The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-30


from which said fTelghbhAve been 60 diverted
times the amount received for transporting such
heights. ana such agent or agents shall be deemed
guilty OF mlademeaHor, and upon conviction here.
OF. shall be fined not than hundred dolIar,
or mpr1oned In the county Jail not more than mi
day or both At the discretion Of the court PySridsd
that the provisions ofths act shall In way inter
iere with any lawful obligations heretofore entered
Into BY any railroad company.
secllen I. On complaint Of the Violshon OF any Of
tous, the obseryaDes ofthe same may be enforced BY
Injunction, and the partySo violating said provisions
or any ofthem, shall be liable In damaeeslo 10 the per-
son or company Injured, for the injary sustained n
Section 5: This act to take effect and be in force
from and amer lis passage. ED. 4. PARRoTT
speskerpro ten Of The House Of Representatives
Passed April II, 1861. Pfesidsst Of The senate.
lSO. SOL ANAcT
To encourage and secure the safe ping OF the pub
lie arms IN the hands Of volunteer companies.
section J. BshsHaetsd BY the General AsssmbiJ
q ,hs State Of Ohio, ThA, each company Of the Ohio
volunteer or militia which has given Tor shall hereaf
terglve bonds for public arms. and otherwise com
piled with the Ia aSs and regulations governing such
companies and the issue Of public arms shall for the
care OF said arms, and the rent OF armores required
by law, be entitled 10 receive an nuaIly I've dollars fol
each uniformed member Of said company. nder the
provisions and Limitations hereinafter established.
Sechon q That the eommahdants ofeom IN panies shal
on or before the first day Of April ofeach year furnish
the Adiutant General with the name ana post Office
address Of each uniformed member of said eounbany
ana report each addition TO said company within one
month alter such new member Is uniformed.
Section ,. That the comma ants OF companies shall
record and reportin their returns required by law all
atendances atlegal days ofmuster. all uuexcused alb
sences arrearees In respect TO statutory hhes all
abuses ofthe public arms, and all cases Of ntemper'
ance when on duty, the same TO be embodied in the
annual report OF the eommandant OF brigade, end "a
De forwarded IN or before November tOf each yea
70 the AdJutaut General Said report shall specify all
deaths and removals. and wheher the Interest Of the
slate wi DO slbseved by the retention by said
! pany OF arms for the coming year.
Section 4. That the AdJutant General shall check
OH all names not found upon his books all deaths and
removals, all denquens in respect Of statutory fines
an VINO nave been twice absent without excuse from
legal musterers. all reportsa intemperate day
publc duty, and all who stand reported for abuse
neglect OF the public arms In their charge, and the
sum OF hve dollars allowed by the 6rst section shall
not be paid In respect 10 the names checked OF.
Section ,. That the Adjutant General shall cert fy
10 the Governor the amonnt to which each com pany
Is entitled, and upon such certificate, endorsed By
the Governor the auditor of state shall draw his
rant for the amount.
Section 6. That the money so certified shall be
drawn by the cOmmandaDs OF companies, Ortheir 40.
lhorzed nRents,and be paid into the company treasury
10 De laid out In the care arms the rent OF
and the other expenses 10 which each company Is To-
galiy subjected Providsd, that where tegimemia
Organizations have been effected. said regiment M
omcers and treasurer, shall enjoy all the privileges
and rights which be rein belong to single detached
company.
| SeCtlOn =. lhat IL snail ce deemed misdemennor
under the act OF March 1895, defining grand arce
ny. for any person knowingly to make false return
and procure the money thereon.
section &. That no Tayment shall be made beiort
november Isl OF each year, anil In case the numbe
then reported by the Adjutant General shall not ex
eeed The aggregate Of six thou sand men by more thar
Iory men or one company the total number report
ed snail be the number entitled TO the benefits Of th
act and shall be paid in the order
assoon as practicable after the passage this act the
AuJutant General shall report 10 the Command In
Ohei lhe number OF existing organized and uniform
companies OF the volunteer militia, and their ag
gregate OF officers and men. and the new eompaniei
shall be constituted of Infantry. cavalry OF artillery
as the best interests the service sha In the judg
ment Of the commando chief, REQUIRE And upoI
the passage ofthis act the Comm Chief shnl
lapportion through the state the companies TO max
SAID aggregate Of six thousand me su bslantially
follows, VIZ: To counties having population @
ioO,OO Inhabitants and upwards, not TO exceed tw
regiments OF Infantry, taking the minimum compan
s'andaId oftorty men asa basis; to counties having
population OF 900 inhabitants and less than lCOO
not 10 exceed one regiment OF infantry; TO coune
having population or 10000 Inhabitants, and les
than 5O0OO, not TO exceed battalion Of fve compa
MES Of !nfantry:to counties having population Q
3o0OO, and less than 10000, not to exceed battallio
oithree companies; and TO other counties in popoI
on TO number and density of population, based upo
the census OF 1860, and In such manner TO secur
reglmental or battalion orgnanzaonsin each OF th
divisions so far as practicable; and provided that
ter the list Of APRIL 1861, when the returns contem
plated by this act are received by the Adjutan Gener
al, In case no county has organized its maximum
number of conn anies. and applications are made 70
the organization of additional companies in countie
not having full battalion orga nizalion, such add
tional companies may be organized until com
plete battalion Is formed.
Section o. In the return of artillery companies con
slsting of a full complement OF twenty men, " In
company and other legal parades have been made
with full complement of horses Us well men. sucl
company shall receive the allowed TO the minim
um number OF men necessary for an infantry comph
ny, and In proportion their nurbers are less thai
twenty men, to meet the increased expense incidenta
to the care ofeannon, rent ofarmory and gun Teou
and the care OF small arm TO them issued.
Section J. This act shall TAX Feet AMI from Il
passage. ED. A. PARROTT,
Speakerpro tenn of the House Of Representative:
/ ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed April 10, 1861.
AuDIToRs oFTIcE, FAiRFIRtD County, Ono,
hereby certify that the foregoing laws are col
recly copied from the effcial laws published by
thority OF the State of Ohio.
WILLIAM ROBINSON, Auditor
Lancaster, May 20, 1861.