Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-11

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CONSTITUTIONAL 4aovIssoHs.
Clauses 10 and II Of section 8, Of
the Constitution, provide - follows:
Congress shall have the power to pro-
vide for calling forth the militia 70 exc
cute the laws Of tho Union, suppress
insurI eotions and repel invasiona
To provide fos orgapisisg, aiming
and diseiplinisg the militia, and for
goveeuipg such part. Of then - may b
employed in the service Of the United
States, reserving to the States respsc-
lively the appointment Of ofacers, and
the authority Of trainidg the militia &C.
oording to the discipline prescribed by
Congress.
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
BNRoLINIBT OF TIE MILITIA AND no.
1IcE TO CITIZENS.
The act Of Congress Of May 8, 1892,
section l, provides for the eorolling Of
the militia and notice to eitizens, - fol-
lowe:
Each and every free able-bodisd
white male citizen of the respective
States, resident therein, who 10 or shall
be Of the age of eighteen years, and nm.
der the age of forty-ive years Except
- hereinafter excspted) shall severally
and respectively be enrolled 10 the mil
tits, by the captain or commanding Off.
Ger Of the company within whose
bounds such citizen shall reside, and
that within twelve months after the pass
ing Of this act. And it shall, at all
tunes hereafter, be the duty of such
captain or commanding officer Of =
company to enroll every such citizen,
- aforesaid, ond also those who shall,
from time to time, arrive at the age Of
eighteen years, and under the age Of
forty-five years Except as before sx-
cepted) shall come TO reside within his
bounds and shall, without delay, notify
such citizen Of the said enrolment, BY
proper commissioned officer of the
company, by whom such notice may be
proved.
The same act, section 8, makes the
following provision concerning Pensions:
If any person, whether officer or SOL
der, belonging to the militia of any
State, and called into service Of the
United States, be wounded or disabled
while in actual service, he shall be taken
care Of aid provided for at the public
expense.
President TO CALL Our THE Nj. l.
r1A.-Sections 2, 8, 4, and of the act
OF February %, 1895, provides a. fol.
lows
SEC. 2. Whenever the laws of the
United States shall be opposed, or the
execution thereof obstructed in any
State, by combinations too powerful to
be suppressed by the ordinary course Of
judicial proceedings, or by the power.
vested in the Marshal 10 this act, 1t sha
be lawful for the President Of the Unit
States TO call forth the militia of such
State or Of any other State or States, a,
may be necessary to suppress such com.
binations, and to cause the laws to b.
duly executed; and the use Of the mill
tia SO to be called forth may be contin
ued, Unnecessary, until the expiration o
thirty days (new law nine months) aftel
the commencement Of the then next ses
sion Of Congress.
NoTlcE TO INsURoENTs.-SEC. 8
Whenever it may be necessary, in tn,
judgment of the President, to use tn,
military force hereby directed to be call
ed forth, by proclamation, command sucl
nsurgents to disperse and retire peacea
bly, to their respective abodes within ,
limited time.
TINE OF SERvICE.-SEc. The mi
litia employed in the service of tb,
United States shall Oe subject to tn,
same rules and articles of war as tn,
troops of the United States. And M
officer, non-commissioned officer or pri
vate of the militia shall be compelled K
serve more than three months (new law
nine months) after his arrival at tn,
place Of rendezvous, in any once year
nor more than in due rotation with eve
~ other able bodied man of the same
rank in the battalion TO which he be
longs.
| PENALTIES.
SEC. 5. Every officer, non.comms
stoned officer or private Of the militia
who shall fail to obey the orders of the
President Of the United States, in any o
the cases before reclted, shall forfeit
sum not exceeding Que years pay, ane
not less than one months pay, to be de
termined and adjudged by a court.mar
tial. Aud such officer shall, moreover
be liable to be cashiered by sentence o
a court-martial, and be incapac,tatee
from holding C. mmi>sion in the mill
tia for term not exceeding twelv.
months, at the discretion Of said court
martial. And such non.commissionee
officers and privates shall be liable to b,
imprisoned by life sentence, on failur,
Of pay ment Of the fines adjudged against
them, for one calender month for every
five dollars of such fine.
ACT OF CONGRESS, JULY 18th, 1862.
The following is the act of July II
1862, which empowers the President L
call out the militia Of the States, desig
mates the manner in which the same
shall be done, and the time of service