Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

sec. s. Section fifteen of the act aforesaid i,
:. oy inserting between the words
! words - or company OF drafted militia
! Sec. g. Section sixteen of the act afor-s.i,I <
hereby amended, by striking the words :. hood
| of military auditors in the eleventh line anG
IN he theI eof inserting the words, secretary OF
| state" Vi
| Sec. 10. Section seventeen OF the act afnresa;6
| - hereby amended, by strieking out the words
May Ia their discretion" in the fourth aud fifth
ines ana IN lieu thereof insert Linserting1 the
See H. Section eighteen of the act azores aid is
hereby amended, so as to read SIS follows .The
eommandeT-lp-chief shall have authority to de-
maud and receive back frem apv poTtion of tbs
military force OF the state, or from any person or
persons TO whom the same may have been issued
under the militia laws of this state auv arms
equipments or other military property OF every de-
scrptlou, and when he shall order such return ot
military property, it shall be immediately deIiyaT
ed TO the officer authorized in such order to receive
the saEle and when such property shall again
come into possession of the quaVtermaster general
or other officer des gnated by the commandments
cnlef to receive the it shall be the duty Of
the quartermaster general or other officer desig-
natec to receipt therefor, describing its condti
IN such receipt, which shall be in triplicate one
copy TO be delivered to the officer person return
ing IT, one copy TO be filed in the office of the quar-
termaster general. and the other in the office of
the secretary of state and il the property mem
toned in such order shall not be promptly deliver
ca as directed. the officer named in the same is
neTebT authorized to take it into his immediate
possession and any person resisting such officer in
the performance of his duty as herein prescribed
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemea amor prnisha,
Die by imprisonment fer not less than two nor more
than six months in the common Jail of the county
wherein the ofense was committed"
Sec. IL. Section twepty-one Of the act AZORES aid
is hereby amer ded, by striking out all after the
word s'issue' in the sixth line and in lien thereof
inserting the following: sin which case they shall
be issued in the usual form, by the quartermaster
general proraded, that the governor may in his
discretion, order the issue of old or unservceable
arms and equipments in the state armory, to such
colleges and schools applying for the same for the
purpose OF instruction in military science, In such
quantities as he may deem proper"
Sec. 10. Section twenty-ssyen of the act afore-
said is hereby amended by striking out the words.
or enrolled" in tie eighth line, and by striking
all of said section after the word nv IN tb
thirty eighth line, and in lieu thereof insert fin
sertiugl the following: ga written or partly writ
ten and partly printed notice delivered personally
or LETT at the last and usual place residence of
the person so to be notified, with some person of
suitable age and discretion, to whom the C ntents
shall be explained; and in of the refusal or
neglect of any CO Gmssioned officer commaudinp
a company battery, to notify or cause to be no
lh7d, his command in the manner herein prescrib-
ed, when ordered so to do by the commauder-in
chief, or other officers authorized to make such call
under the provisions of this act, failure to ap
pear at the time or place of rendezvous named ia
such call, prepared for duty as we'll as such subor
oinate commissioned officers of the organized mi.
litia refusing or negiecting appear at the time
and place of rendezvous, after being duly notified
as foresaid, prepared for duty, such officer or off
GERS snall De maple to penalty OF two hundred
and nifty dollars, and be disbonorably dismissed the
service, should the cemmander-in- chief deem il |
ne essary for the public good And if any non. |
commissioned officer, musician private of the or |
gained militia, after being duly notified as afore.
said, refuses neglects to appear at the time and
place OF rendezvous pro rery armed and equipped :
for duty, he shall be liable to penalty of fifty |
dollars. For the enforceme Mt and collie cton of the
penalties so incurred, process shall be had from |
any court of competent jurisdiction in the county |
where the defendant or defe ndants may reside in |
an actl to be prose in the name of the state
by the district attorney CT the proper county, upon
the complaint OF any commissioned officer of the |
re giment battalion, company battery, or either |
OF the officers authorized to make the call as |
aforesaid: proUided, that it shall constitute good
defense to such action, to show in
wee OF the notice, or physical disability to perform
military duty at the time of service of notice or
dangerous sickness in the family of the defendant |
at the time of service of such notice. or absence |
from home at the time of the service of the notice
aforesaid, where such absence was not intended to
yoid the service of the same: and all penaIties re-
covered and collected under the provisions OF this
section, shall be by the district attorney prosecute
ing the suit paid into the treasury as part f the
school fund of the s.ate.''
