Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
Published April 10, 1868. ]
CHAPTER 242.

liable to perform military duty, and the orgaai-
cation OF the state militia for active service.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COMMISSIONS, OFFICERS GEN.
ERAL STATE, AND STAFF OF REGIMENTS AND RAT
TALIoNs.
Section l. The governor, as commander-in in chief
OF the militia of this state, shall issue commissions
to all officers appointed elected under the pro-
visions of this act, and each commission shall be
countersgned by the secretary of state, and
ted by the adjutant general; and the officer COM
missoned shall take the oath of office prescribed by
the constitution, before officer authorizediby
law to administer oaths, copy of which oath shall
be endorsed or attaShed to each commission; and
the commission snail be deemed as taking effect on
the day of the endorsement. In case OF promotion,
the commission shall take effect from it's date Com
missions shall run at the pleasure of the comman-
chief, except as herein otherwise provided.
The military staff OF the communicating chief shall
consist of one adjutant general one quartermaster
general, each with the rank OF brigadier-ge neral
fuur aidsde camp, with the rank OF Ieutenantc
onel, and one surgeon-general, with the rank of
colonel, and such ether officers as the governor
may from time to time require for active service,
who shall be appointed by the governor, and shall
continue in office for the same term the COVER
nor, at his pleasure. The ad jutant general and
the quartermaster-general each shall appoint, as
the staff aide de camp, whomust be resident
OF this state, with the rank of captain. The staff of
colonel of regiment and of lieutenant colon ell,
or maj commanding battalion, hereinafter
provided, shall consist of one adjutant, quar-
termaster and one surgeon, each with the rank of
first lieutenant, and one chaplain, quarter
master sergeant one commissary sergeant, one hos
pital steward, chief musician, and one sergeant
major, to be appointed by such commanding officer;
the adjutant to be selected The line, as in the
United states army.
ADJUTANT- GENERAL AND ouARTERaAsrER-GENEsAL.
Sec. q The adjutant. general shall beaez oHcio
chief of stall and inspector general. The quarter
mastergeneral shall be e1 0Uicio commssary-gene-
raj and chief of ordnance. They shall reside at the
of government, and sha keep their respective
offices open Tor the transaction of business every
day, Sundays exceptsd) during the usual business
hours, as established by the several state depart
ments.
DUTIES OF THE ADyUTANT-GRNERAL
Sec. 3. The adj utant- general shall keen and
file in his Office all returns, reports and military
correspondence made by him in accorance with the
provisions of this act of any other law of this
state. He shall, before the first day of Octo-
Der, of each year, make to the governor to be by
him laid before the legislature, report Of all the
transactions of his department since his annual re-
port, containing the number, strength and coudi-
tion of the organized militia, and the strength of
the enrolled militia OF the state, and sucn matters
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 lie
shall also perform all other duties appertain-
ing to his otnce, or which may be enjoined on him
by law, and shall be the medium of military cor
respondence with the commander in chief He
shall also make and transmit to the president
OF the United States, annual return OF the mi
ltia OF this state, pursuant to the laws of the
United States, a copy of which, duly certified no
of
state.
DUTIES OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the ouartermas
ter-general to take charge of and to carefully
guard and preserve, and to account for al. arms
accoutrements, ammunition ordnanc e stores and
other military property belonging to this state or
granted to 1t by the congress the United States
lie snail also Keep an account OF all moneys re-
ceived and expended by him. The manner of kean
ing these accounts shall be directed by the com
mander -n-chief, and they shall always be subject
TO his inspection. He SHALL or before the first
day OF October, IN each year, make to the govern
or, to be by him laid before the legislature. a re-
port of all the transactions OF his since
his last annual report containing: 80.
1st- An account OF all moneys received and Ak
pended.
I'd. An account of all arms, accoutrements, 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 statement OF the present condition of all
such property under his charge, and he shall state
in whose possession the same may be.
BONDS AND DELIVERY OF PROPERTY.
