Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-07
AN ACT


10 14nend tile Militia Za,U OF the State Of Ioaoa.
sEMBLY OF til. STAT Iowa, That it shall be the
duty of the Assessors in each County to make
annually al the time of making the general assess
ment, lists of the persons in their respective Town
ships subject to military duty under the laws of
this state, and file the same duly certified in the
office Of the Clerk of the District Court in their
proper county.
SEC. O. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk of the
Distric. Court in each county, on receipt of said
lists, to make an abstract showing the number of
persons subject to military duty in each Township,
and the total number in his County, and forward
a ertied copy Of the same, forthwith to the Ad-
jutant General of the State, who shall cause the
same to be filed in his office.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of the Adjutant Gen
eral of this Sta G. annually, on or before the first
Monday in August, in efch year. to report to the
President or War Department of the United States,
the aggregate military force of this State
SIC. 4. The said military force shall be divided
into two classes the first to be called the PoLun
teer and the second the ReserUe Militia.
SEC. s. The Volunteer militia shall consist only
OF those who voluntarily organize themselves into
Companies of not less than forty privates and non
commissioned officers nor more than one hundred
privates and commissioned officers, and who
shall be uniformed and shall elect officers, and as
semble themselves tor drill. and purposes of mill
tary discipline, not less than five nor more than
ten days in each year. and who shall be furnished
with arms and equipments by the state. and be first
subect To call or draft into service Mt the renuisi.
ton of the Governor Prouided. That upon the
order of the Governor the number If DAYS for
such drill and discipline may be extented to twenty
days. ProUidtd FURTHER, no company shall be
called out, or be assembled for the election of Off
GERS or for drill, ON the day of holding any gene
raj or special cleo ion.
SEC g. The Reserve Militia shall consist of those
who do not organize themselves into comnanies as
aforesaid but shall be subject to draft, or to be
SEC T. Each Company shall elect by ballot one
Cantain. one First Lieutenant. and one Second
Tieutenant. four Sergeants and four Corporals-
and NAV by vote select their place for drill and
make regulations for special meetings. drill or
n,rade
SEC g Whenever in the opinion ofthe Governor
of this State the public good requires he shall by
order direct the said volunteer companies SO or
ganized, to form into regiments of not less than
five nor more than ten companies each and to that
end shall designate in such order the several CON-
panies which shall form the respective regiments
and the time and plnce when and where the said
companies shall convene for the purpose of electinq
regimental officers, at which time and place the
said companies shall proceed to elect by ballot one
Colonsl pna I;entenapt Goonel' and one Major for
each regiment.
SEC. q In like mannersthe Governor NAV order
the organization of Regiments into Brigades. and
Brigades into Divisions, and the election of Briga.
der and Major Generals
Src' To- Ali elections under this act shall be
da ~. o. .,;.b on;;oms us ~ T"ms.;
tuition Of this State
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