The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-05-04

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companies shall consist of men between
the ages OF eighteen and forty Eve Pro
Uided, That no minor shall be enrolled as
a member of any such volunteer compa-
ny without the consent of his parents or
guardian. and that all volunteer companies
now formed shall be retained. Whenever
according to the provisions of this act, forty
men shall be enrolled as members of a,volun-
teer company of artillery. infantry, light in
iantry, rife; or when thirty men shall have
been enrolled as members of a volunteer com
pany of,cavalry or mounted rifles, they shall
have right to select their officers and be
recognized as company under the proVis-
ions of this act, and when their officers are
commissioned shall be subject to military
duty as herein prescribed. No such com
pany shall be increased to more than one
hundred men, rank and file; and whenever
any company shall become reduced to less
than twenty members, it may be attached
to another company or disbanded by order
of the Commander-in Chief.
COMPANIES TO BE NUMBERED.
Sec. 9. The several volunteer compa-
MES of cavalry, artillery, Infantry, light in
fantry, aud rif1emen, in each brigade shall
be numbered by the proper commandment of
brigade, and record made of such num-
bers in his Office, a certified copy thereof TO
be deposited in the Adjutant Generals Of
fee, and when they exist in sufficient Eum-
bers, and are conveniently located for the
purpose, shall be organized into battalions
and regiments and differed as herein pro-
vided for. And in cases of the same de-
scription of arms the Oldest organized uni
form company, first commissioned shall be
senior in rank. and so on to the junior Or
ganized company dating from the first com
mission issued to the officers of the COM
panies.
Sec. 10. That whenever there are not less
than three nor more than six volunteer
companies of infantry, light infantry, or
rifle of any description conveniently located
for the purpose, the Commander-in-C Chief
may organize such companies into battal-
ion under the command of major with
all the staff officers necessary to regiment
or battalion Provided, also, That when
ever there are over five and under eleven
companies of any one description as above
provided, conveniently located for the pur-
pose, the Commander-in- Chief shall organ
ize the same into full regiment command
ed by one colonel, lieutenant colonel, and a
full staff and whenever there are over ten
companies as heretofore provided, the Com
mander in Chief may organize them into
battalions as regiments or both, If there are
sufficient number of companies SO to do
and whenever there are not less than two
nor more than four companies OF artillery
or cavalry, they may be organized as afore-
said, if artillery into a battalion, If cavalry
or mounted rifles, into squadron, under the
command of major, with necessary staff
officers and whenever there are four OF
more companies of artillery or cavalry IN
any one brigade the COMMANDMENTS Chief
shall organize them into regiments, and
whenever there are over five companies OF
artillery or cavalry, then into regiments or
battalions or both, if there are sufficient
number of companies, and may organize
cavalry into squadrons or regiments or both,
as he may think proper. being governed by
the number of companies of any one de-
scription.
OFFICERS TO MAKE RETURNS.
Sec. IL, That every commandment of a vol
unteer company shall make return for all
non -commissioned officers, musicians and
privates untsr his command and belonging
to his company, and all the arms and &C
couterments belonging thereto to the com
mandant of his regiment, squadron or bat
talon but if his company does not form
any part of any such organization, then he
shall make return to the adjutant genera
on or before the first day of November Of
each year.
The generals of divisions, of brigades
and commandments of regiments, battalions
and squadrons, as the case may be, shall
report to the adiutant general, annually, or
or before the first day of December, the full
strength of their volunteer commands, the
number of officers, &C., all arms and accou-
| terments belonging to the same, the state Of
efficiency of their commands and all such
returns shall be preserved by the adjutan
general, in book of records for that pur,
pose, aud an abstract thereof. showing thu
number of uniform volunteer militia. or act
i've military of the State, shall by him bt
forwarded to the War Department at Wash
| ington City, at the same time that the re-
turns of the uniform or enrolled militia are
forwarded, as heretofore provided.
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES HELD TO FIVE YEARS
Sec. 12. Every n-eommissioned officer
and soldier. of any volunteer company, shall
| be held TO duty therein for FIVE years, unless
some absolute disability shall occur after
| forming such company. or shall be dis
SOSo
cause shown and every such person, after
/ the expiration of said term, and every com
missioned officer, after serving a similar
term in conformity to the provisions of this
act, shall be entitled to certificate for SUCH
and such certificate shall be given to all such
persons under the rank of brigadier gen.
eral by generals of brigade, and to all Other
officers ~ commandments of divisions, and
the holders of such certificates shall be ex-
empt from military duty in the time
of peace and all members of volunteer
companies now organized. or who shall
hereafter organize under the provisions oil
this act, shall, while member of such com
panys be exempt from serving on juries,
and shall be exempt from all poll taxes which
| have now been or may hereafter be levied II
this State Provided, That if any officer oil
person shall. knowingly, grant any illega
certificate under the provisions of this act
he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanol
and subject to a penalty in amount not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offense, to be collected before AM
court having competent jurisdiction. ant
when collected to be paid into the military
fund of the county where the offense wa