Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-04-15
published April 10, 1861
CHAPTER Z4Z.

published April 10, 1861
CHAPTER 242.
AN ACT to provide for the enrolment of persons
liable to perform military au.y, ana the orgaai-
The neopIe of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact az follows:
ooxnANDxR-IN-cHsEP,c COMMISSIONS, OFFICERS OF EN-
xRAL sxArE, AND STAFF OF REGIMENTS AND RAT
IALIoNs.
Section l. The governor, commander-in-c chief
of the militia of this state, snail commissions
to all o.Icers appointed elected under the pro-
visions of this act, and each commission shall. be
eountsrsigned by the secretary of state, and at5-
ted by the adiutant general; a. the officer
rssIoned shall take the oath of office prescribed by
the constitution, before some officer authorizedIoy
be endorsed on or attached to each commission; and
the commission snail be deemed as taking effect
tho day of the endorsement. In case OF promotion,
the commission shall effect from its date Com
missions shall run at tho pleasure of the comnan
der-in-chief, except as herein otherwise provided
The military staff of the commander n-chief shall
consist of one adj utant general, quartermaster
general, each With the rank OF brigadier- neral,
four camp, with the rank of lieutenant-col
onei and surgeon-generaI with the rank of
colonel, and such other officers 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 as the COVER
nor or at his pleasure The adjutant general and
qusrtermaster- general each hail appoint,
their staH, one aidedecamp, whomust be u resident
OF tins state with the rank OF captain. The staff of
colonel of a regiment and CT lie ant-colonel,
major commanding battalion, as hereinafter
provided, shall consist Of one adjutant, one guar
first lieutenant, and one chaplain, one quarter
master sergeant, one commissary sergeant, one hos
pital steward, one chief musician, ana one sergeant
major to be appointed by sucn commanding officer;
the Co be selected from the line, as in the
United states army.
AoJUrAsT-GENEsLL AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sec. q The adjutant generaI shall beSs1 otFeio
chief of staff and inspector general. The quarter
general shall be o0fcis comm ssary-gene-
of government and shall keep their respectiye
Offices open Tor the transaction Of business eyery
day, Sundays exceptsd} during the usual business
hours, as established by the several Depart
ments.
DUTIES OF THE ADJUTANT-GHNERAL
Sec. 3. The adjotant-general shall keep and
file in his oce all returns, reports, and military
correspondence made by h IN in aceorance with the
provisions OF this act, of any other law Of this
state He shall, on or before the first day of Octo-
Der, Of zach year, make to the governor, to be by
him laid before the legislature, report all the
transactions OF his department. since his annual re-
port containing the numoer, strength and condi-
ton of the organized militia, and strength of
the enrolled militia of the state such matters
ofgenera 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 dutlas appertain-
ing to his office, 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 the president
OF the United states, an annual return OF the mi
Itia Of this state, pursuant to the laws of the
United States, a copy of which, duly certified, no
shall lay before the eonmanderin chief OF this
state.
DUTIES OF TEE oUARTERMAsrER-GKNERAL
Sec f. It shall be the duty of the quartermas
ter-general to take charge OF and to Carefully
guard ard preserve, and to account for al. arms
accoutrements, ammunition, ordnance stores and
other military property belonging this state or
granted to 1T by the congress the United states
He shall also keep an account OF all moneys re-
ceived and expen ded by hlri. The manner of keep
ing these accounts shall be directed by the com
mandsr chief, and they shall always be subject
his Inspection. lie 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 department since
his last annual report, containing:
LIST An account OF all moneys received and ex-
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 srder.
Sd a Of the present condition OF all
in whose possession the same may be.
BONDS AND DELIVERY PROPERTY
Sec. 5. Before entering upo. 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 ItheI sum
of twenty thousand dollars, condi Toned that he
shall faithfully perform all duties enjoned on him
by Law. II at any time the governor shall deem
the suretes given TO be insufficient, he shall
require the quartermaster-generaI to give naw
sureties or new bonds for such amount as he
may deem sufficient, to be approved by him. and
if the quartermaster- shall r,fuse or neg
iect to do so, the governor shall remeve him from
Office. On the expiration of his term of Office or
il of his removal theretrom, The quartermas-
order, all arms, ordnance, ordL ance stores and
other property belonging to the state, and ali
books, papers, bonds and money in his charge and
pertaining TO his office
cLKRKs, STATIONERY AND PAY.
Sec. 6. The governor, adj utant- ana
Quartermastsr-general, are hereby authorized 10
such blanks, blank books ard stationery as NAV
be necessary to carry to provisions of this act
and for the discharge OF the duties of their respec
tive offices. The pay of such clerks assist ants
spd of the adjutant- general and auarterma.ter,
general, shall be assigned by the governor in CT
dsrs to be filed at the time of their appointment
with the secretary otlsatei the amount each of
said clerks or assistants, not to exceed the sum
paid TO the clerks In the oces OF the secretary of
state and state treasurer, and the pay of the adj
jutsnt-genersl and quartermaster-gen eral, shaIl
not exceed tne amount now paid them, respectively
and to be paid from the treasury in the same man,
ner as the clerks IN the said last named offices are
paid.
KNRoLLMEsTs.
Sec. I. All able bodied white male citizens and
other persons who sEall have voted at any election
in any of the United States, who between the
age. OF eighteen and forty-fve years. rasidng in
this state, shall be subject military DUTY. and
shall constitute the militia of this state; aud may
be called out by the governor for discipline
spectlon, and into actual service, to suppress
instruction or rebellion, to dispense a mob to
repel an lnvaf'o on or TO enforce the execution of
the laws OF this state the United States a.
hereinafter provided provided, that all persons
exempted from the provisions ef a law of the Uni.
ted states, entitled an act for enrolling and cali
iag out the national forces, sud for other pur-
poses" approved March Sd, 1865, and such persons
as may be rejected physically or mentally unft
for service, shall be exempt from military duty
and no persons but such herein exceptei
sha be exempt.
Sec. 5. Under the direction aud superintendenee
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 b.
enrolled by the ward, town, city village assessor
assessors, by some suitable person to be des-
ignated instead, by the ommander-in- chief Such
enrolment shall distinctly specify the names ages
occupations and residences of the persons enrolled
and also whether such persons married or un-
married. But the commander-in-chief is hereby
authorised to make Of the rolls OF any county
which have been prepared by the sheriff thereof
under his direction, and to cause such persons to
be disenrolied as are not subject the provisions
of this act and such other persons to be enrolled
shalt be liable to enrolment under this act.
prortdsd, hosoerer, that enrolling Officer shall
be required to enroll any person whose mental or
physical incompeteney visible apparent to such
officer.
Sec 9 Two copies of the enrolment in the
preceding section mentioned, alphabetically ar
ranged aud carefully corrected, shall be prepared
~ TAG ofhcers making the same, one of which
ISL oe nied II the office of the clerk of the cir
CUT court OF the county in which the villages
towns, Hsros or cities situated, respectively as
AoresAld, and the other shall be deposited in the
once OF the ADJ utant general, at the capital
sec. 10 The commandment chief MAJ annually