Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-23


shall refuse or neglect to do so, the gov
eruor shall remove him from Office. On
the expiration of his term of office, or in
case of his removal therefrom, the quar-
termaster- general shall deliver to his
successor, in good order, all arms, ord
nance, ordnance stores and other proper
ty belonging to the state, aud all books,
papers, bonds and money in his charge
and pertaining to his office.
CLERKS. STATIONERY AND PAY.
Sec. 6. The governor, adjutant gener
al and quartermaster general, are hereby
authorized to employ such clerks and as
ss,auts, and to procure such blanks, blank
books and stationery as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this act
aud for the discharge of the duties OF
their respective offices. The pay of such
clerks and assistants, and of the adjutant
general and quartermaster- general, shall
be assigned by the governor in orders to
be filed at the tine OF their appointment,
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 adju-
tant general and acknowledgement,
shall not exceed the amount now paid
them, respectively, and to be paid from
the treasury in the same manner as the
clerks in the said last FAMED Offices are
paid.
ENROLLMENTS.
Sec. z. All able bodied white male
citizens, and other persons who shall have
voted at any election in any of the Uni
ted States, who are between tie ages of
eighteen aud forty-fve years, residing in
this state, shall he subject to military du
t., and shall constitute the militia of this
state; and may be called out by the gov
ernor for discipline and inspection, and
into actual service, to suppress insuroc
ton or rebellion, t. disperse mub, to
repel an invosion or to enforce the exc
cution of the laws Of this state or Of the
United States. as hereinafter provided {:
provided, that all persons exempted from
the provisions OF law OF the United
States, entitled " on act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces. and for
other purposes" approved March 81,
1868, and such persons as may be rcjcc-
ted as physically or mentally unfit for
service, shall be exempt from military du-
ty. and no persons but such as are herein
excepted shall he exempt.
Sec. g. Under the direction and SUI
perintendence of the commander-in chief
all persons liable to miiitary duty within
this STATE, who are not already members
of the organized militia thereof, shall be
enrolled by the ward, town, city or il
lase assessor or assessors, or by some
suitable person to be designated instead,
by the commandments. Such cn
roimeut shall distinctly specify the names,
ages, occupations, and residences of the
persons enrolled, and also whether snch
persons are married or unmarried. Bat
the commander-in chief is hereby au-
thorized to make use of The rolls of any
county which have been prepared by the
sheriff thereof, under his direction, aud
to cause such persons to be diSenrolled as
are net subject to the provisions Of tbs
act, and such other persons to be enrolled
as shall be liable to enrolment under this
act 0rovided, hoWerer. that no enroll
ing officer shall be required TO enroll any
person whose mental or hysical incom-
potency is visible or apparent to such Of
ficer.
Sec. 9. Two copies of the enrolment
in the preceding section mentioned, al
phabeticalIy arranged, and carefully cor
rected, shall be prepared by the officers
making the same. one of which shall be
filed in the Office Of the clerk of the cir
cult court of the county in which the
villages, towns, wards or cities are situa
ted, respectively, as aforesaid, and the
atner shall be deposited in the Office Of
the adiutant- general at the capital.
Sec. 10. The commander in chief may
annually, hereafter, cause to be made
such corrections and additions to the
mi Iitia rolls provided for in section eight
of this act, in the manner specified in
said section, so as to have said rolls con-
tain a correct enrolment Of all the per-
sons then liable to perform military duty
under this act; and copies Of such rolls,
so amended, shall be made, filed and de-
posted in the manner provided in sec
ton nine of this act.
ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEER CoMPAN
les.
Sec. IL. v heneyer n sufficient num-
Der of persons, by the provisions of this
act, residents Of any county of this state,
svbject to military duty, shall subscribe
to a call for The organization of volun-
teer company, the county judge of said
county, upon due application of the per-
sons who have subscribed, as above, shall
appoint some suitable person, resident of
the county, TO open a book, in which he
shall enter the names of persons so vol
unteering, ard shall fix time and place
of meeting for the purpose of organiza-
ton, by giving ten days notice thereof
by publication in some newspaper, or bv
posting notices in at least three public
places in the county.
Sec. IL. The person so appointed
shall preside at such meeting and organ
ize the same. He shall superintend the
election of the officers of said company,
which election shall be by ballot. He
shall make ont, after said election shall