GEORGIA MILITARY   Organization of   Militia 1807

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, ASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE, IN NOVEMBER AND
DECEMBER, MDCCCVII. 1807. ACTS OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, PASSED IN 1807.

1807 Vol. 1 -- Page: (105)
Sequential Number: 045
Type: AN ACT

Full Title: To revise, amend and consolidate the
several Militia laws of this state, and to adapt the
same to the act of the Congress of the United
States.

WHEREAS the appointment of officers, and the power
of training the militia of the several states,
according to the discipline prescribed by Congress,
is secured to them respectively by the constitution
of the United states: And whereas it is evident,
from the experience of ages, that to be prepared for
war is the greatest security of the peace of a
nation, and that a well organized and disciplined
militia, ought to be considered among the first
objects of a free people:

SEC. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in
General Assembly met, That when it shall be found
necessary to creat any new division or brigade
district, or make alteration in any of those already
laid off and defined. such new definitions or
alterations shall be made by the legislature, and a
record made of the same in the adjutant general's
office, as well as the organization of the divisions
and brigades heretofore created and defined. Page:
(106)

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That when it
shall be necessary to create any new regimental,
battalion or company district, or make alterations
in any such as have heretofore been laid off, the
commanding officers of the regiment shall convene
the commanding officers of battalions and companies,
at some fit and convenient place, and shall proceed
to lay off, or alter any such regimental, battalion
or company district or districts, which districts
shall, in all cases; be designated by certain lines
and bounds, and recorded by the clerk of the
respective regimental courts of enquiry; but that in
all creation or division of the aforesaid districts,
a due regard shall be had to the number of effective
men required for each corps by the militia law of
the United States; and that in case of creation of
any new company district, any subaltern officer or
officers falling within the bounds thereof, shall
hold his or their rank and grade, his or their
respective commissions being made to bear the number
of the said new district; and that in case of the
organization of an additional acquisition of
territory, the [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text]
and company districts Page: (107) [Illegible Text]
shall in the first instance be defined [Illegible
Text] such manner, and by such officers of the
militia, as the commander in chief may order and
direct.

SEC. 3. And be it further enactd, That a regiment
shall not contain less than two, [Illegible Text]
more than three, battalions, and that in a regiment
composed of two or more counties, battalion musters
and battalion courts of enquiry only shall be had;
and that regimental and battalion districts shall be
so arranged, as not to embrace parts of two or more
counties; and that the brigadier-general and field
officers shall determine which several counties
shall form a regiment.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That every
division, brigade, regiment, [Illegible Text] and
company district, shall be numbered throughout the
state, by order of the commander in chief, in such
manner, that every corps of the same denomination
shall bear a different number - by which numbers
every district shall be designated in the
commissions of officers commanding them -- and that
when in the field for the purpose of exercise,
officers of the [Illegible Text] grades shall take
rank agreeably to the dates of their respective
commissions [Illegible Text] respective commands
following the same; [Illegible Text] being
[Illegible Text] into [Illegible Text] battalions,
battalions into divisions, [Illegible Text] platoon
and [Illegible Text]

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all
[Illegible Text] which [Illegible Text] happen by
[Illegible Text] resignation or otherwise, of any
major-general, brigadier-general or quarter master
general, shall be filled by the general assembly by
joint [Illegible Text] of both branches; and a list
of the name or names of the person or persons, so
appointed, under the signature of the president of
the senate and speaker of the house of
representaives, shall be transmitted to his
Excellency the Governor within two days thereafter,
who is hereby required to issue commissions to each
and every person so appointed, within two days
thereafter.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That when
vacancies shall happen by death, [Illegible Text] or
otherwise, in any company district, or where a new
created district shall require officers, such
officers shall be elected by the citizens liable to
bear arms, within such company [Illegible Text]
under the [Illegible Text] rules and restriction:
The commanding