SECTION I. The Officers and Privates of the Company shall be furnished with arms and equipments, according to law, from the Armory. The Non-Commissioned officers to carry Halberds. SECTION 2. The uniforms of the Company to be as follows, viz. : Hat. Chapeau de bras, ornamented with a fantail cockade, silver loup and button, and a full white plume, twelve inches long. Coat. Deep blue superfine cloth, with red facings, and white linings; blue shoulder-straps edged with red; two silver-laced buttonholes each side of the collar; diamond on each skirt, and white convex buttons stamped with the arms of the State and the word "Commonwealth." Waistcoat. White Marseilles, single breasted, with a standing collar. Small Clothes. Fine white cassimere, with white metal buttons on the knees. White Stock to be worn on the Anniversary; Black Stock on other field-days. Gaiters. Fine white linen, to come up to the kneepan, under the small clothes, with black buttons, and a black velvet knee strap, with a white buckle, on the anniversary; on other field-days, the gaiters to be of fine black cassimere, with black buttons, of the same length with the white gaiters, and worn to come up over the pantaloons; the Shoe to be short quartered and tied. Hair. Long hair to be braided and turned up, and the whole to wear powder on the anniversary. SECTION 3. Every member of the Company shall be entitled, on admission, to wear a Herring-bone on the right arm of his uniform coat, as a badge of membership. Each member, on the completion of seven years from the time of his admission, and who has performed his regular duty in the Company, shall be entitled to wear an additional Herring-bone, and shall also be entitled to wear an additional Herring-bone at the completion of every five years afterwards that he may continue a member. SECTION I. The Commanding Officer shall have power to remit the fines of the members for non-attendance, provided an excuse is offered to his satisfaction within eight days, and shall give the member thus excused a certificate authorizing the Clerk to remit the same. SECTION 2. He shall give all his orders to the Clerk in writing, to be by him passed down, excepting those given in presence of the Company at the place of parade or exercise. SECTION 3. He shall have power, by and with the advice of his subalterns, to grant a furlough to any member wishing to leave town for a limited time, and retain his membership, which furlough shall excuse such member from all fines and assessments during his absence. SECTION 4. The Commissioned Officers shall be a Standing Committee for the year; it shall be their duty to determine who shall have forfeited their membership, agreeable to the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Company, and to superintend the affairs of the Company generally. SECTION 5. The Commanding Officer shall have power to enlist, for the term of one year only, three respectable men as drivers for the field-pieces, provided the Company thereby be put to no expense for uniform or horses; and such drivers, so enlisted, shall be considered as belonging and attached to the Company for the term of their enlistment, and have a certificate thereof signed by the Commander and countersigned by the Clerk. ARTICLE V. — DUTY OF CLERK. SECTION 1. The Clerk shall, on receiving orders from the Commander, immediately transmit the same to the proper Officers; he shall insert the names of all candidates on the notifications for the meeting on which they are to be balloted for, and for the neglect thereof shall pay a fine of Five dollars. SECTION 2. He shall immediately, upon an assessment being laid, prepare and exhibit to every member liable to pay the same, a bill specifying the amount thereof, and including all fines due at the time. And it shall be the duty of the Clerk personally to request the payment of the same as soon as may be; and if any members of the Company shall neglect or refuse to pay the amount of said assessment within the space of ten days from the time the said Clerk shall so call on him therefor, or within the space of twenty days from the time the same was voted by the Company to be laid, then the Clerk shall report the name or names of any such delinquent member at the next meeting of the Company, and in no case shall the report of such delinquents be dispensed with; and the Clerk shall be personally responsible for all fines or assessments which shall not be collected or reported, agreeable to the foregoing regulation. SECTION 3. He shall record all the orders he receives; the meetings of the Company and business done at said meetings; all reports of committees, all admissions and discharges of members, and for the neglect of either of them he shall pay a fine of two dollars. SECTION 4. He shall keep a regular account of all monies by him received, and shall pay the same to the Treasurer, once at least in three months, taking his receipt therefor, and for the neglect thereof shall pay a fine of ten dollars. SECTION 5. He shall attend all meetings of the Company at the time ordered, under the penalty of one dollar for each neglect. SECTION 6. He shall not, in any instance whatever, remit a fine to a