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STANDING ORDERS

SIXTH BATTALION VOLUNTEER MILITIA

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HOCHELAGA

LIGHT INFANTRY.

MONTREAL :

PRINTED BY OwWLER & STEVENSON, 41 St, Frs. XAVIER STREET.

1864,

Stanhing Ochers.

1. The Regiment to be calied the “ Sixth Battalion Volunteer Militia, or Hochelaga Light Infantry.” The Badge and Device of the Battalion to be as follows: Quarterly, First, Or, a Beaver proper on a icunt vert. Second, gales a Lion passant, Or, Third, Azure, a Bugle Horn, Argent, embellished Or, strings gales, (between the strings the number YJ. in gold.) Fourth, Argent, a sprig of three maple leaves proper. The whole within a garter, azure buckled, and ‘fimbriated Or.

‘Crest, an Indian Warrior proper, holding

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a Bow in his dexter hand, and having a quiver of Arrows over the sinister shoulder, motto, “ Vestigia nulla retrorsum.”

2. The Uniform as at present worn by the Regiment, or as may be hereafter ordered.

3. The Officers shall be selected by the Officer commanding, to be submitted for appointment to His Excellency the Com- mander in Chief, and seniority in the re- spective ranks shall be determined by date of the commissions. Each Officer, on ap- pointment to the Battalion, shall at once pro- vide himself with a Full and Undress Suit, as also witha Winter Uniform, in accord- ance with the regulations on this subject. Any neglect in this respect on his part, after a period of two months, will subject him: to be reported to the proper authorities for dis+ obedience of orders.

‘4, The Lieutenant-Colonel will command at all times when present, and preside over all meetings of the Oficers when assembled together. He will be ez-oficio a member of all Committees that may be appointed. To him all reports must be made, and through him must pass all correspondence of a pub-

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ness of the Battalion.

5. The Majors, in the absence of the Lieutenant-Colonel, will assume, according to their seniority, the command of the Bat- talion, and perform such duties as may be required of them, in accordance with the Militia Act and the Standing Orders of the Battalion. They must at all times be pre- pared to render the Lieut.-Coloiel such as- sistance as he may need in the due perform- ance of his duties and the maintenance of good order and discipline in the Battalion.

6. The Captain of each Company will thave sole charge of the Company placed under his command, for the discipline and good order of which he will be held strictly responsible to the Officer commanding. For his assistance in this and other matters con- nected with the well-being of his Company, he will command the assistance of his sub- altern Officers, who will render him such aid as he may require in the performance of his duties. The Captain of each Company

will be held strictly responsible for the Arms, Accoutrements, and other public property

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that he may be entrusted with for its use, of which he must be prepared at any moment when called upon to furnish correct returns,

4. Tue Avsurant.—This Officer will be under the immediate control of the Com- manding Officer, to whom alone he will be responsible for the due performance of the duties of his Office. These duties being of a complicated and onerous character, will necessitate on his part a due amount of care, diligence and industry. He will have over- sight of all duties and matters of discipline, not exclitsively belonging to others. He will be personally present, parade and in- spect all Guards and Picquets, or other duties that may be required. He will keep the Orderly Book of the Battalion, in which he will enter such orders as may be issued by the Commanding Officer, furnishing the different Captains with copies thereof. The Staff, he will notify ot such orders as may concern them. He will keep a Duty Roster of the Battalion, in which he will have en- tered the name in full of each Officer belong- ing to it according to his rank and seniority, and from which he will detail Officers for

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duty when such may be required. He must make himself acquainted with the address of each Officer of the Battalion, whom he will duly notify, when necessary, of all par. ades and meetings of the Officers of the Battalion, and keep a record thereof in the Battalion Minute Book to which any of the Officers will be permitted to have access, should they require it, as also to the Order Book. In the performance of his duties he will be assisted by the Sergeant-Major, who will be immediately under his control and subject to his orders, and who as the senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Battalion, will exercise a general supervision over the other Non-Commissioned Officers, and will be answerable under the Adjutant for all matters of discipline not peculiarly the duty of others. The Adjutant will also perform the duties of Secretary at all the Officers’

meetings.

8. Tue Paymaster.—This Officer will act as Treasurer to the Battalion, and will receive all dues, fines, and funds that may accrue from time to time, for which he will be accountable to the Finance Committee,

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‘and make disbursements therefrom only under their direction. He will keep a regu- lar account of the Battalion funds, submit- ting the same for examination and audit at the Annual Meeting of the Officers. To assist him in the collection of dues and other matters connected with his department, he will command the assistance of the Pay- master-Sergeant, who is placed immediately under his orders, and will afford him such. aid as he may require.

