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 STANDING ORDEllS i: 
 
 FOR 
 
 1st battalion 
 
 OP 
 
 QUllEG MItlTIA. 
 
 1845. 
 
 O-Ucfecc ; 
 PRINTED BY G. STANLEYj 4, ANN-STREET. 
 
 
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 STANDING ORDERS 
 
 FOR 
 
 1st battalion 
 
 OP 
 
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 1845. 
 
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 PRINTED BY G. STANLEY, 4, ANN-STREET. 
 
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As obedience to orders and strict discipline 
 arc essential in all Military Bodies— particularly 
 in Her Majesty's Regular Service — without 
 which the British Army could never have at- 
 tained the high character which it so justly 
 merits ; so also in Regiments of Her Majesty s 
 Militia are the like requirements equally essential 
 —and, situated as this portion of Her Majesty's 
 Dominions are, bordering on the United States— 
 the Militia ought to be ever ready to stand for- 
 ward in the defence of their country; and 
 although the Law under which we at present 
 serve as Militiamen does not require any frequent 
 Muster of the Men or any duty which can take 
 them from their civil occupations,— yet as it has 
 pleased His Excellency the Governor General to 
 direct that a certain number of Battalions should 
 be formed within the City of Quebec, and the 
 command of the first having devolved upon me, 
 and as His Excellency has further directed that 
 the rules and regulations of Her Majesty 8 
 ser&ice should he followed as closely as posst^ 
 ble, I have deemed it my duty to issue for the 
 guidance of the Officers, Non-Commissioned 
 Officers and Privates of the Battalion, a certain 
 number of Standing Orders, which if obeyed and 
 received as I expect they will be, with a desire to 
 individual improvement and the good of the ser- 
 vice, each Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer, 
 and Private, marking well the duty required 
 of him -the duty of the Comrr-.~nding Officer 
 in supporting the discipline of i..e Regiment 
 under his command will be easy, although 
 some of the Orders 1 have given may not 
 
bo considered to apply to the Militia so lonfr 
 as it is in n Sodentnry sla1«> ; yet, I would desire 
 to impivsH upon the mind of every indi.idua! 
 under my cctnmand, the great advantage that 
 ohcdience to them now will cause; should any 
 sudden emergency call forth the active j<ervicej 
 of the 1st Battalion, when I should entertain a 
 confident iiope that they will he acted up to in 
 "letter and sj)irit." His Royal Highness tlie 
 late Duke of York when Commander-in-Chief, 
 declared it as his opinion « that the most perfect 
 civility, and the most conciliatory manners are 
 perfectly compatible with the exercise of the 
 strictest command," and in a Militia Regiment 
 it is more particularly recpiisite ; — and I request 
 the OlHcers' attention to this in all communica- 
 tions with the Men, that their orders and instruc- 
 tions are to [ye given in a calm temper; but, at the 
 same time in a decisive mode of enforcing au- 
 thority. As a proper attention to the condort of 
 the men is a means of strengthening their respect 
 for their Olficers, I would desire that the Cap- 
 tains of Companies should once a month visit the 
 rpiarteis of the men of their Companies, and 
 that a monthly report of such visit he made to 
 the Commanding Olficer — stating the condition of 
 the men and their families, and whether any 
 during the month from sickness, or any other 
 cause, have become incapable of service, or have 
 removed from the limits of their Company ; these 
 and various other general attentions by the OlHceis 
 to the necessities of the Men, will greatly tend 
 to keep up, what ought ever to exist, unanimity 
 and good feeling in the Battalion. 
 
 J. G. IRVINE, 
 
 Lt. -Colonel Commanding 
 
 J St Batt. Q. M. 
 
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 OFFICERS. 
 
 It woiild 1)0 (losiml)Ni that all OlVwors who can 
 ohtairi tluMu .should havt in their possession iho 
 following Books: — 
 
 1. — Field Exercit^c. 
 2. — Manual and Platoon Exercise. 
 3. — General Regulations arul Orders of the 
 Army. 
 
 ; Batt. Q. M. 
 
 lieut.-colonp:l and majors. 
 
 The Lieut. -Colonel commandinii is responsible 
 for the order ami discipline of the Battalion, in all 
 its parts, jiml it is his duty to watch over the 
 conduct of both OlRcers and Men — but he will at 
 all times feel it a duty and pleasure when in his 
 power, to promote in every way, the interest of 
 those under his command, and he trusts that the 
 OlRcers will always consider him as their friend. 
 
