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three years on board of some public armed
artflel or ihip of war, at a corainiflioned of
ficer, warrant officer, or private mariner;
for whjch service they (hall receive the cus
tomary wages and emoluments.
Bat (hould the ft*»c not demand the said
three years service during the above period,
from the age of fixteeu to thirty years, then
the party to be exempted entirely therefrom.
The person so serving (hall receive a certi
ficate of bis service, on parchment, accord
ing to the form which(hall be direded, which
(hall exempt hun from any other thah volun
tary service, unless in such exigencies as may
require the feivices of all the membeis of
the community.
The (econff class (hall be responsible for a
proportion of service in thoft cases to which
the firft class (hall be unequal. The numbers
lequiied (hall be furnilhed by fed ions, in the
fame manner as preferibed for the fedions of
the militia.
Os the Advanced Corfu.
The advanced corps are designed not only
as a school in which the youth of the United
States are to be intruded in the art of War,
but they are in all cases of exigence to serve
as an adual defence to the community.
The whole of the armed corps fliall be J
clothed according to the maimer hereafter di- I
Teded, armed and fubfifled at the expence of
the United States; and all the youth of the
said corps, in each (late, (hall be encamped
together, if practicable, or by legions, which I
encampments (hall be denominated the annual I
ramps of di/cipline. I
The youth of eighteen and nineteen years
fliall be difeiplined for thirty days (uccelfively
in each year, and those of twenty years (hall
be difeiplined only for leu days in each year, 1
which fliall be the last ten days of annual eu
campmentß.
The non-commiflioned officers and privates
are not to receive any pay during the fame
time, but the commissioned officers will re- ,
ceivc the pay of their relative ranks,-agree
ably to the federal eflaßlifliment'fof the time
being.
In order that the pUm (hall effectually an
swer the end proposed, the firft day of janui
arv (hall he the fixed period; for ah who at
tain the age of eighteen years, in any parr,
or during the courle of each year, to be en
neceffary C . advanceci cor K and to take the
gal military service as
the full and complete term of three years, to
be ellimated from the time of entrance into
the said corps ; and also to take ah oath of
allegiance to the (late, and to the Urntcd
State*. V ' |
The cemmanding officer, or general of the
advanced legions of the diftrid, (hall regulate
thd manner of the service of the youth ic I *-
fpeCtively, whether it (hall be in the infantry,
artillery, or cavalry ; but after having enter.
«d into tidier o f them, no change ihould be
allowed. *'
Each individual, at his firft joining the an
nual camps of difeipliue, will receive com
plete arms and accoutrements, all of which,
previoully to his being difeharged from’ the
said camps, he must return to the regimental
quartennalter, on the penalty of dol
lars, or’ months itrtprifonment.
The said arms and accoutrements (hall be
marked in fomc conspicuous place with the
letters M. U. S. aud all Tales or purchases of
any of said arms or accoutrements, thall be
teverely punilhed according to law.
And each individual will also, on his firft
entrance into the advauced corps, receive the
following articles of uniform clothing: one
hat, one uniform lhort coat, one .waistcoat,
and one pair of overalls, which’-he fliall re
tain in his owu pojfeftion, and for which he
thall be held accountable, and he compelled
to replace all deficiencies during his service in
the annual camps of difciplme.
Thole who thall serve in the cavalry ftnll
be at the expense of their own horses, hel
mets and horse furniture ; but they (hall re
ceive forage for their horses, (words, pistols,
and clothing, equal in value to the infantrv.
At the age of twenty-one years every in
dividual, having lerved in the manner and
for the time preferibed, flull receive an ho
norary certificate theitof mi parchment, and
tigut-l by me legiouaiy general and inf,»td'»r.
The names of all peifuus to whom such
cstunu.l* U given* dull bl furlj («•
t giftered in books to be provided for that pur
\ pcTe.
And the said certificate, or an attested copy
of the regifler aforefaid, (hall be required as
■* an ihdtfpenfable qualification for exercising
any of the rights of a free citizen, until after
the age of . years.
The advanced legions, in all cases of in
vasion or rebellion, (hall, on requisition of
lawful authority, be obliged to march to any
place within the United States, to remain
embodied for such time as-fliall be drreded,
not to exceed one year; tefffie computed from’
the regimental parades; during the period of
thdr being on fucb service to be placed on
the continental eftabliftiment of pay, subsist
ence, clothrng, forage* 'tentl, camp equipage,
and all such allowances as are made to the
federal troops, at the fame tiubie, and under
j the fame^ircumftanc**.
I. If the military service so required Ihould’
be for fhch a (hurt period as to render an ac
tual issue of clothing unnecessary, then an al
lowance Ihould be made, in proportion to the
aqttMl cost °* c,otilia gf°rthe federal soldiers,
accordiug to estimates to befurniffied for that
purpofc froth the War Office of the United
I States.
J In case the legions of the advanced corps
(hould march to any place, in confequeace of
a requisition of the general government, ail
legal and proper expehees of fueh march fliall
be paid by the United States; but (hould they
be embodied, and march in confequen'ce of
an order derived from the authority' of the
(tate to which they belong, and for (late pur
poses, then the expeuces will be borne by thfc
(tate.
The advanced corps fliall.'bVconftituted on
such principles that, when completed, it will
receive one third part, and difeharge one third
part of its numbers annually; By this
rangement, two-thirds of thfc corps will alt
all times be considerably difcipiiued ; bht as
it will only receive thole'of eighteen years df
age, it will not be completed until the third
year after its inflitution. Those who have al
teady attained the age of nineteen and twenty
years will, m the fifff mftance, be enrolled
in the mam corps.
