SECTION 1. The captain shall, at the annual inspection of his company in May, [the third Tuesday of May] make out and sign a correct return in such form as may be prescribed, of the number of persons enrolled in his company, cause it to be recorded in the orderly book of his company, signed by the clerk and transmitted to the adjutant. (R. S., chap. 88, sec. 1, as amended by laws of 1851, chap. 1090, sec. 1.)*

SEC. 2. The captain shall also at the same time make out and sign a correct return in such form as may be prescribed, of the camp equipage, ordnance, arms, military stores, musical instruments and public property of every description in his company, which have been furnished by the State, and add thereto a requisition for such articles as may be wanting; shall cause the same to be signed and recorded by the clerk and transmit the same to the quartermaster. (R. S., sec. 2, as amended by laws of 1851, chap. 1090, sec. 1.)

SEC. 3. The clerk shall assist the captain in making his returns, and shall sign and record the same in his orderly book. (R. S., sec. 4.)

SEC. 4. The adjutant shall furnish the captains with blank forms of returns to be made by them, and explain how they should be made; shall consolidate the returns made to him into a regimental return, record the same in his orderly book, and within the

By the laws of 1851, chap. 1090, annual inspections in May are abolished. We have, therefore, in compiling this chapter, omitted such matter as could not be included in the returns of officers without such inspection, and have added (" the third Tuesday of May") as a substitute for " inspection in May," that being the day of annual inspection.

time prescribed by law transmit the same to the adjutant general, and a duplicate thereof to the brigade major, and keep the returns made to him on file. (R. S., sec. 4.)

SEC. 5. The brigade major shall consolidate the regimental returns made to him into a brigade return, record the same in his orderly book, and transmit the same to the brigadier general, and a duplicate thereof to the major general, and keep the returns made to him on file. (R. S., sec. 6.)

SEC. 6. The quartermaster shall consolidate the returns made to him into a regimental return, add thereto the articles of public property in his own keeping for the use of the regiment and such as are further required, record the same in his orderly book, and transmit it countersigned by the colonel to the adjutant general, and keep the returns made to him on file. (R. S., sec. 7.)

SEC. 7. The returns of captains to the adjutants and quartermasters shall be made within ten days after the annual inspection in May, [third Tuesday of May] and the returns of adjutants and quartermasters to the adjutant general within twenty days after said inspection; and if either of said officers shall neglect to make his return within the times aforesaid, he shall forfeit for each neglect the sum of twenty dollars. (R. S., sec. 8.)

SEC. 8. Adjutants shall receive two dollars for making the regimental returns, to be paid by the adjutant general. (R. S., sec. 9.)

SEC. 9. Postage and other reasonable expense incurred in the transmission of orders and returns, and transmission of public property shall be paid by the adjutant general on satisfactory evidence that the expense was actually and necessarily incurred and was just and reasonable. (R. S., sec. 10.)

SEC. 10. The adjutant general shall immediately consolidate the adjutant's returns of the several regiments, and record and transmit the same to the commander in chief, and a duplicate thereof to the secretary of war of the United States. (R. S., sec. 11.)

SEC. 11. He shall consolidate the returns of the regimental quartermasters, and add to the same a return of all articles of public property in his possession or issued to the regimental quartermasters, record the same, and transmit it to the commander in chief. (R. S., sec. 12.)

SECTION 1. Each division inspector, brigade major, adjutant and clerk of a company shall keep an orderly book, and record therein all orders and official communications received or issued by his commanding officer, and all returns which shall be signed by him, and distribute all orders of his commanding officer.

SEC. 2. Each quartermaster shall keep an orderly book, and record therein all orders and official communications received by him relating to the duties of his office, all communications written by him relating to the public property in his charge, all receipts for public property distributed by him, and all returns of public property made by him.

SEC. 3. The adjutant of each regiment shall keep in his orderly book a roster of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the regiment, with the dates of their appointments, and the clerk of each company shall keep a like roster of all the officers of the company.

SEC. 4. The clerk of each company shall record all permits and surgeons' certificates presented to him for that purpose in his orderly book.

3. Companies, what, formed by enlist- 5. Volunteer companies, number of rank

SECTION 1. The field officers of the several regiments may hereafter prescribe the limits of companies other than volunteers, and alter and modify them as they shall think proper, so that the number of such companies in each town or city may conform to the number of volunteer companies hereinafter authorized to be raised by such town or city. Every order making any such alteration shall be recorded in the orderly books of the regiment and of each of the companies affected thereby. (R. S., sec. 1, and laws of 1850, chap. 954, sec. 12.)

SEC. 2. Any company which shall be reduced below one half the number of which it should by law consist, may be disbanded by the field officers of the regiment, and the officers and privates of such company, if of infantry, shall be annexed to some adjoining company; but if it be a volunteer company, shall be liable to do duty in the company within whose limits they reside. (R. S., sec. 2.)

SEC. 3. Companies of cavalry, artillery, light infantry, grenadiers and riflemen may be formed by the voluntary enlistment of citizens of eighteen years of age and upwards, in any town or city, or by the union of two or more towns, with such limits as the field officers of the regiment shall prescribe. (R. S., sec. 3, and laws of 1850, chap. 954, sec. 7.)

SEC. 4. Any town with less than four hundred ratable polls shall not be entitled to more than one such company; and any town containing four hundred ratable polls and less than eight hundred, shall be entitled to not more than two such companies; and any town or city containing more than eight hundred ratable polls shall be entitled to not more than three such companies. (Part of sec. 7, laws of 1850, chap. 954.)

SEC. 5. No such company shall contain less than thirty-two nor more than sixty-four rank and file, and not more than one company of cavalry or artillery each, shall at the same time be in organization within the limits of any one regiment. (Part of sec. 7, laws of 1850, chap. 954.)

SEC. 6. No enlistment shall be valid until a written notice thereof is left with the clerk of the company from which the enlistment is made, nor until the person enlisting shall be uniformed, armed and equipped to do duty in the company into which he enlists. (R. S., sec. 4.)

SEC. 7. Every person enlisting in any volunteer company, shall be liable to perform military duty therein five years, unless he shall be discharged or shall arrive at the age of forty-five years. (R. S., sec. 6.)

SEC. 8. Any one enlisted in a volunteer company, may be discharged by the colonel on his own request or that of the officers of such company, and shall then be liable to do duty in the company within whose limits he resides; and notice in writing of such discharge shall be forthwith given by the colonel to the captain of such company. (R. S., sec. 7.)

SEC. 9. Every company shall regularly consist of sixty-four. (R. S., sec. 8.)

SEC. 10. No company now formed and organized pursuant to special provisions of law, shall be affected by this chapter. (R. S., sec. 9.)

SEC. 11. To each regiment there may be one company of cavalry, one of artillery, two of light infantry or grenadiers and two of riflemen who shall be organized by the field officers. (R. S., part of sec. 10.)

SECTION 1. The color and fashion of the uniform of the officers and soldiers of the infantry shall be determined by the commander in chief; that of the several companies of cavalry, artillery, light infantry, grenadiers and riflemen by the field officers of their respective regiments; but the uniform of such companies shall not be changed without the consent of a majority of the company.

SEC. 2. All general, field and commissioned staff officers who have a rank assigned them, shall be armed with a sword and a pair of pistols, and severally furnished with a suitable horse, saddle, bridle, mail-pillion, valise, holsters, boots and spurs.

SEC. 3. Captains, subalterns and non-commissioned staff officers shall be armed with a sword.

SEC. 4. Non-commissioned officers and privates of infantry, light infantry and grenadiers shall be armed with a good musket,