The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-26
AN ACT

No. si. AN ACT
To amend sections two and three Of an act
entitled "An Act to provide more efrectn-
ally for the defense OF the state against
INVASION" passed April 26, 1861
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the state Of Ohio, That section
two of the above recltrd act, he amended so
~ n read as follows: Section >. Tie Gov
ernor is hereby authorized TO accept and
muster into service seventeen regiments OF
volunteer militia, and nj his discretion or
ganizc any portion Of the same no, exceed.
lins three regiments. OF eight companies
each, into artillery or cavalry.in addition to
| Il e thirteen regiments already accepted un-
Der the rrQuisition Of the President Of the
United States, II in his Judgment the same
may be necessary to fill any requiSition Of
the President Of the Uuited States, or TO eS-
ecuie the laws OF this state, or 10 repeI any
invasion thereof: Provided, said regiments
I shall be enlisted upon the condition that
they volunteer into the Servl OF the Cniied
States. or Of the state, MS the case may be,
| f0r the period OF three years, unless sooner
I discharged 10y the proper authority; and
! provided further, that such volunteer militia
shall, from the time Of their acceptance, be
governed by the military laws OF this state,
and the rules and articles OF war of the
/ United States; and organized IN accordance
with the proy ,sions NJ the act entitled "An
Act 10 provide for the rapid Organizliion OF
the militia Of Ohio, enlisted under the re-
QUESTION Of the President OF the United
( States" passed April 81. 1881. and the act
or acts am.n6atory and supplemental there
/ to; Provided, tha. nothing in this act con-
aimed shall he construed so as u ap'horIZ.
/. the keeping IN active service OF the state, at
any one tine, or more than len reIIm, MS.
i Sac. 2. That section three Of said act be
amended so as TO read aS follows: Section ,.
In addition to the Bngailers General pro.
yIdrd for by the act entitled "An Act tc
provide Tor the rapid organization Of the
militia Of Ohio, enlisted under the requisi.
'tion Of the President, Of the United States"
passed April 90, 1861, the Governor is here.
by authorized TO appoint three addl,iona
DuralIrrs General, 10 take such command
as may he assigned them; and in making
such appointments, the Governor is not re
s,rictcd 10 make the sane from she genera
officers in commission in the militia Of The
state, any law Of the state 10 the oontTar!
; notwithstanding.
,, SFc. 2. The Governor is hereby author
lied 10 accept, under any call OF the Ptcsi
dent OF the United States, the enlistment IN
the term OF three years. unless sooner dis
charged, Of any or all of the thirteen regi
ments already accepted under the requs
ton ofthe President already made upon th,
state for volunteer Militia; Provided, that Il
fill any requisition from the President of tb
, United States, beyond that already made 70
l thirteen regiments, resort shall first be ha,
10 such regime nts or companies as have beei
already organized under the authority OF th
state.
Sac. 4. That original sections two an
u three Of the said act. passed April %, 1851
q q are hereby repealed but such repeal sha
}. not affect any act done hereunder, and thi
u act Shall take effect from its passage.
= p. HITCHCOCK,
o Speaker Of the House of Representative!
ROBERT G. KIRK,
u President Of the Senai,
10 Passed MAY s, 1861,