Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-12-09
LAWS OF VERMONT, 1854.
An Act for Organizing the Militia.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
TITLE I.-ENRoLLMENT.

Sec. /. Each and every able bodied
male citizen of this State between th,
ages Of eighteen and forty five years, ex
cept as hereinafter provided, shall be Ii
able to perform military duty, and shal
be enrolled in the militia of this State
il shall be the duty Of the selectmen o.
each town, and the common councilmer
Of each city within this state, TO make
such enrolment at such time and times
and in such manner, and in accordance
with such rules and regulations, as the
Commander.in Chief may prescribe
And If such selectmen or common coun-
cilmen, shall neglect, or refuse to perform
the duties required of them by this Sec
ton, the commander>in-chi shall forth
with cause the same to be performed by
such persons as be shall appoint, at the
expense of such town or city, and such
selectmen or common councilmen, for
such refusal or neglect, shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of one hundred dollars, to
be recovered by action of debt in the
name of the adjutant and inspector gen
eral, which action il is made his duty to
institute.
Sec. 2. The Vice President of the
United States, the members of both hou-
ses of congress, all postmasters, all sworn
mail carriers actually engaged in the con-
veyance of the United States mail, all
telegraph operators while actually en-
gagged as such, all engineers of locomo-
tives on railroads while actually engaged
as such, all engineers and pilots OF steam
boats while actually engaged as such,
which carry the United States mail, and
all persons exempt from military duty by
the laws Of the United States on account
Of service, shall be exempt from the per-
formance of military duty.
Sec. 8. All tavern keepers, keepers
of boarding houses, persons having boar
ders in their families, and any master or
mistress Of any dwelling house, shall,
upon the application of any person au-
thorized TO make such enrolment, give 4,
information OF the names Of all persons
residing or lodging in such houses liable |
to be enrolled, as the person making such |
enrolment may demand /; and if any per-
son, Of whom information is so required, |
shall refuse to give such information as
he may possess, or shall knowingly give
false information, be shall forfeit the sum
of tel dollars for each item of informa-
tion so withheld or falsely stated; and
every person who shall refuse to give bis
own name and proper Information when
applied to 10y any person authorized to
make such enrolment, or shall give a
false name or information, shall forfeit
like sum such penalties to be recovered
in any court Of competent jurisdiction,
by suit in the name of the town, in which
the penalty was Incurred, for the benefit
Of such town and it shall be the duty
Of the person making such enrolment to
institute suits against all persons who
may incur any penalty under this Sec
lion.
TITLE REORGANIZATION.
Sec. 4. The commander in chief is
hereby authorized and directed 10 divide
he state into twelve military districts,
and to organize in each of said districts
,ne regiment OF infantry, consisting of
en companies, thu maximum to consiat
IF one hundred and one officers and men
each, and the minimum to consist of fifty
,ue officers and men each, to be organ
zed, armed, drilled and disciplined under
uch regulations as he may prescribe
The regiments shall constitute three brig
ldes, and the whole shall constitute one
livsion. And the commander in chief
5 also authorized to organize one or more
batteries of light artillery in each con-
,ressional district, and such force of cav
llry as he may deem advisable, and un>
Ter such rules and regulations as he may
prescribe and the minimum of said or =
,anizations shall be filed and at all times
,ept full by draft from the enrolled mil.
tia, to be made in such manner and at "
uch time and times, and under such
ules and regulations, as the commander :,
n chief may prescribe, unless previously
lied by volunteer enlistment, within =
uch time and under such regulations as
be commander in chief shall direct.
Sec. 5. The forces so organized shall .
e ofiieered as similar organizations of Z
he same arm Of service are officered un. :.
er the laws Of the United States, and "
be officers shall be elected or appointed :
nd be commissioned agreeably to the > !,
onstitulion of this state, subject to such
,les and regulations as the commander !
! chief shall prescribe.
See. 6. There shall be az adiutant :,