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

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act, shall be entitled TO certificate Of such
service; and such certificate shall he given to
all such persons under the rank of Brigadier
Generals, by Generals Of Brigade, and if
there be no Bligadier, by officers of any
grade in command and to all other officers by
c0mmandant Of division, and the holders of
such certificates shall be exempt from militia
ry duty in time of peace, and all members of
volunteer companies now organized, or who
Shall hereafter organize under the provisions
Of this act shall while member ofsuch COM
pany, be exempt from labor on the public
highways Of this State, and serving ON ju-
ries Provided that if any officer or person
shall knowingly grant issue or use any Illegal
certificate under the provisions of this act,
such officer or person shall lie deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and subject 10 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 collected, to be paid
uJay =" li1r Ie isr f7fSoyd I~+l-" l1i". 50 here
her and fare worse.
The election for delegates to form const
ion for Kansas, preparatory to her appl f''n,-
or admission into the, Union as one Of theks as
dependent andsovereign States of the ATcom-
,an Conederacy, comes off in the monttg on
mt =. L., 1o,, 4olo,, ,,or, fines
""0' Inv In of
sons however REFUSE " S'o 'ioh i''iAl'' pany
therefore the officers who were appointednpe-
perform that duty were disabled in making ior
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oii i'''- ~ 40 way ines
otherwise dcne. speak in particular of kitu-
,Leavenworth county) The free state men titu-
they call themselves, refuse to participate inwlth
approaching election for delegates. HowittIteatt
hundreds of that party Mill .nl9 net follow in such
prosecution.
SEC. 13 That all military commissions is
sued, except the QuarteTmaSter General, Ad-
jutant General Paymastcr General and aid
de camp to the commander-in. chief, shall
expire in five years from the date there
OF; Provided, that any officer holding
commission under the provisions of this
act who may be elected to the same of.
flee, shall retain the same rank as he was
entitled 10 under his iormer commission;
Provided, also, that nothing in this act shall
be so construed as to disqualiiy any staff Off
Ger, or any officer Of the line from holding
commission after he may arrive at the age of
torty-tive years; and further provided that
every officer who shall remove out of the
bounds of his command, or who shall be alb
sent from his command six months without
leave oil the commanding officer OF his bri-
gade, shall lie considered as having vacated
his office, and a new election shall be held
without delay to fill tie vacancy 50 created
Provided, that nothing III this act shall be so
construed or understood as to prevent an APP
pointed officer from being removed from his
office, whenever in the opinion Of of the off
Ger appointing IN, he shall deem it advisa-
bic SO TO remove him.
..a.... UNIFORM.
SEC A. That the UNIFORM Of all compan-
les, now organized or hereafter to he organi-
zed, and officers to be hereafter commission
ed, shall correspond and conform to the uni
form prescribed by the present regulations of
the United States army, except the coat of
arms, which shall lie that of the State OF o.
hio; Provided companies now organized and
uniformed and officers now uniformed, shall
be privileged to retain their present uniform
for period Of five years from and after the
passage ofthis act, and further provided, that
every commissioned and staff officer except
chaplains, shall uniform themselves within
four months from the date Of his or their com
missions, and every non commissioned staff
months from the date of his appointment, and
every member ofany volunteer or independ-
ent company Shall uniform himself within
four months from the date of the organiza-
tion Of such company, or from the date when
he attached himselfto such company.
MAJOR GENERAL MAY ORGANIZE COMPANIES.
Sec. Is. That whenever there is no Brig
adler General in any Brigade, the Major GEN
eral of said division shall discharge the duties
of BIis adler General as far as may c prac-
tcabie by wing orders to such volunteer or
independent c,mpanics, and org gnizng them
into regiments, SQUARE n, or battalions: Pro-
v,ded when any Bigadier or Major General
issues an order tdraise any volunteer or in
dependent company, said General may con-
fine the raising of such company to lie raised
within the bounds OF any city or ward, or
wards, towns or townships, which may be
within the bounds of any brigade
UNIFORM COMPLETE.
SEC. 16. Every officer OF he line and staff
and every officer and soller oil any volunteer
company, shall provide himsefNith un fom
complete, required by law,& each commss-
ioned officer shall also provide him suitable
sword, and the arms and equipments of the of
GERS and soldiers shall be held by them free
from any and all process whatever issued in
any civil case, and every member of volunteer
or independent company, and every commits
stoned and non commissioned officer while
serving as such, Shall be free from arrest on
any civil process, while going to, and during
a time while attending and returning home
from any muster or parade; Provid I'd, howey-
that such member ofany volunteer company
or commissioned officer shall only have a
reasonable time going to and returning home
from such muster or parade.
FINES.
Sec. IL. Every non commissioned Off
Ger, musician and private, who shall refuse
to appear full armed and equipped on any day
ofmuster required by this act, shall for every
such refusal or neglect, pay the sum ofone
dollar Tor each company muster, and two dol
lars for each days brigade OF encampment
muster.
ASSESSMENT o FINES BY COMPANY OFFICERS.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the COM
mandant Of each volunteer company, togeth-
er with the commissioned officers Of his COM
rany within ten days after each days com
pany muster required by this act Provided,
in their opinion, such delinquent should
be fined, to nuke out list of deln-
quents, particularly noting therein the fines
assessed on such member Of his company and
for what cause;a copy ofwhieh list shall forth
with 10 returned T. ajustice of the peace Of
the proper township; such Justice on recciv-
ing such list, shall forthwith issue summons
against such delinquent named in such list,
naming day, not more than eight, nor less
than three days from the date Of such sum
mons, in which the defendant shall appear at
the place named in such summons, before
such Justice, and defend, and in default OF an
laDpearanca. in persona by agent, or counsel.