The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-01
OFFICIAL. ~
LAWS OF MINNESOTA.

military forces Of the stste approved Sep
b i enacted By tie Legislature Of the State Of
SECTION /. That the act to provide for the
organization equipment and discipline OF the
military forces Of the State, approved Septem-
her % 1862, be and the same Is amended as
follows, to wit:
mot exceeding fifty in any one company. Al
so all persons who have served as commits
stoned officers in the militia in this State for at
least the term of four years, and have been
honorably discharged.
SEC. e. Amend section two (2), title one
IN. by repeating the following provision in
said section: "Such enrolment shall be made
from the military rolls in the Office of the
county Auditors in the several counties from
year to year."
SEC. s. Section 2 of title 3 is hereby repeal
ed, and the following section is enacted instead
to wit: '
Section 2. Any person who claims that he is
not liable 10 military duty on account of some
physical defect or bodily infirmity, shall go be-
fore the regimental surgeon of the proper reg
iment and be examined touching his defects
or infirmity, and if said surgeon shall find the
applicant not liable to military duty on account
OF such defect or infrmity, he shall give him
certificate of such fact setting forth specifically
the defect or infirmity, which certificate the
applicant shall present to the commandant OF
the proper company, on or before the first sat
urday of June IN each year, who shall make
the proper endorsement on the muster roll OF
his company.
Any person who claims that he is exempt
from military duty by virtue of section one, of
title one of the act to which this is an amend
ment, shall apply to the commandant OF the
proper company before the first Sunday of
June in each year, setting forth the grounds
upon which he claims exemption, who shall,
ifhe finds the applicant entitled to exemption,
make the proper endorsement on the muster
roll of his company.
The exemption herein provided for shall be
only for one year.
SEC. 4. Sections z, 8, Q, 10, II, u and 10,
title 2, are hereby repealed, and the following
amendment is enacted in lieu thereof. All va
cancies of commissioned officers occurring in
any company shall be filled at the first COM
pany muster held after the vacancy occurs, by
election, as provided in section 8 of title of
said act. The cOmmandant of the company
shall forthwith notify the cOmmandant OF the
regiment battalion of the result OF said cleo.
ton and the commandant of the regiment or
battalion shall notify the cOmmander-in-chief,
through the Adjutant General, who will give
proper publicity to the fact.
SEC j. Section of title 8 is hereby repeal
ed, and the following section is enacted instead,
to wit:
Section 5. If any commandant shall refuse
or neglect to perform any of the duties requir-
ed OF him by this act, or if any military officer
shall wilfully neglect or refuse to perform such
duties as are hereby required. he or they shall,
upon the finding of the proper Court Martial,
| be find in any sum not less than fifty dollars,
| nor more than one hundred dollars in the dis
| creton of the Court Martial before whom he
| may be tried, to be collected rs hereinafter
provided.
SEC. 5. Section three of title four is amend
ed by adding the following thereto, to wit:
All members of volunteer or unif rim co m
panies shall be required to serve as members
Of such companies, at least ten years, unless
sooner discharged.
SEC G. Section IA of title 4, is amended by
adding the following to wit:
Each cOmmandant of regiment shall ap-
point one Surgeon with the rank of Major,
which appointment shall be reported to the
Governor for commission.
Sec T. Section of title s. is hereby amend
ed by adding the following thereto. to wit:
Every commanding officer shall drill and dis
cipIine his company, not less than five hours
on each of said days Said drill shall be held
at some suitable place that shall best accom-
mOdate the company.
Section l. Title five shall be amended as fol-
lows:
There shall be but one company muster or
parade of each company during the year, which
shall be on the first Saturday OfJune.
Sec. 8. The regmental parade or drill pro-
yided for IN section g of title 5, of the act to
which this is an amendment, shall be held be-
tween the 10th of September and the first of
October, On such DAYS as the Brigade COM
mauder shall appoint of which day the Brigade
commander shall notify the Regimental COM
mander, before the first Saturday in Septem-
Der in each year.
ESSEC. 8. In the month of October in each
year. the CommaEdant of each Regiment or
Battalion shall convene Court Martial to
consist of one Field Officer, one Captain and
two Lieutenants one of whom shall be Judge
Advocate, Ito be designated by the Command
ant of the Regiment or Battalion. to hear and
try all offences and delinquences under this
act, and the act to which this is an amend
| ment, which may have been committed during
| the year past.
1t shall be the duty of the Captains or COM
| mandants OF each OF the companies in the reg
| iment or battalion, to make return to the
court martial provided for in this section,
certlfled list OF all delinquents in his company,
at each OF the company or battalion drills held
during the year, md said court martial when
| duly convened shall hear and determine all Of
fences and delinquencies under the act to
| which this is an amendment, and especially
those under section 8. title g. and if no good
and sufficient cause shall be shown for such de-
linauency, the court shall fine such dclnuuents
according to the provisions of section 8
The commandant of each company shall at
| least five days before the time for the meeting
of the annual court martial, cause each delin-
quent to be served with notice. that he will
be returned delinquent to said court mar
tial, and the return of the commandments of
companies shall he deemed and taken as prima
fiScie evidence OF such delinquences.
| For all offences. other than delinuuepcies
specific charges shall be preferred in writing
against the offender; copy of which shall be
served on him at least ten days before the
time of trial. For the trial of any offences.
other than delinquencies the court martial
may adjourn from time to time or the com
Mandant of the regiment or battalion may con-
vene court martial at any other time to try
the same. The said court martial shall pro-
coed to enter up their fines imposed by them
for all deinquencies and offences that may be
brought before them. according to their find
Ing which finding duly certified to by the
president Of the court, and attcsed by the
Judge advocate, and approved by the CON-
niallIdant of the regiment or battali.n shall be
handed over TO some Justice of the Peace in the
district 90 be designated by the cOmmandant
of the regiment or battalion,) who shall pro-
coed To issue execution thereon, against each
one fined as aforesaid and return to him, for
the amount Of such fine and costs to be col
l,sc ed by a constable rs other executions art
collected and in default OF payment of such
execution the Justice shall commit the defen
dant to the coun y jail until such fine is paid
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