But one halt of the legionary officers to be
appointed the firft, and the other the feco'nd
year of the eftabfirtiment;
The officers of each in the dates
refpedrvely thall be divided into thru dalles.
n*tfp ihiU by numbered one , e WOt and
to their numbers, flnnr-tiW-iu- _ - - -
third year. In the firft period of nine'years,
one third part Will have to serve three, one
third part fix, and one thud part nine years;
but after the (aid (ifft period, the feverai classes
will serve nine years, which' (hall be the limi
tation of service by virtue of the (anise ap
pointment; and in fucheafes where there
may not be three officers of the fame grade,
the limitation of nine years (hall be observed.
All vacancies occaficned by the aforefaid de
rangement, or any cafualties,’ (hall be imme*
diately filled by new appointments.
The captains and (übaltefhs of the advanced
corps fliall not be’ less tbaft twenty-one, or
more than'thirty-five, and the field officer's
fliall not exceed forty-five years of age.
Each company, • battalion and regiment,
(hall have a fixed parade, or place at which
to alVemble. The companies (hall assemble
at their own parade, and march to the parade
of the battalion, and the battalions to the te-*
gitneutal parade ; and, when thus embodied,
the regiment will march to ihe rendezvous*of
the legion. Every commanding officer of a
company, battalion and regiment, will be ac
countable to his superior officer that hia com
mand is in the molt pet fed order.
The officers to receive fubfiftenct in lieu of
provtlions, in proportion to their refpedive
grades; and those whole duties require them
to be ou korfeback; will receive forage in the
fame proportion.
Every legion must have a chaplain, -of re
fpettabie talents aud charade?; who, beiides
his religious functions, ihould impress upon
the minds of the youth, at dated periods, in
conttfe difeourfes, the eminent' advantage of
free government* to the happiuefs of society,
and that such government cau only be (upport
ed by the knowledge, spirit, and virtuous
conduit of the youth, to be illustrated by the
must confpicuuiii examples of hiitory.
No Aimilamentt fliould be admitted in camp
but (bolts which wnb **(—iw
swimming of men and borjts y runnings wrefiling %
and such other exercises as (hould render the
body flexible and vigorous.
The camps (hould, if possible, be formed
near a river, and remote from large cities;
the fird is neceffiary for the practice of the
manceuvres, the second to avoid the vice! of
populous places.
The time *f the annual encampments (half
be divided into fix parts, or periods of five
days each; the fird of which iliall be occu
pied in acquiring the air, attitudes, and firft
principles of a soldier; the second in learn
ing the manual exercise, and to march indi
vidually in small squads; the third and
fourth in exercising and manoeuvring in
< detail, • and by' battalions and regiments s
in the fifth, the youth of twenty, having been
difeiplined during the preceding annual en
campments; are to -be included; this period
is to be employed in the exercise and taftic
of the legion, or, if more thah one, in exe
cuting the grand manceuvres of the whole
■i body, marching, attacking, and defending,
in various forms, different grounds amTpofi
tions;* in .fine, sin .representing all the iewl
images of war, ekeeptipg the effiufiou' of
blood:
The guardsand every other-ciccum'ffance of
the camp to be perfedly regulated!
Each date will determine' on the season in
which its refpe&ive annual encampments (hair
beformed, so as best to fuic the.health of the
men, and the*general iaterefts fociety.
The United States to make
provision to. Supply the arms, clothing, ra
tions, artillery, ammunition, forage, draw
tebti, camp equipage, including every requi
* site for the annual camps of difeipline, and
also for the pay and subsistence of the legion
ary officers, and for the following general
; ftaif;
One infpeHor-general, one adjutant-gene
ral, one quartcrm’after-general, with a depu
ty for each.
These officers will be - effiential to the uni
formity, economy, and efficacy of the sys
tem, to be appointed in the manner preferib
fd by'the Conftitutiou of the tinned States.
The be reipon
fihle to the United States for the public pro
perty of every fpecics requilite for the annu
al camps of difeipline ; and his deputy in each *
ftite (hall be responsible to him.
At the commencement of the ahnual camps
me cale may be, of
all the articles of every fpccies provided by
the United States.
The returns for the said articles to be ex
amined and certified by tbe highest legionary -
or rcgimeutal officer, as the case may" be,
who (hall be responsible for the accuracy
I thereof. -
At the expiration of the annual damps of
difeipline every species ot publie property, -
clothing excepted, lhall be returned to the de-
I puty quarter mailer of the (late, who .(half
hold the legionary quarternuftcr accountable
l for all deficiencies. All the apparatus and
] property so returned fit-all be carefully exa
mined, repaired, and deposited in a magazine,
I to be provided in each date for that purpose,
under tbe charge of tbe said deputy quarter
matter, until the en’fumg annual eucainpmert,
I or any occasion which may render a new if
-1 sue nCceffary.
U Corporal puniftimenta (hall never be intiiH
cd in the annual camps of difeipline, but a
fyftera of fines and imprifoomenv ihall be*
J formed for the regular government of said
camps.
Os tbe Main Corps .
As the, main and reserved corps are to be
I repleniihcd by the principle of rotation from.
I the advanced corps, and ultimately to cuniift
of men who h-ve received their military edu
cation therein, it js proper thac one uniform
I arrangement ihould pervade the feverai ciaffies^
It is-for this reafou the legion is eftabl.ihed
as the’common form ot all the corps of ou-
I' litia.
1 The main legion, confiiVug of the great
majority of the men of military age, will
form the principal defence of the couuiry.
1 They are to be refpoufiule for their propor
tion of men to form an arm/ whenever n«*
I ccttity dull dilUte the mealuie; and, on eve
ry f'udtleii tec. lion to which the advanced
corps (hall be incompetent, an adequate num*
tc; of uou-commiiiioutd edited ami puvatff
