Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-29

military duty who shall willfuly neglect
or refuse to enroll himself as member
of some organized company, for thu
space of sixty days after this Act takes
effect or who shall wilfully disobey the
orders of the commander of his cOmpa
ny, battalion or regiment, in time O
insurrectiOn or invasion, or who shall
neglect or refuse to meet at the place O.
rendezvous, for the purpose of drill anC
discipline, shall be liable to pay a fine
of not less than one dollar nor more
than one hundred dollars, to be recover
ed in the name Of the State of Iowa, be-
fore any civil Court, for the benefit o.
the School Fund. .t,.-..t
| IA. The Governor may appoint on
his staff, one Adjutant General, who
shall perform the duties of Inspector
General, with the rank of Brigadiel
General one Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral, with the rank of Colonel of cavalry
and said Assistant Adjutant General
shall perform the duties of Paymastel
General OF the State; one Quartermaster
General, who shall perform the duties
OF Commissary General, with the rank
of Colonel of Cavalry and four Aids.
de- Camp, with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel of Cavalry, and one Military
Secretary. with the rank of Captain OF
Cavalry.
Is. The duties of the Adjutant Gen
eral and Inspector General shall be as
follows, tO-wit: He shall issue, sign
and transmit all orders of the Comman-
tder-in- Chief, relative to the carrying
into execution the laws of the United
States, or of this State, and perfecting
the military discipline established by
law.
z 16. He shall be charged with all the
| correspondence relating to the military
| affairs of the State, and keep record or
| file of each correspondence.
3 II. He shall keep record of all
general and special orders and regula-
lions, and cause the same to be published
whenever the COmmander-in-C Chief shall
direct.
als. He shall keep roll of the COM
missiOned officers of the Militia of the
state, with their residence, rank and
| corps to which they belong-the number
and date of their commissions and pro-
motions.
9 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, up-
| on proper requisition.
Z 20. He shall make returns in dupli-
| cate of the number of Enrolled Militia,
with the arms, accOutrements and am
| munitiOn, one copy of which he shall
deliver to the COmmander-in- Chief on
or before the first day of January, and
transmit the other to the President of
the United States, on or before the first
day of January, annually.
Il. He shall perform all the duties
of the Quartermaster General until the
Government deems it best for the public
service, to appoint that officer.
& %. The Quartermaster General shall
keep in good repair, and attend to the
due preservation, safe keeping, and
cleaning and transportation of the ord
nance, arms, accoutrements, and ammu-
milton and munitions of war, and mill
tary supplies and stores, the property of
the State.
& %. He shall dispose of, to the best
advantage, under the direction of the
Governor, all powder, arms, ammuni-
ton, accoutrements, tools, implements
and warlike stores of every kind, the
property of the State, that shall be deem
ed unsuitable for the use of the State,
and from time to time, render a Just and
true account of all sales made by him,
and shall pay the proceeds of such sales
into the State Treasury.
Z "a. He shall report annually, on or
before the first day of January, to the
COMMUNICATIVE Chief, the condition and
disposition Of the ordnance, with the Sc
curity therefor of all arms, ammunition
and other munitions of war which APP
pertain to his department.
| 25. In all cases not herein otherwise
1 II S~on fnI hn xI.rfs In
officers, and all other commissioned and
of this State, shall be made to conform,
as nearly as possible, to the duties of the
corresponding positions in the United
States service; and all questions of rank
and the government of the militia, while
on drill or in the actual service of the
State, shall be determined and made to
conform as far as applicable, and not
inconsistent with this Act, to the rules
and regulations provided forthe govern
ment of the United States Army.
| Z 26. Nothing contained within the
provisions of this Act shall be construed
as fixing the compensation of any officer
| herein named.
1927. The Adjutant General is hereby
empowered to employ such additional
assistance in his office as may from time
| TO tlme be necessary: IrOU1ded, Such
additional assistance shall have the APP
prevail of the Governor; and the Audit
ing Board, or other proper officers, is
hereby directed to audit the accounts
for the same, to be paid out of the War
and Defense Fund.
Z %. Chapter II of the Acts of the
Extra Session of the Eighth General
Assembly; Chapter us of the Acts of
the Regular Session of the Ninth Gen
eral Assembly, and a Joint Resolution
passed at the Regular Session of the
| Ninth General Assembly, approved
April Sth, 1852; Chapter IS of the Acts
of the Extra Session of the Ninth Gene
raj Assembly, and all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act, are hereby repealed.
S20. This Act being deemed by the
General Assembly of immediate impor-
lance. shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's publication in the
Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead,
newspapers published in Des Moines.
Approved March 18th, 1854.
Financial.
The negotiation for loan of 5O,O0O,-
900, between Secretary Fessenden and