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Session Laws, 1814
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LEVIN WINDER ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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one quarter master and one pay master, to be taken from
the subalterns of the regiment, and one surgeon, and
two surgeon's mates; for each battalion, one major with
one adjutant, to be taken from the subalterns of the bat-
talion, one sergeant major, one quarter master sergeant,
one drum major, and one life-major; for each company
of infantry, one captain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant and one ensign; and for each company of ar-
tillery, one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieu-
tenant and one third lieutenant.

Dec. Sess.
1814.

3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That before the pay-
masters, shall respectively enter on the duties of their offi-
ces, they shall respectively give bond to this state, for
the faithful performance of the duties and trusts of their
respective offices, with two sufficient sureties to be up-
proved by the governor and council, and in such sums
respectively as they shall prescribe.

Paymasters to
give bond.

4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the major general
commanding the said division, shall be and hereby is
authorised, from time to time, and for such time as he
may judge necessary for the service, to appoint and em-
ploy one or more topographical engineers and to prescribe
their duties, and to revoke such appointments when he
shall think tit, and that the said engineers, while so em-
ployed, shall respectively have the rank, pay and emo-
luments of majors of infantry.

Topographics
engineers.

5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said major
general shall be and hereby is authorised and empower-
ed, to appoint for each company of artillery, one conduc-
tor of artillery, to be taken from the subalterns of the
company, and to prescribe his duties.

Conductors of
artillery.

6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the governor
and council be, and hereby are authorised to appoint to
each brigade, one chaplain with the pay and emoluments
of a major of infantry.

Chaplains.

7. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the gover-
nor and council shall be, and hereby are authorised to es-
tablish from time to time such regulations for the re-
cruiting service for the said troops as they shall judge

proper.

Recruiting

service.

8. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the pay,
rations, extra allowances, and emoluments of the officers,
staff, non-commissioned officers and privates of the said
troops, and of all persons employed in the said service,
shall be the same with those now allowed and paid by
the United States to the regular service, except so far as
is herein otherwise provided.

Pay and ra-

tions.

9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any officer,
non-commissioned officer, musician or private of the
said division, shall be disabled by wounds, or other-
wise while in the line of his duty in public service, he
shall be entitled to and receive a pension from this state,
at such rate as is or may be allowed by the United
State in similar cases occurring in their service, and

Pensions.



 
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