Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-31
AN ACT

annually at the time OF making the general assess
nent, lists Of the persons IN their respective Town.
his State, and file the same duly certified in the
office of the Clerk of the District Court in their
proper county. - -.
Src. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk Of the
District Court IN each county, on recelpt OF saia
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 forw ard
Ger titled copy of the same, forthwith TO the Ad
jutaut General of the state who shsll cause the |
same to be filed in his office
SEQ g. 1t shall be the duty of the Adjutant Cen !
eral of this State, 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.
SEC T. The said military force shall be divided
into two classes, the first to be called the u lun
teer, and the second the Reserve Militia.
SEc 5. The Volunteer militia shall consist only
of those who voluntarily organize themselves into
companies of not less than forty prvates and non
commissioned officers, nor more than one hundred
privates and non commissioned officers, and who
shall be uniformed, and shall elect officers, and
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
subject to call draft into service at the requsi
ton of the Governor. ProUided That upon the
order of the Governor, the number of days for
such drill and discipline may be extenfsd to twenty
days. ,.,.a,u,.s,....,:
who do not organize themselves into companies as
aforesaid; but shall be subject to draft or to be
called into service
SEC. 7. Each Company shall elect by ballot, one
Captain, one First Lieutenant. and one Second
Lieutenant, four rergean's and four Corporals-
and may by vote select their place for drill. and
make regulations for special meetings, drill or
parade.
SIC, g. Whenever in the opinion ofthe Governor
of this State, the public good requires, he shs 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 COM
panies which shall form the respective regiments,
and the time and place when and where the said
companies shall for the purpose OF electing
regimental officers, at which time and place the
said companies shall proceed to elect by ballot one
Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, and one Major for
each regiment
the organization OF Regiments into Brigades and
Brigades into Divisions, and the election of Briga-
der and Major Generals.
SEC To- All elections under this act shall be
made in accordance with provisions of the Constr
tuition of this State.
SEC. IL. All commissioned officers shall receive
thei, commissions from the Governor. All nom
commissioned officers in organized regiments shall
receive warrants OF rank from the Colonel or conf
mandng officer Of their regiment In companies
give their non commissioned officers certificates OF
rank.
SIC. IL. The Governor as Commander in Chief
may appoint as his staff one Adjutant General, who
shall also perform the duties OF Inspector General,
with the rank Of Colonel of Cavalry, one Quarter.
master General (who shall also perform the duties
| of Commissary General, with the rank of Lieuten-
ant Colonel of the Cavalry. one Paymaster General
and surgeon General each with the rank OF
| Major of Cavalry. He may also appoint four aids
| do xvifh te rank Of liautppapt Colonial
| Cavalry aud one Military Secretary with the rank
| of Lieutenant OF Infantry.
SEC. ID. Each Major General commanding q
Division may appoint as his staff one Assistant
General, each with the rank of Major of Cavalry
and two aids de camp having the rank of Captains
of Cavalry
SRc IA. Each Brigadier General commanding
Brigade may appoint as his staff, one Assistant
Adjutant General aud one Assistant Inspector
General, each with the rank of Captain of Cavalry
and one abide camp having the rank of Lieutenant
of Cavalry.
SEC Is The Colonel or commanding officer o
each regiment shall appoint as his staff, one Adju
taut, one Quartermastcr and one Lonmissary to
said regiment and he shall appoint all his non
commissioned staff oil of which officers shall
have the same rank as the SANG grade of officers II
the United states army.
SIC 16. The Governor shall appoint on the re e
| mental staff, one surgeon and one assistant Sur
| geon, to be selected from persons previously exam
| ined and approved by Board of N edcal Examiners
selectedfor that purpose by tie Governor, one O
whom shall be the Professor of Surgery of the
| Medical Department of the 10 "a State University
The of five dollaas per day, with one half the
mileage allowed by law to the members of the
General Assembly, shall be allowed TO each of sac
medical examiners. he time and mileage fol
which compensation is hereby allowed shall be GER
! tilted by the President chairman of said Board
and upon presentation of said certificate to the
Auditor, he shall draw his warrant on the Treasur
| err for t! amount so certified as due each member
of said board of medical examiners to be paid by
the State Treasurer out OF the war and defence
| fpad.
SIC II. The Quartcrmasier General, and assist
| ant Quartermasrer Generals and the Quar- ermas
tiers of,regimenis shall file with the Governor sat
isfactory bonds for the faithful discharge of thu
duties of their ressec,ve offices, aud upon approva
by The Governor, sad bonds shall be filed WI Ia The
| Aduant General.
| SIC. Is The pay and allowances for all troops
(cxcept for the staff of the Commander in Chief,
when called into the service of the State shall be
| the same as that of corresponding grfdes in the
| United States arinv
and organizing troops for the United States service
and during the time such troops remain in the ser
vice of this State. the Adjutant General shall bt
entitled to the full pay and ao sances of a Colonel
of Cavalry in the United States army and at 9th
| er times his salary shall be at the rate of S3C(
| per annum.
| SEC go. During the time employed in calling
out and organizing troops for the United sta e:
service and during the time such troops remain II
the service of this State the Quartermaster Gener
al shall be entitled to the full ray and allowance:
of a Lieutenant Colonial OF Cavalry in the United
States army and at other times his salary shall be
at the rate of $500 per annum.
SEC 81. Companies other tban of the Infan try
arm, to be organized under the provisions Of this
act must first b. authorized by special orders from
| he Commander in Chief
SEC. % There shall be filed and kept in the Adutant
Generals office OF this state complete roll OF each of
the companies organized under the provisions of this
act and record of the date OF the organization of each
company and of the enlistment ofoach member thereof
tain commanding officer of each company before
the first Monday in July, and COPY of tie for
warled to the Adutant Generals office of this State
SEC D. record of The date Of all commissions grant
cd under this act shall be kept the Aduant Generals
Office and commi Stoned officers of the grade shall
have rank according to tho date of their respective
missions.
SEC 25 The.voluneer Militia shall serve for the term
of six years, less discharged for legal disability, and
shall afterward he free from duty in the
militia except in of invasion, and shall dur
ing said service be free and exempt from personal high
way tax and from serving as jurors.
SEC &C. Officers and members of the Volunteer Militia
elected under tho provisions othis act shall he sub
ject to the orders ofofcers of the reserve miia
SEC 81 If Asse Clerk the District Court
shall wilfully refuse neglect perform the duties
imposed by this act he shall conviction, be fined in
any not exceeding five hundred dollars and be
office of honor profit in this State for four years after
such conviction.
SEC. % The Governor make through his proper
staff officers all rules and regulations inconsistent
with he laws of this state for carrying into effect this
act he may appoint Military Board, to consist of
not more than five MEMBERS TO adopt and report such
regulations which, after being approved by the Cover
and promulgated in orders, shall govern all
cerned.
SEC 29. All military commissions heretofore issued
by any Governor State, the rank of Captain,
except commissions issued to the officers of the three
regiments and being organized for the service
of the United States are hereby annued.
Sec 80. All acts parts Ofacts inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC 81 This act shall be in force take effect from
and after publication in the Iowa State Register, and
Iowa Journal law of this State to the contrary
notwithstanding. ..r-
This bill has passed the House uninani-
mously. 1t was introduced by Mr.. Baker, of
Clinton A similar bill, introduced by Mr.
Scott, of Story, has passed the Senate