Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-05-07

emnt from military duty in time of peace and all
members of volunteer companies now organized,
or who shall hereafter organize under the provis-
ions of this act, shall, while member OF such
company, be exempt from labor on the public high
ways of this State, and service on ures Provided,
that If any officer or person shall knowingly grant,
issue or use any illegal certificate under the pro-
visions of this act, such officer or person shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and subject to pay
a penalty in amount not less than ten or more than
one hundred dollars, for each offence, to be col
lected before any court having competent iurisdic
tion. and when collected, to be paid into the mill
tary fund, in the county where the offence was
committed.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
Sec. II. Each volunteer company organized
under the provisions of this act may adopt such a
constitution and bylaws as a majority of all the
members of such company may approve; which
shall be binding on all who sign the same and
when any fines are assessed by reason of any in
fraction of such constitution 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 execution, all such fines and penal
ties provided for by such constitution and bylaws
Provided, that said constitution and bylaws are
not inconsistent with this act, or the constitution
of the United States and of this State; Provided,
also, that in no case will the State pay any costs OF
such prosecution.
Sec l3. That all military commissions issued,
except the Quartermaster General, Adjutant Zen
cral, Paymaster General, and aid-de-camp to the
commander in-chief, shall expire in five years
from the date thereof; Provided, that any officer
holding 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
under his former commission; Provided, also,
that nothing this act shall be so construed as to
disqualify any staff officer, or any officer of the
line from holding commission after he may ar
rive at the age of forty-fve years; and, further
provided, that every officer who shall remove out
of the bounds of his command, or who shall be an
| sent from his command six months, without iea.e
of the commanding officer of his brigade, snail De
considered as having vacated his ONCE anu u ne"
election shall be held without delay, to NIL tne va
cancv so created Provided, that nothing In this
act shall be so construed or understood as 10 pre-
vent 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 remove him.
UNIFORM.
Sec. Ia. That the uniform of all companies,
now organized or hereafter to be organized, and
officers to be hereafter commissioned, shall cores
pond and conform to the uniform prescribed by
the present regulations of the United States army,
except the coat of arms which shall be that OF the
State of Ohio; Provided, companies now organized
and uniformed, and officers now uniformed, shall
be privileged to retain their present uniform for
the period of five years from and after the passage
of this act, and further provided, that every COM
missioned and staff officer, except Chapains, shall
uniform themselves within four months from the
date of his or their commissions, and every non
commissioned staff officer shall uniform himself
within four months from the date of his appoint
ment, and every member of any volunteer or IN
dependent company shall uniform himself within
four months from the date of the organization 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 Brgadier
General, in any brigade, the Major General of said
division shall discharge the duties of Bngadier
General, as far as may be practicable, by giving
orders to raise volunteer or independent compa-
nies and organizing them into regiments, squad
rons, or battalions Provided, when any Brigadier
or Major General issues an order to raise any
| volunteer or independent company, said General
NAV confine the raising of such company to be
raised within the bounds of any city or ward or
wards town or townships, which may be within
the bounds of any brigade.
UNIFORM COMPLETE
Sec. 9. Every officer of the line and staff, and
every officer and soldier of any volunteer compa-
nv. shall provide himself with uniform complete
as required by law. and each commissioned officer
shall also provide himself with a suitable sword.
anu 'iie aIa H.. H., Zoo from anv and
sU,oeis sian =. ny. ~ =, a., o;1;l case and
al process o. ;ndonondent com
M III "..,.,, ao,,,ro;ss;oned and non-comm;ss
ioned officer, while serving such, shall be free
from any arrest on any civil process, while going
to, and during tne ume "nile a''enuhu2 a.1e ~
turning home from any muster Ut paraue Irosi-
ded, however, that such Hienioer VI any 'oiui'e'l
company or rcommlssioneo omeer shaii oihy iia.e
reasonable time going to ana returning nome iroin
such muster or parade
FINES
Sec. II. Every ynon-commissioned officer, mu-
sican and private who shall refuse to appear fully
armed and equipped on any day of muster required
by this act, shall for every such refusal or neglect
pay the sum of one dollar for each company mus
ter, and two dollars ,or each DAYS prgaoe or en-
campineht inus'er'
AsshsshAHis VI f IN
Sec. lo IL snail pe the duty oi ti,c coiii,.u IN
ant of each volunteer company, together WIN tie
commissioned oftcers OF ms company "lt.iih tel
days after each day company muster requireu Y.
this act. Provided, IN their opnioh' such uerh ~,
quent would be lined, to make out hse cl ueuil
quents, particularly noting therein the hnes as a.
sessed on such member OF his company, ana !ol tI
what cause; a copy of which list shall forthwitf
be returned to Justice OF the Peace OF the proper
township; such Justice, ON receiving such list
shall forthwith issue summons against such ae
linquent named in such list, naming day. no no
more than eight nor less than three days from the
date of such summons, in which the defendan
shall appear at the place named in such summons
before such Justice, and defend, and in default o
an appearance, in person, or by agent or c9unsei
and showing of a legal defense, such Justice
shall render Judgment in the name OF the state