Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-04-23
WHOLE NUMBER, 1855
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squadron, battalion, or regiment brigade or court
martial before whom, or on whose account the
same are assessed, or incurred, shall have process
from any courts Of this state within the proper
county and Of competent iurslictroa TO enforce
the same to final judgement and execution, andin
al cases the records Of such company regiments
brigade or court martial, shall be received as Pri-
ma facie evidence; Provided, that in all cases
the defendant on trial may prove in evidence any
irrsgslassy, IN the assessing Of fsleh fns o. sny
other lawful matter Of defence not reaching
back Of the organization Of such company, or the
enrolment of the defendant.
cosTs-HoW PAID.
Sec. 20. All costs made by virtue Of any suit
brought to recover fines Of any description, where
the State fails, shall be paid out Of the military
fund Of the brigade or bigades, if any more than
one brigade is interested in such suit.
POWER OF sHERIFFs AND MAYORS IN RIOTS.
Sec. q. That in cases Of riot or insurection,
if any commanlant Of an independent or volun-
teer company, or any commaudant Of a squadron,
battalion, regiment, brigade or division, shall re-
fuse or neglect to appear with such military force
a. the time and place as the proper Sheriff Of
the county. or Mayor of the city shall direct, such
officer shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, nor less than ten dollars on COM
plaint Of said Sheriff or Mayor, before any court
having competent jurisdiction; and every non
commissioned officer, musician or private, who re-
fuses orhegects to turn out and appear immediate
" on being notified BY any proper officer Of his
brigade, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
ten dollars, to be collected as herein provided; the
aforesaid fnes when collected shall 60 into the MIL:
itsry fund; PROVED, That in all cases of demand
or requisition for military force by the Sheriff or
Mayor it shall be by application to the superior
commissioned officer in rank at the time present in
in the city, town or county where such service is
required.
coxMANDANTs TO CALL OUT TROOPS.
| Sec. 25. Commandants of divisions brigades,
regiments battalions, slualrons or companies shall
have power and arc hereby required to call ont
their respective commands for the suppression Of
riots, or to assist civil officers in the execution Of
the laws, when called upon to do so by the proper
authorities, and shall be furnished with ammunition,
to be paid for out Of the county treasury, on the
order Of the commanding officer of such military
force
PAY WHEN UNDER ORDER OF SHERIFF. OR MAYOR.
SEC 26. All commissioned and non commiss-
i5ued officers and each AMI every member of any
independent or volunteer company shall receive
one dollar and fifty cents per day, or one dollar
and fifty cents per night, or three dollars for each
day and night together, when serving under the
order of sheriff or their country or the order of
the Mayor Of their city, to suppress riots, mobs; or
to enforce the civil law, to be paid out Of the
county treasury, on the order Of the said Sheriff
or Mayor aforesaid.
MUsTERs IN EACH TEAR.
SEC. 27. There shall be three company mus
! ters iu each year. from nine o'clock a M to four
p. m, of each day, between the first of April and
the first ofseptember, at such time ynd place as
the commandant of such company shall direct
which she'll be held at convenient place to meet
and whenever there is not sufficient number of
companies in any brigade, to be organized into
squadrons Jattalions or regiments, so as to perform
camp duty, such company shall muster two days
in each year. between the first of September and
the first of November, and each days muster it
shall be the duty of the commandant of each
company to have the roll called by one of the
sergeants ofhis company, at ten O'Clock, M,
aud shall note all delinquents.
ENCAMPMENT MUSTER.
SEC. 28. There shall be held once in each
year, brigade muster and encampment of all the
volunteer militia in each brigade, commencing at
ten o'clock, m, and continueing not more than
six nor less than two days. Said muster and en-.
campment shall be held at the most suitable place
to be selected by the brigade quarter master, un-
der the direction of the commandant Of brigade,
and the officers and soldiers forming snch en-
; campment, shall be drilled in accordance with the
requirements OF the rules and usages of the Uni
ted States army, and the commandant feach brig
ade shall give thirty days public notice of the time
, and place ofsuch muster, which shall be held in
S the month of July; August or September.
0 Sec. 90. 1t shall be the duty of the com.
! mandant of division during the encampmeut
= aforesaid, to review aud cause to be inspected
d each brigade ofyoluntoer militia within his diyis-
lion; Provided, That he shall not be compelled L
visit more than three brigades in any one year,
Y BRIGADE coURr--How ORGANIZED
Is SRo 80. A brigade court for the assessment
e of fines on all denquents, consisting of the com
). maudant of brigade, and the commandants O
regiments. battiIlions or squadrons and such 9th
e or commissioned officers as the commandant o
IS brigade may designate; Provided, That Wheneve
,r there is no regiment battalion, or quadrOn officer