Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-01
DMbItc acts.
PASSED MAY SESSION. 1850.
CHAP. LvII.
An Act for forming and conducting the
Military Force.
CHAPTER I.
OF LIABILITY AND EXEMPTION

Sec. /. be u enacLeQ Dy the Senate
and House Of Representatives in General
Assembly convened, That all able bod
led, white male citizens, between the
ages Of Is aud As years residing in this
State. aud not exempted by the laws Of
the United States, shah be subject to
military duty in time Of war or insurrec>
ton, excepting officers of the army of
the United States, ministers and preach
ers of the gospel licensed physicians
and surgeons. while they continue in
practice, commissioned officers, while
standing supernuRerary, persons who
have been or hereafter shall be regu
larly discharged, in consequence of their
performance Of military duty, in pursu>
ance Of any law OF this State /; general
field, commissioned and staff officers,
who shall have served 3 years in one post
Of the militia Of this State, or any other
of the U. S., and been honorably dis
charged every person who, having
been enrolled as volunteer, and having
performed military duty, in accordance
WIZ IAC P'NNt0UuS ~ ethS lACL IOT ,tilc
term of ~ years ; members Of any fire
company authsrlzed by law. while be-
longing TO and doing duty therein mem.
bers OF the Senate and House of Rep~
resentatives, for the time being the
State. Treasurer, Secretary, Controller,
and Commissioner OF the School Fund !;
officers and attendants Of the State and
County Prisons, while permanently en-
gagged AS such; tie officers and attend
ants Ut the retreat for Tie insane, in the
town Of Hartford, who are permanently
engaged in the immediate care of the
patients Of that institution, during the
time of such engagement. Of which en-
gagement certificate from the superin>
tendent of said institution shall be evil
dence.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
town clerks of the several towns in this
State. to cause the names of all able>
bodied, white male citizens, between the
ayes Of Island IS years, residing in their
respective towns. to be enrolled alpha
betically in book kept for that purpose.
between the FIRST day of Jannary and
the FIRST day Of Marcn in each year and
annually. on or before tn first day Of
April, TO make certified report to the
Adiutant General, Of lhe number OF,
Pc. -ssss ,vlH5ss ssasHvs llsssut brrIE TDg1ster-
I'd as aforesaid and there shall b III
lowed out Of The treasury Of this State.
the sum Of three cents for each name So
recorded and if any town clerk shall
refuse or neglect TO perform the duty re-
quired by this section, he shall forfeit to
the State not less than ten, nor more
than twenty Eve dollars.
Sec. Q. All parents, guardians. tay.
ern-keepers, or persons who keep board
ems, or have men in their employment.
upon being required BY the town clerk Of
the town In which they reside, shall give
such clerk i true account Of their sons
Or wards. Or Of the men boarding with
them or in their employment. and their
names il known and If any persons
shall neglect or refuse to comply with
the requirements of this section. he
shall folfeit the sum Of ten dollars, to be
recovered bv action of debt in the name
of the treasurer Of the State.
Sec. 4. No person shall be enrolled
as IN able bodied man, who is known to
have any disability which would inca>
paciiate him for the performance Of mil
itary duty, such rs mental imbecIl'ty,
great deformity of body or limb, perma-
nent lameness, loss of an eye, blindness.
total or partial, deafness. epilepsy. her.
mia, loss Of a thumb or finger. perma>
nent feeblcn, IS of body or limb, and
other manifest disability.
CHAPTER II.
or TEE ORGANIZATION or THE MILITIA.
Sec. IS. The officers Of the militia,
shall be Captain General, Lieutenant
General, Major General. Adjutant Gen
eral. Quarter master General. Paymaste.
General. Brigadier Generals. Colonies,
Ii. Colonies. Majors, Captains, Lleut's.
aud such other officers Is shall be here
inafier named.
Sec. 8. The Governor shall be Cap
tam General and Commander-in-chief Ot
the militia, and the Lieutenant Governor
shall be Lieut. General thereof, except
v zen called into the service Of the Uul-
Ted States.
Sec. Z. The Major General shall be
appointed by the General Assembly and
snail DC commissioned by the Governor
but whenever the Office Of Major Gene
raj shall become vacant during the re-
cess Of the General Assembly. such Va
caucy shall be filled for the time being
BY the Captain General.
Sec. 8. The Adjutant General shall
have the rank Of Brigadler. and shall Dc
appointed and commissioned BY the go
ssrnor, .. with ms appreciation the Ad'
juiant General may appoint one or more
ass;slants, and remove them Ut has pleas
uFe. !.
Sec. 0. The Qnartermastsr General
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