Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12

The MILITIA LAVA law was passed by
our Legislature during its last session for the
enrolment and organization OF the Militia of
our State. It's great length has prevented the
general publication OF the law and consequent
" it has received but little attention from the
people, nor are those to whom it applies aware
of its provisions. Adjutant General HILL,
and Quarter-master General WRIGHT, are now
engaged in traversing the State, holding pub
lie meetings for the purpose of explaining the
provisions Of the law, and inaugurating the
measures necessary for putting it in operation.
As the law is one of especial interest at this
time, we publish for the information of our
readers the subjoined brief synopsis of It's pro-
visions, as defined by the gentlemen referred
to:
l. All white male citizens of the State, be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-6ve, are
to be enrolled by the Township and Ward
Assessors, and required to perform military
duty This enrolment has been taking place
for some weeks, and, we presume, is now COM
pIeted.
2. After enrolment and before organiza-
tion into companies, persons claiming exemp
ton from disability, or under any act of Con-
gress, shall make application to the Township
Trustees, and produce the certificate of com
petent Surgeon of his disability, when he
will receive certificate of exemption.
| g. Township Trustees shall divide their
townships into company districts, comprising
not less than sixty nor more than one hundred
and twenty men fit for duty, and shall fix up
Oh place for the election of officers, which
shall be held on the first Saturday in July
next, (the 4th of the monthly
| 4. The Sheriff of the several counties are
required, on or before the 10th of the same
month, to organize the companies in their re-
spective counties into regiments of not less
than eight nor more than ten companies. Ia
counties where there are less than eight COM
panies they shall be organized into battalions
| And the Sheriff shall also order an election of
| field officers,
| 5. On the last Saturday of September in
each year, there shall be meeting of each
and every company of the militia, within their
respective bonds. There shall also, in each
year, be one squadron. battalion, or regimen
tai muster of each squadron, regiment or bat
talon, on the next Tuesday following said
last Saturday in September, which shall per-
form military evolutions agreeably to the
practice, rules and regulations of the army of
the United States, from ten o'clock A M. till
four o'clock p. NJ.
| 6. The Commander-in-chief may authorize
the formation of volunteer companies of in
fantry, artillery, and cavalry, and order elsc.
tions therein; and these companies are ex-
empt from duty in the militia, and after five
years. service are exempt from further duty in
either branch, in time of peace.
Z. There shall be held, once each year, a
muster and eucampment, of not exceeding
eight days duration of all commissioned off
GERS, at such times and places, within their re-
spective counties, as the Commander-in-chie
| (the Goyernor) shall direct; and he will detail
an officer as commandant and instructor fer
every such encampment, thoroughly qualified
for the duty. During the last two days of
such eneampment the entire strength of every
volunteer organization within the district
shall attend the same, and diligently partci-
pate in the prescribed drill.
s. Every non-oommissioned officer, musician
and private, who shall refuse or neglect to ap-
pear on any day of any company muster, shall
| pay fine of 81 SO; and every commissioned
officer so falling shall pay fine of not less
than So co. nor more than So 90. Fathers,
guardians and masters of minors are liable for
these fines, and they are lien on real eStast
and personal property until paid, and they
shall be collected as other debts.
8. Any member of the enrolled militia, ex-
cepting volunteers and commissioned officers,
may commute for all fines for non-attendance
to which be may be subjected during year
by the payment of So, on or before the 10th
of September, into the County Treasury,
which shall be placed to the credit of the Mill
tary Fund.
10. Toencourage volunteer companies, they
are allowed 5000 annually, for the rent Of
armories, care of arms, &C., which shall be