The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-25
THE STATE ARMY BILL.
Full Text of she Law.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature Of the State of Mississippi, That
sections twenty-one hundred and eighty
eight, (21SS,) and twenty-five hundred
and sixteen, (2216,) Revised Code OF
| 1871, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That
sections 21S7, 2190, 2l92, 2200 and 2209,
of the Revised Code of 1871, be. amend
ed and changed TO read as follows, to-wit:
SEC. 21S7. Each regiment shall con
sist ofnot more than ten nor less
/ than eight companies, and each company
shall be numbered according TO the date
of its organization Each regiment shall
consist Of two battalions, one of which
shall be termed the first and the other
the second battalion, and each battalion
shall consist of one-half of the companies
constituting the regiment.
SEC. 2190. The militia shall be or
ganized into divisions of not less than
five bIigades each, and eacA Cogress-
ional district shall constitute militia di-
vision.
SEC. 2192. Whenever any regiment,
battalion or company muster shall be or
dered, it shall be the duty of each com
mander to give ten days previous notice,
by advertisements posted in three public
places in the company beat, specifying
the time and place of holding such mus
ter, and no parade or rendezvous of the
militia shall be ordered on any day dur
ing which a general or special election
shall be held, nor within five days pre-
vious to such election, except in case of
invasion, riot, Instruction or imminent
danger thereof.
Sec. 2200. The Quartermaster Gen
eral shall keep his office at the Capital
of the State, and shall keep fair record
of all orders and communications which
he shall receive, and shall give bond in
the sum of ten thousand dollars, with
security for the faithful discharge of his
duties, and for the security, casualties
excepted, of the public property
committed to his charge. And he shall,
as soon as any arms, ammunition or
other military stores of any kind what
ever, may come into his possession,
granted by the United States or other
wise, with the approval of the Command
er-in-Chief, hire six suitable buildings,
at such places in the State and for such
periods of time as may be designated by
the COMMANDMENTS Chief, for the care,
preservation and protection of the same, |
at a reasonable rent; which shall be paid |
on his requistion on the Auditor Of
Public Accounts, when approved by the |
Commahder-in-Chief.
SEC. 22O9. The Commander-in-C Chief
shall have full power to order into active
service the militia force of this State, or
any part thereof, and order them to any
part of the State, when he is advised or
deems it necessary to prevent or suppress
riot or Instruction, or TO aid the civil
officers in the execution of the law.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That
the Commander-in-Ch shall have full
power to organize and form, arm and
equip an infantry force from the enrolled
militia of the State, of not less than two
regiments of ten companies, each of the
maximum standard; and should the
Commander-in-C Chief deem it necessary,
he may at any time purchase and equip
four or more Gatlin guns and organize
a corps of select officers and men by de-
tails from the infantry force provided for
in this section to send with the said guns
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That
all military organizations organized nm
der the general laws of the State are
hereby disbanded and the commissions
and appointments given to officers to
command or control such militia are here
by annulled and revoked And it shall
be the duty of the Quartermaster Gen
eral, Immediately after the passage of
this Act, to collect and bring to the
Capital of the State for the purpose of
cleaning, repairing, and re-issuing all
arms and other military property of the
State, now in the hands of the militia
And upon the reorganization of the
militia, as herein required, the arms and
other military equiments shall be re-
distributed in such manner, and to such
persons as the Commander-in-Chief may
lirect.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted. That
his Act shall be in effect and take force
rom and after its passage, and that all laws
md parts of laws in conflict with any of
he provisitions of this Act, are hereby
epealed.