Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-28

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This shall take effect the first day of juno next
lAppIosed February 70 1861
AN ACT concerning the militia.
Enro4inept exemption, ETC
SECT Every ab1oiel male citizen resident within this state
the eighteen and under the Of iortyve years
! shall be enrolled i'll the militia
| from military duty, in the militia viz:
he vice president OF the Unite, States
United 0 S,a u'''' anu executive the Oh Tue
The members of both houses of congress and their respective
all custohouse officers pilots and mariners employ the
service of any citizen or merchant within the United States;
all masters pocera postrieIs and st'srvers employed
States; All erlmen employed at any ferry on the pro'd
Also all justices courts OF record registers OF deeds and seih
% to M eonmander of the comanv within the l Of Mc
he resides cericte signed by more Of the elders or
seeE Gas the case may be and coneTsse by the clerk Of the
shall be in substance as follows:
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The persons hereinafter shall hold
service only invasion, the of nvasiou
nsurrcton the suppression of riots and to aid civil officers the
who have held hold for period of years
Of this or any other state OF the United states or who have been or
shall be superseded and discge who have held shall hold
The superntendens Of insane hospital at Augusta
The officers and guards employed at the prison homaston
OF the ai houses Of correction state reform school
No idiot unac drnkar vagabond pauper person
convicted oiany Infamous crime shall be allowed toserve in the mil
forthwith be stricken from the rolls.
Sect 1t shall be the duty Of the in the several cities
living within their respective limits and liable CIV
ing the name age and occupation Of each Of such persons and al
place certified OF such list the hands the clerks
respective and plantations day
July and the said copies list. to the
nant genera, on or before the tenth day of july next
districts of companies, which shall be numbered orderly
5 f .h ,s,i @ % tl I silli issue
he deems
Wednesday January, eighteen hundred sixy-sx
1ro1ea hocra that in of nsnee,io any
cgn power proceed to or.
gano the militia in accordance with the provisions of
The notify be
for such election of officers may be issued to the orderly sergeant
meeting by posting printed notices of the time ana pla.
appointed for the same in three or more public places within the
same The compensation of said sergeant for notifying the meeting
return prescribed ' section shall be three So pars sn
shall be allowed to for captain until his shall
GERS until his name shall have been checked the enroll
Sect The presiding officers all such meetings keep
eoras OF an the proceedings thsre ana make rstn thereof to
Sect T. As captains companies shall
there is captain, shall without delay, proceed
the militia in such form shabe prescribed by
chief all persons resident within the bounds respective
or e r ' of Years an o ay f sha 1
be enrolled roll aud constitute the active militia and all such
persons provided section second shall be exempt from mil
a ay only liable to do duty Of war
civil officers the
another roll and constitute the reserved militia And
manding officers shall forthwith expose copies yew
by posting the three public places within the
OF their respective for at least fourteen days And the
posting of the rolls shall be deemed legal persons
therein OF the fact Of their enrolment.
SECT s. All persons enrolled who claim be exempt
rolmcnt have incorrectly enrolled shall present
to the commanding officer of the III which they have been
enrolled within said fourteen days from the first posting of the rolls
Of said and shall be the duty of such officer
from the rolls the of all such persons shall be
liable enrolment and add thereto the
persons liable to enrolment who have been omitted in sal rolls,
or may nave become liable to such dat" since the making thereof
and to make such further his rolls