The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-01
An ACT
No. 22.l

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SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate end
House Of Representatives Of the State Of Lom-
isia,d, In General Assembly conrened, That
the militia of the State of Louisiana shall be
composed Of ali the able-bodied male citizens
thereof between the ages OF eighteen and
forty-five years, who are not disfranchised by
the laws of the United States and OF this
State.
SEC. o. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That
1t shnll be the duty Of the assessors Of taxes
in each parish Immediately upon the pas
sage of This act, to enroll on q separate list
the names. residences and ages OF all the able
military duty in their respective parishes,
and transmit the same to the Governor
within five months from the passage OF this
act
SEC. 8. BE 1t further enacted, etc. That the
lists provided for in section two shall be made
in duplicate, and shall he signed and attested
under oath by said State assessors as true
and correct lists Of all persons subject to
military duty in their respective parishes,
and ono list shall be transmitted to the Gov
ernor aud the other shall be filed with the
clerk of the district court of the parish
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, ETC., That i'm
mediatcly upon receipt OF such enrolments,
or any part thereof, the Governor may or
formation OF companies, battalions, regi-
ments, brigades and divisions.
SEC. g. Be IL further enacted, etc, That com
panies of infantry shall be organized as fol-
lows: One captain, one first lieutenant, one
second lieutenant, one first sergeant, four ser
geants, four corporals, two musicians and
not less than sixty nor more than one nun.
dred privates. Companies OF cavalry shall
be organized as follows. One captain, one
first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, four sergeants, four corporals,
two buglers, one farrier, one blacksmith, and
not less than forty nor more than ninety pri-
Yates. Companies Of artillery shall BIO or
ganzed as follows: One captain, two first
lieutenants, one second lieutenant, one first
sergeant one quartermaster sergeant, one
stable sergeant, four sergeants, eight corpo-
rails, one bugler three artificers, and not less
than sixty nor more than one hundred and
twenty privates. Battalions shall consist OF
two or more and less than six com paneS.
Each battalion of two or more and less than
six companies shall be commanded ya major,
and shall be entitled to one adlutant and one
assistant quartermaster, each with the rank
of first lieutenant; and one surgeon and one
chaplain each with the rank OF captain. Each
battalion of not less than six nor more than
eight companies shall be commanded by
lieutenant colonel, and be entitled in addition
to one major, one adjutant and one assistant
guartermaster. each with the rank OF frs
lieutenant; one surgeon and one chaplain,
each with the rank Of captain. Each regiment
of artillery of more than three and not exceed
ing six companies, shall be- entitled to one
colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one
adiutant and one assistant quartermaster,
each with the rank Of first lieutenant; one
surgeon, with the rank Of major; one assist
ant surgeon and one chaplain, each with the
rank OF captain. Regiments OF artillery To
consist Of not less than four a. nor more thau
six (6) companies in addition to staff officers,
provided for in the above paragraph, shall be
entitled to one chief quartermaster, one COM
missary OF subsistence, and one ordinance
officer, with the rank OF captain. The bat
dat,
shall consist of one sergeant major, one quar-
termaster sergeant, one commissary sergeant,
one color sergeant, one ordnance sergeant,
and two color cOrporals. Regiments OF infan-
try and cavalry shall consist OF ten COM
panies.
SEC. 6. BE IL further enacted, ETC., That the
persons hereinafter named shall be exempt
from enrolment in the militia, viz: All
persons in the army or navy OF the United
States, who are exempt from service in the
militia by the laws of the United States,
every person who by reason OF physical dis
ability may be unfit for the performance of
military duty, and who shall produce state
ment OF a surgeon, or physician OF good
disability and describing the nature thereof;
idiots lunatics and convicted felons, who are
not pardoned; ali clergymen, OF whatever de
nomination, and judges of the Supreme and
district courts during their term Of service
as such. In addition to the complement of
officers and men on the active roll, each com
pany of artillery cavalry and infantry shall
be entitled TO elect half as many con-
tributing members as there are active MEM
bers, who shall be subject to q contribu-
ton, to be paid into the treasury of the State
and placed to the credit OF the militia fund,
to be subject to the order of the Governor for
militia purposes, of not less than fifty dollars
per annum, one-half to be paid to the fund
for the support of the militia and half to
the treasury of the command to which such
contributing member may be attached, and
also such dues and services as may be pre-
scribed by the command Of which he shall
bers shall not be liable to military service, and
shall be exempt from jury duty, upon the
production OF an annual certificate of the
commanding officer, countersigned by the
senior officer of the battalion or regiment.
SEC. 7. Be ID further enacted, ETC., That as
SCISSORS of taxes shall receive as compensation
the sum of five cents for every able bodied
male citizen, subject to militia duty, enrolled
by them to be paid them upon the warrant OF
the adiutant general, he certifying to the cor
rectnesS of their accounts, out Of the fund
herein appropriated.
SEC. s. Be ii further enacted, etc, That the
Governor be and he is hereby authorized to
organize, arm, equip and officer, from among
the men subject to military duty outside the
parish OF Orleans, a force to be known as the
especial militia" which shall be composed OF
one or more companies in each parish, and he
is authorized to, group such companies at any
time into organizations of such size and char
acter as he may deem necessary.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That for
the purpose of offering such special militia
force with officers, the Governor be and is
hereby authorized to appoint as many major
generals, brigadier generals, colonies. lieuten-
ant colonies, majors, captains and lieutenants,
and such assistant quartermasters, assistant
commissaries and assistant surgeons as he
may think proper, and to assign them at any
time to any organization of the special mill
tia as in his opinion the public good may re-
quire; proyided, the officers appointed shall
be assigned to a command or position COM |,
with their rank.
SEC 10. Be 1t further enacted etc., That the
Governor be and he is hereby authorized to |
organize in the parish of Orleans special
force to be known as the Louisiana State
National Guard" which shall be composed |
of the existing duly enrolled and uniformed |
militia thereof as at present organized and
otficered and such compauieS. hattaliOus and |