 The Lieut.-Colonel expects from the Majors 
 that imi)licit and undeviating support which will 
 best ensure unity and promptitude of execution in 
 carrying into etfect all such measures as he may 
 deem necessary to adopt, for the maintenance of 
 discipline in the Battalion, and for duly adminis- 
 tering its interior economy in the most enlarged 
 sense : and in proportion to the zeal and ready 
 cordiality with which this aid is accorded, will 
 he be enabled to report to the higher authorities 
 the value he has the satisfaction of attaching to 
 their services. 
 
 It is tlu; duty of the senior M ijor'to attend and 
 exereisp a general attention over the Riglit Wing 
 of the B ittalion, and the junior over the Left, — 
 
si ,f "T'"^'"^ ^^^'^' h"'^'^ them respon. 
 Hbelortheeinc.ency, order, regularity, and dis- 
 ^>l.ne of the Companies of 'their ^^suective 
 
 respective 
 
 THE ADJUTANT. 
 
 The Adjutant is to consider himself as the 
 person immediately responsible to the Com- 
 inandmg Ollicer-and he is to be considered as 
 the immedmte voice of the Commanding Officer 
 —rie IS to be at all times vigilant and careful that 
 the orders of the Battalion are attended to and 
 obeyed by Officers ancJ Men with scrupulous ex- 
 actnessj he should make himself acquainted with 
 the characters and dispositions of the Non-Com- 
 missioned Officers, so as to assist them with ad- 
 vice and information where he perceives their 
 
 in fhf P '"' ^'T '^'''"•'«^'^« only-and to report 
 to the Commanding Officer when these proceed 
 from inattention or neglect; he is to have charge 
 of the Regimental Books, and is held responsible 
 
 IZuT p '"^, ^'''' '^^"'"''y ^"'^ ^" accordance 
 with the Regulations. 
 
 CAPTAINS. 
 
 So long as the Militia remains in its present 
 sedentary state, the duties required of a Captain 
 as well as of the Field Officers is but little and 
 many Orders that the Commanding Officer would 
 i^^sue if the Battalion was called out for act;- 
 Uuly, need not at present be touched upon— but^ 
 ihere are some duties which are particularly re- 
 
quired to be carefully done by the Captains, and 
 which the Connmandir.g Officer expects will be 
 attended to. The 1st Battalion will consist of 
 Ten Connpanies, and so soon as the limits of the 
 said Companies are established, the Lieut.-Colonel 
 will post the Captains to such as he may think 
 proper, and no exchange of Companies is on any 
 account to be allowed without his consent — 
 after the Officers are appointed to each : so soon 
 as the Captains are told off to their Companies it 
 will be their duty to make out a clear and distinct 
 roll of the Company under their command, which 
 must contain the name and Christian name in 
 full of every man — his age, trade, and whether 
 a bachelor, or married, and if married the num- 
 ber of children. Every Captain must keep the 
 roll of his Company in his possession, and ready 
 at all times for the inspection of the Com- 
 manding Officer, or Adjutant, and a copy 
 of the roll is also to be sent to the Adjutant as 
 early as possible, that the Lieut.-Colonel may 
 report to Head Quarters the strength of the B 'a. 
 lion under his command. It will also be the uiity 
 of the Captains to select respectable, intelligent 
 men as Sergeants, and to transmit their names, 
 age, and trade, to the Lieut.-Colonel, for his ap- 
 proval, but no appointment of a Non-Commis- 
 sioned Officer is to be made without his sanction. 
 The Lieut.-Colonel suggests that it would be ad- 
 visable to obtain for Serjeants such men as have 
 already been Serjeants either in the Line or the 
 Volunteer service. 
 
 SUBALTERNS. • 
 
 It is the duty of the Subalterns zealously to 
 assist the Captain or Officer in command of the 
 
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 roconect '.hat wont of 'aS „'n ""„ tl Tart 
 encournges negligence in those under t ei com 
 
 s vj;;"L"';tr'^ .i;-i,.iine_aii inSLS; 
 
 the^S^ia!;f co^n't rthrc^tnr A '" 
 general rule it i« ,l,e ,lufy „„. t^lyT ,;« ^„V 
 al.e,nhut„C every Officer, to chec/and r^ort all 
 ieg,riar,t,es when he observes them, In K ' 
 all times to conducuheniselves in an officerhke 
 an, gentletnanly manner, as to be an ~le 
 and to comnumd the respect of their inferio^ £ 
 at any t,mc, „„ d„,y or off, it should "ni Z 
 Office, Ml'^T- '"^ "'" Liout.-C„l„nel that a, y 
 
 Idmse f ,'n r ''""""^"'^*^ »I'""W so conduct 
 inmstll as to be unmiitliy of holding his Com 
 
 ToXt'to H a'To^ 'r V -P-'tl- OffiW 
 conduct to Head Quarters, for the information of 
 His Excellency the Governor General or Office! 
 m command of the Forces 
 
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 SERJEANT-MAJOR. 
 
