The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-05-30
THE NEW MILITIA BILL.

We SdtS shS
lures of the Loan Bill, Militia Bill, and
Bill for arming the State. as reported by
Joint Committees Of our Legislature, ar d
which will doubtless be passed with very
little alteration. We had not copies Of
the bills before us at the time of writing
this abstract, but have now the two first.
We correctly gave the prominent points
Of the Loan Bill, and until its passage we
need not further allude to it, except to
say that, although it prepares for loan
OF $500 600, only so much of this will
be borrowed as may be actually demand
ed, and the money thus obtained will be
devoted to no purposes outside of our
military affairs.
The Militia Bill has been in course Of
preparation for some time, and under the
supervision Of men acquainted with mill
tary affairs has been made as nearly per
feet as possible. We presume but few
alterations will be made in it, and there
fore We have prepared a complete alb
stract of the bill, as offered by Gov. Ba
ker, and give it below:
lst section. County assessors to make
annually list Of persons subject to mill
tary duty, and file the same with the
county clerk
ID. Clerk to make abstracts Of these
lists for townships and county, and for
ward the same to ad jutant general.
3D. Adjutant General to report to the
President or War Department the aggre-
gate force of the otate before the lst
Monday in August of each year.
lth. Said force to be divided into
two classes, volunteer and reserve militia
9th. Volunteer militia to consist of
volunteers, in companies of not less than
10 nor more than 100, including officers;
to be uniformed, select their own officers,
and drill not less than five nor more than
ten days in each year; to be furnished
with arms and equipments by the State,
and to be first subject to call or draft by
the Governor, who may extend their an.
nual time of drill 20 days.
9th The reserve militia are those
who do not thus volunteer, but arc sub
ject to draft.
1th. Refers to election of officers.
oth. The Governor to form compa-
mes into regiments when the public good
requires, not less than FIVE nor more than
ten companies, and designate place of
dliii, and election of officers.
9ih. helatcs to forming regiments into
bricades.
10th. All elections in accordance with
Constitution Of State
llth' Relates to commis.lons Of Off
GERS
18th. Governors staff:-one adiutant
general, one quartermaster general, one
paynatster general. one surgeon general.
four aids de camp, and | military secre-
tary.
tary.
18th. Major generals statT-one assis-
tant adjutant general, one assistant i'll
spector general.
18th. Brigadier generals staG-onc
assistant adjutant general, Que assistant
Inspector general.
10Th Colonel's staf-I adjutant, one
quartermaster, one commissary, and ap
points all his non commissioned staff
10th. Governors regimcntal staff
surgeon and assistant surgeon. Relates
also to pay Of medical examiners.
18th. Quartermaster gene al, and as
sistant qu'rtermaster generals and quar-,
termasters of regiments to give bonds
18th Pay of troops except Govern
ors's staff same as in regular army
18th. Relates to adjutant generals
pay.
20th. Quartermaster's pay.
2lst. Companies other than the in
fantry to be authorized by Governors S
special orders.
22d. Provides for complete rolls Of
companies in adjutant generals Office
23d Roll of each compa1y-llow and
Then to be made
2lth. Record of dates Of all commits
s!ons to be kept in same Office.
10Th. Volunteer militia to serve for
six years, and forever after free rom re,
serve militia dut and be free from
personal highway tax and serving 9s jur
orS.
Goth. Officers and members Of vo,un
teer militia not to be subject to orders
of reserve militia
9th. Penalties of assessors and clerks
refusing to perform their duties under
this act
18th. Governor may make through
his staff officers OF Military Board, all
rules and regulations to carry out this
act.
Goth. Repeals all acts in conflict " itb
this.
aoth. This act in force after publica
tion in State Register aud journal
This seems to us a very good militia
law, liable perhaps to some objections,
but much nearer perfection than similar
laws in many other States. We pre-
sumo it will be passed pretty much as
offered, this week.-Darenpot Gazette
Rumored Attack.
BALTIMORE, May %.
1t was understood at Ft. Monroe that