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

the state this act, shall be contrac
ted for under the direction of the COM
mander-in- chief, by the quartermaster-
general, and the vouchers for such trans
portation, when audited by the secreta-
ry of state. shall be paid from the gener-
al fund on his warrant.
Sec. 81. No public AIMS, equipments
or military stores Of any kind, shall here
after be issued to any person. not mem
Der of the organized militia, except in
time of war, insurreclion or public dam
ger soimminent that the commander in
chief shall consider that the public safe
ty reqlires him to make such issue, in
which case an accurate account shall be
taken Of such issues, ana to whom they
are made.
Sec. 20. Within ninety days from the
passage of this, each and every officer Of
volunteer companies now organized, hay
ING in his possession any arms, equip
mens " military stores belonging to the
state, shall make out a true and correct
inventory thereof. and return the same
to the quar,ermaster general. No per
son sh1ll retain at any time, any arms,
equipments or military stores Of any kind
belongng to the state, unless they have
been properly issued to such person IN
pursuance Of law, and he shall be per
mitted by proper authority to rot"'" tho
same in the discharge Of pubic duty'
and no person SHALL use any pubic arms
equipment or military stores belonging
to the State. for his private use, under
penolty, in either Of tho above cases, of
not less than five nor over fifty dollars
for eacn offence, to be recovered by suit
in the name Of the State Of Wisconsin,
by the district attorney of the county,
befole any court of competent jurisdlc-
ton; and the money so recovered shall
lie paid into the state treasury MS part
of the general fund of the state. The
quartermastor-g general shall have authori-
ty to take possession of such arms and
equipments SO used, and he shall account
for the same.
ORGANIZATION OF BATTALIoNs AND REGI
MENTs.
Sec %. The COMMUNICATIVE chief may
form tie organized volunteer companies,
and companies Of enrolled militia draft
cd into active service, into battalions and
regiments, and appoint the commanding
officers IF the same, on the recommea-
dation of II ajority Of the commission
ed Offices of the companies forming such
battalion or regiment. Any number of
volunteer or drafted companies, not less
than three nor more than five, may be
formed into battalion, and two battal-
ions of I've companies, shall be deemed
a regiment, and the officers yf such reg
ilnent shall be colonel, who shall be the
commanding officer, one lieutenant-c
mel and enc major. A battalion Of five
companies shall be differed by a lieuten-
ant colonel, who shall be the command
ING officer, and one major; and battal-
ion of three or four companies shall be
commanded by major.
MUSTER BOIL AND LIST OF MILITARY FRO
PERTY.
Sec. "a. It shall be the duty of each
and every commanding officer of any or
ganized company in this state, on or be-
fore the last Mondays of April and Sep
tember of each year, to muster bis com
pany, and to make out in triplicate, mus
ter rolls, setting forth the names and
number of the members of his company,
the officers in the order of their rank, and
the privatcs in alphabetical order, one Of
which muster rolls, duly certified, he
shall transmit. through his commanding
officer, to the adutant general of the
state. He shall file one in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court Of his coun-
ty, and be- shall keep the other as a
voucher for himself. If such company
shall form o part of any organized bat
talon or regiment, the commanding Off
Ger thereof shall transmit the same, with
a muster roll of the field and staff Off
GERS Of his battalion or regiment, to the
adiutant general of the state. 1t shall
also be the duty of every such comman-
ding officer Of company, at the time
of making said muster rolls, to make
du plicate lists of all arms, accoutrements,
ordnance and ordnance stores, and other
property belonging to the state, in his
possession. one Of which lists, duly ccrti-
fed, he shall transmit through his com
manding officer to the quartermaster-
general, and he shall keep the other rs a
voucher for himself. If such company
shall form part Of an organized battal
ion or regiment, the commanding officer
thereof shall transmit the same, with
list of the military property of the state
in his possession, to the quartermaster
general.
Sec. 25. All commissioned officers of
regiments, hattaIions and companies, shall
take rank according to the date assigned
them by their commissions, and when
two of the same grade are of the same
date, their rank shall be determined by
length of service in the militia, and if of
equal service, then by lot.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE MILITIA.
Sec. 90. All commissioned officers of
the staff of the commander in chief, the
aid-de-camp [aids-de- campl of the adju-
tant general and quartermaster general,
and al commissioned officers, non com
missioned officers, musicians, artificers
and privatcs of volunteer and drafted
regiments, battalions and companies,
whose names are upon the muster rolls
of their respective regiments, battalions