Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-16
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.. oT11eIH IN ACTIVE sHsvIer.
| Sec. 81. The commission of any officer ca!iet
into active service, shall continue until he military
body in which he serves, shall be disbanded by the
Relieved from active rvice, (or) unless such Office,
shall be dismissed or discharged from the service by
the proper authority and commissioned officer
shall be- allowed to resign when in active service
All vacancies of officers and non-commissioned off
GERS, shall be filed by appointment or promotion
the fist by the commapd-rin CHER, and the second
by the commanding officer of the troops IN such
Service.
NEGLECT Oh REFUSAL TO RENDEZVOUS.
| Sec. IS. Any officer, non.commissioned officer
musician, artifcer or private, OF the organized mil
itia OF this state and any person OF the enroll ed
militia thereof, who shall refuse neglect to
devious aud organize when ordered out or drafted
as provided in this act, shall be deemed dsserter
and shall be subject to fine of not less than fifty
ner more than FIVE hundred dollars, to be reeovere
by action to be brought by the district attorney
in the name Of the state, upon the certificate OF
the officer or officers appointed to make the draft,
| Or of the officer ordering out such member OF the
organized militia, before any court OF competent
jurisdiction in the couRty from which such person
| was drafted or member enrolled and the fine SO
recovered, shall be paid into the state treasury,
belonging to the school fund Of the state and in
all cases where for fines and costs CT pros
ecution is rendered under this act, tie defendant
shall be committed to the county jail until the
judgment IL satisfied proraded, hoa1erer, that it,
upon application to the county judge, it shall
appear to the satsfActon of said judge, that said
defendant has been imprisoned In the county jail
for the period of six months and that he il unable
to pay such ju dgment, the county judge may order
the discharge IF such defendant from the county
| Jail and prouided, fu-tisr, that nothing il this
| or discharge such officer person from any liza.
bility to perform military service. for the term for
which he WAS Drafted nor from arrest and trial by
the proper military authorities, for desertIon.
| PARADE OF BA1rAL1oNs AND REGIMENTS.
Sec. 80. The comnandsr-in- chief shall order a
] public parade Of all the organized militia of the
state, at least two days of each year such par
AIDES to be held within the limits of the regiment
or battalion to which such troops pectively, be-
long and such public parades shall be reviewed
by the commander chief by the officer of tho
regiment or battalion OF the highest rank present.
immediately after such troops have been reviewed,
they shall be inspected by the inspector general or
| in his sbsence, by the officer designated by the
commandsr-in-c chief for that purpose and such
inspecting officer, after minute inspection Of dress
and military bearing of the field officers and COM
missione ed staff and the officers of companies, and
arms, accoutrements, and dress of each soldier,
will report the result Of such inspection, and file
the same in the office of the quartermaster general
INSTRUCTION IN MILITARY DUTIES.
| Sec. 40. All companies of the organized militia
of this state, shall assemble at least in two
months for Instruction, and all members who absent
themselves from such meetings tor instruction
during three consecutive meetings, unless properly
excused by the commanding officer Of such com.
pany, or through absence from the county, or bod
lily disability, shall be debarred from the exemption
of jury duty and poll tax, and subject to expulsion
from their company. But 1t shall be lawful for the
governor, Whenever in his judgment the public in
lerssts require it, to order any company, regiment
other organized portion of the militia Of this
state, any number fractional part of the mill.
tia or Of the militia within certain prescribed ages
either of the whole state any portion thereof to
assemble for instruction in military duties at such
times and places as he shall think necessary and
proper Such instruction shall be conducted under
| such regulations aud In such manner, Tor such
length Of time, and by such officers, the gov
1 ernor shall order.
Sec. Al. All members Of the organized volunteer
companies Of this state shall be exempt from iury
| duty and from the payment of poll-tax Of every
forms, OF all officers, commissioned officers nd
privates, used for military purposes In the ganized
or enrolled militia OF the state, shall be exempt
| from execution.