 The Serjeant-Major is required to conduct him- 
 se f so as to merit the respect of every in livixlu^I 
 
 1 nit.culai ,n his personal appearance and con- 
 duct, zealous m the perrornlance of his duties 
 unremitfngly watchful over the condu ' o he 
 
 Non-cornnnss.oned Ollicers and Privatesi-and 
 nnnkf» li!mcY-.if tMi-'- c -"^"vtuco aim 
 
 and'FiVii';:'' ^'^'^•^^^'•;>^ every part of the Drill 
 aiul h , Jd exercse ;-he is the connecting link 
 
between the Adjutant andtlieNon-Commisf^loned 
 Officers in carrying on discipline ; and various 
 are his other duties, which in the present state of 
 the Battalion, need not be given in detail. 
 
 SARJEANTS, CORPORA 
 
 LS 
 
 jD PRIVATES. 
 
 Every Soldier, or Militia Man, : hould, by his 
 conduct, either on or off duty, endeavour to sup- 
 port the character of the Corps to which he 
 belongs : — obedience is the first quality required of 
 them ; — it is the essence of discipline and the 
 channel of advancement ; they must ever be res- 
 pectful to their Officers, to the Serjeant-Major and 
 all in authority over them. 
 
 RULES BY WHI€H THE RELATIVE RANK 
 OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR FORCES, 
 MARINES, MILITIA AND VOLUNTEER 
 CORPS IS TO BE DETERMINED. 
 
 Officers of the Regular and Marine Forces 
 command Officers of equal degree belonging to 
 the other branches of the Service- -Officers of 
 Fencible and Militia Regiments rank together 
 according to the dates of their Commissions. 
 
 Officers of Militia having also rank in the 
 Regular Service, are not permitted whilst serving 
 in the Militia, to avail themselves of any other 
 rank than that which they hold by virtue of their 
 Militia Commissions. 
 
 In Regiments of Militia where the Paymaster, 
 or Quarter Master also hold the Commission of a 
 Subaltern — they of course take rank according to 
 the dates of their Commision. 
 
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 OFFICERS ON LEAVE. 
 
 o£ -S- ,;"'•;;? ^f -g^ ''o-o„. ,h„, „„y 
 
 l'erio.1 tlinn one m, ,1 T ,9'""''™ '^"- » longer 
 
 actual ellective J "n^ h „f ,": n'^'T^ "'"" 'I'" 
 ■f also <Ie»iral.le that ,)« on' '"k™ ''""""1 i' 
 their address with e V m T'' ^'""'''^ '^-''ve 
 i" the event of anv s^Z ""'''"^ Officer-that 
 
 •i-i.- being p^j:^ :^tvs'r' 'r'"''^ 
 
 know where .„ ...a„.nit hij'^.de'i.tio Z'J" "^^ 
 
 ASSEMBLY OF OFFICERS. 
 
 Should the Officoi-s II n„„.- i • 
 
 together either r„,- , he p„™CT ;'""'■'' *" '"<'«' 
 <"■ for the di»cu..ion ^.r'''T"^'''"'"SHeihe,, 
 
 The Lt. Colone roif ^'S'"'"'"'' business 
 ti.ne mu,st, fir t he'c ' 2t7 "J ,-'.™""=">J at the 
 
 'tnVf -H"^ "'>»!! -^^" p.- ^^^ 
 
 civn capa ,;; r^,:;:.";;- ;i'-^' "- 0«ieers in their 
 
 or political meet nl til; r„^"''"" '» »"«"'' P«Wic, 
 to warn thernl fj;. .^""''"""'''''sO/licer begs 
 
 any power Tha tie! "' ""' '° "ake use of 
 invested wit) by v S 7V""'r" "'™^^'^'=^ 
 Militia O/Hcerslfo as Offi „ ^T'"'"'''"'^ «« 
 whatever to bo presentl^f "i f ""'>',"'? •"> "ght 
 attention to the follou^ .''^ """' *'-h- sti^ct 
 rrom Her M:^^r :^.^''''' »1' that subject 
 actins in o-p,- ;.'• 'V f "'at'ons, and everv On;,.,,,. 
 g o,p„„u,o„ to .l„s Order shall be reported 
 
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 by the Lt. Colonel to His Excellency the Gover- 
 nor General. 
 
