The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-25

held, and one vote for each fraction greater
than half a share.
SEQ 5. That this act be 10 force upon its
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2'i' 7et i4ea= MARTIN WELKER,
hdS tys President of the Senate.
March &c, 1859.
eNo. 1901 AN ACT
10 organize and regulate an independent
militia.
Section L. Be IL enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. That for tho
purpose of creating greater efficiency in the
militia system, in counties having cities with
u larger population than eighty thousand, it
shall be lawful for any members of the enrolled
militia to embody and organize themselves in
60 independent companies squadrous, battal-
ect to the pro visions and restriction hereinaf.
er prescribed and provided such organizations
shall be of no charge or expense to the state.
Sec. 2 In each of said counties members
of the regularly enrolled militia may organize
themselves into companies as hereinafter pro-
vided; aud each company may ordain and es,
tatfish such bylaws, rules and regulations as
they may deem necessary and proper for their
good government, aud as may not be inconsis-
bCue VIII luis act OF Tue COUStItullOu VI lui6
state aud of the United States.
Sec. 3. That in each of said counties, com
panies may unite and form q battalion to be
composed of not less than two nor more than
i've companies, which companies shall be de-
signated by the numbers i, 2, 8, 4 and 5, and
shall consist of not less than forty (4O) nor
more than one hundred (I0O) men, rank and
hle; and In addition to its complement of Off
GERS and men on the active roll, each company
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hundred (lo0) contributing members, who
shall be subject to such contributions, duties
and service as may be prescribed by the rules
and regulation of the company.
The members of each company shall have
power to elect one captain, a first lieutenant
and other such officers as may be necessary;
and when two companies shall have been duly
organized and united, they shall have power
to elect a major, an adjutant, a quarter-mas.
ter. q pay master and a surgeon; aud when four
companies shall have united, they shall have
power to elect a lieutenant colonel; and when
more than five companies shall have been duly
organised and united, they may form and or.
ganize themselves into a regiment aud elect q
full complement of regimental officers, all of
which said officers go elected shall be commits.
stoned aud qualified as officers of like grades
in the volunteer militia of the state; and at any
meeting or parade the senior officer present
8QaIl preSlQe OF nave com
Sec 4 That said companies or otker or
ganization as herein provided, shall be separate
from and independent of any and other
military organizations and comm ands whatev-
er in the state, and shall be subject solely to
the direct call of the governor of the state and
CT the regularly constituted civil authorities,
for the suppression of insurrection and riot, or
the TepelliDg of iBvasions or the enforcement
of the execution OF the laws according to the
provisions of the constitution and laws of the
state, and in all cases of demand or requisilioD
for a military force by the sheriff or mayor, it
shall be by application to the superior com
missioned officer in rank at the time present
in the city, o or county where such service
IL required.
SEQ s.. All such companies. battalionsa and
regiments when organized, shall be armed and
drilled as near as practicable in accordance
with the system of the United States army for
like organizations; and while in actual service
shall be governed by tie principles of the mil
itary laws of the state and the rules and arti-
cles of war of the United States.
Sec. 6. Every battalion or regiment shall,
Immediately upon the organization fix certain
days not less than tn ee in number, upon which
in each and every year, and at such hours as
may be specified, it shall meet for parade and
military exercise.
Sec. z. Every battalion or regiment shall,
once in each year during the months of July,
August or September, hold an e~ncampment to
continue not less than three days; and the Of
6cers and soldiers forming such eDcampme nt,
shall be drilled iD accordance with the require
meuts of the rules and usages of the United
States army; and when practicable to be in
spected by the adjutant general, and the com
mandant shall cause FIVE days public notice to
be given of the time and place Of such ercamr-
ment,
Sec. 8. Evtfy active and C ,ntributing mem
Der ofsuch independent componiess shall, while a
member of such company. be exemptfrom labor
en- the public highways of this state and from
service as jurors; and every member who shall
have been held to duty, during a period of Eve
years, shall be entitled to certificate from his
oommandant showing such service, and shall
be exempt from military duty in times of peace
Sec. g.. Such independents companies shall
be entitled to the use of the public arms of the
state subject to the same obligations and re-
strictions as those imposed upon other militia
~ organizations In the state.
Sec. 10. The style of the uniform shall be
such as each company may adopt, provided that
that uniform of all companies organized. into a
battalion or regiment shall be one and alike,
and the uniform of battalion and regimental
officers shall c~orresr ond Herewith.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELEER,
President of the Senate.
March 90, 1859.
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