Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

N. v.. GARRISON ARTILLERY. 79year. Nearly all of these exempts were liable to service incase of actual invasion. Provision was made for drillingregiments or battalions one day in each year, and battalionswere to be drilled by companies twice during that period.To assist in the administration adjutants and sergeant-majorsof battalions received a small money grant annually. Exempts,except ferrymen, had to pay a tax of ten shillings per year,and there was also a license upon aliens. When drafts foractual service were made they were confined to persons betweeneighteen and fifty years of age and volunteers were tobe accepted without draft. The commander-in-chief was givenpower to establish artillery and sea fencible companies, and todirect the mode of drilling them. In cases of emergencywhich might render the services of the artillery more necessarythan others, the officer commanding any regiment or battalionin which there might be an artillery company was authorizedto call out the whole or part of such ccmpany though thenumber so called out might exceed the proportion of menwhich the company was liable to furnish.As stated before the Artillery company at St. John was alwaysuniformed. In 1827 an act was passed for the encouragementof this and other uniform companies. In after yearsmembership in these companies became quite a privilege asthey kept up regular drill and the members were fairly wellinstructed. All who did not join the companies were calledout for one or two days drill each year, and from their ignoranceof squad drill were termed the ' flat feet.' Those belongingto uniform companies acted as instructors of the others andalways had much fun with the amusing blunders of the rawrecruits.In 1839 provision was 'made for the establishment of battal-