The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 : Published Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Passed on the Fifth Day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight ...editor, 1821 - Law |
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... soldiers may be made gene- Enlistments , ral throughout the colony , and the better to avoid ir- to be in dis- regularity and confusion , Be it farther ordained , That tricts . Regulations for muster . ing and in- specting . the ...
... soldiers may be made gene- Enlistments , ral throughout the colony , and the better to avoid ir- to be in dis- regularity and confusion , Be it farther ordained , That tricts . Regulations for muster . ing and in- specting . the ...
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... soldier , or soldiers , do give the commanding - officer three months previous notice , in writing , of his or their desire to be discharged at the end of such period ; and if it shall be judged necessary to disband the army before the ...
... soldier , or soldiers , do give the commanding - officer three months previous notice , in writing , of his or their desire to be discharged at the end of such period ; and if it shall be judged necessary to disband the army before the ...
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... soldiers to be appointed and levied as before directed , the same is declared to be as followeth , to wit : To a ... soldier , one shil- ling and four pence ; to a surgeon , ten shillings ; and to a surgeon's mate , five shillings per ...
... soldiers to be appointed and levied as before directed , the same is declared to be as followeth , to wit : To a ... soldier , one shil- ling and four pence ; to a surgeon , ten shillings ; and to a surgeon's mate , five shillings per ...
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... soldiers under such command , shall in all things , not otherwise particularly provided for by this ordinance , and the ar- ticles established for their regulation , be under the con- Minute men ized , out of the militia . troul JULY ...
... soldiers under such command , shall in all things , not otherwise particularly provided for by this ordinance , and the ar- ticles established for their regulation , be under the con- Minute men ized , out of the militia . troul JULY ...
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... soldier , during the time of his attendance on training duty , in battalion or com- panies , as herein directed , shall refuse to obey the com- mands of his superiour officer , or behave himself muti- nously or refractorily , or shall ...
... soldier , during the time of his attendance on training duty , in battalion or com- panies , as herein directed , shall refuse to obey the com- mands of his superiour officer , or behave himself muti- nously or refractorily , or shall ...
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Page 111 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and...
Page 111 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 111 - That general warrants, whereby an officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offence is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive, and ought not to be granted.
Page 109 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 281 - Virginia, as a free and independent state, and that I will not, at any time, do, or cause to be done, any matter or thing that will be prejudicial...
Page 94 - York in Common Council convened and it is hereby ordained by the Authority of the same That from...
Page 44 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Page 112 - Virginia, had endeavored to pervert the same into a detestable and insupportable tyranny, by putting his negative on laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good ; by denying his governors permission to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation for his assent, and when so suspended, neglecting to attend to them for many years...
Page 38 - Every officer commanding in quarters, garrison, or on the march, shall keep good order, and, to the utmost of his power, redress all abuses or disorders which may be committed by any officer or soldier under his command...
Page 110 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety...