The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-14
BY HE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA,
A PROCLAMATION.

DYAN ACT Of the General Assembly
ID passed on the 7th OF March, 1860, the Gov
srnor is required 70 Organise and CAL out a
special force from Ger tain cities and corpora
tons fer the defence of the State. He is forth :.
with TO prascriSs regulations for calling out
and rendering this force sufficient. Now, there.
fore, !, JOHN LErCHEk, Governor Of the
Com wealth OF virginis, by virtue Of the
authority aforesaid, do hereby order and pre-
scribe the following, and require the officers
hereafter mentioned TO execute this law and
ihess provisions with prom ptness ard en-.
ergy. The enrolling Cheers. who are the
SnerifS, Sergeants, and Commissioners OF the
2svenue, shall enroll ell the white male in.
habitants OF the city Of Richmond who reside
IL and around II, within one mite OF The ccT-
poraiton line, on the Nor b side OF ames river;
sli the white male in hsbitants OF the cities OF
Petersburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Lynch
burg, and OF the town OF Fredericksburg, wh
reside within half mile of the said cities Mt d
iowa, and who are between tho ages CT six.
teen and eighteen, and forty five and 1ity-
I've years, including scjourneIs who may be
refugees in this State, md are not elsewhere
enrolled under the provision Of the act of the
eighth Of February last. The persons SO t.
be enrolled constitute the Second Military
Glass.
This class 10 required to Re formed into
companies, battalione, and regiments. Each
company TO consist OF not less than dfty nor
more than one hundred men, rank and die
each battalion Of I'VE companies, ana each
regiment OF two battauoIs
The enrolling officers, after the said force OF
each city and town is ast ertained, shall lay
OF the com pAny and bR ttalion districts eno
taxing Gaze Tot to form two regiments until
one Is formed Of not less than one Thousand
msa As soon 40 the said formation 10 com.
pisted. they shall cause the companies TO be
designated by them, and cause captain and
two lieu tent ants 70 be elected by 10 a1orlty OF
De msn for each company Certincates OK
election shall be returned to the AoJutant
AAAN nSs~.a nv "a 10 n
Por the election Of field of6eerE, the Adm
t.rt Ger eraI shall issue the requisite croeT
Tor the G Qcer Arss in rank In the proposed
fsximsnt; and II shall be the duty OF such
e@esr 70 convene the company of1csrs at
Nns con ventent place, and when majority
Q! al the commissioned Cheers OF the regt.
Rent shall be easem bied, they shall proceed
mike manner 70 elect deld Cflcers for the
rrmsnt. The ofncsr con veLing the com pany
eGxYs sh all make retu rms Of the election TO
,sAdiutant General. that commissions may
Be iAasd
Nor. commissioned and staR officers shall
m snappoinssd a. prescribed by The existing
militia laws.
No person, unless entitled to exemption
non Gil military doIy under laws now In
Sofes, ean De exempted, ard the board con
sa.osed for bearing suoh cases - tie Only
eeSh olity 10 allow exemptions.
.,Commandants Of companies shall cause
asii com psnies 20 be sun moned and TO Do
s.i!ied every IL cLdsy At O'Clock p. M.
wshooAtS % Dat%oiACus suSlA SNNs
sacf baralions TO be sum moned and drilled
s'sfy other Friday, at the ssme time
oommandants Of regime nts shall cause their
.ssimenis % be sumY., oned and drilled every
,nNths!s Friday In IKE manner, 30 III at AL
we esm psniss saail be on GUY twice a week
eSoe 10 company and Oh ca either In battalion
y, Ia regiment Esch man shall be kept Oh
wy !fem three O'Clock until sundown.
noe Second Military Cjass 10 10 % governed
me laws hereto1orcs In force Prescribing
hfeiauons for the militia. This force IL 10
s1a itaeif In readiness At ali times Tor draft,
'sf Tue Draft upon The First Oluss II exhaust
So Given unds my hand ns Governor
wealth. At Rich Dond, this 18TH Gay OF
wealth the ssth 5OHN LkTUHEB.
~ the Governor:
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NH =, secretary OF the Common wealth.
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