The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-22
OF the states, dcsignates the manner
in which the same shall be done, and
,ha t;,no of aar rvicc.

the President OF the United States
shall call forth the militia Of The
ststes; to be employed in tho service
OF the United States, be may specify
in his call the period for which such
service will be required not exceed
ing nine months; and the militia 80
callcd shall he mustered in and con-
tinue to serve for and during the
term so epecified, unless sooner dis
charged by command OF the Presi-
dent. II by reason defects in exist
ing laws, or in the execution OF them
it shall bo found necessary to provide
for enrolling the militia and other
wise putting this act into execution.
the President is authorized in such
cases to make all the necessary rules
and regulations; and the enrolment
OF the militia shall in all cases include
all able bodied male citizens be
tween the ages Of eighteen and for
y.fve, and shall be apportioned
among the states according to repre-
sentative population.
Section Q. BE tt enacted DO, That
the military when so called into ser
vice, shall be organized in the mode
prescribed by law for volunteers.
Section 3. And be it further en-
acted, That the President be aud he
is hereby authorized, In addition to
tho volunteer forces which is now
authorized by law to raise, to accept
the services Of any number Of Of vol
onteers, not exceeding QUE hundred
Thousand, as infantry, for period o!
nine months unless sooner discharg
ei And every soldier who shall
enlist under the provisions Of this
section shall receive his first month's
pay and S25 as bounty. upon the
mastering "f his company into SER
vice OF the United States. And all
provisions OF law relating to volnn-
tears enlisted in the service OF the
United States for three years or du.
ring the war, except the In relation to
bounty, shall be and the same ale
extended to, and are hereby declared
to em brace the volunteers to be raised
under the provision of this section.
Section 4. And be at.furthsr en-.
acted, That, for the purpose Of fill
ing up the regiments OF infantry now
in the United States service, tho
President be and he Is hereby au-
tboriz.d to accept the services Of vol.
unteers in such numbers as may be
presented for that purpose, for twelve
months, il not sooner discharged.--
And such volunteers, when muster
ed into the service, shall be in all re-
spects upon a footing with similar
troops in the United States service,
except as TO service bounty, which
shall be $50, one hall of which to be
paid upon their joining their regi.
men'a, and the other half Ht the ex.
plration of their enlistment.
STATE LAW.
As we stated the other day, Ohio's
; law on the suhject OF the M ilitia, pre-
scribcs no details for the mode oI
drai,ing. Tho subject ia thus left tc
the regulations that may be pre-
; scribed by the War Department. -
The act OF 1851 "To enroll the
Militia Oft State" requires the en-
rollment to be made by the town
ship Assess ore, under instruction
: from the county Auditors, at th'
y timo Of making tho usual property
} assessment, lists returned to tn,
county Auditors by them to th
Adjntant General, and by him t
the War Department at Washington
e Relating to the militia Of Ohio, mus
!, tered into the service OF the Unite'
. States under any requisition o
8 the President thereof.
o Section /. BE 10 enacted BY til
General assembly Of the State g
Ohio, That all companies Of infant
~, light infantry or rifles, organize
d in this State to volunteer into tn
"a service of the United States, unde
d any requisiton thereof, shall consi'
10 o not less than seventy men, ran
\. and file; and all companies of ca,
of airy, organized for like purpos'
10 shall consist of not less than sixt
" men; and all companies Of artillery
r. organized Tor a like purpose, shs
10 be entitled to elect 90 the commi
ne stoned officers thereof, one Captain
an one first and secoud Lieut..
to Section Q. The companies
volunteering shall be organized in,
regiments consisting OF lot less thu
ten companies each; every such re-
a. iment shall be composed exclusive
pe of infantry, light infantry or riff
'rs cavalry or artillery, to be officer'
es according 10 the laws regulating Il
~ militia in force at the time; and
no the absence Of any laws OF the Unit
ne States to the contrary, shall be a
nd poiated by the Governor into bri
na AIDES, and placed under the col
Ole msnd Of such Brig. Gen. in comm
q ion within the brigades from viii
leo such regiments may be organic,
me as the Gov. shall designate. A
~ the Gov. shall also have power
urt organize such brigades into divi !