The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-04-30
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 5S. AN ACT ..
To srganize and discipline the Militia and Vol
untcer Militia.
VOLUNTEER MILITIA ORGANIZATION.

untCer MllltlA.
VOLUNTEER RMtLITIA-oRGANIzAT1oN
Soc 7. That the active militia of this state
ali an he composed Of vU iunteer companies, raised
bv order of the commandans OF urlgaue "i.nlh sac
limits of the several brigade districts lie vol
unteer militia shall, in cases oil var lH'aslou'
riot or insurreeton be the first military iorce or,
dered into the field. Volunteer companies shall
consist of men hetwee1 the ages OF eighteen ana
for,y.fye: Provided that no minor shall be enroll
.d without the elnseut Of his parent or guardian :
and thal all volunteer companies, sqnhhrohs' pA1-
tallions regiments brisades and divisions, now
formed and officered according to law, shai DC re-
tanned Whenever according TO the provisions oil
This act forty men sLall be enrolled as members
of n volunteer company or artillery, infantry
light infantry, or ride OF whenever th'rty men
shall be enrolled as members OF volunteer com
pany of cavalry, such person may proceed TO lhe
election of company nihcerS IN the III us P,e
scribed by section fifty seven of this act. No
such company shall be increased to more than a
hundred ineIrrbers and whenever company oe'
comes reduced to less than twenty inemOefs; II
NAV be attached to another company, or as
handed by order of the commandant OF brigade;
Provided. That whenever twenty men shall be
enrolled as members of light artillery company,
they may proceed as provided IN tins act, 10 the
election of company officers; when TWO such llgh'
artillery companies are organizedlin any brigade,
they NAV be formed into a battalion under the
command of n Major, and such subordinate ON
GERS as the commandant of brigade shall direct
and whenever three such companies OF light ar
tillery are organized ia any brigade, that may oe
formed into a battalion under the command OF
lieutenant Colonel and Major, with such other
subordinate officers as the cjmmphdant OF brigade
shall direct; and when five such lisht arIilItry
companies exist in any one b.isate, thei may, oy
order of the Brgadier General, be formed ana
orpanized into a regiment, with a full compile
ment of regimental oii,ers all such companies,
bartalons and regiments of light artillery when
organized, shall be armed and drilled as near a.
practicable in accordance with the system Of the
United States army for like orgazttions
coMPAXus TO DE NUMBERED.
sec. The several volunteer companies OF
cavalry, artillery, intanry,- AgEs lr;hAtry ana
rtlemen in eac II brigade, shall be Numbered
by the proper commaudant of brigade, an a
record made of such numbers in his oihce, and IN
the Adiutant Generals office, and when they exist
in sufficient numbers, aud are conveniently loca'
ted for the purpose, shall BE- organized into DaL,
talions and regiments aud differed rs provided
by law. Aud in all cases of the same description
OF arms, the oi lest oTganiz=d uniform company
first commissioned, shall be first and senior IN
rank the next oldest uniform company c7mmls-
stoned second in ralk, and 50 on ~ the junior or
paAized and commissioned company dating from
The first commissions Issued to Officers Of the com
Pany.
REGIMENTS, &c.
Sec Q. Whenever there are not less than three
nor more than six Yo.unteer or independent COM
panleS OF lniAntry' llghL infantry ol llhs W "Il
one description, within the bounds ufany b.i -ale
she commaudant thereof may orSIniIt suah CON.
paaies into battalion under the comm nd OF q
L;euten0nt Colonel aud Major, with all the staff
officers necessary to a regiment or battalion. ns
provided for by this act: Provided, also, that
whenever there are over fye and under eleven
companies of any one dascI ip.iun a above pro
vided. within the bounds Of Guy brigade, the
comnandant shall orgagizs the same iurn full
regiment, commanded by n Cp'uucl L;edteuaut
Colonel and NJ jor. au5 Il full staff, and whenever
heretofore provided, the commandlnt of brigade
may organize them into ba'talonS ~ regiments, or
both if there is a sufficient number OF companies
40 TO do and wheney er there are not less hal two
nor mole than four companies Of artillery or clyal-
ry, the commandant Of b igldr may orrana'
them, if artillery. into battalion, and if cav
airy, into squadron, under the command OF
Lieutenant Co!o.el aud Mlinr, and full SET Of
staff Officers as is provided for regiment hY this
act; and whenever here are fur or m're com?a-
nes of artillery or cavalry in any one brigade, the
eommandant Of said hrgaas shall organ 2 them IN
to regiments: and whenever there are over i've com
panies of artillery or cavalry, The comm Iudaut Of
said brigade maI organize the artillery iTio bat
talions or regiments or both If there is sufficient
numb Of companies, and may organize the cav
airy into squadrons or regiments or both, rs h'
NAV think proper aud right -heing govern hy
The pumSer of companies, Of any one description
in his brigade in all cases.
- oYyIoEHs TO MAKE RETURS--wHES AND WHAT To Be
KLTuENED.
Sec. 10. That every commanlant Of any voluu
, teer or indel endeut company sh1ll make return
of all non commissioned officers, musicians aud
priYales under his command, helon2 N 70 he
company-anl all the arms aud ACCOMPLISHMENTS