or extra-battalions shall, within ten
days thereafter, annually, cause a like notice to be given
to the captains or commanding officers of companies,
under the penalty of a sum not exceeding forty dollars,
at the discretion of a brigade court-martial; and the
captains or commanding officers of companies shall
cause a notice to be given to each commissioned, non-
commissioned officer and private composing their
companies, at least three days previous to the days of
meeting, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding
thirty dollars, at the discretion of a regimental court-
martial.
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Commanding
officers shall ap-
point days of
exercise.
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9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That each com-
manding officer shall appoint four days for the meet-
ing and exercising of his company, between the first
day of March and the first day of December in each
and every year, who shall be notified thereof; and the
said companies shall meet and be exercised on the
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