The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
of Wisconsin.
OFFICIAL,
(Pu6hsAed April 10. 1863
CHAPTER 242.

AN ACT to provide for the enrolment OF pcl.v''
liable to perform military duty, and the Organize
ton Of the State militia for active service
The people of the state of Wisconsin, Represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as J0Ho"si
Commandment Chief Commissions, tyDlcer& OF
General Stat, and STAFF Of Regiments ana bat
taUions.
Sec. l. The governor. as eommander-in-chief
of fbe militia of this state, shall issue commissions
TO ali officers appointed or elected under the pro
visions of this act, and each commission shall be
countersigned by the secretary of state, and az
tested by the Hdjutant general; and theOther ON
GERS 80 commissioned shall take the oath OF once
prescribed by the constitution, before some omce[
authorized by law to administer oaths, d copy ol
which oath shall be endorsed on or at'aCheG 10
each commission and the commission shail De
deemed as taking effect on the day OF the endorse-
ment. In case of promotion the commission shall
take effect from its-date' Commission shall run
at the pleasure ofthe commander-lnSchlei except
az herein otherwise provided. The military staff
of the commander in-chief shall consist OF one adj
iutant general, one quertermaster general, each
with the rank OF Drlgadler general, tour aidsNde-
camp, with the ranks of lieutenant colonel and
one surgeon general with the rank of colonel, and
such other officers as the governor may
from time to time require for active
service, who shall be appointed by the govern
or, and shall continue in office for the same Term
ofthe governor, or at his pleasure. The adJutani
general and the acknowledgement each sh"L.
appoint, as their staff, one eId-de-ceInp," ho hlS
be a resident Of this state, with the rank OF cap
tain. The staff Of a colonel OF a regiment, and OF
a lieutenant colonel. or a major commanding Il
battalion, as hereinafter provided shall consist OF
one adjutant, one quartermaster and one surgeon
each with the rank Of d first lieutenant, ana one
chaplain, one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS colnHl's
saTy sergeant, one hospital steward,one chlei mu-
stefan, and one sergeaut-naJor, to be app"lnteu
by such commanding omcer; me a9JuI
tant to be selected from the line, as in the United
States army.
Adjutant-G General, and Quartermaster-GeReral
Sec ? The adjutant general shall be &c OBiciO
chief of staff and inspector general. The quar-
termaster general shall be eT 0bIc7O commissary
general, and chief of ordnance. They shall re-
side at the seat of government, and shall keep
their respective offices open for the transaction
of busin ess every day Sundays excepted during
the usual business hours, as established by the
several state departments.
Duties of the Adjutant,G General.
sec. 3. The adiltant general shall keep and
file in his Office all returns, reports, and military
correspondence Q made by him in accordance with
the provisions OF this act, or of any other law of
this state. He shall, on or before the first day OF
October, of leach year, make 20 the governor to
b. by him laid before the legislature, a report OF
all the transactions ofhis department since his an
Qual report containing the number, strength and
condition of the organized militia and the strength
Of the enrolled militia of the state, and such mat.
ters of general interest relating to the volunteers
and drafted men of this state, in the service OF the
United States, as his judgment may dictate. He
shall also perform all other duties Appertaining to
his office. or which may be enjoined on him by law
and shall be the medium of military cOrrespnn~
dence with the commander-in-chie He shall al,
30 make and transmit to the president of the Uni>
ted States, an annual return of the militia of
this state, pursuant 10 the laws Of the United States
a copy ofwhich, duly certified, he shall lay before
the c0mmander-in-chie Of this state.
Duties Of the Quartermaster General.
Sec. 4. II shall be the duty of the Quartermaster
general to take charge Of and to carefully guard
and preserves, aud to account for all arms, ac~
cOutrements iamunition, ordnance stores, and oth>
er military property belonging to this state, or
granted to it by the Congress of the United States
lie shall also keep an account Of all moneys re-
celved aud expended by him. The manner OF kee
ping these accounts shall be directed by the com
mander-in-chief and they shall always be sub
jeot to his inspection. He shall. on Or before the
first day OF October, in each year, make to the
governor, to be by him laid before the legislature &,
a report Of all the transactions of bis department
since his last annual report, containing
LIST. An account of all moneys received and eX-
pended
ID. An account Of ali arms. Announcements am,
munitiOn, ordnance stores, and military property
of every description, belonging TO the state, from
what source received, to whom issued or how ex>
pended, and by whose order.
