Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-23


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Sec. IS. The volunteer companies
shs be armed and equipped in the same
manner as similar corps in the United
States army, and shall consist of the fol-
lowing officers, non-commssioned Off
GERS and privates, viz To each com
pauy of cavalry, one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, one quartermaster-serge
one commissary-scr sergeant, five sergeants,
eight corporals, one saddler, one wagon
er. one farrior or blacksmith, and two
trumpetera, and not less than sixty-two
nor more than seventy eight prvates.-
To other companies there shall DO one
captain, one first lieutenant. one second
lieutenant, five sergeants, eight eorporals,
one drummer, one fifcr, one WAGNER,
and not less than sixty four nor more
than eighty two privates, excepting light
batteries, which shall be allowed one
hundred and twenty-five active members
each, and such officers as are allowed III
the United States service.
Sec. IA. Volunteer companies and
battaiors may adopt constitution and
form hv 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 order
" sergeant of the company, and SER
geant mai or of the battalion, to keep a
perfect and complete record of The con-
stitution, bylaws, rules and regulations
of his company or attalion, which shall
be signed by the captain or commander,
and countersigned by the orderly ser
geant or sergeant major; and said record
shall ut all times be suljs to the inspec-
ton of any member Of the company or
battalion, and all military officers or per-
sons interested therein; and it any mem
Der of such volunteer company or battal-
ion shall fail to comply with the provis
ions of such constitution, by laws, rules
aud regulations, he may be expelled
from such company or battalion, aud his
name erased from its roll
Sec. Is. When any volunteer com
pany shall be organized according to
law, the commanding officer thereof may
,pply to the commander-in chief, thro'
the proper military auth critics, for such
arm. aed accoutrements or stores as may
be required. If the commanderin chief
shall approve such application, or any
part thereof, he shall give an order d.
rccting the issue by the quartermaster
general, who shall immediately notify
the officer making such application, that
toned in such application, or any por
ton thereof, are ready for issue; and
therenpon it shall! be the duty of each
such officer to give such bonds and Sc
curty as may be deemed requisite by the
quartermaster general to secure the state
from loss by reason Of the misapplica-
ton of such arms or accoutlemcnts, or
equipments, or stores, or gross negligence
OF such officers, or any members of his
company in relation thereto; and such
bonds being giveu to his satisfaction, and
on receiving duplicate receipts from such
officer, the quartermaster get eral shall
make he issue, and shall file one copy
Of such receipts in his office, and trans
NIT the other to the secretary of state.
Sec. Is. The commander-in- chief may
permit Fthe members of any organized
volunteer company to furnish, at their
own cost, suitable rifles, accoutrements
and uniforms, subject to his approval,
and may designate such company as ri
femen or sharpshooters, and may assign
the same to n battalion or regiment; and
every member thereof who shall have
furnished his own rifle. equipments and
uniform, shall be entitled to receive from
the general fund of this state, the sum
of two dollars per annum for the use of
the same, to be audited by the board of
military auditors, upon the certificate of
the quarterraster general that such
member has kept his said rifle, equip
ments aud uniform in good condition, and
that the same are fit for service : 2,ropi-
ded, hogeuer, that'the provisions of this
section shall not apply to more than two
companies with n any one congressional
district of this state.
Sec. II. The board Of supervisors Of
each county in which there shall be one
or more organized volunteer companies,
upon application of tue captain or COM
naming officer of the same, may, in their
discretion, provide for each company in
said county, an armory, safe and suita
bic for the drill of squads in the school
of the soldier, and an armorcr to take
charge of the same, and also at each of
its sessions audit and allow and cause to
be paid, the necessary incidental expen-
scs of said company previously incurred:
previded, that the total amount for all
tie purposes above mentioned. shall not
exceed twenty-five dollars per month for
each company.
Sec Is. The commander-in chief shall
have authority to demand and receive
back from any portion of the military
force of this state, any arms, equipments,
military stores or other property belong
ing to the state, which may be in posses
sion of any such military force; and
when such arms, equipments, military
stores or other property shall again come
into the possession Of the quartermaster-
general, or other officer designated by
the governor to receive them from such
military forces to which they have been
issued, as above provided, it shall be the
duty of the quartermaster-g general or of