The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-30

OF the State and the rules and articles of war
of the United 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 command. Provi-
ded that no person shall lie eligible to a com
mand in the volunteer militia of this State,
who is not u citizen Of the United States and
of this State.
| VOLUNTEER MILITIA--oRGANIZ
TION.
SEC. Z. That the active militia of this
State shall be composed of volunteer compa-
MES, raised by order of the commandment of
brigade within the limits Of the several bri-
gade districts. The volunteer militia shall, in
all cases Of war invasion, riot or insurrectioh,
be the first military ordered into the field.
Volunteer companies shall consist Of men be-
! tween the ages of 18 and 45: Provided that
no minor shall he enrolled as member of
any such volunteer company without the con-
sent of his parent or guardian; and that all
volunteer companies, squadrons, battaliOns,
regiments, brigades and divisions, now fure
ed and differed according to law, sha
retained. Whenever, according to the RED
visions Of this act, forty men shall be en- 90
ed as members of volunteer company
tillery, infantry, light infantry, or rifi'M
whenever thirty men shall be enrolloary, |
members of volunteer company Of cay ex-
such persons may proceed to the elect ;GI
company officers in the mode prescrib{nIr
section fifty COY of this act. No such II
pany shall be increased to more than Ters
dred members, and whenever compan,
comes reduced to less thon twenty men o.o,
IT may be attached to another compan
| Il H.. ho JnI k,ro of In /
| brigade Provided, That whenever tyoen-
men shall be enrolled as members of a l?-I
artillery company, they may proceed as tod ?
ded in this act to the election of compans,.
ficers; When two such light artillery cohiiP5SS-I
nies are organized in any brigade, they may
be formed into battalion, under the com.
mand of Major, and such subordinate ofii-
GERS as the commander Of brigade shall direct
and when three snch companies of light ar
tillery are organized in any brigade, they
may be formed into battalion under the
command of a Lieutenant Colonel and Major,
with such other Subordinate officers as the
commandment of brigade shall direct; and
when five such light artillery companies ex-
ist in any one brigade they, by order Of the
Brigadier General he formed and organized
into regiment, with iull complement Of
regimental officers; all such companies, bat
talions and regiments of light artillery, when
organized, shall be armed and manned as
near as practicable in accordance with the sys-
tenn of the United States army for like Or
CARNATIONS.
COMPANIES TO DE NUMBERED.
SEC. g. The several volunteer companies Of
cavalry, artillery, Light iniantry,and riilemen in
each brigade shall be numbered by the prop
er commandant Of brigade, and record made
of such numbers in bis Office, and in the Ad-
lutanC Generals office, and when they exist
in sufficient numbers and are conveniently
| located for the purpose shall be organized Ill
to battaons and regiments, and officers as
provided by law. And in all cases of the
same description OF arms, the oldest organ
lied Uniform company first commissioned,
shall be first and senior OF ranks, the next
oldest uniform company commissioned, Sec
ond in rank and so on to the junior organ
lied and commissioned company, dating from
the first commissions issued to officers Of the
company.
REGIMENT, &c.)
Sec. 8. Whenever there are not less than
three nor more than six volunteer or indie
pendent companies Of infantry, light infantry,
or rifle, of any one description within the
bounds ofany brigade, the commandant there
of may organize such companies into bat
talon under the command Of Lieutenant
Colonel and Major with all the staff officers
necessary to a regiment or battalion, as pro-
yided by this act: Provided, also, that when
ever there are over FIVE and under eleven
companies Of any one description as above
provided, within the bounds Of any brigade
the commandant Shall organize the same in
to fall regiment, commanded by Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel, and Major, and full
staff, and henever there ale over ten COM
panes in any one brigade as heretofore provi-
ded, the commanlant OF brigade may organ
iZe them into battallons OF regiments, or 10th
il there is sufficient number of companies
SO to do and whenever there are not less
than two, nor more than four companies of
artillery or cavalry; the commandant OF bri
gade may organize them of artillery, into
battalion and ifcavalry into squadron, nn-
der the command Of Lieutenant Colonel and
Major, and full set of staff officers as is pro-
vided for regiment by this act; and when
ever there are four or more companies of ar
tillery or cavalry in any one brigade, the com
mandant of said brigade shall organize them
five companies OF artillery and cavalry the
commandant of said brigade may organize
the artillery INTO battalons or regiments, or
both if there is sufficient number of
companies, and they may organize
the hecavalry into squadrons or regiments or
both, as he may thnkproper and right-be-
ing governed by the number of companies, of
any ONE description in his brigade in all cases.
OFFICERS TO MAKE RETURN-WHEN
AND WHAT 10 BE RETUNED.
SEC. 10. That every commandant of any
volunteer or independent company shall make
a return of all non commissioned officers,
musiciaGs and pryates under his command,
belonging to his company-and all the arms
and accoutrements belonging thereto, to the
eommandant Of his regiment squadron, or
battalion but if his company does not form
part of regiment squadron or battalion, then
he shall make return to the eommandant of
his brigade, but in either case shall make his
return on or before the Iirst day of August in
each year; and the commandants OF each and
every regiment, squadron or battalion, shall
make return to the commandants of brigades
on or before the first day of September annu-
ally; and the commandant Of brigades shall
return TO the commandantS OF divisions on or
before the first day of October annually; and
the commaRdant Of divisions to the adintant
General, on or before the first day Of Novem-
beri in each year. All commandants named in
this act shall make return of all commission
ed and staff officers, non commissioned staff
officcrs-all members of volunteer or indie
pendent companies; all arms and accoutre-
ments belonging to, or in possession of their
commands; and all such returns shall be pre-
served by the Adjutant General in book of
records in his Office and an abstract thereof
showing the number of the uniform solun-
teer militia, or active military Of the State,
Shall be by him forwarded to the war depart
ment at Washington city, at the same time