Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-29


 during their term of office:
 The state treasurer, secretary, comptroller librarian, and commissioner of the school fund while in office with their respective clerks anG assistants:
 ! Sherifs and their deputies officers and atten dants of the American asylum for the deaf and dumb ; of the state and county prisons of the reform school the retreat for the insane. and public hospitals keepers of lighthouses con ductors and engine-driver of railroad trains and members of the community in Enfield in this state, called Shakers, and members of the society of Friends or Quakers.
 SEC To- That all persons who shall be mem bers of any fire company, authorized by and or ganized under the laws of this state and all per who shall be engineers or wardens of any fire departmentin in any of the towns ofthis state shall during the time of such service, be exempt from the performance of military duty, except in the case of war or inurrection, and all persons who shall have served six successive years in the ca paclty Of fireman, or as engineer or warden of any fire department in any incorporated town ci- of this state, pursuant to the laws of this state shall be and remain thereafter exempt from the performance of military dnty, except in the case Ot War or insurrcction.
 CHAPTER II.
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 SEC. II. The active militia shall consist of not less than forty nor more than sixty four con- panies to be hereafter organized under orders from the commander-inch chief, and shall be ap- portioned among the counties according to pop ulation and when a county does not raise it's quota. the commander-nchief may supply the same by draft from such towns as he may direct, or may complete the prescribed number by ac- ceptlng volunteers in other counties, at his dis cretion; and in case of war; invasion, the pre- ventlon of invasion, the suppression of riots and rebellion, and to aid civil officers in the exc cution of the laws of this state and of the Uni ted States shall first be ordered into service ; and in times of War and iusurrection, the con- mander-in chief may organize from the inactive militia such companies as he may deem necessa- ry to defend and maintain the safety of the state and to comply with any requisition made by the President of the United States. And the active militia thus organized shall be liable at all times to be called into the service of the United States, on the order of the commander in chief. to comply with any reluisition made by the President of tie United States. And the active militia thus organized shall be liabl., at all times to be called into the servlce of this state, and in case of war and instruction, to be turned over into the service of the United States, on the order of the commander chief, to comply with any requsiton made by the President of the United States.
 SEC. 12. Whenever it shall be necessary to make draft for the purposes specified in the preceding section, or to fill up any military com Iranv in this state, the commander-in chief shall issue his order to the selcctmen of any town. for such purpose who shall therenron proceed to designate by lot from the inactive militia, the prescribed number and shall within furty-eigilt hours thereafter notify in writing tie persons drafted. And every such person shall bc en- rolled as a member of the company for which he may be designated, unless he shall within five days. prove to such selectmen that he is legally exempt from the performance 0! military duty, procure an al!e-hodied substitute to serve in his stead or pay to such seiectnian fer the use of tie state the sum of ten dollars and said se- lectmen shall continue to drait as aforesaid, un- til the prescribed number is complete, and there upon forthwith make report of their doinys to the commander-in- chief.
 SEC. l;.. The state shall constitute one militia " division district, which shall be commanded by major general /; and when the active mili- tia shall exist in sufficient numbers, and are veniently located, the commander chief may arrange them into brigades, regiments, battal- ions, and companies, conformably to the laws of the United States. and make such alterations as from time to time may be necessary. Each brig ade, regiment, battalion and company, shall be numbered at the formation thereof, and record thereof made in the office of the adjutant-gene ral
 SEC. IA. The officers of the militia shall be a commander-in- chief, major general, brigadier- general, commissary general, paymaster- general, colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors, captains, leutenants and such other officers as shall be hereinafter named.
 SEC. l5. The governor shall be commander in-chief of the militia of the state, except when called into the service of the United States.
 SEC 16 The maior-general shall be appointed by the general assembly, and shall be commis- stoned by the commander-in-chief; but whenev- CT there shall be vacancy in said office during the recess of the general assembly, such vacan- cy shall be filled, for the time being, by appoint ment of the comnander-in. chief
 SEC. IT. The adjutant general. who shall have have the rank of brgadier shall be appointed and commissioned by the commander-in-c chief, and with his appreciation the adjutant-general may appoint an assistant, with the rank of cap tain, and may remove such assistant at his pleas i ure-
 SEC. IS. The quartermaster- general, the com missary- general and the paymaster- general shall be appointed by the senate, upon the nomination
 
 mendation, may be removed from their offices, respectively, by the senate. The quartermaster- general, and the commissary- general shall each have the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the pay master-general shall have the rank of major. If either of said offices shall become vacant during the recess of the general assembly, such vacancy shall be filled by the commander-in- chief, and the person so appointed, shall hold his office until the session of the general assembly next after such appointment. The quartermaster- general and the commissary general may appoint, with the appreciation of the commander in-chief, one or more assistants, for whose conduct they shall be respectively responsible; and whom they may remove at pleasure.
 | SEC. 19. The commander-in-chiefsh shall appoint for himself two aids-de-camp. who shall have the rank of lieutenantcolonel. The major general shall appoint for himself two aides-de- camp, and division quartermaster each with the rank of lieutenant-cOlO Each brgadler- general shall appoint for himself one ald-de camp and one brigade-quartermaster, each with the rank of captain; also, brigade inspector with the rank of major, to serve also as brigade major. Each colonel shall appoint for his regi nnent an adjutant, quartermaster and paymastef each with the rank of lieutenant; chaplain surgeon, surgeons mate, sergeant major. quarter mastersergeant, drum-major, ffe-maJor and trumpet-major, all of which appointments shall be published in orders.
 Sec ZO: Brigadier generals shall be nominated by the field officers of the brigade, and commis stoned by the cOmmander-in-chief i; and when ever said oflce shall be vacant the commander in'chlef shall issue an order to such officers a , he may designate, belonging to the brigade il which such vacancy exists, directing such office to assemble the field officers of said brigade, a Il IL