Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
SIXTH DI J.
RIcuV ND. June 10, 1861.

RcuV ND. June 10, 1861.
The Convention met at ten O'Clock.
Prayer b. lev. MH. PETERSlN.
Ihe Secretary ca:i.d over the list uf COM
!pittees for reports. when
Mr. SgAwrLL submitted b: !viicwing report
from Il special committee:
"3, It ortlaiatd, That in sli"t counties Of
This S ate as are now actually Invaded. OF! in
;-hic;,, from the proximity o.. the enemy Of
the Sale, Or other causa, da"grr CA'a:s u mss
o! property to lie cii,z ns thereof, the Colonel
cutninIr'i: AZ ;he mil,,:s Of said ccu"ty, or in
his absence o. Inability 10 act, the mex. highcs;
.tiinr Of such militis. shall, whenever, III his
opinion, ii shall be- necessary to protect the
property Of the cil;z21S Of sIch couat;cs, nave
power and he is hereby author zad and r.
enreG to draf. from the militia Vi such county
5, many men, from time to tine. a. &c shall
deem suIiicient to prevent any loah oi proper
= from lis cuITtt as aforesaid. II" Shall ap-
point SOM. inferior .of1 or cf thrreg; ;G,.n; fro.n
which said men may hc drafted, ~ cn:nmanf!
the same und"r tho authority ard directions OF
the uiIiccr, who shall o,d4r OUT the sane. Tho
said men, 50 drafted, shall !einlin in The scr-
wee Of the State for Hs long as, in the oplbiua
Of the ullicer calling them nu;, their services
are necessary for the purpose above Specified.
,. Belt further ordained, That e:ery gun ard
all ammunition which have heretofore hsen sent
to sucn counties aS it may be found necessary
10 call ou: any portion of the m'li;ia thereof,
ard which l.pve not been used, shall be sppro
priated, by ;hase WHO nave the care and GUS
ip,Y ~ the su;ne, Cor SD much thereof as may
be ie:cssary.) 10 the use OF the men so called
ou!, for the purposes OF the service 10 Wh!ch
they are called; and in such counties aS have
not OIL nani any arms or ammunition from Inc
State, the Executive Of the Stale snail cause
sufficient q"antity Of ammunition 10 pc Tur'
nshca the iicer calling out the said militia
men, for their ,lsr; ard such ntEser shall give
his .cceip: therefor, aud shall T,'ulL Vi ac
count for all such ammunition furnished hin.
under this ordinance, unay not be used ia
INC service.
3. The officer calling out such men shall re-:
port, f-oui lime 10 time, IL the Executive OF
this Common wealth, the pmu.5er Of ;uen so
called olt nv him. and the t'mr OF their e'vIce
rnd the Executive shall Cause TO be paid to
surn men SO called our AID tie rhiccrs command.
rS the saue, such pay per Month, Including
rationS, As The same men would DO entitled 10
Il the entire regiment 10 which They belong
we're called into sh" service OF the State TO re-
pei INVASION. PROVIDED, that aothng in this
ordinance shall exempt any militia man from
ID. srr:ice OF The State, or the Government Ct
The Southern CoHiederacy, should 1t b;c.ne
necessary tn ieqGire the same.
This ordinance shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Mr.. FrsnEg-I desire that the Convention
Shall adept some rule i1 regard to the proceed
inss of this body.
\ great many ordinances are being reported
rom time TO tune. End propose isla, rule ne
adopted requiring that tic ordinances sail be
called in some order every morning, after the
cairg Of The committees. II some rule is not
adopted, we shall never get on as under pres
ent circumstances, we ought TO get ON.
The PRgsIpENT.-The committees arc net yet
called oTsr.>