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same, and shall draw his order or warrant
on the Treasury for such sum as he shall
audit and certify to be due

SEC. II. The Governor may in his dis
cretion appoint on his staff four special
Aids de Camp with the rank of Lieut.. Col
onei of Cavalry, but who are to serve
without any compensation whatever, un
less sent on special service by the Cover
nor, when they shai! receive three dollars
per day and their actual and necessary ex
penses while employed in such service.
SEC. Is. Companies shall take rank ac-
cording to the date of their organization;
and the term of service in all companies
now organized or that may be organized
prior to the taking effect of this Act, shall
be considered as commencing on the date
Of its taking effect.
SEC. 49, Any company organized prior
to the taking effect of this act, shall con-
form in all respects to the provisions Of
this Act, and shall rc-organze under the
provisions herein, in the same manner as
if such company had been disbanded.
SEC. 20 Nothing in this Act shall be
so construed as to prevent persons over
the age OF forty-fve years from holding
commissions.
Sec. 2l. The Adjutant General and all
field and staff officers, and every separate
Commander, shall have authority to ad-
minister oaths to all persons in the mill
tia, Whenever necessary under this Act
and the same penalties shall attach to false
swearing in such cases as are now provided
by law. a"d no fee shall be charged for
administering or certifying such oath.
Sec. ID No person shall be q member
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every member of company who removes
beyond the limits of the county or coun -
ties in which his company is organized.
shall be considered as having becn dis
charged. Any officer who removes be
y"nd the limits Of his company or other
cOmmand shall be considered as having
resigned.
SEC. 23. In the absence of an approrr-
ate commander or other officer, the next in
ra',H in the same command and corps shall
succeed TO his authority.
SEC. "a. Should there be 20 commits
stoned officer present with a company, the
rcglmcntal or other commander, shall have
authority to assign All officer to command
until some officer is elected to the place.
wise directed, the duties of general and
staff officers and all other commissioned
and non commissioned officers. of the VOL
untcer Militia, shall be made to conform
AS nearly as possible to the duties Of the
corresponding positions in the uuitcd
States service.
SEC. 2G. When bodies of troops meet
ON Il, Ia, n, A.
!ihe shall command the whole, and an off
Ger Of higher rank may at any time take
immediate charge of any portion of his
command when on duty.
SEC. p. W hen officers are of the same
grade, the officer holding commission Of
the oldest date, shall command, and where
two officers Of the same grade hold com
missions of the same date, their relative
rank shall be determined by lot
SEC. %. The rules and regulations pro-
vided for the government of the United
States army, as far as applicable and not
Inconsistent with the provisions Of this
Act, shall apply to the government Of the
Volunteer Militia of this State
SEC. %. Whenever the President of the
United States, or the Cornmandcr,in-C Chief
Shall order a draft from the Militia for
public service, such draft shall be made in
the following manner:
[rst-N hen the draft required to be
made shall be number equal to one or
more companies to each Brigade, such draft
shall be made by company, to lie deter
mined by lot, to be drawn by the Com.
mandant of Brigade, in the presence of the
commanding officers of the regiments
composing said Brigade from the military
forces of the State in his Brigade, organ.
lied, uniformed, armed aud equipped ac-
cordng to the provisions Of this Act.
Second-ln case such draft shall require
a number equal to one regiment, such shall
be determined by lot in the manner above
described.
Wua-ln case such draft shall require
larger number than the whole number Of
men composing the Volunteer Militia Of
said Brigade, such additional draft shall be
made Of an equal number from the Re
serve Militia. Such draft shall be DETER
mined by lot, to be drawn by the Clerk in
whose office said writ shall have been filed.
in the presence of the Commandant of the
Regiment within the bounds of which such
persons may reside, and upon his rcquisi-
sitiOn.
SEC. 80. Any person so drafted in ac-
cordancc with the above provisions, may
offer substitute at the time and place OF
the rendezvous Of such drafted militia. and
such substitute, if he shall be an able bod
ed man of the age of twenty,onc years,
and shall consent in writing to subject him
self to all the duties, fines, torttitures and
punishments to which his principal would
have been subject had he personally serv-
ed, shal! be accepted by the Commandant
of the Company Of drafted militia to
which his principal may belong.
SEC. 81. The Commandcr.in Chief shall
prescribe such rules, orders and reguIa-
tiomS, relative to the distribution of arms.
ammunition and military stores. to the
Militia when called into active service as
he may deem proper.
SEC. 81. The command of any Military
force called into active service under draft.
shall dcvolvc upon the senior officer OF
such force. unless otherwise specially or
dcrcd by the Commandcrin Chief
SEC. SO. In case of war. alarm. inva-
sion, insurrection, or to repel invasion. the
Commander in Chief is hereby authorized
ana required to order out from umc 70
time for actual service. by draft or other.
wise, as many ct the Militia as the ulr><.
sity OF the case may or shall demand,
S34 The militia whenever ordered
for rreraration for actual scrvlcc. shall la