Litchfield enquirer., 1847-08-19
39mbIte acts.
Passed May Session IS47.
Office of secretary Of state, SIS,
Hartord, June rs, lS47
mo. AL


An Act in addition to, and in alteration Of
an Act entitled an Act for conducting the
Military Force.
(Concluded,)
Sec. SIS. The comma nding officer of each
regiment to VIII ON the retuen in the prece'
ding section is made, shall on or before the
fifteenth day of November, annually, make
out complete list of all the persons in his
regiment, who appear from said rolls to be
entitled to be paid for militia service, and
shall return the same to the adJutant gener
al on or before the first day of December
annually. And after the per diem allow
ance shall be fixed by their adjutant gener-
al, and after the first day of January, and
on or before the first day of February, an.
rually. said commanding officer shall draw
! his warrant on the treasurer OF this state
directing him to pay the treaSnrerS OF the
several towns within the limits of his COM
mand, the amount due the persons residing
in said towns spcctively-and the treas
urcrs of the several towns are hereby au-
,horized and directed to pay the amount
due the persons residing in said towns, al
ter the first day of March annually, and
take receipt therefor.
Sec SO Any officer who shall neglect to
make the Ieturs required in the preceding
sections, shall be liable to a penalty not ex-
ceeding one hundred dOllarS-to be Tecov-
cred in an action of debt, in the name OF
the state treasurer, and paid into the ireaS>
ury of this state.
SEC. 81, All commanding officers of reg
ments shall annually, on or before the first
day of December annually, transmit, to the
adiutant general correct roster or list OF
the names of the persons in their stats re-
spective, who shall be in complete and full
uniform required by law, certified to under
h oath, that the same is true and correct
in all respects ; and the adJutanl general
shall present the same to the commander
in-chief, who shall draw his warrant on the
treasurer, directing him to pay the amount
due the persons named in the sad rosters or
lists, after the adjulant general shall have
fixed the per diem allowance each shall be
entitled to receive.
SEC. SO. ANY such commanding officer
who shall refuse or neglect to make a cor
rect return as required in the preceding Sec
ton. shall be liable to a penalty of rot ex-
ceeding fifty dollars 10 be paid into the state
treasury, and TO be recovered by an act
ion of debt in the name of the state treas
urer.
SEC. SO. The commandant of every com
pany shall cause his non-commisSloned
oaicers to warn personally, or by leaving al
their usual places of abode netice, all or
any part Of his company TO any parade ;
and if such notice be given three days be
fore any parade, it shall be deemed suttl>
Gent notice.
SEC. 40. Their shall be paid for services
rendered, annually, as directed by ms act,
not TO exceed the sums as follows TO every
commissioned and non>commisslonedo DIN
Ger, musician and private, as Speclned IN
This act, while actually engaged IN 1ull unl>
form on parade and duty, VIZ: 10 all helo,
commissioned, and regimental stan oihcerS,
and to all non, commissioned officers, HluSi-
clans and privates of any uuiform corps Or
eanized in pursuance Of this act, Tor every
day Actually on duty at any parade requl>
/ red by law. one dollar and FLY CrntS each
and in addition, one dollar and fifty cents
to all commanding officers OF regiments, Tor
each day actually employed i'll hearing and
deciding appeals for the remission or miti>
CATION of penalties, not exceeding ten days
in any one year.
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musician, or private of any uniform compa-
nv in This state shall be discharged from
any snch company, until after having SER
we'd ten wears from The time of enlistment
| into said company, unless disability should
absolutely inca pacitate him to perform Such
duty. or should be discharged by the proper
officers, or snail have attained the age OF
thirty five years, or shall have removed Out
of the limits OF the regiment TO "hlCh ne
belongs.
SEC. AZ. 1t shall be The duty OF the COL
lector of state taxes to receive such com
mutation money, from time TO time, as re-
| auired by this acI, and 10 give the person
so committing a receipt for the same, s'aS
ting the town in which the same shall so be
paid which receipt shall be sufficient evil
dence to the person paying the same, oil ms
|exemption as aforesaid and such collector
! shall annually on or before the hrsl day oil
| November in each year, transmit 10 the
commanding officer Of the regiment located
within the county in which he resides, list
of all such persons as shall have paid such
/ Communication.
SEC 43. Such collector shall on or be-
fore the first day of October in every year,
4 nav all monies received by him as COM
mutation for military duty, 10 the treasurer
of the sta,e-retainiug on all such moneys
paid, seven per cent. as his compensation,
and also the sum OF two cents, LOT each
name enrolled as provided in the second
section of this act.
SEC. "A. If any collector of state taxes
shall refsse er neglect to pay to the state
treasurer the monies required by this act
or either of them. or to account ior the same
as unpaid, or to perform any du'les requi>
red by this act. he shall forfeit to the state
the sum Of not less than twen'y>hvs dol
lars or more than one hundred dollars; to
be recovered by any court of competent Ju>
risdiction, in an action of debt, in the name
of the state treasurer.
SEC. As. 1t shall be the duty of the com
mandant of every company, to keep book
OF books in which he shall on the day OF any
parade required by law, register the names
of delinquents for non appearance disobedi-
ence of orders, unofficer or unsoldierlike
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