Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-14

cerning the organization and government of the
militia, as will better promote the discipline and
order thereof and supply such practical details as
are needed to make that organization systematic
Sec. 3. That the commander-in-chief may, if
ne shall deem the same advisable order a camp of
instruction to be held once year, for four days.
during the period of legal encampments, st which
tune the officers of the volunteer militia shall be
dJed IN the school OF the soldier and the details
of their command
Sec. That the proceeds ofsale of useless arms
and equipments hereafter received, shall be applied
to the alteration and repair of such collected arms
rs are OF old pattern, but worth alteration and
pair; and If there be any balance, the same shall
be applied to the purchase OF camp equipage, pro-
protioned to the number Of arms in use by the
State.
Sec. 5. That all arms in possession of volun-
teer companies shall be kept in armories, and shall
not be taken therefrom except for military pur
poses.
Sec. 6. That in all cases where no elections
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 attached toother divisions
er brigades, by order OF the commander chief,
until the divisions shall be so reduced and defined
as 70 correspond with the nine constitutional
judicial districts, and the number of brigades TO
that Of the uditial subdstricts provided, that no
such absorption shall lessen the present number OF
brigades In Hamilton county, nor affect the COM
mand Of ,ficers who have been already commits
stoned. -
Sec Z. That the adjutant gere:al shall keep
| the records, volHmes and papers of that depart
| ment in Office at the state house, which he
| shall hold in common with the quarter master
general, and he shall be allowed for the clerical
labor Of that Office, the sum of four hundred dol.
| lars annually, 10 be paid semi-annually, us the
salary Of the adjutant general is now paid. lie
shall make annual report of all matters coming
within his department. which report shall be sub.
miIted to the governor before each meeting OF the
general assembly, he shall also, so far as practical
Bile, inspect, and in the absence of the commander
in-chier, review at brigade encampments, make
report thereof. and keep accurate accounts OF the
aclual expenses therein incurred, which shall be
paid from the contingent fund appropriated to his
Office, but without further compensation for sucf
sevice.
| Sec 9. The commander in chief shall caus.
two thousand copies OF the acts concerning public
arms and the organization of militia, with an in
dex thereto, and all needed forms and blanks TO bt
printed in pamphlet form and distributed, undel
the direction of the adjutant general, of which
number one-fourth shall be bound with substantial
cover, for exchange with other states and for The
use of genera officers and commandanis of regi
ments, battallions and companies. and the remain
ing three fourths shall be bound with paper cnly.
Sec. 9. This act sha take effect from and afte
its passage.
| WILLIAM B. WOODS,
| Speaker Of the House Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
Il presidauf nj tho ITO