The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23

chat the commander, inschief shall approve of such
organization and of the officers SO elects
ed.
and equipped in the same manner as SIM,
miIar corps in the United States army, ana snal
consist of the following officers, non-coInnlission1
ed officers and privates, viz to esch COMPANY VI
cavalry, one chaplain, one first heutehdht' one
first sergeant, one quarter1nastef sergeant, one
commissary sergeant, hve sergeanss, elsnt Gvlpo
rails. one saddler one wagner one Iafrler or olacK
om,tb and two trlmpeters, and notices. than SIX
tv-two or more than seventy eight prlvates. TO
! other companies there shall be one captain one
frst lieutenant, one second lieutenanant, five SER
geants, eight corporals, one drummer, one nier
one wagner, and notless than sixty-four, nor more
than eigtytwo prvates, excepting light batteries,
which shall be allowed one hundred and twenty
two active members each and such officers as are
| allowed in the United States service.
Sec. ii. Volunteer companies and battalilons
may adopt a constitution aud form by-iaws. rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with tae constr
| tuition Of the Uri, ed States, r OF this state, for the
government oftheir members and tor their improve
ment in military science. 1t shaIl De me duty o.
| the acting orderly sergeant of the company, and
sergeant maior Of the battalion, 10 keep a per
feet and complete record OF the CONSTITUTION. by
Iaws. rules and regulations ofiIis company or bat
t~aIlioD. which shall be signed by the captain or
commander and countersigned by the orderly ser,
geant or sergeant major: a-d SAID record shaIl al
all times be subject TO the inspection OF any MEM
Der of the company or battalion, ana All mIt'aty
officers or persons interested therein Gnu - ="
member of such volunteer company or battalllon
shall fail to comply with the provisions OF such
constitution. by~laws, rules, and regulations. he
may be expelled from such company or battalion,
and his name erased from Its roll.
Sec. Is. When any volunteer company shah
be organized according to law, the commanding
oflic9r thereof may apply 20 the commander-ln-
chief through the proper military authnriflesi tor
such arms and accOutrements or stores as may be
req Tired. If the Ommander>in>chie shall app
prove such application, or any part thereof, be
shall give an order directing the issue by the quar-
termas.er-geneTal, who shall Immediately notify
the officer making such application, that the AIMS
hCcOutrements or stores mentioned IN such appll
cation, or any portion thereof, are ready for issue
and thereupou it shall be the duty OF each Lsuchl
officer to give such bonds and security as may be
deemed requisite by the quartermaster>general &c
secure the state from loss by reason of the misap'
p~lication of such arms or acc~outrements,or equip
m9nts, or stores or gross negligence OF sucl. 9TH
GERS, or any member of his company In relation
thereto; and such bonds being given to his salts
faction, and upon receiving duplicate receipts
from such officer, the .er-general shall
make the issue. and shall file one copy OF such re-
ceipts in his office, aud transmit the other to the
secretary of state.
Sec. Is. The commanderoinAchie may permit
the members of any organized company to fur
nish, at their own cost. suitable rifles, accoutre'
ments and uniforms, subject to his approval, and
may designate such company as rihemen or sharp
shooters, and may assign the same to a battalion
OF regiment anu Eh cry tuAUG llSISO1 "hC Shol
have furnished his own rife, equipments and uni
form, shall be entitled to receive from the genera
fund of this state, the sum OF two dollars per an
mum for the use of the same, tn be audited by the
board of military auditors, upon the certificate o
the quartermaster>general that such member ha
kept his said rife, equipments and uniform in goOC
condition., and that the same are fit for service
prOrlded, kOWecer, that the provisions OF this sec
ton shall not apply to more tban two companies
within any one congressional district IN this state
Sec. II The board ofsuperv:sors of each coun
ty in which there shall be enc or more volunteer
companies, upon application of the captain o
or co mmanding officer of the same, may, IN thei
discretion provide tor each company IN said coun
~, an armory, safe and suitable for the dtlll q
squads in the school of the soldier. and an armor
er to take charge of the same, and also at each Q
its sessions audit aud allow and cause to be paid
the necessary incidental expenses Of said compan
previously incurred proraded, that the tota
amount for all the purposes above mentioned, shaI
not exceed twenty-five dollars a month for eaci
company,
Sec Is. The onmander,in,chie shall hav
aathoyity to demand and receive bhck from an
portion of rhe military force OF this state, an
arms, equipments, military stores or other prop
erty belonging to the state, which may be III pos
military duty, who are unmarried, and between
the ages OF twenty -eiget thirty>slx years, an
those who are married, and between the ages {
eighteen and twenty>eight years. The third elias
shall co osist of all other inhabitants of tie stat
subject 10 military duty. The second class of tn
enrolled militia shall not be called into actlv
service until the first class is exheustsd or INSULT
cient ia number 10 meet the exIgency o the state
The third class of the enrolled militia shall uUt b.
called out until the first two classes are exhausted
or found insufficient, as aforesaid and the sal
third class shall in no case be used except within
the limits of tine county wherein it had been en-
rolled prOrided that nothing contained i'll this sec
ton shall be SO construed as to affect section see
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