Sec. 4. Section twenty-eight of the act afore !
said is hereby amended, by striking out the word
g volunteers" in the first line, and by inserting
the words, sc members of the organized militia in
lieu thereof, and by striking out the word afore-
said, in the fifth line, and in lieu thereof insert
ing the words "enrolled militia"
Sec. Is. Section thirty eight of the act afora
said is hereby amended, by striking the fol low
ing Commencing with the word g army in the
first line, and ending with the word and " in the
third line; and by striking out the word, there
of" in the fourth line, and in lieu thereof insert
Ilnse rtngI the words, " of this state:'' and by
striking out the word organized" in the twelfth
line, and in lieu thereof inserting the word en-
roled,' and by striking out the words, d" officer or
Ia the twenty-eghth line.
Sec. l6. Section forty-one Of the act aforesaid is
hereby amended, by adding thereto the following:
e. Every commissioned [andl non.commissoued
officer, musician and private of any company or
battery of the organized militia of this state sha II
be held to duty therein for five years, unless some
absolute disability shall occur after Joining such |
company or battery, or be shall be discharged by |
the proper oftieeri and every person aforesaid,
alter the expiration OF said term, shall be entitled
20 certificate of such SERVICE and said certificate
shall be given to all such persons by the adutant
general; and the holders of said certificates shall
be thereafter exempt from military duty in time of
peace, and from the payment of poll taxi
Sec II. Section torty-two Of the act aforesaid is
hereby amended, By adding thereto the following:
" And the quartermester- general is hereby author
zed, under the direction of the governor, to make
The necessary purchases, and issue to each compa-
ny or battery of the organized militia three copies
If tactics above prescribed, invoicing and TAX
ng receipts for the same, other military proper
y, to such company battery" Section forty
hree of the act aforesaid is hereby amended, by
inserting between the words, "service " and /" if
n the sixth line, the following: except the gene
al staff, whose pay shall be assigned by the gov
,rnor, as hereinafter provided"
Sec. is The following shall stand in place OF
ection forty -four of the act aforesaid: "No mus
er for instruction or parade of the organized mill
la of his state, shall be held called any day
turing which general or special election shall be
leld nor within five days previously to such cleo
ion, except in cases riot, invasion insured.
ion, or imminent danger thereof and if any officer
mall order any such muster parade he shall for
cit and pay the sum OF one hundred dollars in an
Iction upon complaint of any person Interested, TO
'e commenced and prosecuted to final judgment
md execution in like manner as is provided for in
lection twenty of the aforesaid as herein
amended; and the amount so forfeited, when col
ected shall be paid into the treasury as part of
he school fund OF the state, by the strict
ley prosecuting the action.''
Sec 49, Section forty-fve Of the act aforesaid is
hereby amended. by inserting between the words
'by' and 'the, - in the second and third lines the
GLOWING: "members of the generals staff in car
ying out his orders, and by.'
sec. 90 Section ffty-six of the act aforesaid is
hereby amended, by inserting the word, "unne-
after the word ss.o'' and before the
word, CONSTRUCT" in the fifth line
Sec, Il. Section Xty-two of the oct aforesaid is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows: "There
hereby annually appropriated from the general
una, sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of
he act aforesaid as herein anne nded."
Sec. %. All acts and parts OF acts far as they
conflict with the provision of the act to which this
8 amendatory are hereby repealed.
Sec. % This act shall take effect and be in force
rom and after it's passage.
Approved April 4, 1864. ID-COPY.
Published April 5, 1854
CHAPTER 209.
IN ACT relating to the sale OF lands for unpaid
taxes, and amendatory of section ffty-fve of |
chapter twenty-five of the general lawo of this |
state, of the year 1859