The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-29

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ny, squadron, battalion or regiment, or
brigade, by advertising in two newspa-
pers, or causing notice to be set up in
five public places, notifying the electors
to meet at a certain time and place and
proceed to elect the officers named in said
notice, which said election shall be oou-
Quoted in all respects as hereinbefore pro.
vided; Provided, That the poll book
shall be forwarded to the Brigadier Gen
eral, or commandant of brigade who or
dered the election, instead of the Major
General, and said Brigadier General shall
retain said poll book, and if not notified
by one or more legal electors, that they
intend to contest said election, within ten
days from the date of such election, said
Brigad;er General shall. certify the Same
to the Adjutant General, who shall forth
with cause q commission to be forwarded,
according to law: Provided, That poll
books may be forwarded to Brigadier
Generals only by private conveyance.
REFUSING TO ELECT j GENERALS.
SEC. 81. Whenever an election is or
dered for Major General, according to the
provisions of this act, and the electors of
said divisions shall refuse or neglect to
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son who shall refuse to serve, the Cover
nor or commander-in-chief shall appoint
and commission a Major General for said
be found who will serve within the bounds
of said division, then the Governor,
through the Adjutant General, shall at
tach the several brigades composing such
division, to other adjoining and convent
cnt divisions, aud each Major General
thus having one or more brigadcs attached
to his division, shall be notified forthwith
by the Adjutant General, and said new
Iy attached brigades shall then form a par
of said division, and shall b, governed
and commanded by the Major General
thereof, and in all respects be subjec to
and treated as though it had formerly be-
loDgcd to said division; Provided, the
Governor may order an election annually
for said Major General, and whenever the
said electors comply, and elect said Major
General, the Governor shall cause said di-
vision to be restored, and the Major Gen
eral commanding the adjoining division
notified thereof.
REFUSING TO ELECT GENERAL.
SEC. SO. Whenever an election is or
dered for Brigadier General, under the
provisions of this act, aud the electors re-
fuse or neglect to elect one, or elect one
who will not serve, the Major General or
Commandant of said division shall forth
with appoint one, aud the Adjntant Cen
eral shall cause a commission to be for
warded, on the certificate of the Major
General of said division; but if no oon-
petent person can be found within the
bounds of said brigade, who will accept
the Office and discharge the duties, then
the Major General shall attach said brig
ade to and Other brigade within his divis-
ion, and the brigade so attached shall be
considered as forming a part of said brig
ade, and shall be subject to the same law
and rules as though it formerly belonged
to said brigade, and all fines paid into the
county treasury shall be paid out IN the
order of the commandment of said brigade,
who has comm md Of the newly attached
brigade, aud the Major General shall no
tify the Brigadier General thereof. Ma
jnr Generals having attached any of their
bri gades, shall at all times lave power to
order an election for Brigadier General,
and if said brigade elects a Brigadior
General, the Major General or command
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hat of brigade again, Otherwise they shall
remain as a part of the brigade to whioh
they were attached.
REFUSING TO ELECT COMPANY OFFICERS.
SEC. So. Whenever any Independent
or vol lnteer company refuses or neglccts
to elect a proper number Of officers to
command them, agreeable to the provis-
iens of this act, the Brigadier General or
commaudant Of brigade, shall forthwith
attach them to. any other Independent
company of the same description, until he
can be satisfied that they will elect said
officers, and said Brigadier General shall
at all times have power to order an cleo
ton for said officers.
REFUSING TO ELECT FIELD OFFICERS.
SEC. 81. Whenever an election is or
dered for Colonel, Lieutenant C~olonsl, or
Major, and the electors refuse or neglect
to elect the same agreeable to, and Ia con-
formity with the provisions of this act,
the Brigadier General shall appoint any
commissioned company officer to fill said
vacancy, and certify the same to the Ad-
jutant General, who shall cause a commits
sion to be forwarded forthwith, and if
such company officer refuse to accept and
perform tho proper duties, then said
Brigadier General may appoint such off
GERS from among the Sergeants, Corporals,
or privates of said company, and certify
the same to the Adjutaut General, who
shall forward commissions accordingly /:
Provided, always, That from any cause
the superior officer of any military dis
trict shall become disqualified to preform
the duties of his Office, or the said office
shall be vacant, the next senior officer in
rank, belonging to the said district, shall
perform all the duties pertaining to said
Office, until properly filed as provided for.
JUDGES OF ELECTIONS.
Sec SIS. All persons serving as judg-
es and clerks of any election of volunteer
militia officers Of this State, shall, before
entering upon their duties, take an oath
or affirmation to honestly aed faithfully
discharge their respective duties as such,
before any officer who is authorized to
administer oaths, and all commissioned
officers of the volunteer militia of this
State may also administer such oath or
affirmation. And whenever any brigade
is attached to any other brigade, or to any
other division, according to the provisions
of this act, the legal electors of such brig
ade shall lave the privilege of voting for
volunteer or general officers within the
bounds of such brigade or division to
which they are attached.