The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-05-27
ion PRINTING.
THE NEW MILITIA LAW.

ne ACT lor toc rcEulatl0n OF the MI
lisia Of this Commonwealth, passed by
che late Legislature, is so very poluu,i
nous that it is next to impossible to find
room for it in the newspapers. Never
.,heless, it is very important public act,
changing radically the whole militia sys
TEN of the State, aud ought to be laid be
fore the people in shape that it may be
compreheuded and understood. 1t im.
poses new duties upon public officers which
ought to be promptly attended to, and
the nature Of which the public ought to
be made acquainted with, in order that
they may be effectively carried out. We
believe the law in the main is good one
and will eventually work we'll. 1t may
be defective in some particulars as yet.
but as its defects are Developed when it
comes to be carried out in practice, they
may be amended from time to time, aud
finally the system may be wholly perfect
ed. Important duties are imposed By the
Law on the Commander ne hief Cover
nor) and the Adjutant General, to which,
it is to be hoped, they will give their car
ly and earnest atteution.
Finding it impossible to give the bill
in full ia our columns, We gise an ab.
stract Of such of its provisions as are most
important, and which will convey gen
.eral idea Of the character of the law:
Section irst provides "tbat all able
bodied white male citizeus between the
ages of twenty -one and forty-6ve years
residing in this State, AID not exempted
by the laws of the United States, shall be
subject to military duty" excepting per-
sons 10 the army or navy of the United
States, ministers, of the gospel, profes,
sors of colleges aDd school directors, aud
Judges of the Courts, together with
all persons regularly and honorably
discharged in pursuance of any Law in
this State, and all persons baving served
eeven years in uniformed company
the proof of such service shall be the cer-
ti6cate of the commanding officer.
4 Section second relates to the duties o!
assessors, &C., aud requires that the as
SCISSORS chosen in each city, borough,
ward, or township, shall annually, aud
at the sane time they are engaged in
taking the assessment or valuation OF
real aud personal property in their re.
spective cities. boroughs, wards or town
ships, include iu their assessment roll the
names Of ali persons in their respective
assessment di>tricts between the ages oi
twenty -oDe and fody-6ve years liable to
be enrolled BY the laws of the United
States they shall prepare an additional
column in said roll, which shall be-head-
ed military roll, and 10 such column,
-opposite the name of each person not ex-
empt, shall insert fifty cents, and every
copy required by Law to be made of said
assessment roll shall contain the add.
.tioDs herein specified such assessors
shall give notice TO every person whom
they shall embrace in their military roll
that he is SO enrolled; such notice may
be given By Informing said person 10
writing, by leaving tue same at his place
of residence or business" When the roll
is completed, the assessors are required
forth with to cause notices 20 be put up 10
three of the most pubic places in each
city, borough, ward or township, tha,
-they base made the roll, aud where il
may be seen aud examined, until day
when the assessors and commissioner
shall meet TO review the same, to be al
the same time aud place Of the review o.
real and per-oaal property, or appeals
Persons claiming TO be exempt from nil
sitary duty, must make affidavit to that
effect. s aa 1so
The ninth division of this section pro
sides that the assessors, commissioners
clerks, collectors, or receiver of commute
stiou, ia the execution of their duties
herein prescribed, shall pursue the in
sstructions which shall from time to time
be transmitted to them by the Adjutau
General, aud any assessor, commissioner
clerk, collector, or receiver of commute
tiou, or military officer, who shall refus'
or neglect to perform any of the dutie
REQUIRED of him or them by this act, shal
forfeit and pay the sun Of not less thai
twenty-five or more than hfty dollars t.
be recovered in the name of the Common
wealth and if any assessor, CON mission
er, clerk, collector, or receiver OF com Du
tation, or military officer, neglect or re
fuse 10 perform such duties as are hereb
required. he shall be deemed guilty of
: nisdemsspor, and such penalty, she
paid or collected, shall be paid into th
treasury Of the county, and belong to th
military fluid of the brigade And
shall be the duty Of the district attorney