Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-04-21
A SYNOPSIS OF THE NEW MIL
ITIA LAW.


the Militia, and to repeal the Act of
April IA, 1868, as it passed the
House.
The assessors are required to en-
roll 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 10 cor.
rect the rolls. Those enrolled are
required to perform mil itary duty in
volunteer companies, or pay com.
mutation of four dollars to the treas
urer, by the 18th of August in each
year. In default of payment the Au
ditor is required to collect the
amount with thirty per cent, penalty
and costs, by distraint, as treasurer:
collect taxes.
The active or volunteer militia are
called the National Guard, to bt
composed of the volunteer militia as
now organized and those hereafter
organized under this act. They are
required to muster for drill and in.
spection by regiment or battalion in
May or June. Four other regular
musters are required each year, two,
by regiment and two by company,
and are also to drill at their armo-
ries or other places of meeting at
least once in two months.
A military fund is provided for,
consisting of the four dollar commu-
tation, and hne, to be assessed
against the National Guard for alb
sence or misbehavior The fines are
assessed by q Court of Inquiry, and
if not : aid within ten days after no.
tice by the President of the Court,
are to be left with a Justice of the
Peace, who is required to issue exc
cution therefor. Before a trial is
had before the Court of Inquiry, the
delinquent can demand a jury trial,
when the case is certified to a JUS
tice of the Peace, who must impanel
a jury and try the case. Unless a
jury is demanded, the Justice has no
other power than to issue execution
upon the judgement of the military
court.
The National Guard are exempted
from labor on the highways, and all
who have heretofore uniformed them
selves, or may do so hereafter, are
entitled to five dollars from the mill
tary fund. Each company Is entitled
to 5000 annually from the same fund
Military encampments are abol-
ished, as Is also the present organi-
cations of the enrolled militia, COM
monty called 'flat foots.7 The Off
GERS of the latter are mustered out of
service.
Commanding officers of parades
are empowered to preserve order
and preve-t and prohibit the sale of
all spirituous and intoxicating liquors
on or about the ground, and abate all
hucksters. auction sales or gambling.
For fines assessed against minors
fathers are jointly and severally liza
BILE with their sons, and guardians
with their wards, to the amount Of
funds of their ward in their hands.
Real and personal property is made
fable therefor.
If it becomes necessary to call out
he militia, in case of invasion OF in
surrection, or danger thereof, or to
suppress mobs, riots, or to enforce
civil law, the National Guard must
first be called out, and are in such
cases compensated for their services.
If companies become reduced be-
low the required minimum, and the
Commander-in-c chief deems it neces-
sarv to call them into actual service
in case or invasion or fnsurrectfon,
he may require them to be flied by q
draft from the reserve, or enrolled
militia. The manner of drafting is
provided for.
The Governor is authorized at any
time during the existing rebellion, if,
in his opinion, the public safety re-
guires it, in case of invasion or insur-
rection, or imminent danger thereof
to call out the National Guard, or
any portion thereof, by regiment
battalion or 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 call
ed to take their place. The Contin-
gent S1,000,0O0 Appropriation and
Loan Bill, which has passed bosh
Houses was designed to meet this
contingency authorized in the Militia
Bill.
No brigade organizations are au-
thorized unless it becomes necessary
IN case the militia are called into ac-
i've service, and are to be dissolved |
when the public service ceases.
The act takes effect from its pas
'age, and repeals the Militia Law
low in force.
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