Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-20
MISSOURI MILITIA LAW.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act
to Regulate, Govern and Discipline the
Miliata Of the state of Missouri" ap.
proved March 81, 1s45.
Be it enacted by The General Assembly of
the State of Missouri, as folloUs:
1. No person shall be compelled to
perform military duty, except in cases Of
war, insurrection or invasion.
g All free white male able bodied ci,i.
zens who chose TO perform military duty,
may do so by attaching themselves 10 some
volunteer company, and subscribing and
submitting to its constitution ard bylaws.
s 8. All persons who wish to be exemp.
ted from the performance Of military duty,
may be so exempted for one year, by pay.
ing to the collector OF his county commu.
,a,on fee Of twenty five cents in lieu of
the four musters Of four days of service re.
CURED Of him under the present militia law.
5 4. Each assessor shall add to the asses
sor's book two columns, in which he shall
take down every free white male able bod
led citizen between the ages Of / 8 and As.
resident in this state and not exempt from
serving IN the milatia by the laws OF the
United States; placing such as belong TO
any organized volunteer company in one
column, not to be assessed and such as
belong TO no organised volunteer company
in the other column, to be assessed.
s. 4 volunteer company shall be deemed
organized when it has the requisite number Of
officers and me n, and constitution and bylaws
approved and signed by the commander.in
chief
{; 6. The assessor shall make no assessment
against any person who presents certificate
from the captain Of an organized volunteer
company, that he is member Of said compa,.
ny. but he shall assess the Communication fee OF
25 cents against all such free white male able
bodied citizens as belong to no organized volun-
,eer company in case the person to be assess
ed, claims to belong to a volunteer company,
but has no certificate with him, the assessor
may examine him on oath, as in other cases OF
assessment. and if satisfied that such person
does belong to an organized volunteer company,
he shall then mark him down IN the column moi
| to be assessed.
5 T. The collector OF the revenue for each
county, shall collect and pay over the commuta.
ton money as other state revenue is required
TO be collected and paid over.
| 8. The revenue collected under this act
shall be military fund, and shall be kept sep,
crate and apart by the Treasurer, to be applied
10 military purposes as herein before provided
| 5 8. All moneys drawn from the military
fund shall be by warrant from the Auditor TO
be drawn on the Certificate OF the officer author,
lied to contract the debt, that the clam is cor,
rect or else upon other testimony given upon
oath, and satisfactory TO the Auditor, as 10 the
correctness Of the claim.
10. For each volunteer company there
shall be one captain; one first, second, third and
fourth sergeant, one first, second, third and
fourth corporal. and one chief musician and as
many assistants as the chief may choose with
the consent of his captain.
II. The captain and three lieutenants shall
10 elected by the company, majority Of al
the votes being required to make an election
and shall be commissioned officers the foul
sergean,s, four corporals, and chef musician
shall be selected by the captain and lieutehants
who shall give each a Certificate Of appoint
ment, and one or more Of the leu,enants. Tn,
assistant musicians shall be selected by tn
chief musician with the consent of the captain
who shall give each certificate Of his appoint
ment.
I2. The commissioned officers Of a regi
ment shall be colonel. lieutenant colone
and major, and the lieutenant colonel sha
command the first battalion, and the major tn
second, and The commissioned officers Of an ex
ira battalion, shall be lieutenant colonel;
9 brigade, brigadier general; and Of divi:
ion, major general.
! 10, Six,y-four Privates, and from ,h