Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-21

paid out of the military fund of the brig.
ade or brigades, if any more than one
brigade is interested in such suit.
POWER OF sHERIFFs AND MAYORS IN RIOTS q {
SEC. "a. That in cases of riot or in.
surrection, if any commandant of an indie.
pendent or volunteer company, or any com
mandant Of squadron, battalion, regi-
ment, brigade or division. shall refuse on
neglect to appear with such military force
at the time and place as the proper Sheriff
Of the county, or Mayor of the city shall
direct, such officer shall DO fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
nor less than ten dollars on complaint OF
said Sheriff or Mayor, before any court
having competent jurisdiction; and every
non commissioned officer, musician, or
private, who refuses or neglects to turn
outand appear Immediately on being mott
fled by any proper officer of his brigade,
shall be fined many sum not exceeding ten
dollars, to be collected as herein provided; !;
the aforesaid fines when collected, shall 90
into the military fund.- Provided, That in
all cases Of demand or requisition for a
military force by the Sheriff or Mayor, it
shall be by application to the superior COM
missoned officer in rank at the time pres
ent in the city, town or county where such
service is required
CoMMANDANTs TO CALL OUT TROOPS.
SEC. 25. Commandants of divisions,
bigades, regiments, battalions, squad
rons or companies, shall have power and
are hereby required to call out their respec.
tive commands for the suppression of riots,
or 10 assist civil officers in the execution of
the laws, when called upon to do so by the
proper authorities, and shall be furnished
with ammunition, to be paid for out of the
county treasury, on the order of the COM
mndng officer of such military force.
PAY, WHEN UNDER ORDER OF SHERIFF OR
MAYOR.
Sec. &c. All commissioned and non
commissioned officers, and each and every
member of any independent or volunteer
company shall receive one dollar and fifty
cents per day or one dollar and fifty cents
per night, or three dollars for each day and
night together, when serving under the
order of Sheriff of their county, or the
order of the Mayor of their city, to sup
press riots, mobs, or to enforce the civil
law, to be paid out of the county treasury,
on the order of the said Sheriff or Mayor
aforesaid.
MUsTERs IN EACH YEAR.
SEC. 27. There shall be three compa-
ny musters in each year, from nine O'Clock
a. M TO four p. M, of each day, between
the first of April and the first of Septem-
ber, at such time and place as the com
mandant. of such company shall direct
which shall be held at convenient place I.
to meet, and whenever there is not suffi-
cient humberof companies in any brigade, I
to be organized into squadrons, battalions, /
or regiments, SO as to perform camp duty,
such 'mpany shall muster two days in I
each year, between the first Of September I
and the first of November, and each davis I
muster it shall be the duty of the com
mandant of each company to have the roll
called by one of the sergeants of his COM
pany, at ten O'Clock, a. m., and shall note
all delinquents. rrar
EMcAMpMENT MUSTER
SEC. 90. There shall be Held once in
each year, brigade muster and encamp-
ment of all the volunteer militia in each
and continuing not more than six nor less
than two days. Said muster and emcamp-
ment shall be held at the most suitable
place, to beLselected by the brigade quar-
ter MASTER under the direction of the com
mandant of brigade, and the officers and ,
soldiers forming such encampment, shall
be drilled in accordance with the rules and
usages of the United States army and the
commandant of each brigade shall give
thirty days public notice of the time and
place of such muster, which shall be held
in the month of July, August or Septem-
Der.
Sec. 60. 1t shall be the duty of the
commandant of division during the en-
campment aforesaid, to review and cause
to he inspected, each brigade of volunteer
militia within his division: Provided, That ;;
he shall not be compelled to visit more ,
than three brigades in any one year. E,
BRIGADE couRr-How ORGANIZED. 4
SEC. 30. A brigade court for the as
sessment of fines on delinquents, consist
ing of the commandant of brigade, and the
commandants of regiments, battalions, or
squadrons, and snch other commissioned J.
officers as the commandant of brigade may
designate Provided, That whenever there I,
is no regiment. battalion, or squadron,
within such brigade, then the command
ant Of brigade shall hold such brigade
court, composed Of the company officers o
of any volunteer or independent company e
or companies within the bounds of his brig II
ade, or shall hold such courts composed of &
his own staff, or both, and all as he NAV t.
think proper which court shall be held on il
that day two weeks from the first day of o
the encampment muster held as aforesaid; o
and the commandant Of brigade shall give a
notice to all present at the time of encamp- Il
ment muster, at what time and place said a
brigade court is to be held. Il
POWER TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS. >,