Officers are required to appear on duty in full uniform, with side arms, as prescribed by the commander-in-chief; but the private soldiers are not required to have any equipments, except in volunteer companies. The fine for non-appearance of a non-commissioned officer or soldier is not less than $0 75, nor more than $2; of a subaltern, $1 to $10; of a captain, $1 to $ 20; of a commander of a battalion, $1 to $30; of a commander of a regiment, $1 to $70. Road from Winchester to the Ohio (N. W. turnpike), 212,500.00 Debt to Bank of Virginia and Farmers bank of Virginia (war of 1812), The legislature at the last session subscribed large sums to various public works; among the subscriptions were $1,050,000 to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, $360,000, or 3 5ths of the capital, *The interest of these sums, $319,000.00 at 7 per cent, $ 24,039,17 at 6 per cent, and $250,000.00 at 5 per cent, the whole amounting annually to $36,272.35, is charged on the public treasury; the interest of the other parts of the Public Debt, amounting annually to $181,546.50, is charged on the Fund for Internal Improvement. *319,000.00 to the Falmouth and Alexandria Railroad Company, $300,000 for the road from Staunton to Winchester, and $160,000 for the road from Parkersburg to Staunton. Revenue and Expenditure.' Receipts for the year ending Oct. 1, 1838, estimated at Balance, $507,462.97 437,181.92 72,281.05 XIII. NORTH CAROLINA. GOVERNMENT. Salary. EDWARD B. DUDLEY, of Wilmington, Governor; (term of of } $2,000 office expires, Jan. 1, 1841,) William F. Collins, of Chatham Co., Comptroller, (from Jan- uary 1, 1837, to January 1, 1839,) The officers of the executive government are required to reside, during their term of office, at Raleigh. Hugh D. Waddell, of Orange Co., Speaker of the Senate. William H. Haywood, Jr., of Wake Co., Speaker of the House of Commons. Judges of the Superior or Circuit Courts. Thomas Settle, of Rockingham. | Frederick Nash, of Hillsborough. R. M. Saunders, "Raleigh. R. M. Pearson, "Mocksville. John R. J. Daniel, of Raleigh, John F. Poindexter, David Outlaw, Alexander Troy, James R. Dodge, and James W. Gwynn, Solicitors. MILITIA. The militia of this State comprises 9 divisions, commanded by the Able-bodied, white, male citizens, from the age of 18 to 45, are subject to perform military duty, except various judicial and civil officers of the State and the United States, ministers of the gospel, physicians, surgeons, officers and students of literary seminaries, millers, ferrymen, members of fire-companies, and persons having scruples of conscience against bearing arms. Military duty must be performed annually on, at least, three days; and the companies must be kept under drill, at least, two hours each day. Volunteer companies must be called out, at least, five times every year. The fine for non-appearance at the drill of a company, of the commander of a company, is $6; of any other commissioned officer, $4; of a non-commissioned officer or private, $1 to $2: - for non-appearance at a review, regimental, or battalion muster, of a field-officer, $20; of commissioned officers below the rank of field-officers, $10; of noncommissioned officers and privates, $1 to $4 Persons residing in town, and within a mile of the muster-ground, are subject to double the penalty, both with respect to company trainings and reviews. XIV. SOUTH CAROLINA. GOVERNMENT. PIERCE M. BUTLER, Governor; (term of office expires Salary. In December, 1835, a change was made in the judiciary of this State, though the judges remained the same. The old Court of Appeals, composed of three judges, was abolished, and two of the judges were made chancellors in equity, and the other, one of the common law judges, or a judge of the Sessions and Common Pleas. Appeal Courts of Law are held by the Law Judges at Charleston, on the 1st Monday in February; and at Columbia on the first Monday in May, and the fourth Monday in November. Appeal Courts of Equity are held by the Chancellors at the same times and places. A Court for the Correction of Errors, composed of all the Judges of Law and Equity, is held to consider all questions on which either of the Appeal Courts is divided. MILITIA. The militia of this State comprises 5 divisions, commanded by the following Major-Generals: XV. GEORGIA. GOVERNMENT. GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe Co., Governor; (term office expires, November, 1839,) William A. Tennille, of Washington Co., Salary. $4,000 Secretary of State, 2,000 The officers of the executive government are required by law to reside, during their term of office, at Milledgeville. The State is divided into ten Circuits, with a judge for each Circuit, Salary. Ch. S. Henry, of Chatham Co., Judge of the Eastern Circuit, $2,100 Ebenezer Starns, John C. Nicoll, 2,100 Augusta, Attorney-General, $250 and perquisites. Judge of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Savannah. John W. Wilde, Judge of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Augusta. Inferior Court. An inferior court is held in each county, composed of five justices, elected by the people every four years. These courts possess the powers of Courts of Probate. The justices have no salary. MILITIA. The militia of this State comprises 12 divisions, Able-bodied, white, male citizens, from the age of 18 to 45, are subject to perform military duty, except various judicial and civil officers; also pilots, ferrymen, and members of fire-companies. |