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shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars, for the use or the State and the attorney for the State, in the county in which such selectman. resides,- shall commence suit against such selectman, for the recovery of such forfeiture, by: an action on the case. brought upon this statute s-eS 9
 Sec. 17. Whenever the adlutant-generAl shall find from the returns of thenumber of the ifact- iva militia in any town that the seiectlaen of such town have not made a true report of the number oI persons who are liable to pay communication tax under the provisions of this act it shall be his duty to notify the selectmen of such town by mail that they have failed to make true report of the mum number or such persons; and if such selectmen snail not make true report of the number of such persons, as nearly as the same can be ascertained Wlthn twenty days after such notice, the adiutant general shall notify the treasurer of the State of the neglect, and 1t shall be the duty of The treasur CT to notify tho attorney of the State in the coun- ty m which the selectmep reside of the fact of such neglect and said attorney for the State shall proceed to collect the penalty or forfeitures for the State required in the preceding section.
 CHAPTER II.
 OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
 Sec. IS. The active militia shall consist of those able bodied male citizens of this State be. tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five years who arc now organized under any law of this State, or shall be hereafter enlisted and or. ganlzed as provided in this act, and shall be designated the Connecticut National Guard, and shall consist of two sections of artillery and of such companies of infantry, not ex- ceedlng forty Tn number, and such regimental bands as are now organized under the laws of this State, or which may hereafter be organiz- ed under the provisions of this act, and may first be ordered into the service in case of war, invasion, for the preventioniof invasion, the suppression of riots and rebellion, or when there may be reasonable apprehension thereof: or the commander-in-chief mayl organize from the inactive militia such companies as he may q kO 11fo safety of the State. and to comply with any requisition made by the president of the United States ; and the active militia thus organized, shall be liable at all times to be called into the service of this State, and, in case of war, or instruction, to be turned over into the service of the United States, on the order of the com- mander- -in-chief to comply with ony requisi- tion made by the president of the United States, but they shall not be liable to be SO turned oyer for the performance of military service, without the limits of the State, for Q longer period, in all, than three months in any one year.
 Sec. 19. The active militia shall constitute one brigade of four rediments of infantry and two sections of artillery. which shall be com manded by brigadier-general. The regi- ments shall be numbered lst, 2nd 3rd, and 4th respectively one for each of the present con- gressional districts of this State ,, and the lim- it's of each regiment shall be the congressional district in which it is organized. Each reci- ment shall consist of not more than ten com panies of infantry, and regimental band, to consist of no; more than twenty or less than twelve members to be selected by thecommand . erin chief fro m the companies and bands now existing, or which may hereafter be organized under this act, and each infantry company shall consist of not more than 1O1 men rank and.fle; provided however that in case of war, invasion, for the prevention of invasion, the suppression of riots and rebellion, or when ordered into the service of the United States under the provisions of the proceeding section the commander-in-chief may increase the num- Der of companies in each regiment and the number of mon ill each company, to conform to the laws of the United States, The two sections of artillery shall be attached to such regiments as the commander-in-chiefm may des-
 gnate and he may, if he deem it expedient, organize new companies and bands, from time to time, and attach them to any regiment which has not it's requisite number. Each regiment and company shall be numbered at it's informa- tion, and record thereof made and kept in the office of the adjutant-generaL .- Sec. 20. The officers of the militia shall be commander-In-chief, an adiutant-general. acknowledgement, surgeon-general, com mlssary-general, paymaster- general, brigadier- general, and such colonels, lieutenant-colonele majors, captains, ieutenants. and other officers
 
 Sec. 2l. The governor shall be commander in-chlef of the militia of the st te, except when called into the service of the United States.
 Sec. P. The adJutant-general shall have the rank of brigadier-general, and shall be ap. pointed and commissioned by the commander. ln-cb ief: and with his appreciation may ap. point an assistant adjutant-general with the rank of !ieutenant-colonel, and may remove such assistant at his pleasure. In case of the absence of the adjutant-general or of his apil- ity to perform his duties, the assistant adju- tant-general shall have full power to perform all the dnties appertaining to said office;
 Sec. 23. The quarter-master general sur geon-general, shall be appointed by the Senate upon the nomination of the commander-in. chief and upon his recommendation may be removed from their offices, respectively bv 9he Senate, ond may olso be removed by the commander-in-chief, during the recess of the general assembly, if in his judgment, the in. terests of the service would be promoted there- by. The quarter -master-general and the sur- geon-general shall each havethe rank of sbrioa- dler-general 1; the commissary.general, and the paymaster general, shall each have the rank of colonel. If either of said offices shall be- come vacant during the recess of the general assembly, such vacancy shall be filled by the eommander-in-chief, and the person so ap- pointed shall hold his office, until the next session of the general assembly next after such appointment, and until another be chosen in hls place. The quartermaster-general may appoint, with the appreciation of the command er-in-chief, an assistant quartermaster general with the rank of major, for whose conduct he shall be responsible, and whom he may remove at pleasure; ond the assistant quartermaster. general shall take charge, under the direction of the quartermaster-genera shall take charge of the equipage, military stores. and other property, in his department and shali ner. form Such other duties in said department as the quartermaster-general may prescribe,
 Sec. "A. The commander-in-chief shall ap. point for himself, four aids-de-camp. who shall have the rank of ofcolonel The brieadier- general shall appoint, for himself an assistant adjutant-general and a drigade inspector. each with the rank of major a brigade quartermast CT, 8 brigade-commissary and two aids-de- camp, each with the rank of captain. To each regiment there shall be one colonel, one lieu and one major. Each colonel shall appoint for his regiment surgeon. with the rank of major; an assistant-surgeon. with the rank of first lieutenant chaplain. with the rank of captain an adiurant, uriartormast. CT and paymaster, each with the rank of first lieutenant hospital steward, sergeant-maior. quartermaster sergeant, commissary sergeant d=um major, fife-major all of which appoint mefts shall be published in orders, All the staff officers of the commanders of the brigade and regiments shall be commissioned in the same manner as regimental officers of the same I nS.6k k1oSr.