American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-06-01

roll of the general, field, and staff officers
in their respective divisions, specifying
the name and rank of each one who has
appeared armed, uniformed, and equip
ped and performed duty on any day for
neglect to make such return such com
mander shall forfeit one hundred dollars
to the use of the State, to be prosecuted
for by the officer to whom the return shall
be made.
CALLING OUT THE MILITIA, IN CASE OF
WAR, INVASION, 1NsURRECTIoN, TUMULT,
OR RIOTS.
Section 90. When an invasion of, or
insurrection in the State is made or threat
ened, or tumult riot, or mob shall exist,
the commander -in-chief shall call upon
the militia to repel or suppress the same,
and may order out divisions, brigades,
regiments, battalions, or companies, or
may order to be detached parts of compa-
nes thereof, or any number of men to be
drafted therefrom, and may cause officers
to be detailed, sufficient, with those at
tached to the troops, to organize the for
ces.
COMPENSATION.
Section 49, IF any officer or soldier is
wounded Oh otherwise disabled, oris killed,
or dies of wounds received while doing
military duty in active service, he, his
widow or children, shall receive from the
Commonwealth Just and reasonable relief
Section "a. The militia, while in actual
service, shall be paid by the adjutant gen.
eral, in payrolls prepared agreeably to such
forms as he may direct, on warrants drawn
on the treasury of the Commonwealth by
the Governor, the same pay and rations
as the troops of the United States, and
the rations shall be valued at thirty cents
each and every non-commissioned officer
and private who provides himself with a
uniform and blanket when called into the
service, shall receive, in addition to his
stated pay, two dollars when the militia
are discharged from actual service, they
shall be allowed pay and rations to their
respective homes.
Section 95. All military accounts aris-
ing under the provisions of this act, and
not otherwise provided for, including
claims against the State for money ex-
pended in the transmission of military
documents to and from the Department
of the Adjutant General, shall annually,
on or before the first day of November, be
transmitted to the Adjutant General and
examined and, if found correct, certified
by him. They she'll then, unless it is 9TH
erwise specially provided by law, be pre-
sented to the Auditor General for allow
ance, and upon such allowance, certified
by him to the Governor, shall be paid tc
the persons to whom they are severally
due, or to their order at the treasury OF
the Commonwealth and no military ac.
count shall be certified by the Adjutant
General, or allowed by the Auditor Gen
eral, unless presented to the Adjutant
General for allowance within the time pre-.
scribed by law.
EXCUSES.
Section "a. Excuses for the non n-appear
ance of soldier shall be made to the
commanding officer of his company, OF
the officer detailed to discipline the com
pany, within twenty days after parade
encampment or other military duty, from
which he has been absent; and on the de-
linquents producing satisfactory evidence
of his inability to appear, such officer
shall excuse him, but no officer shall re.
ceive an excuse for non-appearance after
the expiration of the twenty days. Nc
excuse shall avail such soldier on q prose
cution for the recovery Of fine or forfeit
ure, unless proved to have been made tc
such officer before the expiration of the
twenty days, unless the delinquent salts
fies the court Of justice before whom the
case is tried, that it is not in his power tc
make such excuse within the time. Such
officers shall inform their clerks of all ex
cuses allowed for non-appearance.
Section 81. That proceedings and courts
martial and courts of inquiry shall be con
Quoted in all respects as provided for by
the army of the United States, and pun
shments inflicted as in like case in sale
army; ProUi}ed, That the same are no
inconsistent with the provisions of thi'
act.
Section 9S. That all proceedings fol
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as follows For all penalties not exceeding
one hundred dollars, and by summary con
viction before any alderman of city o.
justice Of the peace; and all other penal
ties before any court of competent juris
diction; the said cases to be commenced
and prosecuted to final judgment and col
lection under the charge of the district
attorneys Of the several counties, who are
hereby required to take charge of the
same, and who shall be entitled to the same
fees as are allowed by law in like cases
and in all cases where the Adjutant-G G en-
eral is complainant, if not present, hi;
certificate shall be sufficient evidence that
any return has or has not been made, ol
that copy of return is true.
Section 80 That there shall be board
of officers in each brigade, which shal
consist of the commanding officer of the
brigade, who shall be the president there
of, the commanding officers of the regi
ments or battalions therein, and the brig
ade Inspector who shall have power to au
dit and adjust all claims upon the brigade
fund for expenses accrung under the pro-
visions of this act, and shall make theil
order on the treasurer for the paymen,