Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-24
Passaee OF the Hsme Guard Bill.
The following bili regulating the organ
ization Of Home Guard, passed the Legisla-
ture yesterday; 8a iaaac 81

Passage Of the ome Gunrd Httt
The following bill, regula6ng tbe' e'organ-
ization of Home Guard, passed the Legisla-
ture yesterday; aa it1nnc Il
......s HOUSE, BILL, 4s9. r5itf
An lcf % Efablish HOME GrarSs N cias, and op'sf
Munieipal Interpretations, and N ooHniis,;
Be Il en- acted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Ohio, that the inhabitants Of
any city, or other municipal corporation
may organize themselves into military
BODY, for defending themselves against In
vasion, and TO suppress riots or insurrection,
TO be styled the Home Guards Of such cor
poTation. sr n ".r59
2. No Home Guard shall be ordered beyond
the limits Of the county wherein Il shallbe
orRsnized, except IL be to occupy defensive
positions needful to the security Of the cor
poration TO which il belongs, G7d in its i'm
mediate vicinity; but nothing herein shall
exempt the members of such Home Guards
from enrolment as militia Of the State, nor
from any duty or liability consequent on
such enrolment. r,f ...,t-.-.-
3. The Commander. in Chief may, in bis
discretion, deliver TO any such Home Guards
public arms Of the State, upOnreceiving the
obligation of the corporate authorities TO the
same tenor and effect as the bond now re-
quiTed on delivery of arms to the active ma
litia, which obligation may be in form Of a
guarantee to the bonds Of individuals, or di-
rect and absolute in its terms.
a. Further to provide for arning such
Home Guard, the Council of the Corporation
is authorized, if need be, To purchase arms
and equipments TO be distributed upon such
stpulations as it may require. li
b. such corporation may appropriate from
its general fund money for purchasing such
aims and equipment, and also for the cloth
ing and subsistence Of its Home Gusrd and
for necessary contingent expenses incident
to its organization, aud for the above pur-
poses may borrow money to an amount not
exceeding in any one year a sum equal TO
what would be yielded by a tax of five mills
on the collar Of its duplicate for the last
preceding ear, upon interest not exceeding
eight per cent. per annum, and issue stock
or scrip therefor. .5
6. For payments of principal aud interest
Of money so borrowed, and for the other
expenditures contemplated in the last two
sections, the Council of such Corporation
may levy q. tax in addition to the taxes
now authorized, Of not more than FIVE mills
on the dollar Of the duplicate, in any one
year.
Z. The provisions of the present laws re-
latiDg TO the active militia, so far as aDOlica
BILE, are extended to such Home Guards, but
subj ctio such restrictions and qual fications
as ore contained in the foregoing and follow
ing sections OF this act. sr
The term Of enlistment in the Home
Guard may be for any time not less than one
ytsr. '
9. The Council of the Corporation may
regulate the uniform Of its Home Guard as it
deems hest.
10. Btsides the officers now allowed ia the
active miiiJia, each company of the Home
Guard shall have one Lieutenant and one
Ensign. In times of emergency company
officers may be elected at any meeting where
majority of The members signing the en-
hsiment roll are present. and regimeutal
officers elected at any meeting where two
thuos the regiment are present; provided
returns of such election be forth with mad 9
to be A6jutant- General, in form satisfacto "
io.bim, and provided he shall approve sucn
election. f
IL Each Home Guard shall he attached to
such battalion, brigade or division as the
CommBu der-in. Chief may order; or if il he
IBIge enough 20 form one OF more brg4des,
be may place tbtm under command of Que
OF more Brgsdiur Generals, to be appointed
! hy bin from among Its Colonies; ia which
case the brgades shall be attached to the di-
vision 70 Which the corporation belongs.
l3. Home GuRrGs may likewise be organ
ized in az y county in this State, and for that
| purpose Couuty Commissioners are hereby
| invested with all the powers in the foreg0-
| ing sections conferred on the COnim issiont n
| of the municipal corporation, and all the
provisions of 'he act relating 60 Home
| GusiOs OF municipal corporations, shall sp-
ply To Home Guards of couhties
IA. This act 4sbsI take effect and be in
force hOm and aiieriis passspe.