Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-07

to the treasurer of said town or city, by whom his tax collections are receivable, on the first Monday in each month, all moneys by him col lected on such taxes up to the time of such pay. ment.
 SEC. l2. All acts and parts of acts, inconsist- ent with this act so far as the same are applca- ble to the town or city of Hartford, are hereby Approved, July G. 1865. ~
 .S3EAHtf ICHAPTKR xxXvIII s-'~ An Actin addition to An Act relating to Courts.
 Bet e,'aetsd,ly tie Senate and House of Rep re.sntatives n General Assembly coayened:
 That no sheriff or sherIf's deputy shall hold the office of county cOmmissioner. Zh
 Approved. July 9th, 1865.
 CHAPTER xxxIx
 An Act in alteration of :" An Act relating to
 the Militia"
 s,Bsit es,arfed 5yhssT Senate d3,d Honse of Rep ysssatativss f,s Geaerai Assembly c,npened:. l
 SEC. l. The active militia of the State shall hereafter be designated The Connecticut Nation al Guard
 SEC. 2. Every non. commissioned officer, musi- clan and private shall be provided with uni form at the expense of the State, which shall be furnished by the quarter master-general, upon the requisition of his company commandant, apprO- we'd and countersigned by the cemmandant of the regiment; provided, that no uniform shall be so furnished for q member of any company which shall have more uniforms previously provided by the state, than active members residing within it's limits. .-,-p r- -g
 sEc 3. All such acquisitions shall be accompa- brigade or regimenta1 surgeon, that the person for whom such uniform is required is able-bodied according to the rules and standards established and adopted fin the army of the United States, and by the certificate of the commandant of the company, stating the name, age and date of the enfiBtment of the person for whom such uniform is required, that he believes such person to be able bodied, and of good moral character, and the number of State uniforms in the company ar- mory, and of active members residing within the limits of the company.
 6EcI4. Every uniform so furnished shall con- tinue to be the property of the State, until the person for whom it is furnished shall have served the full term of his enlistment, when it shall be- uniform shall remain in the company armory, in charge of the commandant of the company, Or some suitable person by him appointed, except when worn in the discharge of military duty ly injure or destroy such uniform and refuse to make good such injury or loss, or sell or dispose of the same, or remove or secrete the same with intent to sell or dispose thereof before it shall become his property by such service as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by 8 fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment rrt IT
 SEC. 6. Uniforms shall be furnished to non- commissioned staff officers, and members of regi- mental bands, upon such acquisitions and guaran- tees for safe keeping as the quarter-master.gene- ral may prescribe. ,.y, ~t 1-lfT ' s.ts 7 -, sEc.z. The uniform of all non-commissioned officers, privates and company musicians, shall be hereafter jacket, trousers and fatigue cap, conforming to the regulations which shall be pre-. scribed by the commander in chief The com mander in chief, quarter master general, and di termine the style and quality of the uniform furnished by the IState, but the cost of such uni form shall not exceed eighteen dollars
 SEC. 8. "he comptroller, upon the order of the treasurer for the amounts required by the quar- termaster general from time to time for the pur- chase of such uniforms. 1T .= -rg~q.r. T : .~
 SEcy9tAil commandants of companies shall, within thirty days after the passage of this act, make out and return to the adjutant general, a muster roll showing the condition of their com panies in such manner and form, as may be by him prescribed, and the adjntant general may call for like muster roll of each company at such time as the interest, of the service may require, addition to the rolls made at parades and en- campments The commander in chief shall thereupon diehand inefficient companies to such extent sslhe may deem beneficial to the service.
 SEC. 10 An examining board to consist of two or more competent persons, appointed by the commander in chief, shall convene at each annu- al encampment, and examine in military tactics all commissioned officers below the rank of ma 5or general Officers not present at such en- campment, and officers whose examinations there. at were not satisfactory, shall appear for exami nation before said board at such time and place, within six months thereafter, as may be designa- ted by the commander in chief, who shall, after such second session of the examining board, re- presented themselves at one of said sessions and shown sufficient knowledge of tactics for the proper performances of their duties, which shall be by him determined from returns made by said l1n Dr< SG..n,, ,,~wI,A koa rna ination shall thereafter be re-examined previous to promotion, and the provisions of this section shall not apply to those staff officers whose duties do not require g knowledge of such tactics The commander in chief may arrange with the mem bers of the said board, as to their compensation, and upon his certificate the comptroller shall draw orders on the treasurer therefor.
 SEC. H. No person shall be appointed g corpo- ral or sergeant except on certificate of his com pany commandant, that he has passed satis- in the school of the soldier and for sergeants in the school of the soldier, and the company. Con- mandants of regiments shall issue orders for like examination of all such non,commissioned warrants of those who fail in such examination.
 SEC IT, All persons enlisting after the original enrolment of the company, shall sign duplicate enlistment papers, one to be sent to the adiutant Enlistments shall be for term of five yesrs and all persons faithfully serving such fuli term shall be entitled to an honorable discharge. and they and every person who has honorably served at least two years in the war of the rebellion shall thereafter be exempt from the payment of military colnmutation taxes, and from military duty except in case of war or insurrection, and for three years thereafter from the payment of pell taxes. ..
 SKQs 1s.l The commander f-in.chief is authorized to attach the companies of cavalry and sections of batteries of artillery to the regiments of inan try, but this shalf not prevent such regiments from having the full number of infantry compa- nies. .dIYI398I r@Ql
 SEC IA. So much of the law relating to the militia as provides for an officers drill in the month of August, in each year.. .ig hereby repealed and the annual encampment shall hereafter be held for six successive days The major general, may, once in two years, direct such encampment to be by division, and issue all orders necessary to carry the same into effect.
 6Rc, l5. In lieu of the allowance now made by law for the hire of artillery horses it shall be the duty of tho quArtermaster-ge general to provide suitable horses for the two days artillery drill in each year during the fall encampment; and the manding officer Of each battery or section to make contract for such hGrses, subject to his approval or rejection.
 6Hc. le Whenever anyyperson shall incur any forfeiture or fine under the provisions of the act to which this Act is in addition, it shallbe and is hereby made the duty of the commanding officer of the company to which such person belongs, to bring lin his own name an action of debt for the recovery of said forfeiture or fine and, in case saio action shall fail for any cause all the expense incurred by sad officer in the prosecution of said taxed in favor of such ocer by the snperior court m and for the county in which tauch action ia