Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-22
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

mo. So I AN ACT

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To organize and discipline the MiIi,is and yoIuntee
SECTION l. Be IL szaeted By the General I5sssnbI
Of fAs STATE ef 0ki0 That all Ablehodied white NAL
citizens resident of this State, heing eighteen years
age and under the OF forty y-fve years exeeI tin
persons exempt by law. shall lie enrolled in the militia
and perform military tu IN such msruer, NOT incon
patible with the Con- tituiion and laws of the Unite
States, as hereinafter prescribed Hf ~
r. MILITIA DIVISION. f,
SEC That the militia Of thi, State shall be organ
.Ied into divisions as follows viz; ~ 15 B..
The county of Hamilton shall form the first division
The counties of Butler. Warren, Montgomery ant
Prehle shall form the second division.
The eounties OF Dsrke ami and Shelby shail Torn
the third division.
The counties Of Mercer Augiaize. Allen, Van wer
and Putnam. shall form the fourth division.
The counties OF Padding Defiance. Williams. Full
ton. Hsnry and Lucas. shall form the fifth division
The counties Of Wood. Ottawa. Sanduiky and Sen
ees shall form the sixth division. ri-....- Z.
fhe counties OF Hancock. Wyandctt, Crawford, Ma
riop and Hardin. shall form the seventh division:
The counties Of Logan Bnion. Champaign, Clark
and Madison shall form the eighth division. .l d,
The counties Of Greene Fayette Clinton and High
land, shall form the ninth division -ol fs r5., !
The counties of Ciermont, BI own and Adams, shaf
The cornties of Ross Pike seioto. Lawrence ana
JACKSON shall form the eleventh division. ..;
The counties Of GaIfa. Merits. Athens. vinton and
Hooking shall farm the twelfth division. .f
The counties of Franklin, Piekaway and Fairfield
shan form the thirtsenth division. -.4 L Z
form the fourteenth division. rS .-.5.
The counties Of Delaware. Knox and Morrow, shall
form the 6fteenth division. r -
The counties nf Richlaud. Ashland and Wayne, sha
form the sixteenth division.
The couaties Of Huron Erie. Lorain and Medina
shalt form the seventeenth division. o..
The counties Of Cuyahoga. Summit and Portage
shall form the eighteenth DIVISION u O.
The eornties 1f Lake. Geauga, 1shtabua and Trum'
bull. shall form the nineteenth division.
The c. antics Of Mahoning, Coiumhiana, stark and
Carroll. shall form the twentieth division.
The counties Of Holmes. coshncton and TuscaTaEas
shall form the twenty first division f.
The counties ~ Jef.rson Harrison and Relmont
shall form the twenty second diFisoR- s.H
The counties Of Washington, Morgan, Monroe, Noble
and 6aernsey, shall form the tsenty third DIVISION
ERIsApEs.
sEc ;. Th1t the divisions Aforesaid shall he divided
into trieades as follows In the county Of Hamilton
In the first division, the townships or Crosby. White
water, Nj ana, stnrrs. colerain, De hi and Green shall
form the hrst br -sde; the townships of Anderson.
MiIlereek. Springfield. Sycamore. symmes. Columbia,
Spencer AMI Fulton, shah form the second brigade
and the y Of Cincnnati shall form the third brigade
Provided. Tkst the Major General or conrandant al
the first DIVISION shall have power to ez.i TO his aid
any number of the commissioned officers OF said divis
ion; And provided further That each county. except
the county Of Hamilton shall be distinct brigade to
he numbered in each division in the arder in which
they are mentioned in section second.
STATE AUDITOR TO xoT1yr COUNTY .uDIroRs
sEc.4 The Auditor Of this Stzte shall. by order of
the commander inch.ef Issue his order all OF the
county auditors Of the several counties. requiring them
to instruct the OF the several townships
perform all the duties required Of them by this
which order shall lie given in newspapers.
published in each brigade county, ard if there he
lished in adioining co-iy. heonsiug to the same
division, and to be paid for as other public pntns of
. IKE nasdre. ~. $50 81 --'--
ENROLLED MILITIA. f-.s d
sEc. S. That it shall he the duty Of the tornship
ASSESSORS Of the several townships and the assessors
Of the several wards Of the seFersl cities % prepare
their respective wards, townships districts. save
and EXCEPT members Of uniform volunteer companies.