member, unless by order of the commanding officer, under penalty of five dollars. SECTION 7. The Clerk shall annually, before entering upon the duties of his office, viz., on the first Monday in June, give bond to the Company, with sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office; which bond shall be kept by the Commanding Officer of the Company for the time being, for the use and benefit of the Company, and shall never be given up or cancelled until a new Clerk has been chosen and qualified according to ancient usage and this regulation, nor until his accounts have been settled by the Committee of Finance. SECTION 1. The Treasurer shall keep the funds of the Company, and receive all monies from the Clerk, giving him a receipt therefor. All money received for the admission of Members shall be added to the funds, and the assessments and fines be appropriated to defray the expenses of the Company. He shall pay all bills against the Company which may have been approved by a majority of the Committee of Finance. SECTION 2. The Treasurer shall give bond in the same way as the Clerk, in a like penal sum, to be kept by the Commanding Officer for the time being, and not given up or cancelled, but in the same way and manner that the bond given by the Clerk is cancelled. ARTICLE VII. DUTY OF MEMBERS. SECTION I. Every Active Member who has not done duty in the Company for the term of seven years, shall be held liable to attend the Company and Sergeants' drills when ordered. Those who have served more than seven years and less than twelve years, shall be liable to attend the evening drill of the Company next preceding each field-day, and the three evening drills next preceding the Anniversary in June. And it is expected that all members who have served more than twelve years, and who shall contemplate appearing in uniform on the anniversary, will attend the three evening drills preceding the same. SECTION 2. At every meeting regularly notified by the Commander, there shall be a first and second Roll-call, and every member liable to attend said meeting absent at one or both Roll-calls, shall pay such fine as is prescribed in the table of fines. SECTION 3. Every Member who neglects complying with the Rules and Regulations of the Company for one year shall be notified thereof by the Clerk, and his name returned to the Standing Committee; and if he does not within thirty days from the time of receiving such notification, render an excuse to the satisfaction of said committee, he shall no longer be considered a member, and his name shall be returned to the commander of the Military District in which he resides. SECTION 4. Any member who shall divulge the names of candidates elected for officers previously to the anniversary, or who shall repeat any observations made respecting the character of any candidate for admission, to any person not a member, shall be liable to be dismissed from the Company by a majority of the votes of the members present. ARTICLE VIII. FINES FOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. SECTION 1. Non-attendance at drill, 50 cts.; non-attendance at a meeting, first Roll-call, 25 cts.; if absent the whole evening, 50 cts.; on the three evenings for exercise preceding the Anniversary, non-attendance first Roll-call, $1.25; non-attendance the whole evening, $2.50; absent on field-days, $2.00; neglecting to notify the Company in season, 75 cts. SECTION 2. FINES FOR MEMBERS. Non-attendance at drills, 50 cts. ; non-attendance at a meeting, first Roll-call, 25 cts.; if absent the whole evening, 50 cts. ; on the three evenings for exercise preceding the Anniversary, non-attendance at first Roll-call, $1; non-attendance the whole evening, $2; absent on field-days, $2. SECTION 1. Honorary Members are exempted from all fines and assessments, except the assessment to defray the expense of the Anniversary. SECTION 2. Active Members living out of town are exempt from all drill fines excepting the three drill evenings next preceding the election of officers in June. SECTION 3. Active Members who have served more than seven years are exempt from all drill fines, excepting the fine for non-attendance on the evening drill of the Company next preceding the field-day, and the three drill evenings next preceding the election in June. ARTICLE X. OF COMMITTEES. SECTION 1. Every member appointed on a committee, if he accepts, shall duly attend to the duty assigned him, at the time and place appointed by the Chairman, which office shall be filled by the first member chosen; and every committee shall make report of their doings at the next meeting after they are elected. SECTION 2. There shall be chosen by the Company at the first drill meeting in May annually, a committee of three to continue in office one year, who shall be styled a Committee of Finance and Ways and Means. And it shall be the duty of said committee, so chosen, to examine the state of the Company's finances, accounts and funds. from time to time, and make report thereof as often as expedient, and particularly to examine and approve such bills against the Company as are just and reasonable; to report from time to time what assessments may be necessary to