Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-26

SEC. l-MuSlclS AEN ll'''h!uso VI luS 'S-
serve shall continue Us bercto!nre. Those In
the active class shall be prescribed by the
Governor. He msY furnish camp equipsge to
the active class, U: such portion Of them a.
NAV be TdercG Into e:campnents for military
| exercise. ,nu to tie reserve when. mustered
lE:r :,i.::.A.
CALLING TIE MILITIA INTO SERVICE
SEc. g. When the militia are needed :or :,,'
tvs selvice the Governor shall hEst call out to,
active class or such portion OF !. as ray bs.
necessary, unless the cx;gency is such as TO
require both the active class and the reserve,
but be need not call out the entire active clas 5
bcfor. calling out any portion Of the reserve.
In all cases where the reserve is called cut, il
shall be relieved as speedily sS possible by the
active class
TERM or SERVICE.
SEC. 9. The term Of service ot tic reserve
shel! be IS heretofore, that of the active class
shall be as follows: All under 26 years Of age.
four wears; over 26 and under 90, three years
over 2S and under 80, two years; and the Tcs;
one year. Service as a volunteer shall be est
mated rs service in the rc.lcs class, but sha:!
! not shorten thv aggregate service which weuiu
otherwise have been duo from such roluHt2c:.
VOLUNTEERS.
SEC. 10. The organization CT ;i!r volunteers
shall remain as heretofore, except TIA! vacan-
cleS among Commissioned clic:rS, occurring
after they are mustered into service, shall be
flied in like manner as in the q l.ii.. When
! the term of serTice for whIil volunteer hes
+, been mustered IN is about 20 vH;s;rc. and tho
/ militia company Ill winch. no has been
or ought TO os pi,l u;ir.i is :nGS;.rs u
IN, or about 70 be mustered INTO Service,
fle shall have the uptIcf Of volunteering for
| such torn OF service as the Governor may pre-
scribe. or Of being mustered !G:o the service
with the militia company Vi which he is q
| member. If he prefer to be discharged :rofa
the volunteer service. ne sl.sl! receive his Ills
charge, and the fact OF such di>I:a:ya s:i.l ol
itself be deemed a mastering iii0 service As s
member Of the militia compauy 10 which ne
belongs, if such company be in service. 10
! either case, such furloueh shall be grated to
him as the public safety permits, bu, II sht'i
specify the company Of whicE re IS nIeu.5:T,
4 voluntccr may eject at any time before the
expiration o; his term of service, TO re-eu:er
the volunteer service, and thereupon his ,ur
lorsh may be granted ii the pubic safety peg
mits It
/
SEC. II. All persons, whether volunteers CT
mliiic, who orerstey their time after !ur.
| Tough or leave Of absence, or who shall abscat
themselves from Their company without per.
mission, CT fail to enrol themselves in the mill
| tia company in which they should be enrolled
for thirty days after notice requiring enrol
ment to oe made has been posted ut three places
of public resort in the company district. shall,
! in addition to sucn other punishment rs the
lew may infic., have their term Of service
heightened three days for every day they have
ovarstsyed their furiough or leave OF ahsJnre.
absented themselves without permission. az
failed 10 enrpi, unless they satisfy d c"uis q!
inquiry tina, Suct! absence or failure &c CnFo:
was impossible to be avoided, OR could Cn!!'
! have been avoided by great risk. Of life.
| REPEAL OF MILITIA LAW.
Ssc II The militia laws and the law; 4a!t.
cerniu. volunteers shall continue in force. "a
cept ~ far as they may be in conflict with Ike
foregoing ordinance, and the militia las snail
! apply to both classes Of militia. TIE vxi>tlU. !.
organization shall continue in each regiments.
and battalion district until tue ompanr officers
of tie active companies in the Gistric. are
elected. The authority ol all Officers rcgl
mental and company, under the existing laws,
shall then Cease, except for tt.e purpose ni or.
ganlZing lbe reserve. General aau Still rth-
GERS shall remain ia cornLnssion un,!i thcir
successors are appointed. All acts snd parts
Of acts, in cupfict with the ia .going ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
This ordinance si,aii lake effect (r"r! - pas.
sage, ard MAY be repeated or amended by the
General AsSeubi?
Mr. BRAycn.-l fcg iea7e 70 cGer the Ioi-
loving resolution:
Resolved, Toat the COMMITTEES on Military
Affairs inquire the expedency Of providing,
hy ordinance, that The COMMISSIONS OF the
Field Officers, appointed in pursuance nt the
ordinance passed April -, 1851, shall ex-
pire whenever the regiments 10 which they are
assigned shall be disoanded by the expiration
of the terms of service of the companies con-
posing their commands.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Branch i now move that the Commit,
tee on Military AFalrs be enlarged sy :he ad-
dlticn Of three members.
The notion was agreed 10.
TIE pHgs1DsST.-1 beg leave 10 lay he!or9
the Convention two communications .:3th the
| Executive, also a communication irr!n Mc. l..
a. Harrison, suggesting some aueSdtDcasS to
the Constitution:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
Nov i6.h, 1861
Gen:l.ne,. u Ito CracentiOa:
trsus!ul: ior yy@T confirmation list o.
ColoneIs of Volunteers appointed since the sa
journment Of your last sessioo They are sli
engaged i'll 'he ~ charge Of ,hcr dliics.
Respectfully,
Joui LlTcHsH..