9, Tur Sureron.—This Officer, or the Assistant-Surgeon must be present at all

Parades, when firing with blank ammuni- rig! tion takes place ; also when any Company turns out ‘or Ball practice, on due notice Re thereof. The Assistant-Surgeon is placed fol solely under his orders, and will render him \ Ce all the assistance he may require for the 1D) due performance of his duties. The.Hos- se pital Sergeant is also placed immediately L under his orders, and will obey such in- $ structions as he may receive from ‘himself St or the Assistant-Surgeon. i

10. THe QuarRTERMASTER.—This Oflicer will take charge of all stores, or other public |

efrom only Cep a regu- 8S, submit- d audit at cers. To 5 and other rtment, he the Pay- mediately him such

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property handed over to him for safe keeping. He will superintend the issue and delivery of ammunition whenever the Battalion may require it. Both the Quartermaster-Sergeant and Armourer-Sergeant are placed under his orders, anc will render him such assist- ance as he may require in the due perform- ance of his duties. -

11. Honorary Members may be elected tc the Battalion by a two-thirds vote of the Officers to that effect at any Regular Meet- ing, such Honorary Members not having a right to vote-on any occasion.

12. To meet the current expenses of the Regiment, Officers shall pay monthly as follows :—Lieut.-Col., $2; Majors, $1.50; Captains, $1.00; Lieutenants, 75 cents; Ensigns, 50 cents; and on promotion the several Officers shall pay as follows :— Lieut.-Colonel, $20 ; Major, $10; Captain, $5; Lieutenant, $5; Ensign, $10; and the scale of fines for offences shall be as fol- lows :—Absence without leave from meet- ing, Regular or Special, 50 cents ; absence without leave from Drill, 50 cents ; absence from Public Parade, $2. All subscriptions

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paid monthly, Any Offi er three months to be toge lence of orders. The attec hes to Paymaster. «Batt

all r 13, Meetings wil] be held quarterly on =

the first Tuesday in January, April, July, I and October, that One falling in April man to be considered the Annual General Meet the | ing. On or before these Meetings al| dues the |

8¢ 18 brought up for discussion _ men and at any Meeting no Officer in arrears wil] j ary. be allowed to vote. The following wil] / prox be the order of Proceedings at these Meet- ly fc ings :—Minutes of last Meeting, read and _ purty confirmed, or otherwise ag the Case may —_—sonec be ; Reports of Committees received; No- ' byt lices of Motion ; General Business, Offi 14, Special] Meetings may be called on : a

a requisition signed by any three Cap- : tains, and addressed to the Officer Com. : li manding, Specifying the Object for which eacl such meeting jg desired, and to the diseus- , Cap

sion of which the meeting when called shall

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nthly. Any — Officer may at any time call the Officers onths to be together for the consideration of matters. rders. The affecting the wellare or good order of the Aymaster, Battalion. Three days previous notice of all meetings, when called, must be given. arterly on April, July, 15. Commirrers.—There will be a Per-. in April manent Finance Committee, consisting of eral Mcet- the Lieut. Colonel, one Major, one Captain, Ss all dueg _ the Paymaster,and the Adjutant, which will fault to be _ exercise supervision and control over the the gen- ‘ Battalion funds, and order such disburse- 'scussion, _ ments as may from time to time be necess- rears will = ary, The Paymaster reporting such for ap« ng will — _ proval at the quarterly meeting immediate- se Meet- _ ly following after. Committees for special ead and _ purposes may be appointed whenever found is€ may -_——s necessary. No disbursements shall be made -d; No- ' by the Paymaster unless on the order of the: Officer in command, and no account shall Hed on be paid unless the same is certified by the > Cap- Chairman of the Finance Committee. ’ Com- which 16. The Non-Commissioned Officers of liscus- each Company shall be appointed by the 1 shall Captain, subject to approval by the Officer

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Commanding. The Sergeant-Major and

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Staff Sergeants shall be appointed by the

Officer Commanding.

17.. No Captain or other Officer in com- mand of a Company will call out his Com- pany for any special parade or occasion without the previous sanction of the Offi- cer Commanding to whom he must, ad- dress a request in writing stating the object he has in view.

18. No Alteration or amendment to those standing orders to be made, or amendment carried. unless due notice has been given at the Quarterly Meeting immediately preced- ing that at which such change is sought to be made.

19. No Private shall be appointed as a Non-Commissioned Officer or Non-Commis- sioned Officer promoted without having shewn to a board of Officers his competency to discharge the duties of the office.

20. The Board for the examination of Candidates for Non-Commissioned Officers to be composed of Senior Major, Senior Caps tain and Adjutant.

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2t. At all meetings of Officers twelve shall constitute a quorum, and all Officers attending such meetings must be in uni- form.

Accepted and Confirmed at a meeting of Off- cers, March 8, 186%.

_ THEO. LYMAN, Major Com. H. L. Infantry, Approved, 4 By command,

A. DeSALABERRY, Lt.-Col., D.A.G. ML. C..