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1801 223 (1801)

handle is hein.ssl/sstn0205 and id is 1 raw text is: ACT S
ASSED Aa' THR FIRST SESSION or Tni FOURTlt GENERAL
ASSEMBLYo ii THE STATE or TENNESSEE,
Il*ECUN AND HELD AT KNOXVILLE, ON MONDAY, TH.
TWENTY FIRST DAY (P SEPTEMBER, ONE TH(USAND
EIGHT FHUNDRID AND ONE.
CHAPTER I.
a u ACT eo amend an al7, e'titled,  An a17 for the better eflabliehmsft
and regulation of the m'ililia in ibisfate. (raSssan 1ov. 14, 180-.
e   n        E it enan7edby the Gceneral jdembly ofihe State of eanf0eep
ion z'     That each regiment of militia in this flate Iball be di-
vided into two battalions, by the regimental court martial at their nert
etting after the palling of this a&, having due refpea to the coninien.
sy of the different companies, without regard to bounds or number ;
and the officers of each battalion (ball have the privilege of chufing
their mufler ground, except where the regiment has been previoufly di-
vided by law, and in that odle the divifion thall continue as heretofore,
or be difcontinued at the difcretion of the court martial. The firn bat-
tvallon in each regiment f1;J1 hold a battalion mufler on the firl Thurf-
day in April; the fecond btralion on the third Thurfiday in April an-
nually; and a court martial (hall be held in each battalion on the day
fucceeding the battalion muller ; fuch muflers and courts martial to be
condudled under the fame rules, regulatiors and reftriaions as regimen-
tal mutlers and courts martial, referving to any perfon who may think
bitnfelf aggrieved by any fentence of tuch court martial, the right of
appeal to the next court martial of the regiment  And it (hall be the
duty of the adjutants to attend the battalion muflcrs in their repeidive
regiments, and of the judge advocates to attend the battalion courts
miartial, and they (hall perform thc fame duties which they are requir*
ed to perform at regimental muflers and conrts martial, and be allow.
ed the fame compenfation. And the major appointed to the command
of each battalion (hall attend the battalion multers, and my prefide in
the courts martial, or may diredt the fenior officer prefent to prefide ;
and if he (hould be abflnt, the officer next in rank (hall perform the
duties of the major at fuch muller or court martial.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That each regiment of infantry (ball hold only
one regimental muflter in each year, at their refpeaive court houfes, on
the Thurfday immediately preceding the firfk day of holding the courts
in the feveral counties, in either of the months of September, Oaober,
and November annually, except the fecond regiment of Davidfon coun-
ty, who (hall hold their regimental muler at the place heretofore pro.
vided for by law, on the Thurfdiy fucceeding the court of faid county.
in the month of Oa6ober in each and every year. And the brigadier
general (hall attend the feveral regimental mxulers in his brigade, at leaft
once in two years, or oftener if he (hall think aeceffary, and in fach ro.
tationas hefhall think proper, not inconfiltent with this at, for the pur-
pofe of reviewing fuch regiment, & ma;king fach regulations as may ap-
car to him nusedry not aerwife incontiftent with this law Provided,

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