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PG-P.780.010
12 Apr 1780:12, 13 (2600)
An Act for the Regulation of the Militia of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania: . . .
Sect. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that the lieutenant and sub-lieutenants of the
city of Philadelphia and districts annexed shall, out of the
several battalions of the said city and districts annexed,
take such a number as will compose eight companies, to form
one battalion of artillery, to be officered and arrayed as
follows. . . [6 lines] one serjeant major, fife major, drum
major, eight clerks, . . . eight drummers, eight fifers, and
four hundred matrosses; . . .
Sect. 14. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that the commissioned officers of each company
shall appoint three serjeants, three corporals, one drummer
and fifer for their respective companies: and all persons
who have heretofore been officers in the militia under the
late law, if not re-elected, shall deliver up their arms,
accoutrements, drums, fifes and colours, if paid for by the
public, to the lieutenant or sub-lieutenant of the city or
county aforesaid. And the lieutenant of the city of
Philadelphia, and the lieutenants of the counties
respectively, are hereby authorized to purchase such drums,
fifes and colours as may be afterwards wanted to supply the
companies in the city and counties respectively.
Sect. 15. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that the field officers of each battalion in this
state shall constitute and appoint in their respective
battalions one chaplain, one quartermaster. . . one drum and
fife major; . . .
Sect. 16. And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that the lieutenant or sublieutenants of the city
and counties respectively shall pay such wages as shall be
necessary to one adjutant, one quartermaster serjeant, and
one drummer and fifer, for every day that the service may
require them, out of the monies arising from fines, on the
said adjutant, quartermaster, serjeant, drummer and fifer
producing a certificate of the service so performed, from
the commanding officer of the said battalion or company.
Sect. 17. And whereas the sums allowed by the late militia
law for a drummer and fifer have been insufficient, and many
officers have been obliged to pay considerably more; be it
therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the
lieutenants shall and hereby are required to pay unto such
captains or commanding officers of companies such reasonable
sums as they have expended for drummers and fifers, on their
producing an account of such costs properly certified.
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