Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-15
No. Pan Act in relation to the Militia.

No. l2-An Act in relation to the Militia.
1t is hereby enacted by the Geteral Assembly of
the State Of Vermont as follows
81. All acts and parts of acts requiring the en-
rolled militia to do military duty, are repealed, ex-
cept in cases of Instruction invasion, and as
provided in Title seventeen Of the act of 1912.
So. The listers in the several towns shall enroll
every person liable to enrolment between the a
ges of eighteen and forty-fve, in their respective
towns, who not members of uniform compa-
MES, in the same manner as captain of companies
now required to enroll, and they shall correct
such rolls annually in the month of April. And
said listers shall make duplicate returns of such
rollment to the town clerk of their respective
towns, annually, in the month of May, one Of
which returns the town clerk shall annually in the
month Of June, transmit to the Adjutant and In
spector General, under penalty of five dollars, to
be recovered by officer to whom the return
should be made, as provided in section two hun
dred and one of the act of 1912. And said listers
shall make account for their services in making
such enrolment and returns, and the selectmen Of
such town shall audit and allow said account and
draw an order for the the Treasurer of such
town, who is directed to pay such order.
3d. There may be within the bounds of each reg
iment, established, six uniform companies,
not to exceed one hundred men each, including Of
icers, musicians and priyates.
81. Should all the uniform companies be called
into actual service at any time, and it shall be-
come necessary to call out a greater number of
men, the Adjuant General under the direction of
the Commander-in- Chief shall issue orders to the
seectmen of the towns from which additional men
shall be required, specifying the time and place of
rendezvous, and directing such seectmen to draft
such quota of men from the enrolled militia as
shall be necessary and he shall also order some
general or field officer, who may be conveniently
located for that purpose, to organize such quota Of
men, so drafted, by the election of the necessary
officers, and such organization shall only continue
till the time of service of such men shall expire
And when so organized, the selccmen shall furnish
such raons, &c. in the manner provided by law.
S.. The limits and organization of regiments,
brigades, and divisions shall remain as they now
and all laws and regulations establishing the
limits and organization Of companies of the enroll
led militia, are Nbrogated and repealed. The COM
missions ofall company officers of the enrolled mi
ltia shall expire from the passage of this act, and
such officers shall not be liable to military duty aaf-
ter they shall be discharged, as now required by
law
Sc. All general, field, and staf1-oficers, shall be
considered as belonging to the uniform militia, and
shall be exempted from taxation as members of u
inform companies, on returning themselves equip
ped, to the town clerk as now provided by law
But the enrolled militia shall not be exempted from
taxation.
ST. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act repealed.
Approved Oct. 50, 1874