Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-04-30

Auditor annually, on or before the first
day of November, to return an accurate
COPY of such records of enrolment, to
the Adjutant General of the State, to be
by him fled in his Office, and an alb
stract of the aggregate number of per-
sons so returned, shall be forwarded by
by the Adjutant General of the State, to
the War Department at Washington Ci-
ty, on or before the first day of January
of each year. And if any assessor shall
neglect, or from any cause omit to per-
init his duties, the other assessor, or Ell
ther of them, of the city, town or ward,
shall perform such duties. All tavern
keepers, keepers of boarding houses,
persons having boarders in their fami
lies and every master and mistress of
any dwelling house shall, upon the ap
plication of any assessor, give informa-
ton of the names of all persons residing
or lodging in such house liable to be en-
rolled, and all other proper information
concerning such persons as such asses
sor may demand If any person OF
whom information is required by any
assessor, in order to enable him to COM
ply with the provisions of this act, shall
refuse to give such information, or shall
give false information, he shall forfeit
and pay not more than ten dollars for
each offence. Any person who shall
refuse to give his own name and proper
information, when applied to by any az
SCISSOR, or shall give false name or in
formation, shall forfeit and pay like
sum- such penalties to be recovered in
any court Of competent jurisdiction, in
the name of the State of Ohio; and it Is
hereby made the duty of the assessors
to report the names of all persons who
may incur any penalty in this section
prescribed, to the commandant of the
brigade in which they reside; all moneys
collected under the provisions of this
act, shall be paid to the county Treasu-
ry aud go the military fund Of said coun-
ty. The assessors shall be compensat-
ed for their services in making the en-
roIlment required by this article at the
same rate, and in like manner as they
are compensated for making the annual
assessments of property.
SE-6 That the malitia thus enroll
led, shall be subject to perform no active
military duty save and except in case Of
war, invasion, or to prevent Invasion,
riot OF instructions; in such cases the
Governor and commando chief is here
by authorized to order out, from time to
time. for actual service, as many of the
malitia thus enrolled, as necessity may
require, and to provide for their organ
ization in the manner hereinafter pre-
scribed for the organization Of volunteer
and MALTA; Provided, that in all such
cases, the enrolled volunteer MALTA
shall first be ordered into service. The
MALTA while in actual service shall be
governed by the military laws of the
State, and the rules and articles of war
of the United States; and when any
troous are in the field for the purpose
aforesaid in this section, the senior rank
ing officer of the tr.ops present, shall
take command. Provided that no per
son shall be eligible to a command in
the volunteer MALTA of this State, who
is not citizen of the United States and
of this State.
VOLUNTEER MALITIA-oRGANIZA
SEc. {. That the active MALTA Of thi:
State shall be composed Of volunteer
companies, raised by order of the com
mand.nt of brigade within the limits o
the several brigade districts, The vol
| unteer militia shall, in all cases of war
: invasion, riot, or insurrcction, be th'
t first military force ordered into the field
: Volunteer companies shall consist o
i men between the ages of Is and 40
!: Provided, That no minor shall be en-
:. rolled as member Of any such voiun
: teer company, without the consent Of III:
C parent or guardian; and that all volun
= teer companies, squadrons, battalions
= regiments, brigades and divisions, nov
= formed and oficered according to law
e shall be retained. Whenever, accord
# ing to the provisions Of this act, fort,
! men shall be enrolled as members of
h volunteer company Of artillery, infantry
n light infantry or rifle; or whenever thir
l. ty men shall be enrolled as members o
n Il volunteer company of cavalry, sucl
n persons may proceed to the election o
company officers in the mode prescribe
" BY section fifty seven go OF this ACT
No such company shall be increased t
I, more than a hundred members, an
= whenever Z company becomes reduce
!: to less than twenty members, it may b
/ attached to another company, or dis
= banded by order of the commandant c
v brigade; Provided, That whenever twcr
% Iy men shall be enrolled as members {
! light artillery company, they may pre-
. ceed as provided in this act, to the elet
~ ~ ton of company officers; when two sue
u =, light artillery companies are organize
c oo in any brigade, they may be formed il
y y to battalion, under the command Of
'e Major, and such subordinate officers
b" the commandant Of brigade shall direc
and whenever three such companies
light artillery are organized in any br
of gade, they may be formed into batta
al ion under the command of Lieutena1
v Colonel and Major, with such other su
'e- ordinate officers as the commandant
n brigade shall direct; and when five SUE
We light artillery companies exist in al
nd one brigade, they may, by order of t
er Brigadier General be formed and orga
let lied into a regiment, with full comp
at ment of rcgimental officers; all su
ty, companies, battalion and reg iments
of light artillery when organized, shall
ce ID and drillel as near as practlc