Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-23
LAWS OF CHIC.
Published BY Authority.

LA WS UF CHlU.
Published by Authority.
70 ors.hIze and discipline the Militia and Volunteer
Militia.
SEcIIos ]. Be it enacted By ths Gsnsral .7sssnb,y
n TIE StGfs Of 0hiO, That all atle bodied white
male Citizens. resident o. This SiIie being eighteen
OF age, and under the age OF fofIy-hve years
ping persons exempt BY law, shall be enrolled
in tile militia, and perform military duty IN such
amer, not InconpaIItle with the Constitution ana
laws OF Tie United States, hereinafter prescribed
AiLrTI. DIVISION.
sEc. 2. That the militia OF this State shall be or
ga ized Iato divisions follows, viz:
1he county OF Hamilton shall form the frst divi- |
Eion-
The counties of Butler Warren Montgomery and |
r eide shall form the second division
The counties OF Darke, Miami and Shelby, shall |
f1rp the third diyisiJ IN.
Tie counties Of Mercer, Auelaze Allen, Van
WeTt and Putnam shall form lie fourth dirision.
The counties Of PsuiGins, Deisnce, Williams.
Fai!on Kenny and lues- shall form the htih divi-
The eouni.es OF T ood. ottsws, Sandusky and Sen
eca, siail form l1e sixth dTy!sien.
The counties Of Hancock Wyandott- Crawford,
anon aud Hardin snail lorn lie seventh div isOn.
The oouniles oil Logan. Union, Champaign, Clark
and Madison shall form The eieah division.
The Counties Of Green, Fsyepis. ClIaton and HI sh
land. snail form the ninth division.
The counties Of Ciermont, Gfown and Adams, shall
firm the tenth division
and Jscas shall form The eleventh division.
The counties of Gslia. Jeiss Aihe-s, Vinion
ana HIGsiag, snail form the Iwel!Il DIVISION
The Counties of Franklin. Picksw ay and Fairfield,
Ell al form The thirteenth DIV Ision.
The Counties Of Licking, Auskingum ard Perry,
shall foEEi the fourteenth DIVISION.
The counties Of Delaware Knox and Marrow shall
form tile fifteenth DIVISION.
The count es of Richis and, Ashland aud Wayne.
shall io:m the sixteenth division.
IEe counties OF Huron, Erie. LoTain and Medina,
shall 10 IN tie seventeenth division.
Tie cOuuiies If CuySIors, summt and Portage
sihi! iorH the eighteenth DIVISION.
The cOuut:es of Lake, Gesusa. AshtahIlI and
r TIumbui sliail form the nineteenth division.
The COUNTIES Of Mahonins, CnumbiaHa- sIsTk aud
Carroll. shall form the twentieth DIVISION.
Ine souuties OF holmes, IosEoCloH and Tuscsr-
s~ -, silil foi In the twenty first division
Tie counties Of Jefferson, n and Belmont,
shall forpl the wthty second division
fhe eounties % Washington, Morgan, Monroe,
S0bie aud Guernsey, shall orui tna twenty thIrd di'
VISION.
8RIoApEs.
Ssc , That The divisions aforesaid shall be diri
ded into brigade as follows: Ii the county o: ii Am
iion, Tie MT oIvisIon. tie townships OF CEvsy
hitesa'tr, Miami, siorrs. 20 Icrain Delhi and
Green, shall form The frat brigade; the townships of
Anderson MIl Greek, Springfield. Sycamore,
symTes. Columbia, Spencer and Fulton, shall form
the second b. Jade; and the cIIy Of Cincnna shall
form the third brigade; Prorided, That the Major
General OF eommsndsnt o: the FIRST division shall nave
power TO call To his aid any number of The Commits
sIored ofcers OF said division: And provided further
Thai each county, except the county OF Hamilton,
shsil be distinct brigade, To re numLeTed each
division IN the order III which they mentioned in
section second.
sTATE AUDITOR TO NOTIFY csusrr ,cp:roKs.
SIC. 4. The Auditor Ct this Stale shall by order
q! the commanderIn-chef,i issue his order TO ali of
the county Auditors OF the several counties, rrquir-
ing them TO instruct the assessors of The several
townships TO perform ell the duties required them
By this act, which order shall lie gwen in
more newspapers, published in each brigade or
County, and il there he no newspaper published in
each county. then to lie published any adjoining
county, ielonring TO the same DIVISION, and 10 be
psid Tor e other public printing ul lake nsii:e.
EsRoLLx- MILITIA.
SEc. S. That il shall he :he duty OF the town shin
assessors OF The several townships and The assessors
OF The several wards Of the Cities To prepare
list of e persons Ii able 10 be enrolled Aforesaid
IN their respective wards, townships dis ricts,
save and except mennbers OF uniform volunteer com
panes. Township, ward or district assessors afoTe
said, sha annually, at the lime of assessing taxable
properly, make out roll. list of all names per.
sons rolled aforesaid, ana place Tile Audi.
tor office OF the proper county: and ssalI be the
duty oI tuch Auditor annually, before the first
day Of November. to reIurn accurate Copy OF such
record of enrolment. 10 lie AdCiant Gener of the
STATE he y him filed hIs cf e. and au abstract
81 the aggre nuii er Of persons returned shall
he irw afded ny the AtjuisnI General OF the State
! to the wsr Department at Warrington City.
