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

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| NEGLECT CT REFUSAL TO REEDEzyors
Sec. SO. Any officer, non commissim
ed officer, musician, artificer or priyqh
Of the organized militia Of this state. IN
any person of the enrolled militia therea
who shall refuse or neglect to rend.,
vous and organize when ordered OUT.
drafted, as provided in this net, shall l.
deemed a deserter, and shall be subie,
to fine of not less than fifty nor mo,
than five hundred dollars, to be recoyerao
By an action to be brought by the d;,.
trict attorney, IN the name of the staia
upon the certificate of tho officer or of
ceis appointed TO make the draft or Il
the officer Or 'cring out such member Of
the organized militia, before any court
competent jurisdiction in the county from
which such person was drafted or mem
Der enrolled; and the fine SO recovered
shall be paid into tie state treasury,
belonging to the school fund of the state.
and in all cases where judgement for
fines and costs of prosecution is rendera,l
| under this act, the defendant shall 10
committed to the county jail until til,
judgement is satisfied; provided, hop.
ever, that if, upon application to The
county judge, it shall appear to the sat,
dant has been imprisoned in the cope,y
Jail for the period of six months, and that
he is unable to pay such judgement the
county Judge may order the discharge Ct
sucu defendant from the county Jail; and
provided. further. that nothing in this
section shall be held or constructed SO as
to exempt or discharge such officer or
person from any liability to perform nil
itary service, for the term for which he
was drafted, nor arrest and trial by the
proper military authorities, for deseriion.
PARADE OF BATTALIoNs AND REGIMENTS.
Sec. 80. The communicative chief shall
order public parade Of all the organis-
ell militia of the state, on ut least two
days Of each wear; such parades to be
held within the limits of the regiment or
battilion to which troops, respect
lively, belong; and such public araies
shall be reviewed by the commandment
chief, or by the officer Of the regiment or
battilion of the highest rank present.
Immediately after such troops have been
reviewed, they shall be inspected by the
Inspector general, or in his absence, by
the officer designated by the commander,
in chief for that purpose; and such in
specting officer, after minute ins2 elton
of dress and military bearing of the field
officers and commissioned staff, and the
officers of companies, and arms, accontre
ments, and dress Of each solder, will re-
port the result of such inspection, and
file the same in the office Of tie qu ltcr
master gencraF
INSTRUCTION IN MILITART DUTIES.
Sec. 40. All companies Of the organ
lied militia Of this sta Q. shall at least once
in two months for Instruction., and all
members who absent themselves from
such meetings for Instruction., during
three consecutive meetings, unless prop
erlv excused by the commanding officer
of eunh company, or Through absence
from the county, or bodily disability, shall
be debarred from the exemption Of jury
duty AMI poll tax, and subject to expuI,
sion from the company. But it shall bo
lawful for the governor, whenever IN h.s
judgement the public interests require it,
to order any company, regiment or other
organized portion Of the militia Of this
state, or any number or fractional part Of
miIitia, or Of the mi Itia within certain
prescribed ages, either of the whole state
or any portion there Of, to assemble for
Instructions in military duties, at such
times n l.laccs as he shall think neces.
sarv ami proper. Such Instructions shall
be nducted under such regulations and
in such manner, for such length of
time, and such Office rs, IS the govern
or shall order.
EXEMPTTO Ms.
Sec. Al. All members of the organ
lied volunteer companies of this state,
shall exempt from jury duty and from
the payment fpoIl-tax eff every descrip-
ton. Horses, arms, equipments and
uniforms, Of all officers non commission.
ed officers and prvates, used for military
purposes in the organized or enrolled
militia of the state, shall be exempt from
execution,
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SYSTEM OF
INSTRUCTION.
Sec. AZ. The rules Of discipline and
equations of the arms of the United
States, shall so far as the same may be
applicable, constitute the rules of dist
pline and regulations of the organized
militia of this state; and and the rules
and articles OF war. established by Con-
grcss and the war department, for tho
army of the United States, shall be adop.
ted SO far as they may be applicable, for
the government of the militia of this
et1te, anu I!e Syot7Iuo of fu-,r uutiv.. -
tactics prescribed for the different arms
and corps in the United States army.
shall be followed in the military instruc-
ton and practice of the militia of this
state, and the use of any other system IS
forbidden.
TIVE SERVICE.