| Citation |
PP-P.777.007
1 Apr 1777:11-13, 41-43 (6/281)
An Act to Regulate the Militia of the Common-Wealth of
Pennsylvania.
. . . [Regulations enforced for the Militia, including fines
for dereliction of duty, swearing, &c]
XXIII. Adjutants, Drummers and Fifers shall receive the
following pay for every day of service the attend their
respective Battalions or Companies, by order of the
Commanding Officer.
An Adjutant ten Shillings, a Drummer three Shillings, a
Fifer three Shillings. The Drum-Major and Fife-Major of
every Battalion, shall receive each a sum not exceeding
twenty Shillings per week, and be continued in pay as long
as Colonels of the several Battalions shall think necessary;
and it is required, that such Drum-Majors and Fife-Majors,
when not in service on days of exercise, shall be diligently
employed in instructing a proper number of persons for
Drummers and Fifers of the several Battalions.
|