RULBs OF DISCIPLINE AND SYSTEM o. INSTRUCTION..
sSec. AZ, The rules Of discipline and rsgplano,e
OF the army Of tho United States, shall so far as
the may be applicable, constitute the rule, OF
discipline and regulations of the organized militia
| tabllshed by congress and the department. for
the army of the United States shall be adopted so
far as they may be applicable, for tho government
of the militia Of this state; and the systems of in
structon in tactics, prescribed fer the different
arms and corpa In the United States army shall be
followed in tho military instruction and practice
of the militia of this state, and the use of anv
other system is forbidden.
PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MILITIA IN AoT1vz s1Ry1cH
4Sec. 43. Whenever any militia of this state
shall be called into active service, and if engaged
for ten days or less, the prvatss shall receive one
dollar per day aaoh, and be subsistsd at the Az
pense Of the state. The officers shall receive the
pay Of their rank in the United States service II
engaged longer than ten days, they shall receive
the same pay ana ranons as are or may hereafter
be established by law, tor the army Of the United
States.
LITURN ARMS, &c.
Sec. A. When the commander-in- chief shall or.
der The return TO tne state OF any arms, equipments
mill sary storss other military properly belong
ing the state, such arms and military property
shall be Immediately delivered to the officers a1.
thorized in such order to receive the same he re-
ceiptng for the same and describing heir condito
in such ceipts and if the property mentioned in
such order shall not be promptly delivered as di.
rected. the officer named in such order in harahx
authorized to take immediate possession of the
same, in tho name of the state; and any person
resisting such officer in the performances of his duty
shall be deemed guilty OF q mlSdemeanor punisha.
bic by imprisonment for not less than two nor
than six months, in the county jail.
Sec As. It shall be the duty of the secretary of
state aust all reasonable expenses incurred nv
the militia in the active service Of the state and
all other claims required under the provisions OF
this act and to draw his warrants for the amount
thus audited; and the state treasurer is hereby
CURED to pay the same out Of any moneys in the
general fund, not otherwise appropriated.
| OFFICERS AND TROOPS ALREADY COMMISSIONED AND
ORGANIZED.
Sec. 4o. All volunteer companies organized prior
to the passage Of this act, shall be cd to have
organized in compliance with its provisions and to
| be entitled to its benefits; but such compane,
shall be required to comply with all the remaining
| Sec. At. Whenever any portion of the militia
shall have been called into active service to sup.
press instruction rebellion, or dispense q
mob, to enforce the laws Of tho state or of the
United States, it shall be competent for the com.
| mander-in- chief to place such troops under the
| temporary direction of the mayor of any city, Of
| the sheriff OF any county, or of any provost O,
other marshal Of the United States, in Wisconsin,
| Soc. 4S. The commander-in-chefm may, from time
to time. make and publish rules, regulations and
orders for tho government Of the militia of thi,
state, in accordance with the provisions and shirt
Of this act, in accordance with tho rules regua
| tions and orders Of the war department of the
| United States, not inconsistent with this act
Sec. 80. No person shall be . member of twr
| companies at the same time, and any member Of !
company who removes beyond the limits Of the
I charged from such company.
Sec. SO. In the absence of any appropriate com.
mander, the next in rank in the command of troops
where not otherwise provided in this act shall
coed to his authority and every senior in his an
| propriate command shall have authority to contro
the actions of his junior, in accordance with the
principles of military subordinstion, under the law
| and usages that govern the United States army
Sec. 81. No officers inferior in grade &c
| rsgimental or battalion commander, shall have
power to grant discharges to non-commissioned Off
GERS artifcers, muaicans or prvates il active ser
vice, but the commander OF companies Of the or
ganizsd militia, whom not in actual service, ma,
| issue certificates of service and discharge. All
certificates of discharges shall be in writing anC
shall set forth fully the cause Of discharge. AND
| shall be signed by the officer granting the same
Any officer rssgning his commission, snail do 20 ir
writing, and transmit the same through his immedi
ate commanding Officer, who shall make his endorse
ments thereon, and the resignation shall 70 intt
effect when accepted by the commander-in chief
| and not before.
Sec. So. The commandsr-in- chief il hereby au
effect, to disband any portion Of the Organized Vol
untser forces, or Of the enrolled militia mustered