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

department at Washington City, at the
same time that tho returns OF the uni
formed or enrolled militia are forwarded
as heretofore provided.
voLuarEEn COMPANIES HELD TO FIVE
YEARS.
/ SEC. IL. Every -cemmissicned
officer and soldier ofany volunteer CON.
pany, shall be held to duty therein for
| five years, unless some absolute disabili-
ty shall occur after forming saeh com.
/ pany, or shall be discharged by the
iproper officer; and every such persons,
after the exdiration of said term, and
every commissioned officer, after serving
a similaI term, in conformity with the
provisions of this act, shall be entitled
to certificate of such certificate shalt
be given to all such persons under the
rank of Brigadier Generals, by Generals
of brigade, and if there be no Brigade,
by officers of any grade in command and
to all other officers by commaDdant Of
division, and the holders Of such certif-
Gates shall be exempt from military 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 a
member Of such company, be exempt
from labor on the public highways Of
this State, aud service on juries; Pre-
Yided, 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 be deems
ed guilty of misdemeanor, aud subject
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ten or more than one hundred dollars,
for each offence, to be collected before
any court having competent jurisdiction,
and when collected, to be paid into the
military fund, in the county where the
offence was committed,
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
SEC. II. Each volunteer company
organized under the proyisiene of this
act may adopt such q constitution and
bylaws as majority of all the mem-
bers of such company may approve;
which shall be binding on all who sign
the same; and when any fines are assess,
ed by reason of any infraction Of such
constitution and bylaws, such. Company
may have process before any ceurt 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 bylaws
Pro yided, that said constitution and by
la are not inconsistent with this acs,
or the constitution of the United States
and of this State; Provided also, thatip
no case will the State pay any costs OF
such pro5eetpion.
. SEC 13. That all military commits
sions issued, except the Quartermaster
General Adjutant General, Paymastcs
General, and aid de camp to the COM
mander: int chief, shall expire in five years
from the date thereof, Provided, that
any officer holding commission under
the provision of this act who may be re-
elected 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
50 construed as to disqualify any staff
officer, or any officer of the line from
holding a commission after he may ar
rive at the age of forty five years. and,
further provided, that every officer who
,hall remove out of the bounds of his
command, or who shall be absent from
lis command six months, WITHOUT leave
If the commanding officer of his brigade,
shall be considered as having vacated
lis Office, and a new election shall be
leld without delay to fill the vacancy so
,reated: Provided, that nothing in this
lot shall be so construed or understood
is to prevent any appointed officer from
being removed from his Office, whenever
n the oppinion of the officer appointing
lin, he shall deem it advisable 50 to re-
move him.
UNIFORM.
SEC. IA. That the uniform Of all
now organized or hereafter
% be organized, and officers to be here
.fter commissioned, shall correspond
md conform to uniform prescribed by
he present regulationsiiof the United
States army, except the coat of aEms
which shall be that of the State Of Ohio;
Provided, companies now organized and
and officers now uniformed
hall be privileged to retain their present
inform for the period of five years
rom and after the passage of this act;
nd, further provided, that every COM
1issoned and staff officer except Chap.
ains, shall uniform themselves within
our months from tbs date of his or theiE
and every non-commission-
d staff officer shall uniform himself
Iithin four months from the date of his
ppointment, and every member Of any
olunteer or independen company shall
inform himself within four months
rom the date of the organization of
uch company, or from the date when
e attached himself to such company.
AJoR GENERAL MAY ORGANIZE ceMP4-
MES.
SEC. Is. That whenever there is ne
'rigadier General in any brigade, the
Iaior General of said division shall dis
harge the duties of Brigadier General,
S far as may be practicable, by giving
rders to raise volunteer or Independents
and organizing them into
egiments, squadrons or bsttalions; Pro-
ided when any Brigadisr or Major
seneral issues an order to raise any
olunteer or independent company, said
General may confns the raising of such
company to be raised within the bounds
f any city or ward or wards, town OF
ownships, which may be within the
,ounds of any brigade.
UNIFORM COMPLETE.
Sec. l6. Every officer of the line and
taft, and every officer and soldier OF
my volunteer company, shall provide
himself with uniform complete, as re.
tuireasbv law. and each commissioned