State of Rhode Island, &c. Adjutant General's Office, Providence, April 7, 1863. General orders no. 8. : Whereas, the act passed by the General Assembly at its August session, A.D. 1862, entitled "An act to repeal title XXXIV, of the revised statutes, and to provide for the better organization of the militia of the state," directs that a complete enrollment shall be made on or before the third Monday of April in each year, ... / By order of William C. Cozzens, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Edward C. Mauran, Adjutant General.