Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-04-30

on the public highways of this State and
service on juries; Provided, that if any
officer or person shall knowingly grant,
issue OF use any Illegal certificate under
the provisions of this act such officer or
person shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and subject to pay penalty IN
amount not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars, for each offence,
to be collected before any court having
competent jurisdiction, and when col
llected, to be paid into the military fund.
in the county where the offence was
committed.
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.)
SEC. r. Each volunteer company
organized under the provisions of this
act may adopt such a constitution and
by laws as majority of all the members
of such company may approve; which
shall be binding on all who sign the
same; and when any fines arc assessed
by reason of any infraction of such con-
stitution and bylaws, such company
may have process before any court of
competent jurisdiction in the name OF
the State for the use of such company
and prosecute to final judgment and ex-
ecution, all such fines and penalties pro
vided for by such constitution or by
laws; Provided, that said constitution
land bylaws are not inconsistent with
this act, or the constitution of the Uni
ted States and of this State; Provided,
also, that in no case will the State pay
any costs of such prosecution.
SEC 13. That all military commits
sions issued, except the Quartcrmaster
General, Adiutant General, Paymaster
General, and aid de-camp to the COM
mandcr-in-chief,sh shall expire in five years
from the date thereof; Provided, that
any officer holding a commission under
the provisions of this act, who may be
reelected to the same Office, shall retain
.. the same rank as he was entitled to un-
der his former commission; Provided
also, that nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to disqualify any staff Of:
ficer, or any officer Of the line from hol-
ding a commission after he may arrive
at the age of forty-fve years; and, fur
thcr provided, that every officer wa.
shall rgl7S1v5 out OF tic b9a,vls Of .kl:
tconlInand: or W:iosslGseif ~ -
his command six months, without 1eave
of the commanding officer or his brigade
e shall be considered as having vacated
his Office, and new election shall be
held without delay to fill the vacancy SO
created; Provided that nothing in thi:
act shall be so construed or understood
as to prevent any appointed officer from
being removed from his Office, whenever
in the opinion Of the officer appointing
him. he shall deem it advisable so to re
move him.
, UNIFORM.
Sec. IL. That the uniform Of ali com
panies. now organized or hereafter to b.
! ORGANIZED, and officers to be hereafter
commissioned, shall correspond ana con
f form to the uniform prescribed by the
= present regulations Of the United State!
: army, except the coat of arms, which
: shall be that Of the State Of Ohio; Pro
$ vided, companies now organized ant
: uniformed, and officers now uniformci
shall be priviledged to retain their pre-
+ sent uniform for the period of FIVE year
t from and after the passage of this act
l and, further provided, that every com
/ m;ss;oned and staff officer, except Chap
, lains, shall uniform themselves within
4 four months from the date Of his o
4 their commissions, and every non-com
missioncd staff offer shall uniform him
!. self within four months from the datt
; of his appointment, ami every member
f of any volunteer or independent com
: pany Shall uniform himself within fou
: months from the date of the organlZa
G ton of such company, or from the dat
c when he attached himself to such com
: pany.
y MAJOR GENERAL MAY ORGANIZE COM
: PANIEs.
Sec. Is. That whenever there is n
Brigadier General in any brigade, tn
# Major General Of said division shall dis
3 charge the duties of Brigsdier General
n as far as may be practicable, by giyin
II orders to raise volunteer or indcpenden
Il companies, and organizing them int
n regiments, squadrons or battalions; Pro
# vided, when any Brigadier or Majo
q General issues an order to raise any vo
= unteer or Independent company, sal
! General may confinc the raising Of sue
le company to be raised within the bound
d of any city or ward or wards, towns
D. townships, which may be within tn
bounds of any brigade.
T. UNIFORM COMPLETE.
SEC 1G Every officer OF the line an
f staff, and every Off :er and soldier of an
l. volunteer company, shall provide hin
Or self with uniform complete, as re4ui
l. ed by law, and each commissioned o
Il fcer shall also provide himself with
o. suitable sword, and the arms and equil
f. ments of the officers and soldiers sha
e. be held by them free from any and a
lg process whatever, issued in any civ
O. case, and every member of volunte
a or independent company, and eve
r. commissioned at non-commission,
r. officer, while serving as such, shall
II free from arrest on any civil proce;
if while going to, and during the tin
ny while attending and returning hoI
Of from any muster or parade; Provide
nd however, that such member of any W
be unteer company or commissioned
Of fcer shall only have reasonable time g
Ger ing to and returning home from su
ro- muster or parade.