See. 5. Before entering upon the duties of his
office, the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shall give bonds
to the state of Wisconsin, with four or
more good and! sufficient sureties, in Gthel sum
of twenty thousand dollars, condi toned that he
shall faithfully perform all duties enjoined on him
by law If at any time the governor shall deem
the sureties given TO be insufficient, he shall
require the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS give new
sureties or bond, for such an amount as he
If the Guartermaster general shall refuse or neg
lect to do so, the governor shall remeve him from
office. On the expiration of his term of office or
in case of his removal theretrom, the ouartermss-
tergeHeral shall deliver to his successor in good
order, all arms, ordnance, ordnance stores and
other property belonging to the state, and all
books, papers, bonds and money in his charge and
pertaining to his Office
CLERKS, STATIONERY AND PAY.
Sec. 6. The governor, adjutant- general and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are hereby authorized to
.rIr rla NJ oYnAo
su.h blanks, blank books and stationery, as NAV
be necessary to carry out to provisions of this act
and tor the discharge of the duties of their
tive Offices The pay of such clerks and assistants
and of the Acknowledgement and quartermaster-
general shall be assigned by the governor in or
dsrs to be filed at the time of their appointment,
with the secretary ofsstate th unit 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 ad-
jutant-general and quartermaster general, shall
not exceed the amount now paid them, respectively
and to be paid from the treasury in the same man.
ner as the clerks III the said last named offices are
paid.
ENRoLLMENrs.
SEQ. 7. All able bodied white male citizens and
other persons who shall have voted at any election
IL any OF the United States, who between the
ages OF eighteen and forty-five years. rasiding in
this state, shall be subject to military duty and
SD al constitute the militia of this state and may
be called out by the governor for discipline and in
specfion, and into actual service, to SUPPRESS
instruction or rebellion, to dispense mob. to
repel an invasion or to enforce the execution of
the laws OF this state or of the United States as
hereinafter provided: pr0Uided, that all persons
exempted from the provisions of a law of the Uni
ted States, entitled San act for enrolling and call
ing out the national forces. and for other pur-
poses,' approved March Sd, 1868, and such persons
as may be rejected as physically or mentally unfit
Tor service, shall be exempt from military duty,
and no persons but such as herein excepted
sha be exempt.
Sec. s. Under the direction and superinten den ce
OF the commander in-chief, all persons liable to
military duty within this state who are not already
members OF the organized militia thereof shall be
enrolled BY the ward town. city or village
or assessors, or by some suitable person to be des
iSnatsd instead, by the commander-in- chief Such
enrolment shall distinctly specify the names age s
occupations and residences of the persons enrolled
ana also whether such persons are IN arried or un
married But the commander-in-chiefi is hereby
authorized to make use of the rolls OF any county
whlch nave been prepared by the she Tiff there of
under his direction, and to cause such persons e
be disenroIied as are not subject the provisions
OF this act and such other persons to be enrolled
as shall be liable to enrolment under tbi. act
proutded, hoaoerer, that enrolling Office sh
be required to enroll any person whose mental ~
physical incompetencyl visible apparent to su cl
officer.
Sec g. Two copies of the enrolment in tn,
preceding section mentioned, alphabetically ar
ranged, and carefully corrected, shall be prepare
by the officers making the same, of whic
shall be filed in the Office of the clerk of the cir
cult court of the county in which the villages
towns, wards cities situated, respectively a
aforesaid, and tho other shall be deposited in tn
Office of the adj utant-general, at the capital.
Sec 10. The commandsr-n-chie f may annually
hereafter, cause to be made such corrections an
additions to the militia rolls provided for in sectio
eight of this act, in the manner specified in sal
section, as to have said rolls contain a correc
enrolment of all the persons then liable to pei
form military duty under this act; and copies G
such rolls, SO amended, shall be made filed and de
posted in the manner provided in section nine &
this act. -. IL -.s.-...
ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEER COMPANIES,