Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-23

eturn 10 The hflRsde3,
irsi day OF September, annually: and the command
IN; br il AIDES shall return 10 tine commandants of
divisions. before the frs day ofoctober annual
=; ard the commzndent of divisions to the Adjutant
General on or be fore the first day Of November IN
zach wear. All commandants named in this act shall
4 AXE return of all commissioned and stsn oineers
nom comm issoned staff ofhce:s-ai1 members OF vol
lnieer independent companies; all arms and ac-
-ouirements be long ing in possession OF their
commands and all such relurns shall be preserved BY
The Adiu General in hook of record in his ONCE
and abstract thereof, showing the number OF the
un form volunteer militia, or active military OF me
State. shall he by him forwarded TO the war depart
meut Washnsion City, at the same time thai the re
OF the uniformed enrolled militia forward
ed, as heretofore prov ided-
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES HrIp-fo FIVE YEARS.
SEC. H. Every non comm missioned officer and sol. |
dier ofspy volunteer compsnvehail be hello TO duty
in five years. less somes5eoiute disability
sha II after forming such eonpany, or shall be
o. after the exp ration of said tsrn isere ry
sIoued Cicer sfter serving ssnlcr term, in
ormity with the of act shall he entitled
i;teaie OF such service; and such certificate
shall be giseu all such persons under the rank "fl
BrIgsder Generals. by Generals OF brigade, and if
there Brisadier by officers OF any grade In com
Insnd and all Other officers by comm andanf of di
vision and the holders OF such certificates shall be
exempt from Hilary duty in time OF peace; ANA all
member of volunteer companies now orgsuZcd, or
shali organize under the provisions of
this act shall VIII lie q member Of such company, be
exempt from abo The public highways oi this State
and service jur,es; Provided that If any officer or
person shall knowing Iy grant issue any illegal
ccrtic ale under provisions Of this sue eicer
OF pc, son stall be deemed gully Of and
suffice Ray peaaIy in amount mol less than ten CT
IsE EuGdred dollars, for each offence, to be
collected eoTe any court hav competent jurIsdIc
iiun and when coiiecied, 10 De paid the ltary
fund III tie county where the offence was Commit
ted.
(coxsTrrcrfoS AND LAws)
SEC. Ia. Each volunteer company orga IN ized under
the provisions OF this act may adopt such constitution
aud b, law as q msiori,y OF lths members of such
company may approve; which shall lie binding on all
who gu The SAINT; and when any fines assessed
by Of any iniraciion such constitution and
by laws such company may have process Deio any
cour ofcompeient sdictoD III the OF the Stale
for the oisaca company. and prosecute 10 ma
pIUv tdrd for BY such constitution or by laws Prov
ded IN al said tuition and by laws ucOl
sisi-ni wa 'h's act or the .onstiiuion oil the uhe
SIaIes oil tnIs siAie; Profeed, Also ihal in No
case with tie State pay any 41zbf such prosecution
Ssc. ~. That all aiiitary issions issued eK-
cei The Qazrte:uiastsr Gehefef, AdIutant oensral,
4 s,marief Gene. al; aud aid de-camp eoHinan
der chief sha expire i've from The date
thereof; Provided, that any ofieer hodins comms-
under the ptoyIso.s II tEis act, who may he re-
r:ectsG ih. office, shall etsIn the same rank
as lie as emitted under his iOrHer commission
Prov idcd asO Isi nothing ia lhis ac' shall be 50 CON
siTued 1isqgaly any sia oHc-r or siy 9ieer o:
the line from ho!din GoTDi-son aeI ne uzg arr ave
the oi iUriy i've years. and, further prov led,
that eve oIccr WHO STA remove Out o! The bounds
oil COMMAND waO haii be ahsehi from lIs com
maud Fix months, wIIn"ai leave of me commanding
officer bis shall he Considered as having Va
delay he vacancy esessci: PEovIdei that
hing This shall be construed or under stood
TO prevent any appointed ocer from pehg removed
from ffice tife opInIon of the oicer
appointing him. hr shall deem u advisable SO 10 re
move nInI
CsIFoRN
Sc. Il. Tha; the uniform Of all eompapi 5,
organ hereafter 10 organized, and officers 10
I've hereafter commissioned shall corr spopd aud con
form the form prescribed by the present reguls
tons of the United states army, except The Coat Of
ar.us " hch shalt III tOfthe State of OHIO; ProvI
ded companies now organized and uniformed, and
officers uniformed shall he privileged to retain
their uniform for III period oi I'VE years from
and aeI the passage Of hts act aud further prov
dsd that every commissioned end stat o:icer exec pI
Chaplains, shall un 70 run themselves within tour
months from the dase Of his or sher commissions and
every non staff officer shall unii orm
himself within iour months from the date of his
poin tine ht every member al any volunteer or n
depend company shall uniform himself within four
months from the date ihe osganIzation such COM
pany, or from III dsie wnen q attached himself -
such company.
MAJOR sEsERIL HAY oRGASIzi COMPANIES.
