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l4lst, and l42d sections, and in all cases when re-
turns are to be made, not herein before provided for,
shall be collected as follows The officer to whom
any return should have been made, shall demand the
same Of The officer neglecting, either personally or in
writing, within sixty days after the forfeiture shall
have been incurred and IL the officer neglecting to
make RETURN. shall further neglect or refuse 10 pay
the officer to whom such return should have been
made, shall issue his execution therefore, to be direct
ed TO any sheriff or constable in the state.
SEC. 4. Al! fines shall belong to the company.
regiment or brigade, to which the persons paying the
same shall respectively belong.
SEC: g.. Sections 1893, 1884, 1856, 1856, 1877, 1888,
ls9, 100, 1911, 1872, 1893, 1914, 1876, 1856, 1871. 1893, 1899,
200, 20l, and 2o2, Of title eleventh, Of the act in rela.
are, hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. Section second, Of the oct aforesaid, shall
be so amended as to read as follows:
he IN i nqG,aGs s, 10 the PEI persons soI's exempted by the laws q
from military duty, upon, the payment Of two dollars
ducing a receipt therefor 10 the captain Of The compa.
Judges and REGISTERS of Probate, COUNTY Clerks, sher.
ifs and Sheriffs' Deputies, High Baiiffs, Constables,
and Teachers actually employed in common schools.
The following shall be Internationally exempted
members Of the religious denomination of Quakers;
faculties OF colleges; members of fire companies, so
long os such fire companies shall do the duties pre-
scineu ny tneT Oy'idWs, ana snail Keep themselves
furnished with an engine and apparatus; all persons
who have heretofore been commissioned in the mill
tia o! this state, or in that Of the United States, and
have been honorably discharged officers who may
and shall serve under a commission five ycars-but
no such officer shall be exempt unless he is honora.
bly, discharged; officers of any corps, when it shall
be disbanded, and all staff officers whose Offices shall
become vacant BY the provisions of the two hundred
and seventy fifth section.
Sac. 7. To the officers of each company of light
infantry anc rifemen, there shall DO added one third
Sec. 8. The ff.y-second section of said act shall
be amended so as TO read as follows :-All company
officers shall be elected by the written or printed votes
Of The members Of said company, and no individual
snail be eligible to any office in said company, that is
not a member of said company.
SEC. 9. The one hundred and twenty-ninth sec.
ton of said act shall be understood 10 require the
commanding. officer Of each company of enrolled
militia to revise his roll annually, instead Of annually
enrolling every member Of said company.
Sec. 10. All fines, assessed BY the bylaws Of
uniform companies. shall be collected by complaint ia
the commanding officer Of the company, as herein
SEC. H.. The two hundred and fortie,h sec.
follows
The sum Of four dollars shall be annually deducted
from the list Of each member of a company of uni
form militia, who shall be returned uniformed and
equipped to the town clerk and if such member have
no list, or is a minor, then such sum shall be deducted
from the list of the person who shall equip and uni
form such member.
Sec. IL. All commissions shall be transmitted &c
the commanding officers Of brigades, and by them
within thirty days after received, to the commanding
officers Of regiments, under a penalty of five dollar.
for each neglect thereof. The commanding officer,
of regiments, within thirty days after such commits
sions are received by them, shall notify the officer.
elected, that such commissions nrc in readiness, ant
that they appear and be qualified within ten day.
from the date of such notice. And for any neglect Il
notify, as above directed, such officers shall paya fin,
of five dollars.
SEC: 10. l, shall be the duty of the officers, non
commissioned officers and musicians of the uniform
militia OF each regiment if required by the command
ing officer of said regiment, TO meet two days in each
biennial year, commencing A. D: 1874, at such tim
and place as said commanding officer shall designate
for military drill and improvement and at ever,
such parade, it shall be the duty Of said commanding
officer 70 be present with his subaltern field stat
officers, and the duties of said parade and drill
shall be under the direction of said commandin,
officer.
Sec "a. There shall be one general drill, inspec
ton and review, Of the officers, non. reconnaissance,
officers and musicians of the uniform militia, by bri
gade, or regiment, one day biennially, commencing A
b. ls45, to be held at such time in the month Of Sep
TENDER as shall be expedient. If by brigade, the gen
eral of brigade shall appoint the time and place, an,
regiment, the general OF brigade shall appoint tn
time, and the colonel of the regiment shall appoin
the place; and give notice thereof to the generals O
brigade and division, and the places of inspection an,
review shall be as central as in the judgment Of tn
officer appointing may be convenient.
SEC. Is. There shall be one general inspection an,
review Of the uniform militia, BY brigade or regiment
one day, biennaliy, commencing A. d. lsa5, at suct
time in the month of September as shall be deeme,
e%xpedient, to be appointed in manner and form pre-
scribed for officer parades, in the preceding section.
Sec. le. 1t shall be the duty Of the major genera
to review at least one brigade biennially, and the brig
adler general 10 review his brigade biennially.
SEC. II. Sections one hundred and sixty. sevel
and one hundred and sixty eight OF title ninth Of tn
militia act. passed November 1912, are hereby re
penled.
Sec. 10. Field and staff officers shall be enti,le
to the same exemptions from taxes as are the enrolle
militia.
SEC. 10. The adjutan, and inspector general sha1
hereafter receive ono hundred and fifty dollars pc
annnm and cacn brigade major and inspector sha'
receive three dollars for each day, active duty per
formed.
Sec. 20. Section two hundred and thirty eight 0
the act relating to the militia, passed November ls4:
relating to the compensation Of certain officers,
hereby repealed.
SEC: 81. No company of the uniform mili,i
shall hereafter be compelled to furnish themselve
with tents.
Sec. %. The clerk Of each company shall, on O
before the second Tuesday in June, annually, max
return Of the name of each member of said compan
who shall be fully uniformed and equipped, to tn
clerk of the Town where such member resides.
Sec. %. All laws Inconsistent with tho provi.
ions OF this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. l, 1913.