ToE nshiP, ward district aforesaid shall
llIy the time Of assessing taxable property
ed aforesaid. aud place it in the Auditors Office Of
the proper county; and it shall lie the duty Of such Au
ditdr annually or before thr first day Of November,
to retlrn accurate copy of such records OF enroll
ment to the Aduant Gepra Of the State to be by him
fled in his Office. and abstract 81 the agTrt gate
Dumer OF persons returned, shall be forEarded by
the Adjuiaut General Of the State the War DeEart-
raent Washington City, before the first ay Of
January Of each And IL any assessor shall
lect from any omit 70 perform his duties. the
other assessors either ef the Of the city town
ward shall perform such duties All tav, keepers.
keepersof boarding houses, persons having boarders
in their families and every master and mistress OF any
dwelling house shall Epon the application Of any
sessor give information Of the names of all persons
residing or lodging in such house liable 10 be enrolled
and all bth=r proper information concerning such per-
sons as sneh may demand. If any person Of
whom Information is required by any assessor, in
der 70 enable him TO comply with the provisions OF this
act shall rense to give such information shall give
false Information he shall f,rfeit and pay more
than ten dollars for each offence. Any person who
shall refuse to give his name and proper infnrma
ton. when applied TO BY any Assessor. shall give
false name or Information, shall forfeit and pay Ike
sum such penalties to he recovered in any court Of
eonpeter jurisdiction, in the name Of the State of
Ohio: and IL is hereby made the duty Of the
to report the OF all persons who may incur any
penalty in this section presctihe - the
Of the brigade IN which they reside all moneys collect
al rnia han af
county Treasurer and go he military fund Of said
county The shall he COMPENSATED for their
services in making the enrollmest required by this
ticle at the rate and in like manner they
for making the annual assessments Of
property. -a-f .ta+..t
src 6 That the militia thus enrolled shall ne sui.
ject perform active military duty and except
In Of war Invasion 70 invasion, riot
or insurrscton in such case the Governor and
nander in chief is hereby authorized rider out from
time tn time for actual servre, as many Of the militia
TINS enrolled necessity require, and to rrOyde
Tor their organisation In the manner hereinafter
scrihed for the organisation Of volunteer nitia Fro
vded that all such the enrolet volunteer mil;
tia shall first be ordered into service. The militia shi.e
in actual service shall 5e governed hy the military laws
Of the State and the rules and articles OF Of the
United States and when any troops in the held
for the purpose Aforesaid In this section the senior
ranhing officer Of the troops present, shall take
nsnd: Provided that no person shall he eligible n
command in the volunteer militia of this State. who is
not ctizea nf he United ates and Of this State.
SEC = That the active militia of this State shall ba
composed of volunteer companies raised by order Of
the ennmandant Of brigade within the limits Of the
several h igad4 districts. The volunteer militia shall
in all Of INVASION riot. insnrrecton he
the first military force ordered into the field. Yolun
eer companies shall cansseof between the ages
Of l. ard -; Provided. That minor shall be enIo
ed mefaher Of any such volunteer company. with
Ont the consent Of his parent or guardian and that all
volunteer companies. squtdrons. batfxiliOns, regi
nents. brigades and divisions now formed and off
a hNll he rrfal l1Qd- hana
to the provisions Of this act forty shall
be enrolled members Of volunteer company of ar
llery. infantry. light infantry, rifle. whenever
thirty shall be enrolled members Of volunteer
company-qf cavalry such persons may proceed the
election ofconpsny officers In the mode prescribed by
section MY seven (5) Of this act No such company
shall he increased 20 more than hu ndred members
and whenever company becomes reiuced to less han
Eenty meinbers 1T he attached to another eompa
nv. or disEHsed ny order Of the commandant OF brig
lde; Provided, That whenever twenty men shall be
roiei members Of light artillery company. they
may proceed provided in this act to the election Of
comraly officers when two such light artilery COM
panies are organized in any brigade. they may be
'ormed into battalion, under the command Of Ma
or, aud such subordinate officers as the commandant
of bri gahe shah direct and whenever three such
panies OF light artillery organized in any brigade
hey NAV be formed into haitaIon under the com
nsnd OF Lieutenant Colonel and Major, with such
other subordinate officers the commandsnt Of brig
,he shall direct; and when hre su-h light artillery
companies exist In any one brigade, they may, ny
Ter Of the BrigSdier Gener be formed and organized
INTO reg ment with full complement Of regmental
odeers all such companies battalions and regiments
0f light artillery when organized shall be armed and
iried near as practicable in seeordance With the
yste OF ne United States army for Ike organization
coxrAsIEs TO sr xrzBEEkD-
Ser. 6. That several volunteer companies Of cav
dry artillery, infantry. light infantry and riemen in
zach hrigeie shall be numbered by the proper COM
nan dant Of brigade and a record made OF such num-
in his ofhce and in the Adjutlnt Generas Office
md when they exist In sufcient numbers and con
located Tor the purpose shall he organized into