M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-06-27
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militia Of Ohio, enlisted under the requi
sition Of the President OF the United
States.
Sac. /. Belt enacted BY the General As
sembly Of the Ssdts Of Ohio, That the compa
mics Of militia volunteers raised in this STATE
under any pquisition of the President Of tht
i United States, shall have the same company
and reglmental organization ss the army Of
the United States, aud when 90 organized
shall Immediately proceed to elect their reg.
mental officers, except the regimenIal adju.
,ant and quartermasteE, who shall be ap.
pointed by the coonel, and the Tegimenla
surgeons. who shall be appointed as herein.
after required.
SEC. 2. The regiments shall be organ.
lied into bigsdes and divisions, und. Z the
directions Of the governor, who is hereby au-
thorized TO appoint from the citizens Of this
tsute the major general or generals, and to
appoint from the general officers in commiss-
ion in the militia Of this state the brgadiers
general to command such divisions aud bri.
gades respectfully, also 70 appoint all sur
geons and assistant surgeons TO the Tegi.
ments. tIM aIAN
SEC. 3. Immediately upon the passage
Of this actthe governor ghall appoint a med
ical board. TO consist Of not less than three
skllful surgeons, and no person shall rec eive
the appointment Of surgeon or assistant sur
geon unless he shall have been examined and
approved by said board. ~ Il
Sec. A. The governor shall further be
authorized to appoint such numbers Of aids
de-camp as in his judgment may be necessa-
ry to enable him 10 discharge his duties as
commahderin.c chief. He shall also have au-
thority to appoint such assistant quartefmas.
ters genera as may be necessary III his judg.
ment; such officers to rank as lieutenants
cOonels. rtha
SEC, 5. The militia accepted by the gov.
emor, and all officers thereof. and staff off,
GERS in actual service, shall be entitled to the
pay and emolumenls Of the same grades OF
rank in the United States army from the
time of the acceptance OF the troops by the
state, and from the time Of the election and
appointment Of officers of the line, or the
calling into actual service and necessary for
the deeuse Of the state and accepted by the
governor. n..as I..t. 81 r
SEC. 6. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage, and sections two and
three OF an act entitled IAN act relating 10
the militia Of Ohio, mustered into the serv.
ice Of The United States under any requisi-
tiOn of the President thereof" passed April
IL, 86l, are hereby repealed.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House Of Repre- sen.
tatives.
II f..'' JAMES MONROE,
President pro TEN. Of the Senate.
Passed April 93, 1861.
No. 6s.l (. AN ACT Oha.
Relating 10 the bonds of certain officers.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gener
al Assembyg the Stale of Ohio, That the
quar!ermaster general cUmmissry general,
payn,aster general. and quartermssters, com
missaJies, and other disbursing officers and
such other persons having custody or control
Of the public moneys or other property in the
military service of the state, as the govern
or may from time to time designate, shall
severally give bond with two or more suffi,
cient sutetes, to the satisfaction of the gov
eTnor conditioned fol the due and faithful
discharge Of their respective duties in such
form as may be prescribed by the governor.
Every dsbursing officer and every person
having the custody and control of the prop
erty or moneys of the state or OF the trans.
pOrlatiUn or subsistence of the forces OF the
state. shall, from time to time make report
in such form, and 10 such department as the
governor may require; and all accounts of
expenditures the service with the proper
vouchers therefor, shall. once in three
months, be filed in the office Of the auditor
OF the state, who shall audit and determine
the validity Of the same.
Sec. 2. This act to take effect and be In
force llom and after its passage.
a... P. HITCHCOCK.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Represent
atives.
ROBERT C. KIRK,
President Vt the Senate.
Passed April 2s, 1851. r
mo. SOL AN ACT
To regulate Telegraph companies.
SIC. |. Belt snactedb by the General As.
senbly Of The State Of Ohio, That the gov.
ernor OF this state be authorized to cause to
be administered TO all telegraph operators in
this state an oath to support the constitution
of the United States and Of the State of
Ohio. anil that they will not knowingly use
the telegraph lines of this State, or permit
them TO be used, for the purpose Of convey
ing any reasonable messages or dispatch
whatsoever. r0.
SEQ. .. That it shall not be lawful for
any telegraph operator to enlist ia the mill.
Tia OF this state, or in the United States ar.
my, unless the permission of the governor
be had and obtained.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House of Represen-
tatives.
ROBERT C. KIRh,
President of the Senate.
Passed April "a, 1861. \