Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-05-08
LAW OF ILLINOIS.
AN ACT amending an act, entitled can act
organizing the Militia of this State"
Apppovrn Fehruarv & 1901

Sec /. Be il enacted by The PEOPLE
gffhe State Of Illinois, represented in
tie General assembly, That in all those
counties in which no organization of the
militia of this state has as yet taken
place, it shall be the duty of the county
commissioners of said counties respec-
lively, at their courts to be holden in
June next, to lay off the said counties in
TO company districts, and the same into
battalion districts, if the population of
such county be sufficient for the forma-
ton of a regiment, and shall then and
there fix upon time (within thirty days
next after the holding of said courD of
holding an election for company officers
in each of said districts where such cleo
ton shall be held, and likewise appoint
three proper persons in each Of said dis
tricts, to superintend such elections
And it shall be the duty of the clerk of
the said court forthwith to give notice to
such persons of their appointment and
OF the time when and the place where
they arc 10 hold such election and it
shall also be the duty of said clerk to
put up or cause to be put up in some
public place in each of said districts
notice of such election to be holden as
aforesaid. And if all or either of such
persons, SO appointed as aforesaid to hold
such election, should neglect or refuse
to attend and hold the same, then it shall
be lawful for any five persons liable to do
military duty, and then and there attend
ing to vote at such election, to supply
the place of any such person so appoint
ed and refusing as aforesaid. And the
person so appointed by the said COM
missioners' court, or so substituted IN
their stead, shall then proceed to take
the votes of all persons residing within
the limits of said company district and
liable to militia duty, for one captain,
one lieutenant, and one ensign for said
company-also for one colonel for said
regiment, and one major for each batta-
lion composing the same and it shall
be the further duty of the persons hold
ing said elections to certify to the clerk
OF the county commissioners court the |
names of the company officers SO elect
ed, and the number of votes then and
there given for the respective candidates
for colonel and majors for said regiment.
And the clerk shall proceed to examine
the votes so given for colonel and majors,
and ascertain which of the said candi-
dates for colonel and majors have the
highest number of votes and which CAN
didate shall be dclared duly elected.
And it shall be the duty of said clerk to
determine by lot the rank of the majors,
and the person who draws the lowest in |
number shall be the lieutenant colonel,
and returned and commissioned accord
ingly: Provided, however, That in all
cases the major holding the oldest COM
mission shall be entitled to rank as lieu
tenant colonel. And it shall be the fur
Their duty ofthe said clerk to make out a
complete return of the names of all the
officers so elected within said county,
and transmit the same to the adiutant
general of this state, whose duty it shall
be thereupon to procure from the office
of the secretary of state commissions for
said officers and forward the same to the
clerk of the county for which such Of
Ulcers were elected, to be by him de-
livered to the officers SO elected respec-a
lively.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the adjutant gene
raj, under the direction and in the pre-
sence of the commander in chief, any
time previous to the first of April next,
to number the different regiments of
the state by lot, and publish the result Of
such allotment in general orders, and all
regiments which may hereafter be or
ganized, shall be numbered according
to the times Of their organization respec-
lively. And whenever new brigade or
regimental district shall be created agree
ably to the fourth section Of the act to |
which this is an amendment, the pre-
siding officer of the meeting where such
new brigade or regiment shall be created,
shall make return thereof to the adjutant
general, within thirty days thereafter,
and the senior officer within the new bril-
gade or regimental district shall order
an election for the proper officers, and
returns of such election shall be made
to the officer so ordering the same, who
shall certify to the adjutant general,
within thirty days thereafter, the names
of all officers who may have been there
in duly elected.
Sec. 8. BE it further enacted, That
the militia of this state shallbe officered
as follows, to-wit: to each division there
shall be one major general, who shall
appoint one division inspector and one
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