Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-04-23

towns, wards or cities are situated, res
pectively, as aforesaid, and the other
shall be deposited in the Office of the
acknowledgement, at the capital
Sec. 10. The commander chief may
annually, hereafter, cause to be made
such corrections and additions to the
militia rolls provided for in section eight
OF this act, in the manner specified in
said section, so as to have said rolls con
tain correct enrolment of all the per-
sons then liable to perform military du-
ty under this act; and copies Of such
rolls, so amended, shall be made, filed
and deposited in the manner provided in
: section nine of this act.
ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEER COM
Az .f PANIEs. ...
Sec. IL. Whenever sufficient num-
Der Of persons, by the provisions of this
act, residents of any county of this state,
subject to military duty, shall subscribe
to a call for the organization of a volun-
teer company, the county judge Of said
county, upon due application Of the per-
sons who have subscribe, as above, shall
appoint some suitable person, resident
ofthe county, to open book, in which he
shall enter the names ofpersons SO volun-
teering and shall fix a time and place of
meeting for the purpose Of organization,
by giving ten days notice thereof by
publication in some newspaper, or by
posting notices in at least three public
places in the county.
Sec. -. The person so appointed
shall preside at such meeting and or
ganize the same. He shall superintend
the election of the officers of said com
pany, which election shall be by ballot
He shall make out, after said election
shall have been determined, list of the
names Of persons SO volunteering, a GER
tifcate Of each officer so elected, and
transmit, them to the colonel command
ing theregiment or the lieutenant-c colonel
or maj jor commanding, the battalion, if no
regiment is organized, in which said
company shall be organized, who shall,
if found correct, transmit the same, with
his approval, to the adjutant general Of
the state, together with copy Of pro-
ceedings Of said meeting, and a copy Of
his appointments, and Of the notice Of
said meeting, duly certified by him
and if it shall be found that such com
pany has been organized, and such off
GERS elected in conformity with the pro
visions Of this act, such company shall
be listed in the Office Of the adjutant-
general, as company of the organized
militia of this state and the officers so
elected shall be commissioned by the
commander, in chief f; prorided, that the
,commander-in- shall approve of
such organization and Of the officers so
selected.
Sec. I3 The volunteer companies
shall be armed and equipped in the same
manner as similar corps in the Uuited
States army, and shall consist Of the fol
lowing officers, non commissioned officers
and privates, viz 70 each company Of
cavalry, one captain, one first lieutenant,
one second lieutenant, one first sergeant,
one quartermaster-sergeant, one com
missary sergeant five sergeants, eight
corporals, one saddler, one wagner, one
ferrier, or blacksmith, and two trumpe-
tiers, and not less than sixty-two nor
more than seventy eight privates. To
other companies there shall be one cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, five sergeants, eight corpor-
ais, one drummer one fifer, one WAGNER,
and not less than sixty-two privates, ex-
cepting light batteries. which shall be
allowed one hundred and twenty-five
active members each, and such officers
as are allowed in the United States SER
vice.
Sec. IA Volunteer companies and bat
talions may adopt constitute on and
from by Laws, rules and regulations, not
inconsistent with the constitution of the
United States, or of this state, for the
government of their members and for
their improvement in military science
1t shall be the duty of the acting orderly
sergeant Of, the company, and sergeant
major of the battalion, to keep per
feet and complete record of the battilion
which shall be signed by the captain OF
commander, and countersigned by the
orderly sergeant or geant-major and
said record shall at all times be subject
to the inspection of any member Of the
company or battalion, and all military
officers or persons intreated therein; anc
if any member of such volunteer com
pany or battalion shall fail to compl,
with the provisions of such constitution
bylaws, rules and regulations, he may
be expelled from such company or bat
talon, and hisname erased from its roll
Sec. Is. When any volunteer com
pany shall be organized according to law
the commanding officer thereof may ap
ply to the commander chief, through