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An Act making further and more effectual provision for establishing and organizing the Militia of this Territory. 1803 19 (1803.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0005 and id is 1 raw text is: the Attsrney Oeniral to be ippointed for d6e Coities of Adams, JdTeroo, Wilkinfon and Clatiborne, to efiablith his ufuki refidence it the place where the General AfTembly holds its feilions, and (hall at the requeft of the Teiiorisl Trealfuer, and -of the. County Treadurer, for (aid Couties, give his opinion in writing upon all cafes doncerning the public intcteft, AW,,,e, r*1013: ID and thall at the defire ot the faid Tredfurers infbuue and pjafecute to *** i** efelt before the propier Courts fuits againit all perlons indebted to the Territory or to the. (aid Counties. * SEc. 5. And be it further enalfed, That the falary of the Attorney Gen. eral in and for the Counties of Wilkinlon, Adams, Jtfferlon and Claiborne, Ihall Tci rair. be feven hundred dollars per annum, and the falary of the Attorney. General in and for the County of Walhington ihall be two hundred and fifty dollars per annum to be paid annually out of the Territorial Treatury. - SEC. 6. And be it further enaed, That on all indiaments for felonies re, r, armu 1. whereon a convi&ion Ihall be had, the fee of the Attorney General tball be 1 *mnf*. ten dollars, and in all inferior prolecutions upon which Judgment thall be given againft the defendant, the fum of five dollars, to be colle&ed in the nanner heretofore prefcribed by law and paid by the proper Officer re- ceiving the fame into the Territorial Treafury as a part of the public revenue. SEC. 7. Iad he it firthr enaaed, That all *Aas and parts of Ads Jcrctoforc maede, coming within the purview and meaning ot this Ad, be and Reainl <rde. fame are hereby repealed. * Sac. 8. And be I further ciacted, That this At fhall commence and be in force from and after the palfing thereof. - WILLIAM DUNBAR. Speaker of the House of Representaives, pro tempore. JOHN ELLIS, President of the Legislative Council. Aipproved November, 19. 1803. WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE, Governor of the Miississpi 7erritor%. An ACT making fairther and aicre eyfeaual p;-oviFon for eliabl%'ing and orgau- izing the Milhtia of lids Territo y. SEC I. IE it enaed by the Legislative Council and House of Repi esenta- ltives of the AIississippi 7rritory in General Assembly convened, and it is hereoy enaed by the authority ofthe same, That the Commander in Chicf be, and he is hereby authorifed, whcnevcr he may deep it expedient to or. ginize in each Battalion of the feveral Regiments, one or more Volunteer Ac Oear aLn Companies under the title of Light Infantry or Rifle men as flull be be mft au £li. convenient, each company alorefaid to confilt of a Captain, Lieutenant, Enfign, four Sergeants, four Corporals, two Mulicians and fifty Privates, and fuch Volunteer Companies thall perform the fame routine of duty, and be fubjet to the fame rules and regulations and the fame orders from the Corn. manding Officers of the Battalion and-Regiments to which they hill be annexed as the other Companies of Militia within the fame; and each and .every Officer or Officers appointed by virtue of this feaion, who (hall fail to enhlift his quota of men within fc... months afte-r receiving his Curm- nilffion (hall be liable to be difcontinued, and the quta of each Officer is declared to, be as follows, to wit, the Captain's quota is twenty-two Pri- vates, two Sergeants and two Corpor4ls, the Lieut 'nants quota, fixteen Pri- vates, one Sergeant and one Corporal, and the Enlign's quira, twelve Pri- vates one Serjeant and one Corporal. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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