The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-07-17
LAWS OF IOWA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER l15,
CllAl LlG 10.
AS ACT to amend the Militia Law

State between the ages of eighteen and
forty live years, residing in this State and
not exempted by the laws of the United
States, shall be subject to military duty,
excepting,
lst. Al! persons in the Army or Navy
of the United States.
2nd. Persons who have been or hereaf:
ter sha! be regularly and honorabIy dis
charged from the army and navy Of the
United States in consequence Of the per
tormancc Of military duty in pursuance OF
any law Of this State and such firemen as
are now exempted by law.
3rd. Commissioned officers who shall
have served as such in the Militia Of this
State or in any one of the United States
for the space of four years, but no officer
shall be exempt unless his resignation after
such term Of service duI y accepted or in
some other lawful manner he Shall have
been honorably discharged
! 4th. Every non.commissiOned officer,
musician and private of every uniformed
company or troop raised or hereafter to
be raised, VIII" has or shall hereafter uni
form himself according to the provisions
of any law of this State, and who shall
-hayr Drrf,rmcl ,nrvicc in soma uniformed
comnnu, or troon in this S,,t. for tho
space of six years from the time of his en-.
rollmcnt in the active Militia, shall be ex-
cmpt from military duty, except in cases
Of war. insu,rcctinn or invasion
SEC. :. If any member of such compa,
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"'''''' ''''' '''' .'i"' 'f'"' s""'', upon HIS
'e''''N'' out "' inc "rat "l such company
VI "P VI "''" '''' "'>''''"'''e'I '''''co''
'"''N' ''''' amy ".'t' UNIFORM company or
,,"'I'' '''' '''''"''i'' ana equip a'''9t'l
.''''''"' '''' >'''' III '''' S'''''' "hs'''''f
VIC ""''c "''" % III" service III SucH COM
l'''''S VI troops com P"''1 t"@r'heF' >hAII
,'"''''''' ~ S'A Years, II" S"a'i oe exempt
,'",'' '''''''aIH ou'y III IKE manner as II he
'.'' S''> 'o '''' '"c "h"'t period IN the
!'''"ss u troop III "''ch ''e was "rst ell
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,., -, en- ~ @ ''e "''1'''r %, '",' 1'"'' s'A
'''' l''HI' ~ o'S's''a'G '"c '"'''P"'',
'''l s','''' m ,'"i"' d he3''''t'''' ana
.,''''"I' ~ '1''''''''' "'',', "'S",''%'H'
~ = T.. "' ""''tS "' N"l'';'''t ana ~
;
~ >',''' 's'"S. s'|' "''' ''"''S,'''I an ven
c'"' ,''"''o '' tl' '"'h'''ahd"r-'h~Nh ~Nh!tt,
"",,''I ~ "'ta'': '"S',"c',"" Or '""'e-
'"r''' "' ''e h''Il''''. ana an general regn-
.m ',,'' ''i'I W 'H''"''>''eu' ana "Oe!
az ~ u'' ''"'' ''''', relative 70 the carry
''S '"'o 'Nt'u'!",' me ia"s OF ia" 'hittd
systc,, nf n,;i',ry m '''I Ii,iiinn ''I as,ah, ,hrJ
by law.
SIC, ) lie shall be choro,d with all the
correspondence between the CommauIer-
in-Chicf and officers of the several States
aud Territories the Secretary of War the
Adjutant General of the Army. and other
persons il official stations. on the subject
Of Military affairs, and keep a record of
such correspondence,
SEC. 6. lie shall keep a record Of all
general and special orders and regulations.
and cause the same to be published when
ever the Commaudcr.in Chief shall direct.
SEC. !. He shall keep q roll of ali the
commissioned officers Of the Militia Of
this State. with their residence rarL tbo
corps +, Which th.v beIony tho nnmhar
and date of their Commissions and tho
time when issued, the number and dote IF
all DISCHARGES removols dooths onI ,ro-
motions.
SEC. s. He shall entcr of roc,r1 q ,,ool
descrip,ion Of tn, several divisions h,;-
gadcs. REGIMENTS and comnanies which nav
hereafter be formed and cycrv oItcratiny
thereof.
SEC. Q. lie shall make out and issue all
Commissions and DISCHARGES directed bv
the Commander in Chief.
Soc. TO- He shall prepare and provide
the necessary rosters and books of record
the forms and blanks for Commissions
discharges, returns and other necessary
papers required by laws of this State. at
the expense Of the State. and distribute
the same to the officers, regiments and
companies entitled to them, upon reouisi-
sition therefor.
Sec. l. He shall make return in dupli-
cate of the number of enrolled militia.
with the arms, accoutremcnts and ammu-
nltloh' one copy OF which he shall deliver
70 'ne c",'''handerlh ChIef on or before
'ne ''',' u'S o' January, ana transmit the
o'"e' 70 t"e l reSloeh' OF ttc ChIted states,
vi v, " oe'o'c '"e '''S' gay Oh january, an
''"a''S' -, - :,
-. 'h', ne S''''l perform an 'he ou-
1,es u, oi 'I",'''e''''as,er "e"e'a' uhtll the
Governor deems 1t best tor the public ser
wee 10 'pPo,,'' t' '''a' o'''ce';
oEc' lo' lhe Quarter Master General
S'''''' keep III ?'"a repair ana attend TO the
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