The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-23
Proposed. Rev Militia Anw--Abs.ract CT
its Provisions.

The Committee OIL Militia and Police re-
ported to the House OF Delegates yesterday 2
Diii TO Tcpc;, the existing EG&s concerning The
militia OF The State, and 10 enact new rcgula-
ions concerning the same. It provides that
every anlc-l0Gicd male citizen between the
AGES OF eighteen and forty-livc resident with
in the State, and rot exempted by the laws OF
the United states, shall BE subject to military
:;ity, excepting the Treasurer, Auditor, Se:-
rotary of ihc Commonwealth, Register Of tho
Land O!!icc, Superintendent Of Public Ill
,Sructon, Att0incy-Gcneru, judges and
c,rAs OF ali courts, Sacriis, the clerks OF
both Houses Of the General Assembly,
';ecpnrs oil jails, supc:intendents and at
irndants CT Tie p'.iyiic hospitals and luIatic
asy!ims, and the Superintendent o1 tic
Ptniteniiary and bis assistants; ministers OF
the Gospel licensed to preach according TO
the rules of their sect; all pilots, lighthouse
keepers, conductors, and cnginc-IriEerS OF
railroad trains mariners actually cmp!oycd;
Ill mcmbcrs Of any regularly organized lire
department in the State; (but when a mem
hcr oi Il volunteer company Shall, after his
enlistment, Join or bc appointed TO any fire
ucIartmgMt, it shall not vaCatc his enlist
ncNt ) am person who shall have served five
ycars in the volunteer militia; idiots, luna
iics, pailpcrs, ha!itual drunl0rts, and per-
Sons convicted Of infamous crimes.
The Coinmandcr-in-Ch Uhe Govcrnorl
his the bower 10 enroll the militia other than
volunteers 1t any time. Such enrolment
hall be made hy the asscSSoTS Or commits
,oncrs of revenue throughout the Stale, who
shaI furnish complete lists OF he sane to the
Adiulant-Gcneral, listing Willie and colorcd
mi;iaucn separately. The enrolled militia
silH! be slt! jcct TO no active duty except in
case CT war, invasion, the prevention Of inva-
Son, the suppression OF riots, and TO lid tie
civil officers in the execution OF the laws Oh
the State; ii which case the COMMANDMENTS
Chief is authorized to order out for actual
service, either hy calling for volunteers, iy
draft or otherwise, as many Of the militia is
tic cxigency may in his Judgment require,
and in such case lie is vested with the full
power and authority to make al necdlul
rules and regulations therefor; which rules
and regulations shall have the force OF law.
When the militia are ordered out, or have
volunteered for and while they are III actra
service, the Commander l-Chlel Is authorized
to make and publish all nccttul rules and
regulations for their control, discipline, arm
ament. and equipment; Which rules ana reg
Glutions shall. as far as practicable, conform
10 the laws and regulations governing the Or
gsniZing OF the United States volunteer
forces, thcir discipline, armament, equipment,
and officers; and which rules and regulations
shall Lave The force Of law.
The general staff Of the militia, enrolled
and volunteer, shall consist of an adjutant-
general with the rank OF major-gere1al, and
4 general, 4 commiSsaly-gcne-
raj. chief engineer, Chief Of ordinance, a
chief Of cavalry, and inspcctor-gcneral, pay
mastcr-gcncral, 4 lgeon-Sencral, ana Judge
advocate general, who shall have the rank OF
acknowledgement, and shall be appointed by
the Governor by and with the advice ana
consent of the Senate, and hold Office ulltll
the appointment and qualification OF their
successors, or until removed III pursuance oil
the sentence of Il court-liartlal; ana the Nof-
crnor is empowered to appoint such aiues-dc-
camp us may be deemed proper, not exceed
ing seven in number, who shall nave the
rank Of colonel Of cavalry.
The active militia shall he composed Of vol
untecrs, and in case OF war, invasion, the
prevention Of invasion, the suppression OF
riots, and to aid civil officers i'll the execution
OF the laws of the Commonwealth, shall trst
be ordered into service. Volunteer COM
panies shall consist Of not less than 1l1ty nor
more than one hundred men, to be raised by
voluntary enlistment for five years. If three
months shall elapse from the organization of
any company, and less than forty members
thereof shall have provided themselves with
uniforms, such company may he dissovedb by
order of tile Commander-in-Chief, and the
commissions Of its officers revoked.
Eachvolunteer company which isarmed and
uniformed may, besides its regular and active
members, enroll thirty contributing members
on payment in advance by each person de-
string to become such contributing member
of not less than twenty dollars per annum;
which money shall be paid into the COM
pany treasury and applied to the purchase
Of uniforms for the rank and file OF the active
members of the company, or 10 such pur-
poses as may be authorized by the bylaws OF
such company.
Each active and contributing member OF
every legally-organized volunteer company
shall be entitled to receive from the COM
manding officer thereof certificate Of meln-
bership; which certificate of membership,
whether of uniformed and active members or
of contributing members, shall exempt the
person therein named from jury duty for tbs