The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-04
LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PUBLISHED By THORITT
PUBLIC ACTS.
An act 10 reorgauize the Militia OF the State

. OtLcrNlSc. order an election Tor an ~HCH
officers as he may deem necessary 10 the
proper and effective organization Of the mi
lItIa Of this State.
Art 81. Al militia officers Officers Of vol
Untecr organizations eZcegted), shall be
elected by the qualified voters residing with
in the limits Of the command for which such
I officer is to DE elected, and all white males
from and over the age of eighteen years shall
be deemed qualified voters
Art. =. Wherever. by death, Resignation.
or otherwise, any vacancy shall take place
i'm the military commissions Of TINS State.
the same shall. be allied by election i'm the
following manner
j. II lor q, major general, by order Of tire
Governor, issued forty 400 days before the
day of election.
?. If for a brigadIer general, by the major
general or orleT officer commanding the di-
vision, issued forty tfHl days next before the
day Of election
g. If FOR colonel, lieutenant Colonel or
major. By order OF tine brlgauI"r general or
other oG5cer commanding the brigade. issued
thirty 900 days next before the day OF
election.
4 Ii for any company officer, by order Of
the colonel or other officer commanding the
regiment or battalion, to which such com
pauy belongs, issued l%o) days next before the
day ofclection.
Art. 53. All orders for elections to I'LL any
ykcaucy ia the military commissions OF this
State shall be posted in conspicuous places
in the commands within which officers are
to DE elected, and it shall be the duty ofaII
officers Included III the limits OF the com
maud to circulate all such orders; upon the
day OF election the polls shall be opened at
the company muster ground Of each com
pauy from 10 \. NJ, till p. NJ, and there
shall be appointed by each captain or officer
commanding such company, three managers,
a1,I, tt.,lE ,lrlr
qualified. and conduct such election accord
ing to law. At least one OF said managers
of election shall he a commissioned officer.
bat any one of the said managers may act as
returning officer
Art "A. 1t shall be the duty of the man
ayers of such elections to return the exact
state OF their respective polls to the sheriff
of the county, who shall declare the state Of
the poll and make a consolidated return Of
the same 10 the brigadIer general, but in
elections for hrigadieF and major general the
return shall be made to the Governor. All
returns Tor company officers shall be made
only to the sheriff OF the county. who shan
report the result TO the Tcgimcutal or bat
TALON commander, and all officers making
returns shall retain the original returns III
their possession for sixty 600 days, except.
when the officer ordering the election may
desire them, then on his written application,
Inc shall deliver them to him, but shall take
flIr originaIi and he Shall retain suri, COM,
nm a,nir,tiof, Of it. f;0l la,-. M.
stated.
Art. 50. Should any candidate feel him
self aggrcvcd he may make complaint to
the officer ORDERING the election. who shall
aI,noint - hazard fo consist of tI,rna .o,,,,,.ig-
.irToJ cl5ia, f o,,I, o,. ,,r,l .,,,,o,.i,,,.
go tLt o.. NH A., f,,.++n,, ,.s m
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unno the f3rtl and niyc tIair Jeaiti,,
This decision sbaU I,,.Ie,ie,cI l, tl' ,,i3iaT,
oT.,I,l.i.,, tI,e h,a,I md sI,II I. .,rri1 INTO
effect iri1nl.,li9faI.. hut9 furfhororuesI may
be made to The Governor whose decision
shall he final
ART rs Whenever 81 yarau.y orcul-- i'm
fine military orra1ization of tbis Stafe. the
duties Of the office SO vacated shall be dis
CHARGED I,v The officer next in rank and
until the Office SO yacafed shall he 6lrd Inv
election according TO tbe.mode herein prt-
srrihcd
Art 81 All persons Lsldiur commissions
in the military organization OF this State
shall hold the same during pleasure or good
behavior. but he may. nevertheless. he re-
moved for cause by the sentence of q court
martial.
shall be held on the dav for the election OF
Art 20 The cnlonpI. or oIpcer III c,,,..,,,.,..,
,r.,r,,, reo,iulent shall he authorized to accent
t1,,, rcsi.rnotion of an conlpouy officers: bat
tl,a g,,-ar,,or aIona shall he authorized to
.,,l...,,f fr,o ra.itrrarion of all officers of and
,,I,,t' +rl. mi If major. hut no resignation
III I,, ra.sizrd While fine command to
,,bic1, fine officer belongs is under orders, or
Lii, tEe officer may he under CHARGES
.,r,,li,,,, i'm q ,oIlrt-lnarfial
ART 50 ANY uualificd clectur shall be
.TioibIr 10 fine Office of colonel or to any
oficn below The rank OF colonel, but no per
s,,, .i3II he elirible to the Office of brigadicr
haId "a commission in the military Organiza-
son of this State for twelve Rouths previous
An tba da,- of election.
ART 81 ANY officer who shall well and
,1;scl,a,,or the dufies of his Office. of
tI,n s,,,,,, of different GRADES. for the period
rfsaz.cT consecutive Years. shall thereafter
Inc DISCHARGED from further service in the
militia of this state.
Art 81 Should there be any vacancy in
ftIe military commissions of this State
~ the time of an alarm. instruction or other
n,,,rneuc,-. such vacancy NAV ut once be
flIoI l,,- orders from the proper officer
-. itI li-i,,o ,,oti.a Of suci, election rs
r;I,oI Nv +I,is act and M such elections
l LII ~, Ta,,f,1
g.. e 4rt 81 The militia OF the State
+ M r,,,tIa1xo,,s, far drill review and in
.rt.tin,1 rs follows. Isl. bv division, at such
t,,oonl ,,I,ras as the division commander
- nr,Iar. but no division parade shall
t,l-a r,Jarp pttprpr than once in two wears,
e,-rarit in EASES of emergency. and the first
lirilfn, driII sbaU NOT take place sooner
-. ,,,,+hs ,fter +b, ma ss,g of this
1l, h ~ I Ii@aas once in eacI wear. at
-, -. mi nIa.a ne fbe BRIGADE com
MOI, or,1tr and of such additional
ti,S n. ~ division roInmandeT may order
IN - e. I,.ia,l, d1iU sha1I not take
"i,'l -, +l,,,, fTrcIy. months after ia,
l'',s,,,r. Of ms act 3d Nv regiments anC
-, 80 =, narL year nj such rim,
o,,. ','j,l,' I,a ,a,raenfal or battalion com
,',,, ,,,o -, 4+b Inv co,nnonies One
-, ~, ,nontb At the company parad
f ,lro,nj
At "a A+srlcr Other. times and place
a. aitber nv REGIMENTS. battalions or com
,,,,ins ,,oy he directed in any order of tn
Ip,Ia,,c, antbor;+v caIIincr into fine service O
tt,oiI -nitnd safes ar the Sr,+e fine whole q
, IN eIlV ,,lIt theraof
- * On Tho dax- no r nraeafIincs y a
+ -, ~. ID nd ali he cn7nmi,
L - ms ~ said 1i,-;c;o,, ~. bricra,14
f eo,1(,a,lt- ha+toIioD or regiment shall =,
seniIe nj the designated place Of rende,
, 1-nus far drill under the direction of tn
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