The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-10-18
CHAPTER II,
SOUTHERN BORDER.

AN ACT to prooile for tbs better protec-
ton Of thes Southern Border Of this State
SECTION L. BE it enacted By tho General
assembly Of the State Of Eowa, That
the Governor Of the State of Iowa, be and
he is hereby authorized and required to
raiss volunteer force in State of Iowa from
the county of Wapello and each of the coun.
ties in the Southern tier of counties border.
ing on the State of Missouri, not less than
one company of mounted men, to be mus.
tered into service by person or persons ap-
pointed by the Governor, at such time and
places as he may designate for the protection
of the Southern border.
SEC. 2. The Governor shall appoint a
time and place ofmeeting Of each of said
companies for organization, and when 80
convened, they shall proceed to the election
of one Captain ami one First Lieutenant and
the Captain shall appoint one Orderly Ser
geant and one Bugler. The Captain and
Lieutenant, when so elected, shall be CON-
missioned by the Governor as officers of like
grade are now commissioned, and the Gov
ernor shall organize said Companies into
Battalio1s and shallyapnoint and commits
sion M,jor for each Battalion.
SEC. 8. The Battalions shall be number
ed First, Second, Third, and Fourth Batta-
lion.
The Major commanding the several Bat
talions shall be numbered in the same man.
ner, and each Battalion shall elect Major
at such time and place as the Governor
shall direct, and the Majors so elected shall
be commissioned by the Governor.
SEC. 4. The place of rendezvous of each
of said comp lnies shall be at the County
Seat of the County in which said company
is raised, or at such other place within the
county as the Commanding Officer shall de-
signate but said company shall not be re.
quired to remain at the rendezvous, and on
ly such orce as may be detailed for duty
from day to day shall be put on duty by the
Commanding Officer.
The commander Of the company may de
tail from the members thereof ten or more
mon daily, who shall act as scouts and
guard the border of their county and shall
report their observations to the Command
ng Officer, and the Commanding Officer in
case Of necessity, shall call the company to-
gether at the place Of rendezvous, or at such
other place as he may designate, and the
whole company, when called together, shall
remain on duty and be subject to the order
of the officers thereof, as long as in the opin
ion Of the Commanding Officer, it may be
necessary.
SEC. 5. The members of the different
companies shall leceive pay only for the
time they are actually detailed for guard
duty as aforesaid, except in case the Com
manding Officer of such company deems il
best for the safety of the border, to call out
larger number, when they shall be paid
for the actual time so engaged.
SEC. g. That said companies and Batta--
lions shall be organized at the earliest pos
IDLE moment, and shall be armed so far as
possible, with the State arms, and each
member of said company or Battalion shall
be required to furnish hi, arms, if q suffi.
Gent number cannot be supplied as afore-
said, and shall be required to furnish his
own horse and subsistence, and shall receive
the same pay for such horse and subsis-
tence, and the same pay for bis personal
services, as now provided for like troops and
officers in the regular service Of the United
States, all of which shall be paid out Of the
War and defense Fund of said State, the
same as any other expe nses Of like nature
are now paid.
SEC. z. Said force, or so much thereof
as the Governor shall deem expedient shall
be held on service so long as he may deem
necessary, and during that time the persons
SO volunteering, hall be exempt from draft,
and the enrolment list shall be the same as
though said men were in the United States
service. ~
See. 8. That there be and is hereby an.
propriated out ofthe War and defence Fund
sufficient sum to pay the expense incur
red as ;fJrcsaid.