Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-04
Law 3 Of O h i O.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. SAL AN ACT

mo. SAL AN ACT
To amend sections two and three OF an
act entitled "An act to provide more
effectually for the defense of the State
against invasion, passed April 26 49,
81.
SEC. 1. Be Il enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Ohio, That
section two of the above recited act, be
. amended so as to read, as follows Section
2. The governor is hereby authorized to ac-
cept and muster into service, seventeen regi.
ments of volunteer militia, and at his discre-
tion organize any portion of the same not ex-
ceedipg three regiments, of eight companies
each, into artillery or cavalry, in addition TO
the thirteen re eiments already accepted under
the requisition OF the President of the United
States, or to execute the laws of this State,
OF to repel any invasion thereof: Provided,
said regiments shall be enlisted upon the
condition that they volunteer into the service
of the United States, or of the State, as the
case may be, for the period OF three years,
unless sooner discharged by proper authority;
and provided further, that such volunteer
militia shall, from the time Of their accepts
ance, be governed by the military laws of this
State, and the rules and the articles Of war of
United states and organized in accordance
act to provide for the rapid organization of the
militia of Ohio, enlisted under the rcqusi.
ton Of the President OF the United States"
passed April %, 1861, and the act or acts
amendstory and supplemental thereto Pro-
vidcd, that nothing IN this act contained shall
be construed so as to authorize the keeping
In active service of the State, at any one time
of more than ten regiments.
SEC. 2. That section three of said act be
IA t.,r r.,aln t,,Iln ion
In addition to the brgadiers general provided
for by the act entitled "An act to provide for
the rapid organization of the militia of Ohio
under the requisiton OF the President OF the
United States, passed April %, 1861, the
governor is hereby authorized to appoint three
additional brgadiers general, to take such
command as may he assigned them;and in ma
king such appointments, the governor is not
restricted to make the same from the general
officers in commission in the militia of the
State, any law Of the State to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SEC. 3. The governor is hereby authorized
to accept, under any call OF the President OF
the United States, the enlistment for the term
of three years, unless sooner discharged, Of
any or all OF the thirteen regiments already
accepted under the requisition OF the Prcs-
dent already made upon the state for volun-
teeI militia: Provided, that TO fill any requi-
sition from the President OF the United States
beyond that already made for thirteen regi-
ments, resort shall be had to such regiments
or companies as have been already organized
under the authority OF the State.
SIC. 4. That original section two and
thee OF the said act, passed April 26, 1861,
are hereby repealed but such repeal shall
not affect any act done hereunder, and this
act shall take effect from its passage.
L. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives,
Il. G.. KIRK,
President of the Senate
Passed Nav 8. 1861