Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-04-15

comm anding the battalion, il no reRimsnt
be organized, who shall, IL found correct transmt
the same, VITA his approval, to the adjutsnt gen
a. Of the state With copy Of the
of the notice OF said eting. duly certified nv
him; and If It shall be found that such company
has been organized, and such officers elected in
conformity with the provisions of this act such
pany shall be listed in the office of the sdiutant.
general, "a company Of the organised militia of
this state; and the officers SO elected shsu be
commissioned by the commander-in- chief: propSd-
Cd, that the sommander-in-chief shall approve of
such organization and OF the officers elected.
Sec. l3. The volunteer companies shall be
aruhd and equipped In the same manner a. similar
In the United States army, and shall consist
and privates, viz To each company Of cavalry one
captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieuten-
ant, one nxss sergeant,
one eomnissery- sergeant, i've sergeants, eight
corporais, saddier, WAGNER, one farrier or
blacksmith, and two trumpeters, and not less than
sixty-two nor more than sevsnty-eight privstes.
To other companies there shall be one captain
one first lieutenant, second iieutenant, i've
sergeants, eight corporals, one drummer one ffer
one WAGNER, and not less than slxty-four nor
more than eighty-two privates, excepting light
batteries, which shall be allowed one hundred and
allowed in the United States service
Sec. IA Volunteer companies and battalions
may adopt q constitution and firm bylaw, rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the confti-
tuition Of the Unred States this state for the
government OF their members and their i'm
provemsnt in military science. It shall be the
duty of the acting orderly sergeant of company
and serge ant-ma,or Of the battalion, to keep 4
perfect and complete record of the constitution,
bylaws, rules and regulations of his company er
battalion, which shall be signed by the captain or
commander, and countersigned by the orderly
at all times be subject to the insoe ction of any
member of the company battalion, and all
military officers persons interested therein; and
If any member OF such volunteer company bat
TALON shall fail to comply with the provisions of
such constitution, bylaws. rules and regulations,
he may be expelled from such company or battaI.
and his erased it's roli
Sec. Is. When any volunteer company shall be
organized according TO law, the commanding officer
through the proper military authorities, for such
arms and Announcements stores as may be re-
CURED. II the communicate chief shall approve
such application, or part thereof, he shall give
order directing the issue by the quartermaster.
general, who shall Immediately notify the officer
making such application, that the arms, accoutre-
ments or stores mentioned in such application or
any portion thereof, ready for issue and the
upon 1t shall be the duty Of each .suchl officer
give such bonds and security ~ may be deemed
requieite by the quartermaster-general to secure
the state from loss BY reason of the misappicaton
of such arms or accoutrements, equipments, or
stores, gross negligence of such officers, or any
members of his company in relation thereto and
such bonds being given to his satisfaction, and
receiving duplicate receipts from such officer, the
Quartermaster-gsnarals shall make the issue, and
shall file copy of such receipts in his Office,
and transmit the other to the score tary Of state
Sec. IT, The eommander-n-chiefm may permit the
members of any organized volunteer company to
furnish, at thsir own cost, suitable rifles utre-
lie
may designate such company as rifsmen or sharp
shooters, and may assign the same to q battalion
or regiment and every member thereof who shall
have furnished his own rifle, equi pmsnts and uni
form, shall be entitled 20 receive from the general
fund of this state, the sum of two dollars
for the of the same, be audited by the board
of military auditors, upon the certificate of the
quartermAster gene raj that such member has kept
his said rifle, equipmen ts and uniform in good con-
dition, and that the same fit for service pro
rided, hOl0erer that the provisions of this section
shall not apply to more than two companies within
any congressional district of this state.
Sec. II. The board of supervisors of each county
in which there shall be one more organized vol
unteer companies. upon application OF the captain
OF commanding officer OF the same may, in their
discretion, provide for Zach company in said county,
armory, safe and suitable for the drl of SQUADS
in the school Of the soldier, and rer to take
charge of the same and also of its sessions
audit and allow and to be paid, the ssary
incidental expenses of said company previously in
CURED provided, that the total for all the
purposes above ntionsd, shall exec ed twenty
five dollars per month for each company.
Sec. Is. The commander-in-chisf shall have au-
thority to demand al d receive back from any por-
tien of the military force of this state any arms
equipments military stores other property be
longing the state, which may be in possession of
any ouch military force and when such arms
equipments, military stores or other property shall
again come into tie possession OF the
general other officer designated by the governor
80 receive them from such military forces to which
they have been issued, above provided it shall
be the duty of the quartermaster general or officer
appointed to receipt for the same which receipt
shall be in duplicate, one copy to be filed in the
office of the quartermaster general, and the other
in the Office of the secretary of state.
Sec. 10. All arms, equipments and military stores
issued hereinbefore provided, shall all times
be subject to examination by the inspector and
ordnance officers of the state, and OF any other
officer designated by the commander-in-chieff for
that nurpose and i such officer shall and .ny Of
such public property cut of repair, injured or
fsctive, he shall imme diately notify the facts and
report the same through the proper channels to the
commsnderin-chief, who, IL the damage shall not
be REPAIRED, and the defects or losses supplied,
within a reason able time, may order the company
other organization having the in charge
to be disbanded
Sec. 20. The transportation of troops and all
arms, equipments and military stores issued to
troops or received by the state under this act
shall be contracted for under the direction of the
comm ander-in-chief, by the Quartermaster general
and the vouchers for such transportation, when
audted by the secretary of state sh all be paid from
the general fund on his warrant.
Sec 21- No public arms, equipments or military
stores of kind, shall hereafter be issued any
person not a member of the organized militia ex-
cept in time of War, insurrection public danger
imminent that the mander chief shall
consider that the public safety requires him to
make such ISSUE in which case accurate account
shall be taken OF such issues, and to whom they
made.
this act, each and every officer Of volun compa-
mics organized, having in his possession any
the state shall make out true and correct inven-
tory thereof and return the same to the quar- er-
master general No person shall retain at any time
any arms, equipments or military stores of any kind
belonging the state, unless theyhave been prop
srly Issued to such person in pursuance of law,
and he SHAH BE permitted by proper authority to
re tain the same in the discharge of public duty
and person shall use any public arms, equip
ment military stores belonging to the state, for
private under pc naltyn either of the above
cases. of not less than five fifty ars for
each offence, to be received by suit in the name of
the state of Wisconsin by the district attorney the
county, before any court of competent jurisdictions
and the money recovered shall be paid into the
state treasury part of the general fuai of the
state. The quartermaster general shall have au-
thority to take possession Of such arms and
equipments so used, and he shall account for the
same.
ORGANIZATION OF BATTALIoNs AND REGIMENTS.
Sec. %. The comm ander-in- chief may form the
organized volunteer companies, and companies of
enrolled militia drafted into active service, into
battalions and regiments, and appoint the COM
handing officers of the same, on the recommen da
tion of majority of the commissioned officers of
the companies forming such battalion or regiment
Any number of volunteer drafted comp anies not
less than three nor more than i've, may be formed
into battalion, and two bastalions of five compa-
Lies, shall be deemed re giment, and the officers
of such egiment shall be colonel, who shall be
the commanding officer, one lie utter ant cclone and
one msjor. A battalion OF Eve companies shall be
Offered by lieutenant colonel, who shall be the
commanding officer, aud one major and q battal-
ion of three or tour companies shall be commanded
by major.
MUSTER BOIL AND MILITARY PROPERTY
Sec. "a. 1t shall be the duty of each and every
commanding officer of any organized company IN
this state, on or before the last Mondays Of April
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