Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23

SER . Tn. .hal take effect on its approval by
the Governor. lAFpfoyed April g. ls55-
Az Acr to organize ant dl.ejD ine the Militia.
Be enacted by the Senat, and House Of Reprssnta-
tiues IN Legislature assembled, as follows:
Exemptions, rrrotuents, ununtf0rnpsd and uniformed
actte militia, orSani-ation, DUTIES Of
SECTION |. There shat he rA-nattI frum military dn'y
law, at tht -'se IN addition TO thr pe'snn, rx
rnpcd U"'el the Judges OF the
Judicial court ID 'rrs Of any court of record
Judges at the probate mHn'epd and police courts the
clerks OF all courts Of record registers Of deeds ad regi,
ordained according to their denomna
ianx they sustain that relation in their 'en9mna
enpoveh in the Insane Hospital at Augusta and ~ the
Rerm school Cape Elizabeth; alan the officers
AMI guard, emplnVet the Prison rhomasr,n:
oil officers who have hei military naval commissions
with military naval n,age without ,ant on their
been di-ehasei or cea' t. act "a .Gch' all qs4er'
mud shakers 50 long ~ th"' continue h'hh"rs o. -nc ne
nominations all members Of en- inc economies. while they
continue to ii" uiv in such c"nhnie' all mariners unless
thry been DISCHARGED, and have ,one service
board vessel tor than three m"nh- at The time
frm;v 10 do military dHt'; all IDIOT, Inmates, common
i"famSns crmes When any person e,r,,rd shall txhbi,
10 the enroiln. icers HI, he i exempted BY
part ecou. hrv shah strike his from me roll
-Ecr All other whit" IN o. the tnltci states
forty i've shall he enrolled hv the assessors OF the
cites and plantations In which hey reside They
NAV :" ali ,uch persons then residing within their limits
and make Iit Of their names AND -eaonahiv deliver the
the clerk their civ town pan;atou to he bv
preserved file in hi. office h shall Annually.
the month o NAV or June transmit rihede" Of such
list the office Of the ad,utar Persons
rolled shah constitute the nmun,rmet militia OF the state
SECT The nnnn"rnet mlitia thus c"n-tttatrh shall
I've subjected active duty mhatrver
invasion or To- invaon; h
case the governor AMI cnmtnier in chief Il authorized
and required 10 order "ot ir" Time 70 time by draft or
case may demand The mits. when called into active
shall he governed AMI trained according the
OF the United States an! Of this
seer II necessary, the order Of the conmanier-in
ana directed any within
the state. And it shall be the duty Of sirh ofaer
poi time and place OF parate tor the ununtrmed militia
In such CITY town or plantation and to or'er then
orally and then anl there aft
thereof or TO ent many volunteers he
required hy the order at the commando chei
NUM- pa officers shall notify the COMMANDER chief
returning him Alphabetical list Ut the name. OF The
drafted vnlnneered and snch ununf rmed
militia shall herenpon be formed into les, and shall
proceed elect officers thereof the
provided for the election officers companies 6ln
detached drafted such volunteer. shall
tie municipal oiter. a"resai shall not ~i,htn wen
von 'dr- after he shall be no.led to the munie
pal officers the Of hftv dollars. procure able.
bodied. white male person in his steal snch per,on. on
be considered soldier belonging to the detachment
'hs be deal, with sis sGeS onsi !, mi.
shah neglect refuse at time To obey the provisions
e nan ss d.r each ~ " evr
recovered in court of competen; urdlc-
ton. for the use and benefit of the state
Yoiunteer Militia
SECT g. The uniformed active militia of this state
shall consist of volunteers or c9mpanr. raised At ltee
press riots to repe inva.ions ALI civ oicer. in the
execution Of the laws OF the state.
T. The whole number vi volunteers shall
thousand men, and shall be apportloned the
divisions Of the militia throughout tie state the
governor and council may determine.
articles Furnished.
SECr 8. Each company OF uniformed volunteer militia.
raised large shall whenever the state have
distribution. and equipments susble To its corps
Of service he furnished Herewith Each company. So
raised of divsnus brieaies and regiments
shall he provided with the requisite books of tactics, and
such tents and other articles Of camp equipage the
commander direct. All companies hal also
be with able steal Instruments whenever
the state NAV them hknd for Ill ;iiiution Es h
eument and shall be furnished by the
state cnors ami their STATS belts
Tor the amt the command
such regiment or bat,lion shall be responsible
for The safe keeping of the same.
seer II shall the ddv of the adtutant general To-
all other officers all such blanks blan
books rolls notifications, be required to b
used the provisions this chapter II shalt be hi
duty 10 arrange much al the militia laws shall
time and the to he printed in
form rom time and to distribute thereof
each commissioned officer anu 10 the clerk of every city
and toSSS in this state
SKcr 70 DIVISION, brigade and reanen:al officers and
commissioned officers of company receiving arms.
equipments other military property In virtue Of this