Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23
/" STATE OF MAINE.

certificate Of qualification shall be printed
estate OF MAINE.
"Ths may certify that --, commissioned
within, on this day of, in the year IS personally
appeared subscribed oaths required by
the constitution OF this qualify him discharge the
duties OF his office.
Seer. As To every company there shall be clerk who
shall be of the and he shall BE- appointed by
captain commanding officer thereof and the back
Of his warrant sergeant the captain or commanding OH
shall 10 writing certify that he Dies thereby appoint him
upon the duties Of his clekshp he shall be TO the
faithful discharge of his duty by taking the following oath
the captain commanding officer Of the company
which he belongs, who is hereby authorized to administer
the same, viz
81, A. B. do solemny swear that will faithfully and
mpartal,y perform all duties me- as clerk
of the company which belong according Of
my abilities and understanding. So help me God"
And captain commanding officer of the company
shall Of administering said OATH certify the
of the of the sergeant appointed to be clerk,
he duly qualified by taxing the oath required by
law.
Secr The clerk shall keep fair and roll OF
company together with the OF the and equip
ments belonging each man, which roll he shall annually
revise Tuesday Of May and the
from time the state of the company require
He shall register all orders and proceedings Of the company
in the orderly keep details of all drafts and
deachments distribute all company orders and nothca-
tons, which he may be required to do examine the equip
men, when oreredi note all deinquences;
all fines and hrfeitures which be
req sued for in this chapter; and keep
orderly book Of all fines and rfeitures and all other
moneys by him. with the persons names Of whom
they collected and Of the times whsn and for what
oiense shall be alienated from the
pany be open the inspection Of any
officer private of the company.
SECT Al In sickness, absence, other dis
ability clerk Of any company the commanding officer
appoint clerk pro tempore who shall be duly
sworn h.fr he enters on the duties of the oce and shall
expressed in his appointment until specially
discharged have all the powers and be subject to all the
Duties liable all the penalties Of the clerk in whose
seer 4s In case Of Sickness absence
bilty. the office Of clerk in any company shall
vacant, and shall satisfactorily appear to the
mandng person will accept the same, tempo
rary permanently the be, he issue his
writing any non-c0mmissoned of1cer private
in said company, requiring him to perform all the duties Of
the clerk OF said company except keeping the records until
the clerk be able perform the same other
pc son be appointed exceeding three months;
any commissioned officer private appointed
and who shall not have BEEN within one year previous
qued perform duties all refuse neglect
perform all Of the duties OF said office, during said
except keeping the records he shall forfeit and pay
than than twenty dollars to be recov
cred by Indictment action the by person
whatever oneha to the Of the state, and the other half
TO the use Of the prosecutor.
SECT 49, In cases. the records Of the company
shall be kept by the commanding officer so long suchvs
cancy Absence sickness other disability shall continue;
and the kept shall competent evidence Of such
and temporary appointments well Of all matters
Of bcb snch rs would be evidence il kent by the clerk
SECT. so. When the office of major general, brRadier
general colonel lieutenant COLONEL major commandment or
captain shall be vacant in of the absence Of
officer the officer next in grade and in commission in
the DIVISION brigade regiment battalion company due
notice thereof from the superior officer shall exercise
Command and perform the duties thereof until the Va
cancy shall be supplied
Seer. ST. When company shall have neither commis-
stoned officers, the commanding on
the regiment battalion. to which such company
belongs shall appoint suitable persons within said company,
stoned officers Of the and grant hem
warrants accordingly; Of which non-commissoned ON
shall appoint clerk, and endorse his warrant and
administer the oath to him. directed in the oryeighth
section; and senior commissioned officer Of
pany, while there commissioned officers in office,
shall command same, and all the powers commanding
officer shall be vested in him, until commissioned en-
Ger shall bs appointed, or chosen and qualified.