Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-07
earb division in the order in which they are men
toned in section second.
STATE AUDITOR TO NOTIFY COUNTY AU-
~ - DIT0RS.

. a IL DIT0RSs
sso. The Auditor of this State shall, BY order
of the Chief, issue his order to all OF
;np them TO instruct the assessors of the several
townships to perform all the duties required OF them
BY this act which orSi 6 0e eseb sSbehb brssde or
county, and if there be no newspaper puelshed IN
each county. to be published in any adjoining coun;
for as other public printing Of like nature.
ENROLLED MILITIA.
SEC. S. That it shall be the duty of tie town.
ship assessors of the several townships and the as
SCISSORS of the several wards Of the several cities to
prepare list of ali persons liable to be enrolled as
aforesaid in their respective wards, townships or
districts save and except members Of uniform vol
unteer companies, Township, ward or district as
sing taxable property, make out rolls or list OF all
names of persons enrolled aforesaid, and place IL
in the Auditors office f the e0Int on and II
fore the first day of November, to return an acc9-
rate copy of such records of enrolment to the Ad
jutant General of the State, to be BY him MED
in his Cice and an abstract of the aggregate NUM-
ber of persons returned shall be torWarden ny tne
Adjutant General of the State to the War Depd1It 1
ment at Washington City on or before the hrst day
of January each year. And II any assessor snali
neglect, from any cause omit to perform ms du-
city town or ward, shall perform such duties. All
tavern keepers keepers of boarding houses persons
having boardeIs in their families and every master
and mistress of any dwelling house shall upon the
application of any assessor, give information OF the
names of all persons residing. or lodging in such
house liable to be enrolled and all other proper IN
formation concerning such persons as such assessor
may demand. If any person OF whom information
is required by assessor in order to enable hlm
to comply with the provisions OF this act shal refuse
to give such information or shall give false infor-
nation he shall forfeit and pay not more than ten
dollars for each offence. Any person who shall re-
fuse to give his own name and proper Information
when applied to by any assessor, or shall give false
name or information, shall forfeit and pay like
competent Jurisdiction in the name of the State of
Ohio and it is hereby made the duty of the assess
ors to report the of all persons who may incur
penalty in this section prescribed to the command
ant of the brigade in which they reside: all moneys
collected under the provisions of this act shall be
paid to the county treasurer and go to the military
fund of said county. The assessors shall be compen
sated for their services in making the enrolment
required BY this article at the same rate, and in
like manner as they are compensated for making
the annual assessment Of property.
Sec. g. That the militia thus enrolled, shall be
subject to perform active military duty save and
except in of war, invasion, to prevent inva-
sion riot insurrection in such case the Governor
and commander in-chief is hereby authorized to or
der out from time to time, for actual service, as
many of the militia thus enrolled as necessity
require. and to provide for their organization in
zation of volunteer militia Provided, that in all
such cases, the enrolled volunteer militia shall first
be ordered into service. The militia while in actual
service shall be governed by the military laws of the
State and the rules and articles of of the Uni
ted States and when any troops are in the field for
the purpose aforesaid in this section, the senior
ranking officer of the troops present shall take COM
mand Provided that no person shall be eligible to
a command in the volunteer militia of this State.
who is not citizen of the United States and of this
VOLUNTEER A-ORGANIZATION.
Sec.7. That the active militia of this State shall
be composed of volunteer companies raised by order
of the cOmmandant of brigade within the limits of
the several brigade districts. The volunteer militia
SHALL in all cases. Of war, INVASION riot or nsurrec-
ton be the first military force ordered into the field
Volunteer companies shall consist of men between
the ages of ls and 45i Provided, That no minor shall
be enrolled a member of such volunteer compa-
ny, without the consent of his parent or guardian;
and that all volunteer companies, squadrons, bat
talons, regiments, brigades and divisions, now
formed and ofcered according to law, shall be re-
taned. Whenever, according to the provisions of
this act, DO men shall be enrolled members Of a
volunteer company of artillery. infantry. light nfan
try, or rifle; or whenever 80 shall be enrolled
members of volunteer company of cavalry, such
persons may proceed to the Ell election OF COMPANY any ON
No such company shall be increased to more than
100 members, and whenever a company becomes re,
duced to less than 90 members, it may be attached
to another company, or disbanded by order of the
commandant of brigade; Provided, That whenever
20 men shall be enrolled as members OF llgh! atti
act. to the election of company officers; and when
such light artillery companies are organized IN any
brigade, they be formed into battalion, under
the command of a Major and such subordinate OH :
GERS the commandant of brlga1e shall direct, ana
whenever such companies OF light artillery are or
ca 1ized in any brigade, they may be formed into q
La TALON under the command of Lieutenant Colo
mel and Major, with such other subordinate ofc ers
such light artillery companies exist in any one bri-
gade they may, by order of the Brigadier Genera.
