The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-08-11

!. insurrectaon, and when the life, liberty o
property Of the inhabitants of the State j
in imminent peril. call out their RESPECTIVE
commands, in whole or part. for the pul
pose Of repolling any invasion, suppressinI
any insarrection, or preserving tho lives
liberties or property Of the, Inhabitants Q
this State; but in; no case when troops ar
called out by any authority other than up
on the order of the Governor, shall there b,
any pay or subsistence allowed unless tn,
necessity for such service shall be dul,
shown to the satisfaction of the Adjutan
General The militia, whether organized O
not, may be called out by the civil powsr
of the State, but In such cases shall receiv
neither pay nor subsistence under. the pro
visions Of this Act. - aff ...s, ~,
SEC. II. tits hereby made the dut,
of every person liable to perfor m military
duty to enroll himself as member of some
company, snd to obey the orders of his com
mander while on drill or in the actual ser.
vice; and company commander may COM
pei, by force, the attendance ard service o.
any such persons to suppress inslrrectior
of repel an invasion. 81 6,.. MA +,
SEC. 10. In oil cases not here other.
wise prescribed, the duties of the general
and staff officers, and all other commissioned
and non-commissioned officers and all pri-
Yates, shall be made to conform as nearly, as
practicable to the duties of corresponding
positions in the military service of the Uni
ted States; and when on drill, or " hen in
the actual service of the State, all questions
-nf rank and government shall be deter
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cable TO the rures ssna.u--i.t;ona nrnv
for the government Of the army Of the Uni
ted States, and shall be determined by the
Adjutant General, whose decision shall be
final. ss4a rs
Sec. i3. Any person liable to perform
military duty who shall wilf:llly neglect or
refuse to enroll himself as member Of
some organized company, for the space Of
sixty days after this act takes effect or who
shall wilfully disobey the orders of the CON-
mander of his company, battalion, or regi-
ment, in time Of insurrection or Invasion, or
who shall neglect or refuse to meet at the
place of rendezvous, for the purpose of drill
and discipline, shall be liable to pay fine
of not less than one dollar nor more than
one hundred dollars, to be recovered in the
name Of the State ofIowa. before an, civil
court, for the benefit Of the School Fund.
SEC. IA. The Governor may appoint on
his staff, one Adjutant General, WHO shall
perform the duties Of Inspector General,
with the rank of Brigadier General one
Assistant Adjutant General, with rank Of
Colonel Of Cavalry, and said Assistant Ad-
jutant General shall perform the duties of
Paymaster General of the State; one Guar
termaster General who shall perform, the du-
ties Of CoRmissary General, with the rank
Of Colonel Of Cavalry; and four special
Aids-de. Camp, with the rank Of Lieutenant
Colonel Of Cavalry, and one Military Secre-
tary, with the rank of Captain Of Cavalry.
SEC. 10. The duties of the Adjutant Gen
eral and Inspector General shall be as fol-
lows, to-wit: He shall issne, sign and
transmit all orders of the Commander in
Chief relative to the carrying into execu-
ton the laws OF the United States, or Of this
State. and perfecting the military discipline
established by law.
SEC. Is. He shall be charged with all the
correspondence relating to the military az
fairs Of the State, and keep record or q h!e
Of each correspondence.
SEC. II. He shall keepa record of all
general and special orders and regulations,
and cause the same to be published when,
ever the Commander in Chief shall direct.
SEC. 1S. He shall keep roll OF the com.
missioned officers of the Militia of the State,
with their residence, rank snd corps to which
they belong-the number and date of their
commissions and promotions.
SEC. 10. He shall provide the necessary
books, forms, and blanks requisite to carry
out the provisions of this act, and the laws
of this State, and distribute the same to the
officers entitled thereto, upon proper requi-
sition.
SEC. 90. He shall make returns in dupli-
cate of the number of Enrolled Militia, with
ths arms, accoutrements and ammunition,
one copy of which he shall deliver to the
Commander-in- Chief on or before the first
day Of January, annually.
SEC. 81. He shall perform al the duties
of the Quartermaster General until the Gov
ernment deems it best for the public serv ice,
10 appoint that officer.
SEC. %. The Quartermaster General shal,
keep in good repair, and attend to the due
preservation, safe keeping, and cleaning and
transportation Of the ordinance, arms, &C.
coutrements, ammunition and munitions of
war, and military supplies and stores, the
property Of the Slate. -
SEC. %. He shall dispose Of, to the best
advantage, under the direction of the Gov.
ernor, all powder, arms, ammunition, accou-
trements. tools, implements, and warlike
stores Of every kind, the property Of the
State, that shall be deemed unsuitable for
the use Of the State, and from time to time
render just and true account Of al sales
made by him, and shall pay the proceeds Of
such sales into the State Treasury.
ID Ssc., p. He shall report annually. on o.
before the arst day Of january. to the Com
mander,in chief, the condition and dispo-
sition Of the ordinance. with the security