, 1862-08-06

military discipline, not less than four days in
each year, and who shall be furnished with
arms and equipments by the state, and be frat
subiect to call OF draft into service at the re-
cushion OF the governor
SEC, g. The eecord class shn1l consist Of
those who do not organize themselves into
Companies IS 1foresaid, and ehall also ba enb-
jet to draft, or called into service
ARTICLE III,
SECTION l. The company shall elect the1r
own officers by ballot, who shall appoint the
non-commissioned officers Of their respective
companies, and the companies shall, by vote,
select Their place for dr1l, and shall hold spa-
cla1 drill On call Of the captain or vote Of the
company.
SEC. .. Wherever, in the opinion IF the
quires, he rhaN, by order, direct the said vol
unteer companies so organized, to form into
regiments Of not less than five nor more than
ten companies each, and to that end shall de-
6fsna1e in euca order the several companies
which Shall form the respective regiments,
and the lime and place when and where the
said companies shall convene for the purpose
of slectlng regimental officers, at which tiule
and place the said companies shall proceed to
| elect by ballot, one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel and one major, Tor each Of their re-
| epective regiments, and said regimental Off
| GERS so elected shall have the appointment OF
! their staff.
Sac. 8. Captains aud 1ieutensnts OF COM
| paris, and The elective officers Of regiments,
snail he commissioned By the governor for
election, respectively.
SEC. 4. Volunteer militia shall serve for
term OF six years, unless discharged BY age or
other legal disability, and shall eyer after
wards be free from involuntary military duty,
except in case Of war or invasion, and shall,
during said service, be free and exempt from
personal highway tax and from serving Is ju-
To1s.
| ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. The said assessors shall receive
for their services in making the list mention
ed il sections tWo and three in article first Of
this act, the sun Of one cent per name cou-
tanned in said list frst to be made, to be paid
them out Of the treasury Of the state.
SEC. 2. II any assessor OF county clerk
shall Wllfully refuse or neglect to perform
tie duties. or any Of them, imposed by this
act, he SHALL, on conviction, be fined in any
Gum not exceeding Ave hundred dollars, and
be removed from office, aud shall not therea*
ter hold any Office Of honor or profit in tfis
6tate for Eve years after such conviction.
ARTICLE r.
l.. SECTION L The governor, if companies 81
organize ard volunteer, may commission th,
officers Of and recognize the organization o
artillery. companies, companies OF cavalry
companies OF earpers aud miners, and an am
bularce corps, under the provisions Of thlf
act.
Sec. 2. There shall be fled and kept In tn
adjutrnt generals Office, OF this state, com
Iltte roll Of each Of the companies org 4nize,
under The provisions Of this act, and the re
cord OF the date Of the organization Of eac]
company, and Of the enlistment Of each men
ber thereof.
Sec. 8. Said roll shall be made annual
bS the officers Of each company, and cop
| Of the same shall be forwarded to the adiu
| tant generals Office Of this state, and III
same shall be kept on file IN his Office.
, SEC. 4. 4 record Of the date Of all com
missions granted under this act shall be KEEP
= in the adjnEant generals Office, sna commits
stoned officers shall have rank according t
: the date Of their respective com missions.
, SEC. S. ALI acts or parts Of acts, inconsisi
ent With the provisions Of this act, are hereb
repealed.
SEC. 6. Officers and members Of voluntee
z conpaLies elected under the provisions {
, this uct shall not be subject to the orders {
: officers Of the militia Of this state not orga1
T ized under this act.
! SEC. Z. This act shall be In force and tax
y effect from and after its passaye.
: Approved, Msy 3, 1861.