ON IT efofe tie rsi day OF January OF each year
And If AIRY Shall neglect, from any cause
omit 40 pcro his duties, the Other assessors or
either OF the OF the City. town wasd. shall per.
t form such duties. All tavern keepers keepers of
. -stIIlHB uVuESs- rtfsOIs hSNIng tesrGcrS their
fsniles and every aud mistress OF any dwell
Lang house shall upon tie application of any assessor
give Information OF the OF all persons residing
hr lodging in such house liable TO he enrolled and all
other proper information concerning such persons
as such ASSESSOR may demand. If any person OF
whom Information Is required by any assessor. in
order 10 caile him 10 comply with The provisions Of
'h,s act shall efuse TO give such information, OF
snail give ielse Infcr nation, lie shall forfeit and pay
| rot more than ten dollars for each offence. ANY
| persoa who shall refuse TO give his own and
| proper information. when applied to BY any
sor, or shall give false name or inorD uIion. shall
fur!eit aud pay Ike sum; such penaitiei to be
covered III amy eourr Of competent Jurisdiction, in
HE name ci ihe Stale Of Ohio; and il hereby made
lie duty of the assessors 10 report the OF all
| persons Who may incur any penalty in this section
| prescribed, 70 abe cOMmandaRt OF the brigade in
| which they reside: all moneys collected under the
r.ovisIohs of this sct shall he paid TO he
fn sssrcr and 10 the military fund OF said county
he 1sressors Shall be compensated for their serv-
ees Ia making The nIolImen, required by this article
! a. the ate, and in like manner as the, are
compensated for making the snnua assessments OF
! g5"Ptiiy.
Sc. .. That the militia thus enrolled, shall lie
ieGt To peLG :tive Hilary duty save and
ex Cpl IN case OF war Invasion, or 10 prevent inya
s!1n, riot or insuTIecIon; tuC the Governor
ana Commander hereby authorized or
DIR out, from tine TO time. foI actual service,
Eany of the n.i'iIi- thus enrolled I ecessIty may
require aud 10 provide for their organization the
manreT hereinafter prescribed for the orgeuIzai n
oitne aneer nIia; Provided, tina II al auca ca.
sc.. the enrolled vounteer militia stall first lie
r,eied into service The militia while actual
Stsie. ard lie rules and articles The UNI
S:itcsi and when any troops in the field the
purpose aforesaid IN this section. the senior in:
I onioer oi Tie uoops pIesenI sha tax Command. -
fruy lded. ,hat no person shalt te eIsbi- to i
msnd in the voiuhtcer militia OF IhIs Stale ho is
noI citizen of The United States aud OF Stale.
| yOtUsTEER MILirIA-oRGAsIz.TIoS.
Sxc. Z. That The Il Give militia oIlhis State shall
be supposed volunteer companies, raised v order
OF the comm8ndan OF hrI=ae wthI liIc iiIuils iI:
bIi.aIe uistric,s The yo!uatCer Ia lila sa
I ru 81 al. HGf
the nrsI IA. !iiaTy .OrCe ordered mo Ihe ned. No!an
teer shaii consist of belw the
OF eighteen aGd forty Ave; Troy Ide,, Thai MINOR
shall be enfo'ied member of any volunteer
company, without The CohsenI of his parenl suAr-
dan: and that all voiuntee. Companies squadrons,
hat:alions, regiments. brsad and divisions, no
formed and orlceIed according 10 law, shall he re-
tanned Whenever, according 10 TIE provisions of
tals act. forty men shall be enrolled members of a
volunteer company OF artillery, infantry. light in
fanny o! rfes; whenever thirty shall he en-
rolled of a volunteer Company of Cavalry
sue sOEs may proceed TO The election of Company
officers in the mode prescribed by fifty
i5Tl Of This scs- No such company shall be increased
! 10 more than hundred members AID whenever a
company becomes reduced 10 less than twenty mem
beTs, it may be ATTAINED another company or dis
banded by orGer OF the commandanf of brgade Pro-
vided, That whenever tweaty IN en- shall be enrolled
as members OF a light artillery company, they may
proceed es pro yded IN this to the election of
company OH CeTs when two light iery CON-
panles are organized in any brigade, they may he
| lormed into baitsfiou, under the clmiiland of q
Major and such subordinate officers the Command
ant Of brigade shall direct, and whenever three
eomuanies OF light artillery org any brig
sde. they may be formed into battalion under The
| command of Lieutenant Colonel and aur with
snch otner subordinate officers the command
brigade ell direct; and when ve such light arIIl
ieTy companies exist in any Ole brigade they may,
by order OF the Brsadier General, be formed and
ganized INTO regiment, with full complement of
| reg tMcnta officers; al such Companies, hatiaions
sad regiments of light artillery, when organized,
sie:i &c armed ana drilled ptautIcabIe in
accordance with ilc System VI tue United sla,es
| arm! lor AAe organizations.
| CCNPAhIEs b NUMBERED.
SIC. The several volunteer Companies of cav
airy. artillery, lhfantry. iight infantry aud rdemsn
III eacn brigade, shall he numbered by the proper
csEnsndsRi oi ade, and record ma Uf saeA
nGl.ber5 his ufiiCe, and in The djutant Generals
of,e, and when Ihey exist in sufficient numbers and
conveniently iot a;ei for the purpo-e, shall he
anIzed into tattalions and regiments and D1icer-
I'd provided hy law. And in ali the same
description ui arms the oldest Organized uniform
company FIRST commissioned. shall be aud senior
iu rsnk. The next oldest uniform company commits
e!oncd, cOid III RANK, and 80 to the junior
SanIzed and commissioned company, dating from the
Ist CON missions issued 10 uGiccrs Of the company.
lRE2iAEsTs, GLC.)