The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-26
STATE MILITIA LAW.

Of Kansas
SECTION l. That all able bodied white
male citizens between the ages of twerty
one and forty-fve years, except such as are
hereafter provided for, shall be enrolled in
the militia, and shall perform military duty
as in this act provided.
Sec. 2. That the following persons are
exempted from the militia of the State,
First, all persons employed in or about State
Prisons, and houses Of correction; second,
all citizens who shall on or before the first
day af May, in each year, pay to the coun-
ty Treasurer of the county in which they
may reside the sum of ten dollars, for the
benefit of schools, and who shall make and
file with the county Clerk of their county
an affidavit that they have conscientious
scruples against bearing arms.
SEC. 3. That the Governor of the State
shall be Commander n-chief of the militia
of the State, and shall have power by and
with the consent of the Senate to appoint
and commission one Major General and five
Brigadier Generals, and shall have power to
ell any vacancies that may occur until the
meeting of the Senate.
SEC. 4. That the State shall constitute
one division, and shall be divided by the
Major General commanding, into five Brig
ade districts, with power to alter and change
the same at pleasure.
Sec. 5. Each regiment shall have one ad-
jutant, one quartermaster, one surgeon with
the rank Of Lieutenant,t 10 bea pproved by the
Colonel, and commissioned by the Govern
or also one Sergeant Major, Chief Bugler,
to be appointed by the Colonel, that each
regiment shall consist of not more than
twelve nor less than six companies, and
shall have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colo
mel, and one Major, to be elected by the
Captains and Lieutenants of the companies
composing the regiment. Each company
of cavalry, artillery or infantry shall not
consist of less than thirty-two nor more
than one hundred rank and file, and each
co mpany shall have one Captain, one first
and one second Lieutenant, to be elected by
the company and commissioned by the
Governor, each company shall have five
sergeants, and four corporals, to be appoint
ed by the Captain.
SEC. 6. The Governor, by and with the
consent of the Senate, shall appoint one
Quartermaster General, with the rank Of
Colonel, one Adjutant General with the rank
of Colonel, three or more Aids-de- camp
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The
Major General shall appoint one assistant
Adiutant General, one assistant Quarter
master General, one Paymaster General,
one Engineering Chief, one Judge Advocate
General, three Aids-de-ca with the rank
of Major, to be commissioned by the Gov
ernor. Each Brigader General shall ap-
point one assistant Adjutant General, one
Quartermaster, one Commissary with the
tank of Captain, and three aids with the
rank of first Lieutenant, to be commission
ed by the Governor.
SEC 7. The Quartermaster General shall
have the care and superintendent of all the
State arms, ammunitions, accoutrements,
camp equippage and military stores belong
ing to the State, and shall have power to
rent a suitable building for State armory,
and put the same in suitable condition for
such use, and to employ persons to clean,
and keep in good condition all arms and
ammunition belonging to the Statey and
provide for transporting the same to any
place they may be ordered by the command
er of the Division. All acquisitions for
and military stores shall be
made on the Quartermaster General, by H.
Colonels of the regiments, and shall be
by the Brigadier General of
the Division The Colonels shall be ord
nance officers of their respective regiments.
Sec. 8. That the county assessors shall
annually when making their assessments of
personal property in their respective coun
ties, include in their assessment rolls, the
names of all persons in their respective
counties liable to be enrolled as hereinbefore
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pleting said assess ment and enrolment. he
shall return the same to the county Clerk.
All keepers of public houses, boarding
houses, heads of families, and business
houses, shall, upon the application of the
assessor, furnish him with the numbers and
names of all persons boarding or lodging
with them or in their employ, and II any
person, when applied to as aforesaid. shall
refuse to give such information, or wifully
give false information, be or they shall up
on conviction before any Justice of the
Peace in the name of the State, forfeit and
pay for every such offense, the sum of ten
dollars. 1t shall be the duty Of the asses
sor to report every such offense to the near
est Justice of the Peace and the district or
county attorney to prosecute the same. II
shall be the duty of the county Clerks, on
or before the tenth of January of each year,
to return to the Adiutant General of the
State, an accurate copy of such enrolment.
Any officer who shall neglect or refuse TO
perform any of the duties herein prescribed,
shall on conviction thereof Before any court
of competent jurisdiction; in the name of
the State of Kansas, forfeit the sum Of one
hundred dollars.
SEC. g. That the present organization of
the militia of the State into companies and
regiments. together with the officers of the
same, so far as is not inconsistent with this
act, shall not be affected by this act.
Companies and fractions of companies
shall be formed into or attached to battal-
inns- or raoinants formed hv order of the