Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-30
The Military Bills Introduced
into the Legislaturc.

into the Legislature.
The following bill was introduced into
the House last Tuesday by Mr.. Hogg. of
Mclean county. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Militia:
A BILL for an act to organize six Regiments
Of IGfantry troops for the service Of the
Government Of the United States.
SECTION |. BE it enacted By Tie People Of
the Stale Of Illinois, represented in the Gen
eral ASSEMBLY, That the troops recently
called into the service Of the United States
government, under the proclamation the
President Of the United States, and Of the
Governor Of the State of Illinois, when
former into regiments, under the orders Of
the Governor of this State. are hereby au-
thorized and directed to elect, for each reg
iment 80 formed, one Colonel, one Lieut..
Colonel, and one Major.
SEC 2. The said reeimental officers, men
toned in section one, shall be elected by
the persons composing said regiment, in
such manner as may be directed by the
orders TO be issued by The Governor.
SEC. 2 The said regiments, after the off,
GERS shall have been elected in accordance
with this act, shall be numbered first, sec
ond, third, fourth, fifth, aud sixth, as the
Governor may direct. and the rank Of the
Colonels Of said regiments shall be deierm.
ined by the seniority Of the commission Of
each Of said oficers. And for the purpose
more fully to determine the matter Of
seniority, the Adjntant General, under the
direction of the Governor, shall preserve
and publish the order in which the COM
missions shall be issued to each Colonel
elected undsr this net The Governor shall
have full power to issue said commissions
in such order Of time as he may think
best.
SEc A. The Colonel Of each regiment. af
ter they shall have been commissioned,
shall appoint one Sergeant Major, one
Quartermastar Sergeant, and two principal
Musicians, for the regiment commanded by
him
SIC. 5 The G yernor shall appoint a
Board Of Medical Examiners, composed Of
three physicians of eminent ability, who
sbail examine all applicants for position in
the medical service, connected with the
eaid regiment. And the said Board shall
give no certificate to any applicant uaIess
he shall be amply aud well qualified for the
position sought by said applicant. Pne
Governor shall appoint such Surgeons aud
Physicians as he may deem proper for said
regiments, from list Of those applicants
who shall have obtained a certificate Of
qualification from the Board Of Examiners
established under this act In Gaze there
should be no applicants, under dis section,
then the Governor shall appoint such well
qualified physicians and surgeons as he
may select. There shall lie allowed to each
member of the Board Of Examiners, the
sum o! - dollars per diem, for service,
performed under this act, to be paid out @
the treasury IF this State
SEC b. This act shall take effect and b.
In force from and after its passage
And the following 10y Mr. Scammon, O
Cook, which was also referred to the Com
mittee on Militia:
A BILL for an Act to provide for the NOR,
perfect organization Of the Militia, il
order to repel invasion, suppress insur.
reetion, and defend the State.
Reported by Mr.. Scammon-read frs
and second time, and referred to the Com,
mittee on Finance-40O copies ordered t.
be printed.
WHEREAS, Since the last adjournment Of
the Legislature Of this State. circumstances
have arisen which demand the more Perfect
organization and equipment of the Militia.
IN order to repel invasion, suppress insur-
reetion and defend the State, and in order
to effect these objects il is Indispensable
necessary that an extraordinary loan be
made, therefore,
SEC. l. BE IL enacted by tie People of the
State of Illinois, represented IN tie General
Assembly, That the Governor, Auditor and
Treasurer be, and they are hereby author
lied to issue bonds of the State Of Illinois.
bearing interest at six per centum per an
mum, for such sums as they or majority
OF them may deem necessary for the Hur.
pose mentioned in the preamble of this act
aud to sell the same for the best Price and
on the best terms which can, in their iudg
meut, be obtained for the same. Said
bends shall be of the denomination of one
thousand dollars, the principal reimburse
BILE at the pleasure Of the State after the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventyGine (lS79), in the city Of New
York, and the interest payable semi an
nually, on the first MONDAYS Of January
and July, in each year, at such place in
the city Of New York as may be Gesignated
by public notice in three newspapers pub-
lished in said city, one month before such
interest shall become due.
Sec 2. The aggregate amount Of bonds
which shall be issued under the provisions
of this act shall not exceed three millions
Of dollars. The bonds which were pren. I'd
for refunded stock, under the act of Febru.
airy I'D, A. d. 1859, may be issued under
this act but in such case there shall he
printed across the face Of the same these
words: Issued under the act to proyide
for the more perfect orgauization and eouiu-
ment OF the militia, in order to repel inva-
sion, suppress instruction, and defend the
State" The interest on said bonds shall
not commence running previous to july
1861; and to provide for the payment Of
such interest, it shall be the duiy Of the
Auditor Of Public Accounts to arse.s. an
nuaily, upon the taxable property of this
State, in addition t. all other taxes. sum
sufficient, with the interest fund not other.
wise appropriated, if there any be. in the
State Treasury, TO pay the interest upon
the debt hereby created which said sum
shall be assed and collected in the snme
manner as other State taxes are or NAV he
sssed and collected. The fund thus col
lected shall be kept with the interest fund.
and shall be applied only to the payment
OF interest upon the State debt. For the
payment of the principal and interest Of
said bonds the faith and credit OF the State
is hereby irrevocably pledged
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
The Louisville Democrat on
the Crisis,