, 1861-01-18
Col. Ei}ssvortlA's military B3lI.
TErnm the Stn$r Yor,rr,11

Mr. Hogg introduced the bill for the re-
organization OF the mtlitta, prepared by Col.
Ellsworth, OF which the following is synop-
8ls:
Tao milisia is disided into three classes, W.:
Ms Retsrrs; third class, Eztmpt 1iiifia. :
The Active Militia are styled the Illinois State
Troops, composed OF those who volunteer from the
corps compoacd ~ @ , Of three ID dssions SIX M bryade
Infantry and onr Of Artillery The ordinary. of u
If ten
more than one hundred men, aud an engineer corps
Of twelve aud . band oftwenty men to each rcgi
mcnt; The fuli organization Is s11 companies to
headquarters Of each division, brigade aud rrsi-
ment are liked By Law, and Us the number Of com
papies IL limited. and they will be condned to tic
The State troops are required to do four days
re5lmental, two days brigade. and three daya
division {encempmsnt, duiy. for which they atc
diem; Which constitutes fttad for the payment oi
atmory, rout, fuel. lights and ordinary expenses.
They give their own time aud furnish their own
uniforms. which are required to be Of the sancpat-
Each staff department Is in the coutrol Of i.s
chief who is attached to tho stall Of the Governor
tion oi The troops and thc superintendcn:c
OF tho organization; the brigade and division In
epectort arc In his department. In the department
y
eaeh division, hrtgadea and regiment. No cotu-
missions can be held In these departments except
by,,s1aduates Of military Or polytechnic tchoo!s.
paymaatvr, the quattcr.ma.tet and bis entordinaes
who perform, In addition to their regular duties.
those Of tho commssiarat. The chiefs Of the stat
diem lor each days services actually performed:
The IrspcctorGen is required to prepare and
furnish thu State t.oons books Of regulations and
sons cn le hcd in ID. Slate troops cept by per
eons who pass an examination before d board o:
examiners, appointed b. the Governor, who huld !
yearly sespion OF ono week at the headquarters
Of each division, and no non. n.commissioaed officers
can be appointed except ffun the Elite [o7is.
which Is organized as f'llows: In December Ia
Ssh j. ,saniredd to hod q t5l1
and capacify for instruction., arc admitted III the
E.ite tvTps and attend the ioanguratioa next fol-
lowing such drill. Tho men TINS assembled fron,
lurIng the day and arc reviewed md sescra!ls
awarded the medal Of the E4sh toJps b. the GOV
troops exempt from jury and fire duty. nnd road
and poll tax. The law provides for court martial,
encampments, &C.. and IL very complete In all It's
The fund for the support Of the organization Is
raised BY direct tax Of a fraction of 4 mill IN
s'Sa Sc ses5 eeeoad d eiaaes es:. pIaEss o
composed Of all the pcrsous in tho State liable to
militia duty. who are not exempted BY law. The
Governor LAS power to canse their enrolment
liable to military doty il case. Of emergency. TIC
third class Exempt .nilstla' Is composed Of all
who have been honorably discharged front State
troops, and of all others exempt from duty by the
laws Of the State. Thcy are only liable to te
called into service In cases Of extreme danger tu
This biz has been prepared with extreme care,
and is based upon s. ystcm Of organization OF the
mili1ta, to which Col Eliewo.th Is deyptias his
tire time ard energies. This system ignores the
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