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4ajor one hundred and fifty- ; a Captain feventy
a ve ; and a Subaltern twenty-five.
y_ And be it tua&td by tht authority aforefaid, That
.te commanding officer (hall at alt timet give full
r *oteftion to all trader* within the frowns or tribes
fTVthe Creek Indians ; who (hall produce fatisfac
f I ry proof of their friendfhip to this state ; and all
uch person or persons as (hall have rtaded within
be fame since the conclusion of the late war, ex
cept such person or persons as (hall be found in
• arms against the fame.
And be'it further enacted, That hi* Honor the
Governor, with the advice of the Executive
Council, (hall make such arrangement of the forces
to be raised, as may admit of corps of artillery
and cavalry, where such officers and men (hall
find horses without charge to the date \ artillery
and horses for the fame excepted.
And be it farther tna&ed by the authority afore
faid, That no State Soldier be allowed a bounty
as aforefaid, who does not rendezvous at such
place as the Executive may completely
armed and accoutred, on or before the firft day of
February next. *
And provided always, That no person deemed
a defer ter, (hall be entitled to any bounty named
in this Ad. And that this Ad be, and (hall con
tinue in force for the government of the said
troops, until a peace with the Indians is eftablifh
•d, and ratified by the Legislature of this State,
and so far as the fame refpeds bounties, (hall be
Handing and perpetual.
By Order of the House,
WILLIAM GIBBONS, Speaker .
Augvfoy Qfiebtr 31, 1787.
An A&
7a regulate the Militia of this State y
and for other Purposes therein men
tioned.
B£ it enabled by the Freemen of the
State of Georgia , in General
AJfembfy mtt % and by the authority of
the fame % That from and after the
patting of this A&,the counties with
in this State {hall be divided as here
tofore, into three diftridts, and each
diftridfc (hall constitute a brigade:
That the counties of Chatham, Ef
ffingham, Liberty, Glyijn,and Cam
den, compose the firft difbidt; the
counties of Burke, Richmond and
Washington, compose the fccond di
ftridt >the counties of Wilkes, Greene
and Franklin, compose the third di
ftridt; and that all such counties as
shall be hereafter laid out within
this State, shall be annexed to one or
other of the brigades aforefaid, in
such manner as shall be directed by
the Executive for the time being,
until other wife ordered by the Le
gislature 1 and that in every diftridt
or brigade, there shall be formed one
or more regiment or regiments, which
shall consist of as many companies,
and of such a number of men, as the
Governor or Commander in Chief
for the time being, shall think pro
per.
And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforefaid , That the Colonel,
or in his absence the next command
ing field officer, shall appoint one,
and not exceeding two, general muf
flers of their refpcdtive regiments in
every year (fad that every Captain,
or other commanding officer of the
several companies, shall aflemble,
mutter, tram, and exercise their re*
i -
fpedtive companies at least four, and
not exceeding fix times in every year,
at such times and places within their
refpe&ive divisions, as shall be mod
convenient, notice firft being given
of such general or private musters
in such manner as shall be directed
by the commanding officers of the
refgective regiments and companies*
And be it farther enabled , That
every Captain or officer commanding
a militia company, shall, on the day
appointed for muttering his company,
have the said company formed and
under arms, at the hour of eleven
o’clock in the forenoon, which shall
be considered as the hour at which
every person belonging to such com
pany shall be obliged to attend, at
which time, the Captain or com
manding officer shall proceed to have
his roll called, to exercise his com
pany, and to inftrudfc them in per
forming their different evolutions,
such as wheeling by platoons, march
ing in open andclofe columns, break
ing off by fedions, and forming pla
toons while marching, &c. And eve
ry Captain or commanding officer of
a company, who shall fail to train and
exercise his company in the manner
aforefaid, at least two hours of every
day appointed for such company
muster, shall forfeit and pay a ium
not exceeding five pounds, to be re
covered and applied, as is herein af
ter mentioned.
And be it further enacted , That
the Captains of the several compa
nies, shall refpedively enter and en
roll the names of all the mate inha
bitants from the age of sixteen to
| fifty years, (slaves excepted) who shall
have redded ten days in their respec
tive divisions, and shall cause the
several persons so enrolled to be duly
summoned, as is herein before direct
ed, to appear at such times and places
as shall be appointed for private
; musters j, and the persons whose
names shall be so entered and enroll
ed, shall be deemed and held to be
entered into and to belong to the
company of that division in which
they shall be so entered and enroll
ed, and shall be obliged to appear at
! mutters, and on all other necettary
occasions, and be fubiedt to this Adt
without any further notice whatever.
And be it further enabled\ That
every person liable to appear and bear
arms at any exercise or muster, shall
constantly keep and bring with him
one gun or musket fit for service, one
quarter of a pound of gun powder,
half a pound of bullets, and three
spare flints, with a powder horn, and
shot bag or cartoucn-box, of the fit
nefs and fufficiency of whic h arms,
ammunition and accoutrements, every
commanding officer of the company
to which such person belongs, is
hereby aothorifed to determine.
And be it further enacted, That
should any officer negledt his duty,
either by not giving notice of Inch
general and private mutters as are
appointed to be held under this A&,
or by not attending properly ac
coutred, with either a sword or efj
pontoon, at the times and places
which shall be fixed on for holding
such mutters, and shall omit to train
and exercise their men at such times
and in such manner as is herein di
rected, or who shall misbehave while
on the parade; then, and in any such
case, every officer lo offending shall
forfeit and pay a penalty not exceed
ing the following fums:—For every
such negledt or offence, a Colonel,
fifteen pounds; a Lieutenant-Colonel
seven pounds ten shillings; a Major,
five pounds; a Captain, three pounds
ten shillings, a Lieutenant, or infe
rior commissioned officer, two pounds
ten (hillings; the imposition of which
fine*, shall be left to the discretion
of a court-martial, to be held for the
trial of all such offenders.
And be it further enabled, That
every perlon liable to bear arms at
r any exerciie, mutter, or training
hereby appointed, who shall negledfc
or retufe to appear completely armed
and iurnifhed as before dire&ed, at
any general mutter of the regiment
to which the company in which he is
entered and enrolled shall belong,
or who (hall misbehave while under
arms, every such person so offending,
shall forfeit and pay a sum not ex
ceeding twenty shillings; and in case
any person shall negledt or refufe to
appear in manner aforefaid at any
private mutter, such person shall for
feit and pay a sum not exceeding ten
shillings, unless a fatisfa&ory excuse
can be made to a court-martial to be
held for the trial l of all such offen
ders, which court-martial shall be
held at least within thirty days after
the commission of luch offences.
And be it further enabled, That alt
persons who shall interrupt any of the
aforefaid exercises, may be confined
by order of the commanding officer,
during the time of the performing
such exercises.
And be it further enabled, That
every matter, or other person who
hath the government; command or
power over any indented man servant,
who shall be employed within this
State, shall, at his own proper cofb
, and charge, furnifh and provide eve
ry such indented servant during his
servitude, with the arms, ammuni
tion, and accoutrements dire&ed by
this A& ; and every matter or other
| person who hath the government or
command of such indented servant,
shall conttantly keep such arms, am
munition, and accoutrements for the