Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-04-23
NO 50

to the state, shall make out true and
correct inventory thereof, and re-
turn the same to the qurtermaster
general. No person shall retain at any
time, any arms, equipments or military
stores OF any kind belonging to the state,
unless they have been properly issued
to such person in pursuance of law, and
he shall be permitted by proper author
ity to retain the same in the discharge
Of public duty; and no person shall
use any public arms, equipment or mil
itary stores belonging to the state, for
I his private use, under penalty, in either
of the above casses, Of not less than FIVE
/ nor over fifty dollars for each offense,
to be recovered by suit in the name Of
the state of Wisconsin, by the dis
trict attorneys Of the county, before any
court of competent Jurisdiction; and the
money so recovered shall be paid into
the state treasury as part Of the gener-
al fund Of the state The quarterlnaster
general shall have authority to take
possession of such arms and equipments
so used, and he shall account for the
same
ORGANIZATION OF BATTALIoNS AND REGIMENTS
Sec. %. The commander-in-ch may
from the organized volunteer companies,
and companies Of enrolled militia draft
ed into active service, into battalions
and regiments, and appoint the com
manding officers OF the same, on the rec
ommendation Of majority of the com
lnissioned officers Of the companies
forming such battalion or regiment
Any number Of volunteer or drafted
companies not less than three nor more
than five, may be formed into a battal-
ion, and two battalions Of five compan-
les, shall be deemed a regiment, and the
officers Of such regiment shall be col
onel, who shall be the commanding Off
Ger, one lieutenant colonel and one ma
jor A battalion of five companies shall
be oficered by lieutenant colonel, who
shall be the commanding officer, and
one major; and battalion of three or
four companies shall be commanded by
a major ,l........ e.aah
MUSTER ROLL AND LIST OF MILITARY PROPERTY
Sec. "a. 1t shall be the duty of each
and every commanding officer of any or
ganized company in this state, on or be-
fore the last Mondays Of April and Sep
tember, of each year, tomuster his com
pany, and to make out III triplicate,
muster rolls, setting forth the names and
number of the members of his compa-
ny, the officers in the order Of their
rank, and the privates in alphabetical
order; one Of which muster rolls, duly
certified, he shall transmit, through his
commanding officer, to the adjutant gen
eral of the state lie shall file one in
the office of the clerk of the circuit
court of his county, and he shall keep
the other as voucher for himself IL
such company shall form part of any
organized battalion orregiment, the COM
manding officer thereof shall transmit
the same, with a muster roll of the field
and staff officers of his battalion orreg-
iment, to the adiutant general of the
state 1t shall also be the duty of every
such commanding officer Of company,
! at the time of making said muster rolls,
to make duplicate lists Of all arms, ac--
coutrements, ordnance and ordnance
stores, and other property belonging to
the state, in his possession, one of which
lists, duly certified, he shall transmit
through his commanding officer to the
quartermaster general, and he shall keep
the other as voucher for himself. Ii
such company shall form part of an or
grnized battalion or regiment, the COM
manding officer thereof shall transmit
the same, with list Of the military prop
erty of the state in his possessisn, to the
qurtermaster general.
Sec 25. All commissioned officers of
regiments, battallions and companies,
shall take rank according to the date as
signed them by their commissions, and
when two of the same grade are of the
same date, their rank shall be determined
by length Of service in the militia, and if
OF equal service, then by lot.
CLASSIFICATION OF TIE MILITIA.
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See &c. All commissioned officers of
the staff of the commander-in-c chief, the
aid-de-camp [aids -de-camp of the ad-
jutant general ard quartermaster gen
eral, and all commissioned officers, non
commissioned officers, musicians, artif-
GERS and privates of volunteer and draft
edreglments, battallions and companies,
whose names are upon the muster rolls
Of their respective regiments, battalliohs
and companies, shall be denominated
the organized militia of Wisconsin, and
shall at all times be subject to be called
into active service by the commander-in-
chief; and when so called, each person
! shall be called and mustered according to
his commission, enrolment and organi-
} zation. All other militia in this state
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