(2004] [BARRETT el al to GOVERNOR]
Council Hall _Fcby 4th 1836
To the Acting Governor
The advisary commi Llce arc of opinion and advise his Ex- celcncy Lhat inasmuch as this commillec have Recd ccrlain and correcl information that A Law by the General Convention in November 1835 for the Organization of A Corpse of Rangers has tottaly failed of the disined effect for the following Reasons Viz men cannot be found who are willing to serve in the corpse al such pay as is provided for by the laws 2nd objection is that they the Rangers are not priveledgcd lo Elect Lhcir own officers Those arc the Reasons for them not being in the field, this Committee view- ing it as A Matter of the first importance that our frontiers should by all means procted [sic] from the incursions of hostile Indians and seeing no probability that A Core of Rangers will be Raised are clearly of opinion that some prompt and decisive measures should he Adopted. They therefore advise his Excelency that two companys of mounted Volunteers be Raised for that purpose in the following manner Viz that 3 commissioners for the municipal- ity of Gonzalas and three for the municipality of Milam be ap- pointed and empowered to Raise and organize the same by con- tracting those for the municipality of Gonzalas at Gonzalas and those for the muncipality of Milam at Milam it shall be the duty of said commissioners so soon as they have Raised hventy Eight men to hold an Election for A lieutennant who shall with his men be Entitled to pay from the time they are mustered into Ser\'ice any thing in the dale of their commissions to the the [sic] contrary Notwithstanding this company shall immcadiatcly proceed into service under the command of its Lieutcnnant The commissioners shall then proceed to Raise 28 men more making A company of 56 men when this number is Raised they shall be concentrated al some Eligible point and hold an Election for A Captain and two Lieutcnnants the Authority of the Licutennant first Elected being at an Encl unless reelected when the number is thus complete the Company shall Elect its Scrgants and Corpcrals &c when the company is tlms completely Organiz<'d the Commissioners shall make due Returns thereof lo the Govt'rn-
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