Sd, 4 statement OF the present condition OF ali
such property under his charge, and he shall
state in whose possession the same Aay
be.
Bonds and DeIirery Of Prop rty.
Sec. 5. Before entering upon the duties of his
Oi1ce, the q~uartermaster general shall give bonds
to the state of Wisconsin,, with four or more good
and sufficient s%uretles, in [thel sum of twenty
thousand dollars, conditioned that he shall faith
fully perform all duties e~njoined on him by Law. -
fiat any time the governor shall deem the sure~
ties so given insufficient, he shall require the quar-
termaster>general to give new s~ureties or new
bonds for such an amount, as he may deem sutfi
cient, to be approved by him, and If the quarter
master-general shall refuse OF neglect to do &c,
the governor shall remove him from office On
the expiration OF his tenn of office, or in case of
his rnrOnUai fhprnfraua fha IN apYn
Ghall deliver to his successor, in good order, ali
arms, ordnance, ordinance stUres aud Other props
erty belonging to the state, and all books, papers,
bonds and money in his charge and pertaining to
his office.
Clerks. Stationery and Pay,
Sec. .. The governor. adjutant>general and
quarte;master>general are hereby authorized to
employ such clerks, and assistants, and to D procure
such blanks. blank books and stationery, as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
act, and for the discharge of the duties of their re-
spective Offices. The pay of such clerks and as
slstants, and of the acknowledgement and quarter
masteregeneral, shall be assigned by the governor
IN orders TO be filed at the time of their appoint =
ment, with the secretary of state; the amount
for each of said clerks or assistants, not to exceed
the sum paid to the clerks in the offices of the
secretary of state and state treasurer, and the pay
OF the adjutant-general and quartermaster-gene-
raj, shall not exceed the amount now paid them,
respectively, and to be paid from the treasuI er i'll
the same manner as the clerks in the said last
named offices are paid.
Ear0llmcats.
Sec, 2, AN ahle-bodied white male citizens.
and other persons who shall have voted at any
election in any Oftbe United States, who are be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty~fve years.
residing iii this state shall be subject to militarY
duty and shall constitute the militia of this state
and may be called out by the governor for disci-
pine and inspection and into actual service, ct
suppress IN surrectiOn ar rebellion, to dispense a
mob or repel an invasion or TO enforce the execu~
ton of the law Of this state or of the United States
rs hereinafte= provided: pro0ided that all per-
sons exempted from the provisions of 4 law of the
United States. entitled an act to provide for the
eurOlling and calling out the national forces, and
tor other purposes, approved March Sd. 1868,
aud such peosonS as may be rejected as physically
or mentally unit for service shall be exempt from
military duty, and no person but such as are heres
in excepted shal! be exempt.
Sec. !. Under the direction and superinten-
dGnce of the commRnder-in chief, all persons las
bic to military duty within this state, who are not
already members of the organized militia there's
OF, shall be enrolled by the ward, town, city or
village assessor or assessors, or by some suitable
per6on to be designated instead, by the comman-
der mischief. Such enrolment shall distinctly
specify the Names, ages, occupations, and resi-
uen"es OF tao persons enrolled, and also whether
RuUh persons are married or unmarried, But the
commander-iH>chie is hereby authorised 10 make
use Of the rolls of any county which have. been
prepared by the sheriff thereof, under his direct
ION, and to causc such persons TO be dis enrolled
rs are not subject to the provisions ofthis act and
HNN otHSA ESA6oAs " ne SuEOliSu dh Sldn Ue ild~
bic to enrolment under this act: prOutded, holc~
srsr, that no enrolling officer shall be required to
enroll anyiperson whose mental or physical incom-
potency is visible or apparent to such officer.
Sec, . Two copies of the enrolment Ia .aa
proceeding section mentioned, alphabetically ar
ranged, and carefully corrected, shall be prepar- |
ed by the officers making tae came. one Of which
shalt be died in the office ofthe clerk OF the cir
cult court of the county in which the villages,
towns wards or cities are situated, respectively. as
aforesaid, and the other shall be deposited in the
office Of the acknowledgement, st the capitol.
Sec. 10, The ommander-in-ehief may annus
ally, hereafter, causet to be mace such correction
and d. ions to the militia rolls,
provided for in section eight of this act, in the
manner specified in said section, so az to have said
rolls contain a correct enrolment of all the per-
sons then liable to perform military duty under