The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-28

| manner Us II suCn 0fncerS were regularly
commissioned. Such officers shall also b.
responsible and punishable in like manner a
officers regularly commissioned.
/ ...s. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.
Ia. Volunteer companies may be com.
posed Of persons liable to military duty,
enrolled in any regiment, and any one who
| Is member Of volunteer company organ.
lied as hereinafter provided shall be emit.
! tied to have his name struck from the rolls
of the reserve militia. Volunteer compa-
MES shall consist of not less than 60 nor
more than 100 men. to be raised by volun-
tary enlistment for five years.
10. The officers of each volunteer COM
pany shall be a captain and three Iieuten-
ants, to be elected by the members of the
company in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, and commissioned by the Governor.
16. Any number Of persons, not less than
60nor more than 100, proposing to form them
selves into volunteer company, may assem-
BILE together and elect captain and three
lieutenants, who, if commissioned as herein
after provided, shall be the officers of such
company. The captain aforesaid, immedi-
ately upon his election as aforesaid, shall
make off roll Of the privates who have
agreed to enlist in said company, and such
priyates shall be considered as enlisted from
that time.
II. The Governor shall appoint for each
of the counties Of the State three competent
persons, who may or may not reside in the
counties for which they are appointed land
the same persons may be appointed for
several counties, if the Governor shall de-
eide it expedient to appoint them), who,
either together or separately, shall examine
all persons who have been elected officers
Of volunteer companies as aforesaid, and
who shall apply to be examined If said
persons so appointed shall be satisfied from
the examination made by them that the
persons so elected and applying possess
sufficient knowledge of military tactics to
make competent and efficient officers, they
shall give to such persons certificate sta
ting that they have made the examination
required by this act, and that they find such
persons well qualified to make efficient off,
GERS. A certificate to the like effect shall
also be returned to the Adjutant- General
of the State, and every such certificate shall
be signed by each Of the three persons ap-
pointed as aforesaid.
IS. On presentation of such certificate to
the Governor, if he shall find like certif-
cate has been returned to the Adjutant-
General, he shall forthwith commission such
persons, and the company shall be consid-
cred as organized from the date Of said COM
missions.
10. If any person elected an officer of a
volunteer company as aforesaid shall fail
for one month after his election to make
application for examination as afol esaid, or
if, on examination, the certificate required
shall be refused, his election shall be void
and if, after three months from the first
election of officers as aforesaid, full COM
pliment of officers for the company shall
not have been commissioned, the said COM
pany shall be dissolved. If three months
shall elapse from the organization of any
company, and less than sixty members
thereof shall have provided themselves with
neat uniforms to be -, such company
shall be dissolved, and the members thereof
shall be enrolled in the reserve militia.
90. When any company has been organ
lied and uniformed as aforesaid, they may
be furnished with arms and equipments as
provided by law.
81. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
%. This act shall take effect from and
after the LIST day of March, 1871.