Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-30


NOTE-The following bill in form Tor a
public act was ordered to be printed with the
Public Acts of the May session, 1916, and to be
continued to the next session OF the General
Assembly.
CHARLES VIM BRADLEY.
Secretary of State.
An Act to provide for the Enrolment of the
Militia, and to encourage the formation OF
Uniform Companies.
CHAPTER
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives IN General .1ssen-
biy concerned, That all able bodied, white
male citizens between the ages OF eighteen and
forty five years. residing in this state and not
exempted by the laws Of the United States and
the provisions of this act, shall be subject to
military duty excepting
lst Officers OF the army of the United
States.
oond. Ministers and preachers Of the Cos
pei.
3rd Licensed physicians ane surgeons, while
they continue in practice.
1th. Persons who have been or hereafter
shall be regularly discharged in consequence
ofthcir performance of military duty, in pur-
suance Of any law Of this State, and such fire
men as are now exempt ly law.
5th Commissioned officers who shall serve
as such in the militia Of this state or in any
other of the United Stttes, for the space of
five wears: bur no such tficcr shall be so en-
empt, unless by his resignation after such
term of service duly accepted. or in scme 9TH
or lawful manner, he shall have been honorably
discharged.
9th. Members of the Senate and of the
House of REPRESENTATIVES Tor the time being;
the State Treasurer, Secretary, Comptroller and
Commissioner If the School Fund.
1ih. Officers, professors, tutors and students
of the different colleges and universities OF this
state.
s,h. Every non-commisSioncd officer, mus'.
clan and private 81 every uniform company or
truop raised CT hereafter to be raised. who has
or shall hereafter uniform himself, and whose
term of service in such company or troop shall
a,not,ut to eight years from the lime Of his en-.
rollment therein, shall be exempt from military
duty, except in cases of war and InsurreciIon,
SEC. 9 All able bodied. white male citizens
between the ages Of eighteen and foriy-hve
wears, not exempt from military duty by the
laws of the United States and the provisions Of
his act. shall he enrolled by the collector Of
state taxes in the town in which they shall
re.nec,iully reside, vim shall without della!
notify such persons Of their enrolment by lea
wing printed or written notice of the same at
their usual placc of abode, and shall report the
same in an alphabetical list to the commander
NJ the reg inent within the limits of which he
shall reside. on or before the first day OF March
in Zach yeat. And such commanding officer
shall cause the namcs of all such persons en-
rolled 10 be entered alphabetically in book to
be KEEP, by him for that purpose. designating
The date Of each enrolment and place Of res
idence. and shall annually report the same to
his brigade inspector, to endble MN 10 report
the same to the adiuant general
SEC. 3. All persons except commissioned or
warrant officers and members OF uniform com
panies duly organized, or who may hereafter De
chosen or a pointed. may annually commute
for military duty by paying to the collector OF
s,a,e taxes of the tow in which he resides. the
sum Of one dollar, between the fret day ofJune
and the first day Of September in each year.-
Such collector shall give duplicate receipts
therefor, and such receipts or his return there
If. shall be the sole evidence ofsuch exemption.
nd when one Of such duplicates shall have been
dol;vered TO the commandant of the regiment
within the hounds of which such person shall
Id surh persons shall not be returned or f.
nod far any delinquency o, deficiency IN respect
70 any military rendezvous, parade or training.
during the wear in which such certihcate was
given l.,
SEC A. ANY person suhlect 10 h,i"s'y W.
ty. and who shall have been enrolled and duly
notified thereof, who shall neither perform
military duty in some uniform company nor
nav the collector Of state taxes the communal
lion Of one dollar, as provided IN the precde'
ing section Of this act, shall pay fine oil tour
dollars: TO be recovered as is hereinafter pro-
vided in this act.
SEC. s. Every white. male citizen, between
The ages Of eighteen and iorty-fve years, who
has been or shall hereafter be enrolled as a
volunteer. and shall equip hi,n.elf with uni
form and regularly perform military duty in
accordance with the provisions Of this act. shall
be exempt from poll tsx during such service ;
and after serving eight wears shall ever after be
exempt from poll tax and from military duty,
except in cases Of war and insutrection.
SEC. g. The state shall constitute one mil
itary division district. which shall be command.
ed by major general, and shall be suodv'ded
into two brigades as follows. TO wit:
III. The counties Of Hartford, New London,
Tolland, and Windbsm shall be and constitute
the first brigade district.