Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-11
AN ACT to rOiec. the Liues, Liberties and Property

AN ACT to proiec.e LiueS, Liberties and Property Of
the CITIZENS of Nashville.
WHEREAS, our country seems TO be inevitably
domed 10 gene. al LvII War, the end and cUnsequen
Ces which one pOssbiy foIssee but 10 guard
against the resuIis OF SUCH a war, II bvcOmvs para
duty the part OF CITIZENS to organize and
co lip The best possible manner meet uang and
threatened destruItlon to themselves their families
property, com that dange- when from whence
it may III refore 10 enable them to do so in the must
efficient manner, tits
SEC 1. Enacted By The City Council IF Nashri le, That
those OF citizens WHO age, business engage
M nts or other cause canot hIInc, be earnestly
requested To form themselves into volunteer Reg
To be known as the ''HoAE GUARD Or THE LTTY UF
NASHVILLE"
sc. 2. Be IL further enacted That said Regiment
shall consist OF Colon, one Lieutenant Colonel
and two Majors vita the usual number staff Off
GERS, anu egat CON Ianles--one COMPANY from edCh
Ward of he City. The Companies from the LIST, 9th,
18th and Wards constitute the First BdttaIlion
the Com anies Of the End, yrd, 4h and 5th TO
constitute the Seconi Ba, talOn The IOloneIs TO be
elected by the Regiment, and the Major each Bat
talIUn elected by the Battalion which be-
longs The staff officers TO be appointed by the Colonel
COmmandanL.
SEC. 3. Each Company shall consst of one Captain
one First, SecOL I'd Thru Lieutenant, Ensign,
besides the usual quota of nOncOmmlssoned Officers
not less than 81 nor more than 100 Privates-the
Captains, Lieutenants and Ensigns 10 be elected by
their respective Companies; the non-commI ssioued
Officers OF the Company 10 be appointed by the Cap
tain.
Sea So soon as so many as six Companies report
themselves TO the Mayor having organized as herein
REQ fed elected their Company Uicers suall be
his duty TO appoint day for the election the Col
onei FUmmandant, Lieutenant Colonel and Ma for
each BattaiIon gI at least tive days notice in the
daily papers OF the city, OF the time and places of
voting, which sh al be the usual places of voting in
the respective Wards it being hereby made the duty
Of the City Mshal and his deput,s provide for the
ming and holding scch election the To b. open
Ell at one 'cfDck +. III. and cioseu O'Clock NJ the
returns thereo TO be to the Mayor and Recorder
whose duty IL shall be To declare the person having
highest num"er of Votes duly elected the respective
offices a certihcateeof which the seal of the
Corporation shall be Civ to each officer so elected
SEC s. II shall be the duty OF the Field Officers as
well Captains of Compan soun soon after
the election as practicable " meet the Committee of
Safety consult to the best means of defence the
best arms be used, and all other matters touching
such efence and report the same TO The City Council
as eaI ly as practicable.
SEC g The officers of said Regiment, field and COM
pany in convention may adopt such ruiz anu regula
lions they may best TO govern themselv, and
promot their efficiency. Provided, the same do not
with any the laws, rules regulations which have
been or hereafter may be established by the City
Council.
SEC T. The City Council shall have the p,wer any
time by dissolve the Regiment, and when dis
shall be the duty OF tine officers TO that all
the inns, ammunition &C., then on hand be returned
to the city authorities
SEC g. IL is intended by this act to suppant or
in any interfere with The police Of
the Cy nor is the military force herein provided for
10 be called actua service until 1t shall have been
ascrined that the c il police force is insufficient to
ity or property Of its citizens there present
danger OF invasion or nsurrecton.
Approved April 20, 1851.
Attest, W. A GLENN,
apr2I Recorder.