Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-03
OrennIzntion Of The State BIiIitia

in the State are required TO meet at desig- |
mated places le.mOrrow, (July 4th,) for |
the election Of militia officers, which Off
GERS are to proceed to organize
their companies to be ready to respond to
any call for State service In order that
ali may thoroughly understand the pro-
visions Of The lately passed militia law,
we present some Of its features. The law
was passed April I4tb. 1868.
Il provides that all white mails citizens
between the ages of IS and 45, shall be
enrolled in ihs militia and perform mill
taFy duty. The county auditors are re-
quired annually to return copy of en-
rOllment list to the Adjutant General of
the State by the 1st of June. The Adju-
tant General reports The same to the War
Department Any refusal to give a name
or other necessary information, subjects
the offender to a fine of from i've 10 ten
dollars, the Sheriff 10 collect the fines,
which are TO constitute a military Tund
for the county. Persons who come into
any company district after the enrolment
has been made, shall be enrolled by the
Captain Of the company. The city or
township clerk shall give notice, after re-
osiving the enrolment lists of hearing
Of exemption cases by trustees. A ccr-
tifcste of a surgeon is requisite to secure
exemption. After the first organization
exemption cases shall be determined by
the commanders Of regiments or battal-
lions, who shall also pass judgment upon
the trustees certificates of exemption.
Cities or townships shall be divided into
company districts, each containing from
sixty to one hundred and twenty men sub.
ject to military duty. They shall also
fix upon places for holding company cleo
Gons. The persons liable to military du-
b ~ shall meet for the first election at the
designated places on the 4th day Of July,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, to elect
ViUa Vocs, three judges and two clerks, and
shall then elect, by ballot, one Captain,
one First Lieutenant and one Second
Lieutenant, Tho polls shall close at five
o'clock. In case of a tie, the judges shall
decide by lst The returns are to be made
to the Sheriff, who will make his report TO
the Adjutant General.
The Sheriff shall, on or before July 10th,
organize the companies in their several
counties into regiments of not less than
eight nor more than ten companies each,
and report the same to the Adjutant Gen
eral, who shall give to each regiment its
mum Der and to each company its letter.
Upon receipt of this designation the Sheriff
shall designate n time and place for hold
ing regimental election of Colonel, Lieu
tenant Colonel and Major In counties haV-
ing less than eight companies, no officer
Of higher grade than Lieut.. Oolonal shah
be elected, and where there are less than
four companies, no officer Of higher grade
than Msjor. After fifteen days in which
elections may be contested, commissions
shall be issued TO the persons thus elected
The commandant Of each regiment or bat
tallion shall appoint one adjutant and
one quarternaster. The commandants Of
regiments, batteries and companies shall
appoint the usual number Of non-commis-
stoned officers and musicians.
Volunteer companies Of cavalry, srtil-
lery or infantry may be authorized by
the Governor. Consultations may be
made by the Governor, in which case,
new elections shall be held, and all officers
not elected under the new organization
muatered out as officers and enrolled with
the militia
All officers and soldiers under this act
shall be subject to duty for Eve years, at
3 the end of which time they shall receive
acertifeate Of service and be exempt from
military duty in time Of peace. All Ofic-
ers shall take the oath of allegiance, and
If not taken, the Office shall be considered
vacant and a new election ordered.
If any company refuse or neglect to
elect officers, or elect those who refuse TO
serve, and the company remain without
commissioned officers for one month they
shall be attached TO adjoining companies.
There shall be muster Of the militia on
the last Saturday of September in each
year, beside which, each company shall
have two or more additional musters in
each year. There shall also be q regiments
al, squadron or battalion muster on the
Tuesday succeeding the last Saturday of
September, from ten in the forenoon to
four in the afternoon. Every one failing
to appear ct company muster shall pay
one dollar and a half, and every oficer
from three to five dollars. At regimental
muster, every non. commissioned officer or
private who refuses 10 appear shall pay
one dollar. Any member of the militia,
except volunteers or commissioned officers,
may commute all fines for nOn-attendanoe
at musters by paying two dollars to the
county treasury by September 10Th
Each company Of Volunteera, infantry or
cavalry, under this act, shall have a fund
of $500 annually and Of artillery, at the
rate of 800 for every two guns.
Any commandant who shall refuse TO
aid with his command IN putting down
any riot or insurrectiOn, shall pay fine
Of from $40 to 500. When the militia is
called out Tor such purpose each officer and
private shall receive one dollar per day or
the same per night The militia may be
called into service by the Governor in case
Of invasion, or to prevent invasion, riot or