The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-19

r-s, ~ lnal WheaeReTfhe militia are ORDER
eior actual service. they shall frhvilii he organ
ICED into companies, baltalions and regiments,
and ofhcered as row required BY law, provided
that present boundaries Of brigades nddivisors
shall continue to he recognized uEder this act; and
the generals ofhrgades, whenevera vancy Occurs,
shall be elected by the commissioned officers Of
the volunteer troops thereof. upon the order of the
proper general ofdivision as now required by law,
and the general Of division shall be elected as here
tofore
Sac. II. That all persons having heretofore
served as commissioned officers in the militia Of
this state, and having legally thereby become
exempt rom military duty in time of peace. and
all firmer members Of volunteer companies who
shall in like manner have become exempt, shall
continue exonemted from military duty in time ol
peace, and shall also he exempt fiom the payment
of the communication money required by this act
SEC. IL That the qlarermlster general, and
the aljatant generalshl continue to perform their
duties as heretofore required by law SO far as the
same may be practicable without conflicting with
the provisions Of this act.
SIC l3. All civil officers named in this act,
who shall neglect or refuse at any time TO obey the
provisions thereof shall forfeit al pay lot more
q than one hundred less than twenty dollars, TO
be recovered in an action of debt before any court
having competent jurisdiction, st the sni Of any
person complaining, for the use Of the Site of
Ohio.
VOLUNTEER MILITIA.
SEC. H. That the acting militia oi this State
shall consist of volunteer companies raj ed at large,
ny order of the commaldal.t of brigade Of divs-
ion: ii there he commaudant Of brigade, such
cnmpaies 70 be compoed Of men between the
ages Of eighteen and forty five years provided that
no minor shall be enrolled by any oif,cr Of such
light company without the consent OF the parent,
guardan, or master Of such minor; ard in all cases,
said volunteer militia shall first he ordered into
service n of war, iny aston, or to prevent in
vason, to suppress riots, or 10 aid the civil author
tiles in the execution of the laws and all volunteer
companies, squaarois, bat,aons AID regiments,
formed according to law, now raised and organized
shalt be retained.
SEC, Is. The several volunteer compaI ies Of
cavalry, artillery, light idltry, and ritl,mei, in
each brigade, shall be numbered by the proper
conlmandant OF brigade, and record made ofsueh
numbers, in the aduant generals ofiite; AID when
they exist in sufi -ient numbers and are conyei-
emily located for the purpose, shall he organized i'll
to battaions and regiments, and Offered, as low
provided by law.
SEC, l6 The commardants Of companies
when formed into battaIiors regiments, shall
make returns TO the cGiumardi.g fliccr Of the
same, aid if lot iolned into battallons or regi-
ments, shall make returns tv the commahdamt of
brigade; and cornmandants ofsquadrous, battalios,
or regiments. shall make returns 10 the command
ant Of brigade, ard the commaudaIt Of brigade t,
the comlnal.d dant OF dl'isioas Low rcquredby law
SEC. II. Every noncommSsioned officer, aid
soldier of any volunteer company, shall he held to
duty therein for the tenn Of five years. uiless me
absolute disability shall occur after joining sub
company, or he shall be discharged by the proper
officer; aid every such person, after the expiration
of said term, AID every commits ioLed ofhrer,
after serving a similar term in conformity with the
proy.iols of this act, shall he entitled to certii.
cate Of such service, aid such certificates hall he
given to all sul persons, under the rank of brig
adler ge-erals by generals Of Brigade aud to all
other officers by commanIants Of division: aud the
holders of such Certificates shall be exempt fIom
military duty in time of peace, and shall also be
exempt from the communication paymcnts hereinbe-
fore provided for.
Sec. 49, Whenever forty men shall have been
enrulled as members Of any volunteer company,
under the provisions Of this act, such company
shall be differed as now provided by law for Off
celHg similar companies, and 10 such company
shall be increased to more than eighty members
and whenever a company becomes reduced, from
any cause, below the number of thirty, they may
be attached to any other company, by order Of the
brigadler geneal.
SEC. 10 That it shall be the duty OF the quar-
tcmaster general, in the distribution of the public
arms to apporton the to the several di, soUs,
according to the number of volunteer troops there
in; and the commandants Of division having,
within their respective commands, greater guam
tiy ofpubc arms than are necessary to supply the
volunteer militia therein are hereby required to
return the same to the quarermaster general, with.
in one year after the passage Of this act.
SEC. 20 Every officer Of the line ard staff.
and every officer AID soldier ofany volunteer COM
pany shall provide himself with a Uniform com.
pete, as now required by law; and each commits
stoned officer shall also provide himself with
suitable sword aud the arms and equipments Of
the Officers and soldiers shall he held by them free
from levy by any execution issued in any civil case,
as is now provided by law
SEC. q. There shall be two company muSters
10 each year as follows: on the first Friday ia June
and Oh the first Fridayin August. annually, fr m
nine O'Clock A. NJ. until four P NJ. Of each day.
and said companies may parade at other times,
provided three fourths Of the members thereof