The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-20
THE STATE MILITIA.

The New Militia BII as IL Passed the
House OF Representatives.
The following is copy of the Militia bill
which passed the House of Representatives at
Harrisburg yesterday
Be ii enacted, etc, That each and every per-
son not exempt from military service under
this and the laws to which this Is o supple-
ment, and who is not now or shall not here
alter become member of some military orga-
the city, borough, or township in which he
shall reside the sum of fifty cents annua ly; the
payment of which sum shall free him from
liability to perform military service, except
under orders to prevent invasion to sup
The collectors of taxes in the several cities.
boroughs, sHd townships in the Common.
wealth to collect said sum and pay the same to
the several county treasurers IN the same
manner as they now collect and pay over
other taxes and they snail receive the same
percentage as they receive for collecting the
county tax In said cities, boroughs and town
ships: Provided, The expense of ofcollecting said
Section 2. That The several county treasurers
shall hold such military tax as q brigade fund,
Designated by section ninety nine of the act to
which this is q supplement-, and shall retain
therefrt m one~fourtn OF one per centum as fees
Section g. That in any county In which there
moneys received is to the brigade fund as afore-
said shall be paid by the county treasurer of
school treasurer of the several school districts
| IN said county, In proportion to the number of
taxable inhabitants in said district, to be used
Section 4. That The military board of each
county shall consist of the three military OFF,
GERS highest in rank In said county, and said
board snail pay to each person VINO snail be a
| ber of q military organization in said
| county out OF the brigade fund sum not ex-
ceeding eighteen dollars per annum, to be paid
TO such members In proportion to the number
and parades Of the company to which they
belong: Provided, however, that no member
Of hs
shall be excused for such absence according to
the provisions OF the ninety six tn section the
and sixty four, and said board shall further
exercise the duties described in section ninety
nine OF the act to which Is a supplement.
Section 5. In addition to exemptions now
allowed by law. any person who has or shall
hereafter uniform himself according to the
| provisions of any law of this State, and who
| shall have performed or may peform duty in
any military OF ganizstion organized under the
| hve consecutive years. or shall have served In
! the military service of the United States, aud
| discharged from inability, shall be exempt
| rom further military service except in case of
war, insurrection, or INVASION.
| Section g. That the minimum for all milf
tary organizations of all arms OF the service is
otiders and privates, except when called into
| actual service, when the minimum shall be the
same as Is now required by law.
Section 2. That each commander OF q COM
| pany shall make out full and complete report
| OF the number of fnen in his company, the
number OF parades and encampments in which
| the company shall have participated, the
amount received from the military board and
the expenditures made, as also the amount of
ordnance and ordnance stores in possession of
the company and transmit the same to the
AdJutent Ge neral of the State through the regi.
mental, brigade, and division commanders of
his division on or before the first day of October
In each year; and II there be no sucn resi-
mental brigade. and division commanders In
his county, he shall transmit said return report
on or before said first day of October irect to
| the Adjutan t-General OF the State under a
pensliy OF one hundred dollars for every failure
10 make such return. TO be paid into the brigade
m w Rnala
exists. F-'
| Section 8. The Governor shall have power To
| appoint and commission one aid. with the rank
State
| Section o That any acts or parts of acts In.
| consistent with the provisions hereof be and
| the same are hereby repealed.