 EXTRACT FROM HER MAJESTY's REGULATION. 
 
 "Deliberations, or Discussions amonr) any 
 class o( Military Men, liaving the object of con- 
 veying Prairie, or Censure or any Mark of 
 approliation towards their superiors, or others, are 
 strictly prohibited, as being subversive of Discip- 
 line, and an assumpti^'of power which belongs 
 to the Sovereign alone, or to those Oflicers to 
 whom the command and Discipline of the Troops 
 may be entrusted by Royal autliority. — It is there- 
 fore expressly declared, "that every Officer will be 
 held responsible who shah allow himself to be 
 complimented by Officers, Non-Commissioned 
 Officers or Soldiers who are serving, or who have 
 served under his command, by means of presents 
 of Plate, Swords, or by any collective expression 
 of their opinion. And Officers, Non-Commis- 
 sioned Officers and Soldiers are forbidden to msti- 
 tute, countenance, or attend Orange Lodges, or 
 any other Meetings wbatever for party or political 
 purposes, in Barracks, Quarters, Camp or where- 
 soever held." 
 
 SERJEANTS IN WAITING. 
 
 So soon as the Serjeants are appointed it shall be 
 the duty of the Captains of Companies to appoint 
 one Serjeant in waiting for the month, the duty of 
 the said Serjeant shall be to attend the Captain in 
 making out the roll of his Company, and to attend 
 him should he require his assistance, in visiting at 
 
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 any time during the mnnfJ, iu 
 
 of the Compan "„"'•, '^", quarters of the Men 
 
 '" convey ,J thl 0<t L"„ ''.^ t"„ ''' '''''^"'y 
 «egimcnlal or other Orilpr- ,11. .'^"'"Pany any 
 '"S Ollicer n,ay ILue % n'' '"^ Con,mand- 
 'vai.ing besick^ ab;;;f .1,':^'' *! I'";''^^"* '" 
 seniority i. ,0,,^^ O.e dmyl^^^i'lfS .^^^f »"' '" 
 
 UNIFORM OF THE BATTALION. 
 The uniform of iho n„.. i- 
 
 ite fiisl formation an,) n. I " "'' ^'^'aWishd on 
 
 ~'^ Red, faeS\:^ ='^*!;?"^ted by the Colour" 
 
 Officers ,„ be of velvet and~.ot "T '"" *« 
 accordance with fhe m'»„ ''* ""*''« '" strict 
 
 Majesty's Regimen,' of'^^he?-"'.;™,^" ''^ "e^ 
 a frome.l Button with tte Pro "^ "'? ^"«°" '" •« 
 
 The unch-essto be a Bb?. P" '^ *''^ ''^'>"-''- 
 ^"^P« as worn by the 1 1 J'"'''- T'"' ^""""'fe"- 
 Sword and Sash. ^ ^'"*' '""■'' Kegulalion 
 
 Bcctu tt,rt'S y"'*-"- which is on no 
 hut. in giving ourvvhafth"^''?? ■^''"'•"'"■'■O"— 
 Colonel iishi to be ' ol ^"'/""^ '"' "■« ^«- 
 timt he does notgive it asTn A ['""r^''^.""^'-'"'""' 
 '" obtain their uniforms!!b„t ^e h', "' *.' ^^'"'^ 
 «tat.ng that it win riil •--.'""*''% for 
 
 Q-ai'ers if i, is known' Ihathe'r""., "' "'"^ 
 Provuled with their Uniform, 't *^f "l«'n«n are 
 «" any public oeoasi„:'f~:',!^^,'|y ""'^quired 
 
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 DRILL. 
 
 As it would be very det^irable that the Officers 
 of the Battalion should become acquainted with 
 the most essential parts of the Drill and the Ma- 
 nual and Platoon Exercise — that they may when 
 required, be able to assist in drilling the Men— 
 The Lieut.-Colonel would be happy, if, during 
 the Winter months, when their civil occupations 
 will not so much interfere with their time, the 
 Officers could occasionally meet together for the 
 purpose of Drill, and receiving instruction ; and 
 he feels satisfied that it will afford His Excellency 
 the Governor General, satisfaction, if he can report 
 that a desire of receiving instruction in all matters 
 connected with the Drill and Rules and Regula- 
 tions of Her Majesty's Service, exists among the 
 OLcers of the Battalion under his command.