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

between the ages of eighteen and TWEEN
weight wears. The second class shall
consist of all inhabitants Of the state,
subject to military duty, who are unmar-
ried. and between the ages of twenty
eight and thirty-six years, and those who
are married, and between the ages of eigh-
teen and twenty eight years. The third
class shall consist Of all other inhabitants
of the state subject to military duty. The
second class of the enrolled militia shall
riot be called into active service until
the first class is exhausted or insufficient
in numbers to meet the exlgency OF the
state. The third class Of the enrolled
militia shall not be called out until the
first two classes are exhausted or found
insufficient. as aforesaid; and the said
third class shall in no case be used ex-
cent within the limits of the county
wherein it had been enrolled: pro0tded,
that nothing contained in this section
shall be so construed as to eject section
sections forty and forty7one of this
act.
a HOW CALLED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE.
Sec. 27. In case Of war, instruction,
rebellion. riot or invasin, or of resist
ance to the execution of the laws OF
this state, or of the United States, or
upon the call of any provost marshall
marshall or other marshall marshal
of the United States, in Wisconsin, or
Of any mayor of city, or of any sher-
iff, the commander-in-chief is authorized
to call into active service any portion OF
the organized or enrolled militia Of is
state. In case of the absence of the
commander-in chief from the capitol, or
if it be impossible to Immediately com
municate with him, the civil or military
officer making the resuisition for troops
NAV, if he deem the danger imminent
and not admitting Of delay, serve copy
of such requisition, together with a
statement of the governor S absence abb
sence1 or the impossibility of immedi-
ately commune ating with him, upon
the officer commanding the regiment, or
in case no regiment is organized, upon
the officer commanding a battalion, who
is hereby authorized to exercise, with
respect to calling out the troops of
mis- regiment or battalion, the powers
conferred in this section upon the gov
ernor but if the call shall be disap-
proved by the governor, the troops so
called into service shall be Immediately
recalled and discharged from such active
service. Such call for any portion of
the organized militia, shall be made by
nm order issued and directed to the com
pany, battalion or regiment which is SO
called into service, designating, in such
order, the particular troops called, the
time and place of rendezvous rendez
vous. I and the officer to whom they shall
report. If such order be directed to
the officer commanding regiment or
battalion, it shall be Immediately commu-
nicated to all the officers of such reg
iment or battalion; and any officer re-
ceiyeing such order, shall rendezvous
and report for duty as therein directed
and any officer commanding company
or battalion On receiving such order,
shall Immediately proceed to notify the
same to each individual of his command,
by personal notice, and such officer shall
attend in person, or by deputing an ottl-
Ger of the organized militia IN his place,
at the place of redezvous, and take the
name names of all volunteers for SER
vice under such call and if the mum
Der ofsssuch volunteers shall be sufficient
to form one or more companies or bat
talions, according to the provisions OF
this act, he shall Immediately call and
superintend the election of officers OF
volunteer companies and battalions,
which election shall be conducted IN the
manner prescribed by this act for the
election of volunteer companies and
battalions, except as to publication OF
notice of such election proclamation
of the call of such election, made by the
officer calling it at the place of rcndez-
vous, being deemed sufficient notice !;
but the governor shall have authority, II
he shall deem in expendient, to direct
that a portion of the volunteers so pre-
senting themselves shall be assigned to
organized volunteer companies or battal-
ions already in active service, whose
numbers ale less than the full compll-
ment, complement as prescribed in
this act after which those volunteer
ing shall organize and elect as herein
described.