Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-07-12
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DEC D. ANY person Offending against
any of the provisions of this act, shall,
on conviction, be fined in any sum not
less than two dollars nor more thanr
twenty dollars for each ofense, with,
costs OF prosecution; or be imprisoned in.
the county Jail not more than twenty
days, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec G. IAll prosecutions under thiA.
act shall be In the- name of the, State of
Ohio, before any justice Of the peace, or.
other Office or court having jurisdictions.
and all Gnes imposed or collected in such,
cases, shall be paid into the county
treasury for the benefit of common
schools
SEC. I. The act entitled "an act to-
prevent the killing OF birds and other
game, passed April 10, 1857, is hereby
repealed: Provided. that such repeal
shall not affect the> prosecution of often
ses committed against said act before the.
passage Of this act.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from, and after its passage,
P: HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of theSenate.
Passed April 80, 1861.
No. s4.l Nm ACT
To amend sections two and three of an,
act entitled can act to provide more
effectually for the defense Of the State.
against invasion,' passed April 26,
1861.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
erat Assembly of The State of Ohio, That
section two Of the above recited act, be
amended SO as to read, as follows: Sec
ton 2. The governor is hereby author
lied to accept and muster into service,
seventeen regiments of volunteer militia,
and at his discretion organize any por-
tion of the same not exceeding three reg.
iments, of eight companies each, into ar
tillery or cavalry, in addition to tho
thirteen regiments already accepted un-
der the requisition of the President of
the United States, if in his judgment the
same may be necessary to ELL any requi
sition of the President of the United
States, or to execute the laws of this
State, or to repel any invasion thereof:
Provided: said regiments shall be enlisted
upon the condition that they volunteer
into the service of the United States, or
Of the State, as the case may be, for tho
period of three years, unless sooner dis
charged by proper authority and pro-
vided further, that such volunteer Mill
tia, shall, from the time of their accept
anee, be governed by the military laws
of this State and the rules and articles
Of war of the United States; and organ
lied in accordance with the provisions
of the act entitled San act to provide
for the rapid organization Of the militia
of Ohio enlisted under the reguisition of
the President of the pniteI States,
passed April %, 1861, and the act or
acts amendatory and supplemental
thereto: Provided, that nothing in this
act contained shall be construed so as to
authorize the keeping in active service
of the State, at any one time, Of more
than ten regiments.
SEC. 2. That section three Of said act
be amended so as to read as follows;
Section 3. In addition to the brigadiers
general provided for by the act entitled
can act to provide for the rapid organ
ization of the militia of Ohio enlisted
under the reruisition of the President
of the United States. passed April 23,
1861, the governor is hereby authorized
to appoint three additional brigadiers
general, to take such command as may
be assigned them; and in making such
appointments, the governor is not yp
stricted to make the same from the gen
eral officers in commission in the mill
tia of the State, any law of the State to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC. 3. The governor is hereby a4=
thorized to accept, under any call of the
President Of the United States, the en-
listmont for the term Of three years, un
less sooner discharged, of any or all Of
the thirteen regiments already accspted
under the requisition of the President
already made upon the State for yolIH=
teer militia: Provided, that to ill any
requisition from the President of the
United States, beyond that already made
fer thirteen regiments, resort shall first
be had to such regiments or companies
as have been already organized under
the authority of the State.
SEC. +. That original sections two and
three of the said act, passed April 26,
1861, are hereby repealed: but such re-
peal shall not affect any act done there
under, and this act shall take effect from
its passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C.. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed May s, 1861.
mo. S5.1 AN ACT