be formed and organized into regiment, with full
complement of regimental officers; all such compan-
es battaions and regiments of light artillery when
organized. shall be armed and drilled as near as
practicable in accordance with the system OF the
COMPANIES TO BE NUMBERED.
Sec, 8. The several volunteer companies of cav
airy artillery, infantry light infantry and rifemen
in each brigade, shall be numbered by the proper
numbers of such numbers in his Office, and in the
Adjutant Generals office, and when they exist IN
sufficient numbers and are conveniently located Tor
regiments and officered as provided BY law And IN
all cases of the same description of arm the Oldest
organized uniform company first commissioned, shall
be first and senior in rank, the next oldest uniform
company commissioned second in rank, and so on to
the Junior organized and commissioned company,
dating from the first commissions issued to ofcers
- '-e REGIMENTS, &C.
Sec g. Whenever there arc not less than nor
more than volunteer or independent companies of
infantry. light infantry, rifle, of one descrp
ton, within the bounds of any brigade, the COM
mandant thereof may organize such eompanlesr INTO
mel and Major with all the staff officers necessary to
a regiment or battalion, as provided for by this act
Provided also, that whenever there are over D, and
under IL companies of any description as above
| provided, within the bounds Of any brigade, the
| iment. Commanded by Colonel. Lieutenant Colo
mel and Major and full staff, and whenever over
10 companies in any brigade as heretofore provided
the commandant Of brigade may organize them into
battalons or regiments both, if there is sufi-
Gent number of companies so to do, and whenever
there not less than nor more than companies
| of artillery cavalry; the cOmmandant OF brigade
organize them if artillery, into battalion and
| if cavalry, into squadron, under the commandant
of Lieutenant Colonel and Major, and full set OF
staff officers as is provided for regiment by thi'
act; and whenever or more companies OF artiller,
or cavalry in any one brigade. the commandment shal
| organize them into regiments; and whenever there
| are over5 companies of artillery and cavalry, tht
commandant may organize the artillery into battal
companies and may organize the cavalry into squad
rons regiments, or both. as he may think proper
and right-being governed BY the number OF compa
| MES of any one description in his brigade in al
OFFICERS TO MAKE RETURN-WHEN AM
WHAT TO BE RETURNED. t.e
Sec. TO- That every commandant of any voluntee
| or Independent company shall make return OF al
| non commissioned officers musicians and prlvate
| under his command, belonging to his company-ant
all the arms and accoutrements belonging thereto t
| the commandant of his regiment squadron or bat
TALON, but if his company does not form a part g
any regiment, squadron or battalion, then he shai
make return to the commandant of his brigade; but
in either case shall make his return before thu
first day of August in each year; and the command
ants of regiment, squadron or battalion shall maxi
return to the coommandants of on OF befor
the first day Of September, annuaily' and the com
| mandants of brigndes shall return to the command
ants of divisions, before the frst day OF Octo
Der, annually; and the eommandant OF divisions Il
the Adjutant General, on or before the first day
November, in each year. All commandments named
| in this act shall make return of all commissioner
and staff officers, non-commssioned staff officers
all members of volunteer or Independent companies
all arms and accoutrements belonging to, or in pos
session of their commands; and all such return
shall be preserved BY the Adjutant General in boo
Of Records in his Office and abstract thereof show
ing the number of the uniform volunteer militia, o
active military of the State, shall be BY him for
warded to the War Department at Washington City
at the same time that the returns Of the uniforme
or enrolled militia arc forwarded, as heretofor
provided
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES HELD TO FIVE YEARS.
Sec. IL. Every non commissioned officer an
soldier of any volunteer company, shall be held +
duty therein for five years, unless absolute disa
bility shall occur after forming such cnmnany q