Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-05
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the age of eighteen and forty-fve, shall,
on the first Monday Of April A. d. 1862,
meet at the county seat of their respec-
tive counties, ats n o'clock. p. M. Of
said day, and organize by the election Of
a President and Secretary, and when so
organized shall proceed to enroll their
names and form themselves into compan-
les Of not less than thirty-fve, nor more
than sixty-four persons, including officers
and ~privates.
SEC. 2. When such persons shall so
have enrolled their names and formed
themselves into such companies, each
company shall proceed to elect one Cap
tain, two Lieutenants, to be denominated
first and second Lieutenants, respective
", four sargeants and four ~corporals,
each election to be by ballot, and imme-
diately after such election shall have been
held the Secretary Of the meeting shall
transmit to the Adlutanl General Of the
Territory complete returns Of such cleo
ton. with the names of the members of
each company, signed BY the President,
and attestsd BY the Secretary, and the
Adiutant General shall Immediately
transmit to the Governor Of the Terri
tory the names Of the Captains and
Lieutenants so elected, and the Governor
shall thereupon commission such officers.
SEC. 8. When all the returns shall
have been received, the Governor shall
proceed to form such companies into a
regiment, or regiments, Of not less than
five companies each, and shall appoint
and commission one Colonel, n Lieute-
nent-C Colonel, and one Major, which three
officers shall constitute the field officers
of each regiment, and sLau hold their
offices. respectively, until the first Tues
day of April, 1863. when each regiment
shall proceed, by the commissioned off,
GERS of companies therein, to elect such
officers, who shall hold their Offices for
the term of four years, and until their
successors shall be elected and commits
stoned.
SEC. A.. Such field officers shall appoint
such other officers for the regiment as
may be recognized by the military system
of the United States, each Of which shall
hold his Office for the same term as the
officers who may appoint them.
SEC. 5. Volunteer companies NAV be
formed within any portion of this Terri
tory, Of not less than thirty in number,
which companies, when formed, shall be
differed as provided in section two of
this Act, and shall be commissioned by
the Governor Of the Territory.
SEC. g.. Each volunteer company shall,
when formed, proceed to uniform them
selves in any manner a majority of each
company may determine, and they may
either arm and equip themselves, or may
receive their arms and equipments from
the GegsFaaccss G. sshh5 Territory, as they
may determine. Provided, that when
ever any company shall receive their
equipments from the Territory they shall
receipt for the same. and such arms shall
be held as the property of the Territory.
SEC. z. Such volunteer companies shall
meet for drill at least once in each month,
and shall also meet at all general drill
meetings of the military organization of
this Territory, and all such companies or
members thereof, after having so per
formed military service for the term of
seven years shall forever thereafter, in
time of peace, be exempt from the per-
Torrance of military duty in this Terri
tory.
SEC. s. The Captain Of such cOmnez7
shall see to it thatall rrcrsons residing
within teSiT respective counties shall en-
roll their names in some company, either
of the volunteer or regular militia; and
after such companies shall have formed,
any person coming within the provisions
of this act, and wllfully failing and neg
Letting to so enroll himself or themselves
shall for each week they shall so fail be
fined in any sun not less than one dollar
and not more than FIVE dollars, to be re-
covered in any Justices Court, in the
usual manner for the collection of debts,
of the proper county, on the information
of any person, and the fine so collected
shall be applied to the school funds OF the
county IN the same manner as other fines
in the same fund.
Sec. 8. Any member of any company
volunteer or regular militia, who
shall willfully fail and neglect to appear
for drill at such times and places as may
be appointed under and in accordance
with the provisions of this act, shall for
every such failure be fined in any sum
not exceeding one dollar for each day
they shall SO willfully fail or neglect to
SEC. 10. All clergymen in regular
standing in the different religious denom-
in this Territory, all post masters,
county clerks, county t~reasurers, justices
Of the peace, shelifs and c~onstables, and
al persons not of sound mind, and those
who are physically disabled, are hereby
exempted from the provisions Of this act.
SEC. IL. The fines under the 9th Sec
ion of this act may be collected in any
provided by any general militia
as shall be adopted by such company
IT regiment for such purposes, and shall
De applied to the payment OF sny neces-
AIRY expenses of such company or regi- :
nent, and shall be placed in the hands of {
he captain of the company or %adjutant :
f the regiment, and they shall be liable
o be court martialed for q misapplication {
+ the funds so raised, either by expend- e
ng them for his own benefit, or other +