Sec Is. That whenever there is no Brsadier Gen
efel any br gade, The Ha General oil said divis
sion shall discharge tine duties OF Brigadier General
tar may be practicable by giving orders TO raise vol
unteer independent compani and organizing them
into regiments rguadrous or batIaiionsi; Provided
w heu any Bri26d hIior Genera issues order
to raise y voIun independent company. said
GeneT amay coniine tho raising OF such company 20
be raised W wihin the bounds of any city or ward
wa rds, towns townships VII ich ma! be within the
bounds Of ANY bri:aie.
uKIreRM COMPLETE.
SEC. I6. Every officer OF the line and stat, aud cv
cry officer and soldier of any volunteer company shall
provide hIns II with uniform complete, as required
by law and each commissioned officer sha u also pro-
vide himself Ith suitable sword and the arms and
ecu ipmeuis officers and sold shall be held by
from and all process whatever, issued IN
any civil case and every member OF volunteer o, III
dependent Company aud every commissioned and
non CO mn IssIoned uifcer, while serving such
shall lie Tree from arrest On any civil process, whie
going To, and ing iis zine while attending and re
turning home from any master parade; Provided,
however, that such mealher OF any volunteer COM
pany commissioned officer shall only have reason-
able going TO and returning home from such mus
ter OF parade.
SEC. H. Every non -compiseioncd officer, musi-
clan and private, who ssati refuse To appear fully
armed and equipped ON apy day OF muster required
ty tins act SNAIL lor every sucn refusal or neg giect
pay the SUM o one dollar tor each company mus
Ter and Two dollars tor snch day's brigade or
encamp mint muster.
ASSESSMENT OF FINES BY COMPANY OFFICERS.
SIC. l5 Ii shall be the duty OF the colnmandant
OF each volunteer company, together with iiie conf
mi,sipret officers OF his company, within Ten days
alter each day . company muster required Dy this
act, Provided, In their opinion sucn delinquent
slJuid hc hned 10 nuke out list OF deiInq;,> nis.
parIlcuiarly nothing thereln the hines assessed oiI
uu such member Of his company AMI Tor
what q use copy OF winch LIST shall iorIn-
Win bu returned tu justice of the PeIce oil the
piupei Iownsiip; such Justice On iecclvlng such
is susli IlrthwiIh issue a summons against such
delnouents named in such list, .ns day, NOT
more iian el.ht, nJr less tLan ihiee ia, s
nom Inc date oi such summon, III ". lch
the defendant shall appea. The p.ac-
named IN such suniiIlon-, It.o!e such Justice,
and defend, and III deidut al all appsafi,IG, il
son Oi Oy dgeGt, or cOLHsei ana showing -! {,
igga del eLss such JusIice shat reii6c! UiD:eI,t
tli
pagv 5T tas aiJilII siiJVn by s.Ica !isI 10 haze
been as.cssel against sGCd delinquent, ami lh,.
commandment cl company sAai caii lie Commission
ed officers Ul ills Company iosstl.cr, wIiln i've
daVs edciI cgnanr tor tl- purpose d:
assessing ihe aforesaid 1ss-; p!ovliei rhat al
persons ieo:Ins tlsinssls agfieve Dy decision
oi such jusiice, Sl IL hdve ths EiIrt 10 appeal rs
IN oiher cases; ali SuCh tasc, 10 D. plid over 10
the county Treasurer, and 10 - lato Jla minary
iund. "a
AMOUNT OF FINS To sg As-EssED UP1N OFFICERS
SIC. I9. Thai the tollowI! snail De the amount
OF hines 10 be l:BpJsed UPON all gen -ra officers
Colonies, Lieu:enant Colonies. Majors, Cap rains
Lieulenants. ami non -commlss ored sr,f Officers
for etuslng or III gIeciing ~ dis.na'g aiy of the
duties enloined on tEem by To-: prus Isions ef hs
act q orreluslI 10 obey any iIeir s,r, ri.
or oih Gers which tine OF peIiiy shall py al
commissioned. stah Objects OF sa;n Ianh ui
other commissioned officers. whcu .laff officers
who have vi"a,s the pr.'yi,ios OF this act snail
he dealt with as other 9th sers; a tue anv non
commissioned staff officer To be not less than three
dollars, nor over thirty dollars: fine On any Lieu
tenant u be not less than our dc liars nor over
forty dollars; fine On any Captain to be not less
than five dollars tliSy dollars; fine ON
Major 10 Do not less than eight dollar. nor over
Eighty dollars, tine q Lieutenant Colonel to be
not less thaa nlne cuIiars nor over nine ty dollars
fine on Col .n-l 10 be not less than ten dollars
NOT over one hundred dollars; all o said fines 10 be
assessed or imposed by q brjgade court or IN mt
martha, as the may be. and to be collected as
herein provided tor; hereafter all and any fines in
posed upon any conimiss iontd staff officers, under
the provisions OF this shall be collected before
any Justice oi the Peace. in whuse township such
delinquent mIy reside, ~ 5 such suits thall be
brought IN the ilame ot ap State oil OHIO. for the
use OF the brigade in which such fines were assessed
or imposed and all sums under one hundred dol.
lars shall be collected before Justice of the Peace
and any fine assessed OF imposed for one hundred
dollars or more, shall lie collected before any court
having conrIa,=nt jurisdiction, other ike sums
to be c0iect, d by the brigade inspector, or any
other Brigade stsf officer, That the commandant OF
brigade may dcslSnuie; Provided, That suits COM
prau he, t,. IA "a IL