The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-06-18
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THE NEW lIILITIA LAW.

ton Of heState Militia, Adjutant Gen,
Hill made the following explanation Of
the new Militia Law:
"The new law says that every white
male citizen between the ages of eight
eenand forty-fve shall be required to
do military duty for two days in the
course Of every year The mode of
carrying out thelaw will be as follows
The assessors of the several election
precincts will take the required enroll
ment and reportto the City Cleark and
the county Auditor. The trustees of the
several precincts will examine and de.
cideupon all claims for exemption, and
will make list of all not exempt, di-
viding them into companies of from so
to 100 men each, and will order compa.
ny elections, reporting these schedules
accompanies to the Sheriff. The Shor.
if takes those companies occupying
contiguous localities, and forms them
into regiments or battalions, and re-
ports the schedule of the companies
and his action to the Adiutant Gener.
al, who numbers the regiments OF bat.
talions, and letters the companies-
The Sheriff then orders the election of
field officers, and when that election is
held the militia organization is com.
plete; after which the management il
by military officers, civil officers being
relieved from all further duty In
getting up and completing these orga.
nizaticns, there is nothing voluntary
on the part of the men enrolled, any
more than there is in the conscription.
Should any Of the civil officers fail or
neglect their duties, the Governor
may detail the Adjutant or any other
person, to perform the duty thus neg
lected, and measures are already ia
ken to obtain the proper advice, and
to secure the proper alternative action
in any case that may arise. The mi.
htia musters twice a yoar, first by
companies on the last Saturday OF
September, and then by regiments or
battalions on the next succeeding Tues.
day. The fine for neglectmg company
muster, for n.commissioned officers
and privates, is 81 80, and for regimen.
tai muster $780, and parties can re.
lieve themselves from the duty to mus.
ter, and from liability to fine, by pay.
ing into the county treasury n commu.
tation Of 50 90 per annum, but this
must be in advance OF the muster from
which they wish TO be relieved, aud
payable on or before the 10th day of
September.
NOW then, then, tho speaker went on
to say, We will compare the enty re.
quired for the militia service with that
OF the volunteer If aman volunteers
under this act, he is enrolled for five
years, during which time he will bo
required to keep up his company drill,
and 10 drill for two days at the yearly
meeting Of the officers of the militia,
atsoine designated camp Of instruction
which will be explained hereafter. In
case OF emergency he will be required
to do duty in defense Of the State, be.
yond the limits of which he will not be
required togo; and during the time Of
bis service he will receive the regular
pay and emoluments Of soldiers Of the
United States. If called out for the
suppression Of riots or mobs he will re-
cieve 81 per day and 81 per night, while
on service. At the ond of Ave years
how'll have earned his exemption from
the militia law. The expense of join.
ing this company will be small al the
volunteer has only to provide his own
uniform, and to devote two whole days
in each year to drilling with the officers
ofthe militia force, during which time
all expenses Of transportation and sub.
sistence will be betrayed by the State,
"Thus," said he, if had a son Of l6
or II years Of age, stout and hearty, |
would advise him to join a volunteer
company so that he would bo exempt
from the militia law before he was %
or 23."
The General then went on to describe
the course Of instruction marked out
by the act, saying that by the present
law Oiliceis and S,rgeants of the mill.
tia as named on tho muster rolls re.
turned TO the Adjutant General, were
required to devote eight days in each
year to thorough course ofinstruction
and drill at some designated camp
where all tho officers without distinc.
tion ofrank would be drilled by regu.
lar authorized drill.maste.s in the use
OF arms and in military exercise. Tho
Adjutant General will issue an order
three or four weeks before the officers
muster is held, prescribing n regular
series OF lessons taken from tho regular
United States tactics During tho first
six days Of the officers muster, all tho
officers without distinction will bo
drilled alike in the use Of arms and in
military science; and on the last two
days tho voluntary companies Of the
same district will join them at tho
camp, and they will all drill together
thus securing a uniformity OF sys.
tenn. BY means Of this plan should
another invasion be threatened all diff.
henltles Of organization will be obvia
ted, as instead Of having 80 many citi.
sxens pouring in for the defense, we
shall have just that number of soldiers
drilled and organized and ready for
service.
There is no pay authorized for attcn
ding musters; all musters, officers mus
tors, must be held within the company
or battalion district but for the officers
muster, which may be held outside