The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-03-28
Amended Militia Law,

Purposes. E ~ ..-.Hf't ln t'fff IA
SECTION l. Beh Eaactsd 1ythe General A.
semtly II The Sats Of Tenns''ee, That tie white
male population IF the State, between the ages
of eighteen and forty -Avs shall constitute the re
served military corps thereof. Said corps shall
be organized and called into service, anil shall be
subject TO duty upon the call Of the Governor,
and this organization of the reserved corps shall
continue for and during the existence Of the war
now being waged with the United States that
all the able-bodicd white male population of this
State, between the ages Of forty Eve and fifty. Ave
years shall be organized under tho provisions Of
this act into military corps for the defense of
the State, but said corps or any portion Of II shall
not he called into actual service until after all Of
the reserved corps, provided by this oct, shall
have been called into actual services nor shall
this corps be called into actual service for long
or period, at any one time than six months; nor
be transferred, or detailed, or drafted into the
service of the Confederate States. And after this
corps shall be organized they may determine the
times and places of their company battalion, and
regimental drills. - SIS ST.
SEC. 2. BE Il further enacted, That II shall
be the duty Of Judges and chairmen Of the coun-
ty courts In the various counties In this State,
Immediately after the passage Of thiH act, to mp.
point competent person in each civil district.
ward and town Of their respective counties, to
take and make nm enrolment of the able bodied
ward and town bstwsan ,ha aos. ~ a;ah,oa' a,,S
fortv-ave. ard tbcv shoII ronort ,ha sasn. a. a.
adiutnnt-peneraI az tho stats. md n shall ~
the further duty Of said officers as the volunteers
now in the service, as we'll as those that have
heretofore been in the service, shall return home,
WHISTLER under discharge or under expiration of
term Of service, to enroll them at the bottom of
ject to drsh or detaiuept for scrrice, ar uniil
ORG yeTs1oi fbs expiration Of their term of ser
vice, or the whole Of the reserved corps, organ.
lied underline provisions of the first section of
this act, who have not served n tour Of dutv In
the present war. shall have volunteered or been
detailed for service and 1t shall be the duty of
the Governor, Immediately. upon this census be.
ing taken, az herein provided. TO ,ause said corps
10 be organized into companies. battaliops and
regiments. ~
IF any Judge or chairman of n county court. or
any person or persons arpointed nv thsp or a;,b.
or of them, shall fa;l or ref,se IN discbargs ,ba
duties herein imposed upbn them be sb,ll he ,,h-
ject to indictment for hiph misdemeonor.. and
NAV be fined. npon eonv;Ifion. not more tban 6ve
hundred dollats and imnr,soned nat eyceed;no
one wear by the court Lay;pc cogn;yanca tLcraoS
And more effectonily 10 nrov;de oooins, rs;lnre
Ia make Tho IN ss;sco ,;onr afaraso;5 .ha G"'ar
nor is hereby authorized IN nnno;nt nroner nor.
sons in counties whose chairman or ;udoa, nav r
fail to abpoiutk sror;ded- that wb;Io anv nort;on
of the State eltai bc under thc control of the an
emy the iudecs or cba;rmen NJ the countv conrts
in such portion shall NOT be sub;ect 10 mo nenal
fins ;mnosed IN th;s sao,;on - f''~
SEC a. ne Il 6srfber e,a.,e5 That ;mmo.
diately uuon the ,et,,rns Of Tho co,,.ns Tho Gov.
ernor sball cause ada corns ,o hc oraonvea INTO
comnanies bat,el;o,. and roa;,no,,ts a,,a ;r n,,,
county or nortion If onr o,nn,, sha1I e;l % -.
paniac nv Tho lolac,;an IS oa,l..n.' aasaa.s g.
twenty DAYS after receiving erders. TIC G,oysrnor
shall after Tho fact h,com;nr Lno,.,, 10 H., ~,
med;ateIv NJ Ain on,,ns, ns;oa.s e. s,'as
n,,rnose. anil ,yboe /, H. na:.ssas, Nna,.s,'.
fed oaicors das;gna.od in ordor ,a
to consf;tn,o . bs.t.s;n,, ~ os,,,d shial Ls
sboil anno;nt = &c., ,.h;,. son a;Sa%. , NO
he shall anno;n, = ma;or and Eo,,t.,,a :, ntIanaI
and for fan eaunan;as = oain,oi -, sas;,;o, ny
r;ded tbaraf,er sem sorcas ~, n,asn;.oa "a
The nyov;s;ons as ,,,;s as ha Dhm - anuof
ran;,ed ;nta .o,, ,S , ny sna, mnom
GERS. and whcr called int an,;,o sarr;cn me-,
reacb;nr H. ,,,,;rt &c da.a,,. ~ ~ 20
phnized into bstta,oss nnJ rou;,ramts tSas IN
proceed 10 the elect;on of tbe;r seld os;csr. as
provided under an act nosscd Noyember Sotb
1851; and prop;ded further. tbat In FARMING soid
corps ali oficers are IN be ire,,ded ,hare;n =
prirates = - :.
: SEC. 4. Be Il 6.ytbcr enacted That tho oryan.
ization being eomnleted. fhs io,.crnor sba,i cause
said corps to be placed under active ;nstrnct;on
nf ba tha
by recommendation of Tho cnlonoI of Tho reo;
ment, NAV appoint n oomnetar,t drill MASTER for
each regiment xf,e,e ,uty n Amt, I'm m jri re
officers and men at least ono, n weak. and often-
err if necessary in cities and tow ns for Tho ner;od
of three months after their organization. after
which time their services shall snire'
SEC. 5. BE il further enacted, TINT tn. Gov
ernor may call out for active ser vice the whole of
the said CORPS, or such portions thereof as NAV
=
erence, however, to the number and locality of
our soldiers. when nj home. already in the field
But nothing in this section contained shall pre-
vent the Governor. in cases of emergency. when
there is DELAY in obtaining tho information nee
essary to apportion the forces among the coun
ties, from raising forces IN the most expeditions
way, without reference to equality among the
countless
SEC. 6. BE il further enacted. that all persons
embraced in tho census, constituting as they will
a part of tho provisional army, shall be subject
to TIE rules and regulations adopted for its gov
eminent, and to the rules and articles of war
adopted by the Confederate government, while ON
drill or in actual service and ifany Commission
cd officer or private shall fail or refuse to attend
the drill, such officer or officers absenting himself
or themselves, shall, in the absence of a reason
able excuse, be Judged of by ,hc court martial
irving the cause. forfeit and nav not lass than
twenty nor more than one hundred dollars; and
any non-commissioned officer or private for a
like failure or refusal to attend drill shall forfeit
and pay not less than FIVE nor more than twenty
five dollars. unless they shall have n reasonable
excuse, to be adjudged of by the court martial
trying the cause--for the collection of which ex-
ecution shall issue to the provost marshal, return
able in twenty days, and no property shall be ex
empt from execution under the provisions of this
act. Court martals that may be ordered and
ta1I pha all La I,ro a..