The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-23
tPu6hshed April 10. 1868,
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CHAPTER 242.
AN ACT to provide for the enrolment of persons
liable to perform military duty, and the organiza-
ton OF the state militia for active service.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
Z" senate and assembly, do enact as toHo~s;
IContsnnsd from 4M Page.l
Sec. 25. All commissioned officers of regiments,
battalions, and companies, shall take rank accord>
in3 to the date assigned them by their commits
slons and when TWO of the same grade are nf 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.
Sec. PC. All commissioned officers of the staff
ut the mmander>in-cbi the aid -de-camp aids
de~cannpl OF the adjutant general and quartermas-
ter general, and all commissioned officers, nom
commissioned officers, musicians, artiticers and
privates Ur volunteer and drafted regiments, Bat
talions and companies, whose names are upon the
muster rolls ut their respective regiments, bats
tdlODS and companies, shall be denOmlnated the
organized militia OF Wise )nsln and shall atall times
be subject to be called into active service by the
ommander>in~chie and when SO called, each
person shall be called and mustered according TO
his commission, enrolment and organization. All
| other militia in tn is sta'e shall be denominated
tue enrolled militia of Wisconsin. The enrolled
militia of Wisconsin shall be divided lnta three
classes. The first class shall consist of al inhab>
ltants OF the state subject to military duty, VINO
are unmarried, aud between the ages OF eighteen
and twenty>e ght years Tn second class shall
consist OF all inhabitants of the state, subject to
military duty who are unmarried, and between the
| ages OF tW enty eight and ~thirty.siX years, and those
who are married, and between the ages of eighteen
and twenty eight years. The third class shall con-
sist of all other inhabitants OF the state subject to
military duty. The second class of the enrolled
militia shall not be called into active service until
the first class is exhausted or insufficient In num-
Der TO meet the exigency of the -tHte. Third class
of the enrolled militia shall not be called out un~
til the first two classes are exhausted or found in
sufficient. as aforesaid; and the said third class
shall i'll no case be used except within the limits
of the county wherein II has been enrolled DrOos-
ded, that nothing contained in this section shall be
80 construed as to affect sections folfy and forty
one of this act.
How CaHed into ActiUe Seruice.
See. y In case of war, insurrection, rebellion,
riot or invasion, or Of resistance to the execution
OF the laws of this state or OF the United States, or
upon the call of any provost III irshal Or other marS
shall of the United States, III Wisconsin, or of any
mayor of ii city, or OF any sheriff, the command.
er-in-chief rs authorized to call into active service
any portion of the organized or enrolled militia of
this state In case of the absence of the commander
in~chiet from the capitol. or if il be impossible
to Immediately communicate with him, the civil
or military officer making the requIsition for
troops may, # he deem the danger ine
minent and not admitting OF delay, serve
a copy of such requsitiuH, together with a state
ment of the governor s absence tabsenceJ or the
impOssiblIity of Immediately communicating with
MIN, upon the officer commanding the regiment,
or in case no regiment is organized. upon the Off
Ger commanding a battalion, who is hereby
authorized TO exercise, with respect to calling out
the troops of his regiment or battalion, the pow
ers conferred in this section upon the governor
but if the call shall be disHpproved by the govern
or, the troops SO called lnIO service shall be inn
neG;htely recalled and discharged from such &C.
tive service Such call for any portion of the or.
ganized militia, shall be made by an order issued
and directed to The company, battalion or regi.
ment which is 50 called into service, designating
Ill such order, the particular troops called, the
the time and place of rendezvous rendezvous,
and the officer to whom they shall report. If such
order be directed TO the officer commanding a
regiment or battalion, it shall be Immediately
communicated to all the officers of such regiment
ur battalion; and any officers receiving such or
der, shall rendezvous and report tor duty as therein
directed; and any officer commanding IA company
or battalion, on receiving such order shall inn
mediately proceed to notify the same to each in
dlvidual OF his command, 10y personal notice, and
such officer shall attend n person. or hy deput-
ing ali officer OF the organized militia in his place,
at the place OF rendezvous. and take the name
Thames of all volunteers tor service under such
call aud il the number of such volunteers shall
be Sufficient to form one Or mere companies or
battalIions, according TO the provisions Ofthis act,
he shall Immediately call and superintend the
election OF officers of volunteer companies and
3attallions, which election shall be conducted in
manner prescribed by this act for the election Of
volunteer companies and battalli Ons, except as to
pal licalion OF notice of such election a proclaS
nation OF the cal OF such election, made by the
officer calling 1t at the place of rendezvous. being
deemed a sufficient notice, but the governor shall
have authni ty, if he shall deem 1t expedient TO
direct that a portion Of the volunteers so presents
ing themselves shall be assigned to organized vols
unteer companies or battallions already in acS
tive service, whose numbers are less than the full
compliment, complement us prescribed in this
act after which. those VUluntt ering shall Organs
ize and elect as herein described.
Sec. %. If tho number of volunteers 80 presen~
ting themselves at the place of rendezvous, shall
not be sufficient TO satisfy the call of The conmanS
derein>chlef he may order a draft from the per-
sons liable to military duty as aforesaid and the
number Ofmen required. and twenty per cent.
IN addition, shall be appnrtioned to each town
and ward. according 10 the number of persons
liable to military duty therein, and the commas
der-iu-chief shall issue to the sheriff of each coun~
ty an order stating the time at which such draft
shall be made, the ages Of men TO be drafted, the
aggregate nu IN Der required from each town. and
ward therein, as its just proportion of SAID aggre>
gate number, including, as far rs can be ascerS
tanned, the VIII IL number OF persons heretofore
furnished from euch town or ward and the said
sheriffs shall file the said orders in the offices of
the clerks Of The circuit courts in their respective
counties.
(ConctUde ed eGt Week.