The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-05-04
AjGract IF The Militia Lar, passed


matter repealed.
Sec . Provides for Company trainings
on the first Monday in May, ard meetings
by battalion, and Regiment in the same
month and exempls any person from duty
who shall pay into the county Treasury
one dollar per annnum.
See. 3 Abolishes the Court of Appeal;
and the Commandant of Companies to re
port absenIees 10 the Brigade Inspector. on
review days, or within ten days thereafter.
Sec. 4 lnhicls penalty Of fifty dollars
on Commandant of Company. who re
fuses or neglects TO make tho necessary re
turn of absentees.
Sect. 5 & 6 Requires the Brigade In
spector 10 make duplicate copies Of the ab
sentees in each county, one copy TO be seat
to the Auditor General and the other to the
county Commissioners.
Sec. z. Requires G oun,y Commission
ers TO make out lists Of the fines in each
township and give them TO the several Col
ectoys Of County taxes, for collection.
Sec. 8 Permits anv delinquent who
claims 10 be exemp, under the provisions of
Sec 10, to be qualified to that effect befvre a
Justice of the Peace.
Sec. 0 g. 10 Provides for the settlement.
Of the Collectors duplicate, and the cosnly
Treasurer's accounts, and setting the fires
apart as a Military fund.
Sec IL Inflcs the following fines Cor
non attendance upon Company or Battalion
trainings, each day;-Colonel, 1t. Colonel
and Major, four dollars; each staff officer,
two dollars; each Company officer two
dollars, each non commissioned officer or
private fly cents for each day requ ired by
law.
Sec IL Repeats several sections Of form
cr acts relating TO honorary member of
volunteer companies.
SECTION l3. That hereafter all free able
Bodied white male persons. between the
ages Of eighteen and forty five years, who
have resided within hsCommonwealh Que
month, shall be subject 10 60 militia duty,
anything in any former laws to the contary
Notwithstanding, except the following de-
riplion OF persons, ,viz;The Vice Presideai
aud judicial and executive officers Of tho
Uniled SlaIes, s,members of Congress Gust tom
house OGiicers, stage drivers carrying the
mail Of the United States lerrymen employ.
ed on post roads, postmaslers, inspectors Of
|expots, pilots and mariners actually employ
ed in the sea service, ministers Of the gGs.
pel;& any person enrolled who shall claim
In he exempt from military duty in consc-
quence OF having served as commissioned
otilcers Tor seven successive years, who will
make proof, to the commanding officer Of
any company in which he may reside or
'beeA enrolled; Of such service, by his state.
meni under oath, which may be admins
tered by such captain or commanding Of
hcsr, that he performed said service in all
respects according 10 the forty eighth sec
'ion of The acl Of lhe second Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and iwenly.,wo;
and those who may have served as a volun-
'eer seven successive years, and have re-
ceived their certificate Of discharge in stric,
conformity 10 existing laws, snd shall pro-
duce ~ the militia captain or enrolling Of
hcer, in whose bounds he may reside, a
certticater in due form, and in stric, accor.
dance with loriy seventh section Of the act
passed the second day Of April one ,hous
and eight hundred and twenty two; and apy
person holding surgeons certificate in
regular form, as required by the eighth
section OF the ACT passed the second day of
April, one thousand eigh, hundred and
twenty two; but if such surgeons cerlifcats
loes not GARY on its face conclusive evil
ience 10 show lha! said surgeon or phye.
:ain(as The case may be)we.e duly quaiied
according 10 law, such certificate shall DO
If no effect whatever, and the person hold
ng The same shall be subject 10 all the re.
luirements of the militia law, az if he had
no such certificate.
SECTION Ia. That no cause Of absence by
any officer, musician or private, shall be
leemed asufficenl reason for non attendance
IN days OF irainng,or non paymen, of fines
except in ease OF sickness OF himself or lami
y, 50 that prudence would forbid his asen-
lence, OF II any person subject 10 militia dn.
y should be prevented by damage sustain
ID by food or fire from attendance on days
i training, shall be exempt, bui no other
bsence ON account OF any business, whether
voldaS!e or otherwise, will be deemed
utlicient for the remission of any militia
ne; and any justice OF the peace or alder
ian within this Commonwealth piyinea