The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
AN ACT


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Fer the further Organization and Discipline
of the Militia and Volunteer Militia.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of The State Of CAio, Tnat sections
four and five Of the oct entitled "an act 10
organize und discipline the militia and vol
unteer militia" passed March 2S, 1857, pro.
vding for the enrolment by township asses
sors Of those subject to do military duty, and
payment therefor, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec, 2. That Leaide the blank forms now
required Of the adjutOnt general, there shall
be issued from time t. time, under the au.
thOrity Of the commander-n. chief, such gen.
cral regulations concerning the organic ltion
and govarnm 2nt Of the militia, as will better
promote the discipline aud order thereof, and
supply such practical details as are needed
to make that organization systematic and
complete.
See. 8. That the commlnler.ia, chief
may, if he shaj! deem the same advisable,
ocdar camp Of instruction to be held once
q year, for four days, during the period OF
legal cncampments, 1T which time the off.
GERS OF the volunteer militia she'll be drilled
in the school Of the soldier and the details OF
their command.
Sec 4. That the proceeds OF sales OF
useless arms and equipments hereafter re-
ceiVcd, shall be applied to the alteration and
rap1ir OF such collected arms ls are OF old
pattern, but worth alteration and repair and
II there be any balance, the same shall be
opplied to the purchase of camp equipage,
lroportioned 10 The number of arms in use
by the state.
Sec. s. That all arms in possession of
volunteer companies shall be kept in ormor.
les, and shall not be taken therelrom except
for military purposes.
Sec. 6. That in all cases where no cleo.
tions have been held for generals of division
or brigade, or vacancies shall hereafter arise,
through failure TO elect the counties forming
such division Or brigade territory shall be at.
t0ched to other divisions or bTigades, by or.
der OF the commlnder-in- chief, until the di.
visions shall be so reduced end defined as TO
correspond with the nine constitutional Judi.
cial districts, and the number of brigades to
that Of the judicial sub-districts provided
that no such absorption shall lessen the pres
ent number OF brgades in Hamilton county
nor affect the command Of officers who have
been already commissioned.
Sec. 7. That the adiutant general shol
keep the records, volumes and papers OF tha
department in an Office OF the state house
which he she'll hold in common with thC
guarter-master general, and he shall be al
lowed for the clerical labor of that Office
the sum Of four hundred dollars annually, tt
be paid semi-annuaily, as the salary of thu
adju!ant general is now paid. He shal
make annual report of all matters coming
within his department, which report shall bt
submitted to the governor before each meet
ing OF the general assembly he shall also
so far as practicable, inspect, and in the alb
Eence of the commander in. chief, review al
brigade encampments, make report thereof
and keep accurate accounts of the actua
expenses therein incurred, which shall be
paid from the contingent fund appropriated
10 his Office, but without further Compensa-
ton for such service.
Sec. 8. The commander.in-c chief shall
cause two thousand copies of the acts con.
cerning public arms and the organization Of
The militia, with an index thereto, and all
needed forms and blanks, to be printed in
phamplel form and distribted, under the di.
rection of the adjutant general, of which
number neofourth shall besbeund with sub.
stial cover, for exchange with other states
and for the use of general officers and com
mandants of regiments, battallions and com.
panies, and the remsining three fourths shall
be bound with paper only. a .aa' 2