Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-13
LAWS OF vnnMoNr, A.p.ls4s,
Designated By the Secretary of STATE Jor
publication IN the newspapers
An Aot c,r Reorganjzing the Militia

bly Of the STATE Of Vermont
Sec |. Each and every able-9odied male
eighteen and forty-fye years, except as here
matter provided, shall be liable 30 perform
military duty and shall be enrolled in the
militia of this State. 1t shall be the duty
a of the listers or assessors of each town and
W city within this State, to make such enroll
ment at such time and times, and in such
8 manner, and in accordance with such rules
and regulations rs the commander-ln-chlet
may prescribe And il such listers or asses
sors shall neglect or refuse to perform the
duties required of them by this section, the
commander-in-chief shall forthwith cause
the same to be performed by such person as
he shall appoint, at the expense of such
! town or city and such listers or assessors,
for such refusal or neglect, shall forfeit and
pay the sum of one hundred dollars, to be
recovered by action of debt in the name OF
the Adjutant and Inspector General, which
action it is made his duty to institute.
Sec. ,. The Vice. President of the United
States, the members Of both Houses OF
Congress, all postmasters. all sworn mail
carriers actually engaged in the conveyance
Of the United States mail, all telegraph
operators while actually engaged as such, all
engineers of locomotives on railroads while
actually engaged as such, all engineers and
pilots Of steamboats, while actually engaged
as such, which carry the United States mail,
and all persons exempt from military duty by
the laws of the United States on account OF
service, shall be exempt from the perform
ance of military duty.
Sec. 3. All tayern-kespers keepers Of
boarding houses, persons having boardersin
their families, and any master or mistress OF
any dwelling house, shall, upon the applica-
n tion of any person authorized to make such
Enrolment give information OF the names OF
all persons residing or lodging in such house
liable to be enrolled as the person making
such enrolment may demand and if any
person, of whom information is 50 required,
shall refuse to give such information as he
may possess or shall knowingly give false
Information, he shall forfeit the sum of ten
dollars for each item Of information 50 with
held or falsely stated; and every person who
S shall refuse to give his own name and pro-
per information when applied to by any per-
son authorized to make such enrolment, or
s shall give false name or information, shall
forfeit like sum such penalties to be re-
u covered in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton, by suit in the name Of the town in
8 which the penalty was incurred, for the
81 benefit Of such town and il shall lie the
Al duty of the person making such enrolment
" to institute suits against all persons who
81 may incur any penalty under this section.
Sec. 4. The commander-in-chief is here
by authorized and directed to organize in
this State one regiment Of volunteer infant
ry consisting OF twelve companies, to con-
sist of fiity-one officers and men, to be or
gained armed, drilled and disciplined un-
der such regulations as he may prescribe.
See 5, Said regiment shall be composed
of twelve companies selected by the com
mander-in-chief from the present organized
. militia Of the State, and each company 50
selected shall maintain its present company
organization.
Sec. 6. The forces 50 organized shall be
olhcered as similar organizations Of the same
arm Of service are oticered under the laws
Of the United States, and the officers shall
be elected or appointed and be commission
cd agreaabiy to the constitution OF this
State, subject to such rules and regulations
rs the eommander-in-chiefs shall prescribe.
Sec. 7. There shall be a brigade COM
mander with the rank of brIgadier- general
an adjutant and inspector-genera with the
rank of igadier-general, quartermaster-
general with the rank of brigadier-g general,
and judge-adyocate-general with the rank
OF rlgadlersgeneral, who shall each be
elected biennially by the General Assembly
a There shall be also surgeon general with
& the rank of brigadier-general, and four
aids-de camp to the commander-in-chicf,
4 each with the rank Of colonel, who shall be
appointed by the commander-in-chief and
he may also appoint such additional aids
de-camp, with same rank, as he shall at any
time deem necessary.
Sec. 8. The right to exemption from mil
itary service for physical disability and 9TH
i er causes shall be determined by such Off
GERS, and in such manner, and under snch
rules and regulations as the commander-in-
chief shall prescribe.
Sec. 8. The adjutant and inspector-gen-
eral shall issue, sign and transmit all orders
of the commander in-chief, and all regua-
tons which may be established aud obey all
orders from him relative to carving into
I execution tho laws of the United States and
of this State. He shall be charged with all
q the correspondence between the command
& er-n-chief and officers of the several states
and territories, the secretary of war, the
acknowledgement Of the army, and other
persons in icial stations, on the subject Of
military affairs and keep n record of such
correspondence. He shall keep a record of
Y all orders and regulations, and cause the
same to be published whenever the COM
mander-in chief shall direct. He shall keep
a roster Of all tho militia of this State, with
their residence, rank and the corps to which
they belong, the number and date of the
commissions of all commissioned officers,
and the time when issued, the number and
date of all discharges, removals, deaths and
promotions. He shall enter of record the
humber, name and limits Of each regiment
and company ana every alteration thereof.
He shall make out and issue all commissions
and discharges, directed by the commander
in-chief lie shall prepare and provide the
necessary rosters and books on record, the
forms and blanks for commissions, dis
charges, returns and other papers required
By The laws Of this State, at the expense of
the State, and distribute the same to the
officers and companies entitled to them upon
a requisition therefor He shall make a
return in duplicate Of all the militia in this
State, with the arms, accoutremeuts and
ammunition, one copy of which he shall
deliver to the cOmmander-in-chefo on or be-
fore the first day Of October, and transmit
the other to the President of the United
States on or before the first day Of January
annually. lie shall cause this act, and all
subsequent acts Of the legislature relative
to the militia to be from time to time pub
lished and distributed to each general, field,
staff and commanding officer, at the expense
of the State. Whenever the adJutant and
inspectoT-general shall be complainant for
neglect or other default in making returns,
he shall not be required to be present, but
his certificate shall be sufficient pripaa facie
evidence that the return was not made, and
all copies Of records, or papers in his office
duly certified and authenticated by him,
Shall be evidence in all cases, in like man
ner as if the originals were p.oduced.
Sec. 10. The quartermaster-general shall
keep in good repair, and attend to the due
Preservation, safe-keeping and cleaning Of
the ordnance, arms, accoutrements, ammu-
milton, munitions Of war, and implements
OF every description, the property of this