The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-04-20

issued by Gov. Yates, convcning the Legs
latuge Of the State:
Springfield, April Is.
!, RICHARD YATES, Governor OF the State
Of Illinois, by virtue Of the authority
vested IN me by the Constitution, hereby
convene the legislature Of said State, and
the members of the Twenty Second Ses
sion OF the General Assembly are hereby
required to be and appear in their respcc-
tive places ut the Capitol. in the c!tv of
Springfield, on Tuesday, the twenty-thigd
day Q! April, a. u. 1871, for the purpose OF
euacting such laws and adopting such
measures as may be deemed Necessary
upon the following suhject:
The more perfect oigauiZati and
equipment Of the militia OF the State, and
placing the SAME upon the best footing t.
render Efficient assistance u the general
government III preserving tie Union, CT
forcing the LAYS aud protecting the rlo-
perry and rights Of the reo,!e Also the
raising such money 2ui DINER means a.
may be required 10 cary Qua the foregoing.
object, and also to provide for thc exposes
OF such session. IL testimony whereof
hereunto set hand a..i have caused tie
great seal Of the State 10 Ice hercuuto al
liked, at the city Of Sp.in.tield, this 18th
y d.
RICHARD YATES.
BY order of the Governor
q. VI. NATCH, Se'cy Of State.
Gov. Yates has a'so offered the following
proclamation, calling FOR six regiments of
volunteers from this State:
GEN. HEAD QUANTITIES COMM CHEF.
:>rEiNGIiElp iL~il Il, 1861
"a SpPVEs- > IL 4 .s. 81 i,,-
direction Of the President g! the United
Sta.es, having called On .he Exccu Ike OF
this State Tor the Immediate organization
OF six regiments o: vu!unice. militia, to AID
III tie enforcement Of the laws Of the.
United States and To protect the public
property, Therefore, l. Richard E.ltes Cor
vernon Of the State Il Illinois asd Conn
mandeI-ir.-Ch OF tie militia thereof DO
call upon the c0mmaadduts q divisions,
brigades, regiments, ana independent COM
paues 10 ali in raising aud Org,Gn.H.n. tiic
same immediately, and if there b,. 40 such
forces, then the Sheriff of the county. By
the instructions of the war department,
each will consist OF one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second-lieutenant, four SER
geantS, four corpoiais, two musicians AID -
men. Each regiment will be composed of
one colonel, one major, one adjutant, a
lieutenant of one o! the companies, but
not in addition, one sergeant ma or, one
quartermaster-sergea two principal nl-
sicians, and ten companies. Each compa-
ny will elect its own officers, and when the
several companies shall meet at the place
Of rendezvous, they viii be iormed into
regiments and will elect their own regi-
mental officers. As fast as the companies
are formed the commanding officers will
make a return to the Office OF the Adiu-
tant General, stating the names of the of
! iicers and number of men in each compa-
ny. No person under the rank OF a com
missioned officer viii be received who is
| apparently over the age of 46 or under the
| age of IS years
| Springfield is appointed the place of
rendezv Gus, to which place each company
or regiment will repair at the earliest
practicable period where tents and such
| other conveniences as can be procured
will be furnished.
| Companies will be received in the order
| in which their services are offer Ell.
| RICHARD YATES
! Com in Chief