defray the current expenses; to guard against the Company's contracting debts beyond the amount of the assessment laid, and to see that the entrance money paid by members is applied to increase the funds; to examine the records of the Clerk, and, at the last drill meeting previous to the election of officers in June, to make an annual report upon the Treasurer's and Clerk's accounts, and return an inventory of the funds and property of the Company. SECTION 1. The field-days are: for the election of officers the first Monday in June annually, and the Friday next preceding the first Monday of April, and the first Mondays in May, September, and October, if suitable weather; if not, on the Friday following. SECTION 2. No revision or alteration of the Rules and Regulations of the Company shall be made the same evening it is proposed, nor unless notice thereof has been inserted on the notifications for the meeting when the same is intended to be acted upon, which notification shall be sent to every member. SECTION 3. No assessment shall be laid, or money appropriated, at any meeting except it be at the Monday evening next preceding the regular field-day or the three drill evenings of the Company next preceding the anniversary, unless notice thereof be inserted on the notifications, as prescribed in the preceding section. SECTION 4. No vote shall be reconsidered by a less number of members than was present at the time of its passing, provided the numbers were then called for. Monday evening, May 24, the Company met for drill, and on the next Thursday evening they met "at the vestry of the new church in School Street," on business. Preparations were there made for the anniversary. A public parade for drill was held in the afternoon of May 27, and an evening drill May 31. The exhaustive report made by the finance committee in 1819 says: "During the year, by the liberality of the Commonwealth, two field-pieces, three-pounders, bearing the patriotic names of Hancock and Adams, with tumbril, harnesses, apparatus, and implements complete, and one year's stock of powder, have become the property of the Company." At a meeting held Thursday afternoon, for exercise with the cannon and for business, the following letter was presented: TO THE A. AND H. A. COMPANY: QUINCY, June 1, 1819. Gentlemen, -Accept my thanks for your polite invitation to your anniversary dinner, at Faneuil Hall, on the 7th of this month. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to meet a society which I have held in veneration from my earliest youth, and to whom I attribute, in a great degree, that valor and military skill, science, and discipline which have contributed so much to the present prosperity and glory of the United States. But if I should not appear at your festival, which I ardently desire, my uncommon age and various infirmities must be the apology of your most respectful humble servant and fellow-citizen, JOHN ADAMS. Monday, June 7, the Company met, in compliance with orders and ancient usage, to celebrate their anniversary. Fifty-four members, including the officers, were present. The governor and other guests were received as usual; the sermon was delivered by Rev. Thomas Gray, of Roxbury, in the church in Chauncy Place, and dinner was served in Faneuil Hall. The second toast was, "The Commander-in-Chief: the Warrior, the Statesman, the Patriot, who honors the Commonwealth which honors him." The third was, "The President of the United States." The eleventh was 'Massachusetts " "Though round thy shores rude surges swell, And wild the rough north tempests beat, 66 The twelfth, "The Memory of Washington. Sainted shade! words are too poor to tell thy matchless fame." This was drank standing, in solemn silence. Thirteen regular toasts were offered, and volunteer toasts by the governor, lieutenant-governor, Spanish consul, and Hon. Mr. Holmes, of Maine. The election was held on the Common, the day being unusually fine; the old officers returned their badges of office, which by the governor were conferred upon those newly elected. Meetings were frequently held during the summer, at nearly all of which recruits were received into the ranks of the Company. At a meeting held for field duty, Sept. 6, 1819, the commander, Major Thomas Dean (1806), before leaving the Hall, read to the Company a copy of a letter which he wrote to Mr. Thomas Bumstead (1764), viz.:— MR. THOMAS BUMSTEAD : BOSTON, Aug. 31, 1819. Esteemed Sir, -The A. & H. A. Company, which I have the honor to command, have lately published a roll of all the members thereof since the first foundation of the Company. They have discovered that there are but seventeen now living who were members before the Revolutionary War, and that you, sir, are the oldest on the roll of that seventeen. The Company will feel themselves highly gratified and honored if you, sir, with such others of the seventeen as can conveniently attend, would condescend to receive the usual military salute at your home, on the next field-day of the Company, which will be on Monday next if the weather is suitable; if not, on the Friday following, in the afternoon. This is intended by the Company as a token of the veneration, |