Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-12-23
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only as shall be uniformed, passed april sew
enteen, one thousand eight hundred and forty
nine.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tie Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of tie Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania IN General assembly met and II IS
hereby enacted by he authority Of he same, That
the battalion and regimental trainings, as proyi-
ded for by the fourth section of the act to which
this is supplement, shall commence on the sec
ond Monday IN May, in each and every year, by
order ofthe proper brigade inspector, and contin-
ue from day to day, until all the regiments and
battaIions have been inspected
SECTION .. That the several assessors within
this Commonwealth, at the time when they make
their return of the delinquent militiamen to the
county commissioners, as required by the sixth
section of the act to which this is a supplement-
shall at the same time prepare and deliver to the
proper brigade inspector list of said delinqueIIts
on or before the first Monday in June, in each
and evcay year, for which said assessor shall re-
ceive, as full compensation for such services,
two cents for each person so returned to be paid
by the county treasurer out Of the brigade mill
tary fund, and if said assessor ncglects or refuses
to perform the duties hereby enoined, or shall re-
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the meaning ofthis act he shall be subject to the
penalty of twenty-five dollars to be sued for and
collected by the proper brigade inspector, 9th
er debts are by law recoverable, to be accounted
for to the county treasurer as part of the brig
ade military fund.
Section 3. That the time fixed for the final
settlement of the collectors of military fines with
the county commissioners, as contemplated by
the ninth section of the act to which this is a
supplement, shall be or before the first Mon
day in December, annually, and that no exoner-
atoms shall be made after that date and any
county commissioner who shall wilfully refuse OF
neglect to comply with the provisions of this act
or the eighth section of the act to which this is
supplement shall be liable to a penalty of fifty
d2iiars for each offence, to be sued for and rccov-
cred by the brigade inspector of the proper brig
ade, in the same manner that other debts of like
amount are by law recoverable, the net proceeds
wheTeofshall be paid to the county treasurer, to
form part of the brigade military fund.
SECTION +. That each commanding officer of
company shall, on or before the second Monday in
May, in each and every year, furnish to the pro-
per brigade inspector a list of the uniformed
members of his company, and also list of those
who have become exempt from military duty, by
having served the proper time with said compa-
ny, and also list of all the arms and other pub
lie property ofthe State, which may be in posses
sion of said company, and any captain or COM
manding officer who neglects or refuses to furnish
said lists, shall be deprived for that year of the
sum authorized to be paid to the companies by
the tenth section of the act to which this Is sup
plement.
Section 5. That before any commission shall
issue to any brigade inspector he shall give bond
with sufficient sureties to be approved by two Of
the judges of the court of common pleas in the
county IN which he resides, in the sum of one
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per-
formanee of his duties as brigade inspector, which
bond shall be filed in the office for recording of
deeds in and for the proper county, and a copy
thereof sent to the Secretary of the Common
wealth.
SECTION g. That the Adutant General is here
by authorized to assign the precedence of corps,
and the rank of officers, in such manner as to
conform as nearly as possible to the regulations
Of the United States army, and it shall be his du-
ty annually to insert in his report register of
the volunteer force of the State, which register
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mental officers, with their relative rank the num-
her and force ofregiments, battalions and unat-
tached companies, and such other information as
he may deem necessary.
SECTION :. That the Adjutant General is here
by authorized and required from time to time, to
draw up and submit to the Governor for his APP
probation, such rules and regulations for the
government of the volunteer force of the State not
inconsistent with law, as he may deem proper
which rules on being approved by the Governor,
shall bc binding upon all officers and soldiers un-
til rescinded: Prorided That sufficient num-
Der of copies of said rules shall be published to
supply the wants of the service, the expense of
which shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of
the military fund, on the order of the Adjutant
General: Ind preceded further, That said rules
shall be printed by the State printer, at the same
rates as other public printing.
SECTION s. That it shall be the duty of each
brigade Inspector in this Commonwealth, annu-
ally to make out two complete statements in tab
ular form, of all the regiments and battaons and
the number and grade of each company in their
brigade, under their proper head. with the names
Of all commissioned officers in the brigade, inclu-
ding the brigadier general and his staff also all
arms and accoutrements, military stores, camp
equipage, and musical instruments, that NAV be
within such brigade, one copy of which shall be
filed i'll his Office, and the other be forwarded to
the Adjutant General, on or before the first day
of October in each and every year, and upon fail
ure to perform this duty by any brigade inspec-
tor, the Adjutant General shall give notice to the
proper county treasurer whose duty it shall be
to withhold the salary of such defaulting brigade
inspector, and add it to the brigade military fund