Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-04-15
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NEW MILITIA LAW,

The Legislature adopted new Militia Law,
making very important changes in the organi
zation of the Militia Of the State, and calculated
it is thought, greatly to promote its efficiency.
We give below an Ineligible abstract of the
law for the information of our readers:
The assessors are required to enroll all white
male citizens between the ages of eighteen and
forty five, at the time of taking the assessment
of personal property.
The Auditor is authorized to correct the rolls.
Those enrolled are required to perform military
duty in volunteer companies, or pay a commu-
tatOn of four dollars to the county treasurer, by
the 18th of August in each year. In default of
payment the Auditor is required to collect the
amount with thirty per cent. penalty and costs,
by distraint, treasurers collect taxes.
The active volunteer militia are called the
National Guard, to be composed of the volunteer
militia as organized and those hereafter or
ganized under this act. They are required to
muster for drill and inspection by regiment or
I battalion in May June. -Four other regular
musters are required each year, two by regiment
and two by company, and are also to drill at
their armories or other places of meeting at least
once in two months.
A military fund is provided for consisting of
the four dollars Communication, and finesto be as
sessed against the National Guard for absence
Court of Inquiry, and ifnot paid within ten
days after notice by the President of the Court,
are to be left with the Justice of the Peace, who
is required to issue execution therefor. . Before
trial is had before the Court of Inquiry, the
delinquent can demand jury trial, when the
case is certified to Justice of the Peace who
must impanel a jury and try the case. Unless
jury is thus demanded, the Justice has no 9TH
er power than to issue execution upon the Judge
ment of the military court.
The National Guard are exempted from labor
OH the highways, and all who have heretofore
uniformed themselves, or may do hereafter,
are entitled to five dollars from the military fund.
Each company is entitled to $500 annually from
the same fund.
Military encampments are abolished as is al
so the present organization of the enrolled mill
tia, commonly called "flat foots" The officers
of the latter are mustered out of the service.
Commanding officers at parades empower
ed to preserve order and prevent and prohibit
the sale of all spurious and intoxicating liquors
on about the ground, and abate all hucksters,
auction sales or gambling.
For fines assessed against minors, fathers are
jointly and severally liable with their sons and
guardians with their wards, to the amount of
funds of their ward in their hands. Real and
personal property made liable therefor.
If it becomes necessary to call out the militia,
( III case OF Invasion OF lnSufTeCIlOD, OF udIlSeI
thereof or to suppress mobs, riots or to enforce
civil law, the National Guards must first be call
ed out, and are in such cases compensated for
their services.
accompanies become reduced below the requi-
red minimum, and the Commander-in-c chief
deems it necessary to call them into active SER
vice in case of invasion insurrection, he may
| require them to be filed up by draft from the
\ reserve, or enrolled militia. The manner of
drafting is provided for.
The Governor is authorized at any time dur
ing the existing rebellion, il, in his opinion, the
public safety requires it, in of invasion or
insunection, or imminent danger thereof, to call
out the National Guard, or any portion thereof
! by regiment battalion, company, or battery,
and keep them in active service or encampment
so long as the cause continues for which they were
called out, and at the end of sixty days they
may be relieved by Others called to take their
place. The Contingent $I,0OO,0OO Appropria-
ton and Loan Bill, which has passed both
Houses was designed to meet this contingency
authorized in the Militia Bill.
No brigade organizations are authorized un-
less it becomes necessary in case the militia
called into active service, and are to be dissolv
ed when the public service ceases.
The act takes effect from its passage and re-
| peals the Militia Law now in force.