Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13


or four companies shall be commanded by a
major. The staff of colonel OF regiment
and Of a lieutenant colonel or of major
commanding battalion, shall consist of one
adiutant, one quartermaster aud one surgeon,
each with the rank of first lieutenant, and one
chaplain, one quartermaster sergeant, one
comm.ssary steward, one chief musician and
one sergeant major, to be appointed by such
commanding officer the adjutant TO be Sc
lected from the line, as in the United States
army. The uniform of all general, regimen
tai and staff officers shall be similar to that
| of corresponding grades and corps in the
United States service, but may be changed
| in any respect or in any instance by order of
the governor. The governor may, with or
without permanently organizing batallions or
regiments, order rendezvous and encamp-
ments of the several companies for instruc>
tions in military drill and duties, not to ex~
coed six days in any year, and may fix the
point at which such companies shall rendez-
veus. Not less than four companies shall
rendezvous at any one place, and the COVER
nor, in orders, shall designate the company
officer to command at each camp. The gov
ernor may allow, toward the expense of SUBJ
sistence of the troops during such rendezvous,
sum sufficient to provide one ration per
day for each member Of the companies actu-
| ally attending in uniform for the time he is
| absent from home to attend such rendezvous,
computed at the price at which rations are
computed at in the United States army.
Such subsistence allowances shall be paid out
OF the state treasury to the companies, on
such vouchers and proofs as The governor may
require, and on his approval. No quarters,
equipage or transportation shall be provided
at the expense Of the state. The quarters
master general shall procure license for the
troops TO occupy grounds or buildings at such
places of rendezvous but without expense to
the state ; and the allowances of the compa.
MES may be withheld from them, by order of
the governor. and applied to he payment OF
any damages to grounds, building, or proper
ty, which they or their members may cause,
while in rendezvous or in movement thereto.
Section 3. Section six hundred and twen-
ty-one of the revised statutes is hereby so
amended as to read as follows: Section 62l.
Every company of calvary shall consist of
the following officers, nonscommissioned Of
ficers, and priyates, viz One captain, one
hrst lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant. five sergeants, eight corporals,
one saddier, one waggoner, one farrier or
blacksmith, and two trumpeters, and not less
eight privates. Every other company and
battery shall consist of one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, FIVE SER
geants, eight corporals, one drummer, one
tfer, one waggoner, and not less than thir-
ty-six nor more than eighty two privates, ex,
cepting light batteries, which may DE allowed
one hundred and.twenty.two active members
each. The governor may, by general orders,
from time to time, change such provisions,
however, to conform to the organization of
companies and batteries in the United States
army. Vacancies. occassioned by the death,
promotion, resignation or discharge of such
officers, shah be filled by promotion of the
next officer In rank, subject to the approval
OF the governor. No person shall be men,
Der OF two companies at the same time Re.
cruits may be subsequently, enlisted in such
manner as may be prescribed by the governor
in general ORDERS or in the absence of such
orders, by the bylaws Of such company or
battery.
Section 4. Section six hundred and forty.
five is hereby so amended as to read as fol.
lows: Section GAS. The adjutant general and
quartermaster general shall prepare, subject
to the governors approval, blanks and forms
for muster rolls, ordnance and property re-
turns, reports, receipts and other paper nec>
essary to carry out the provisions of this act
with proper accompanying instructions, such
as shall be necessary TO the several company
commanders, from time to time. The adiu.
tant general shall preserve and cause to be
copied, when necessary, such muster rolls or
other records of his Office as require to be
transcribed for preservation.
Section 5. Section six hundred and thir.
ty.fve is hereby amended so as to read az
follows: Section 635. Each company or bat
terry, not exceeding thirty in all, which shall
upon such inspection be found to be organ,
lied, to possess at least the minimum mum.
Der of members, to be well uniformed, to be
equipped with the necessary arms and accou-
trements and stores. in good condition. and to
have assembled for inspection, as provided by
law, and the commanders of which shall have
made all the musters and returns required.
shall, upon the certificate thereof by the adj
jutant general, approved by the governor, be
annually paid out of the state treasury three
hundred dollars, on the receipts OF its com.
mander; which shall be in full compensa-
ton on the part of the state for all pay, when
not called into active service, ard for rent of
armory, care and repair of arms and property,
and for all other expense whatsoever, except
the allowance of clothing and subsistence al
lowance authorized by this chapter. Whens
ever any of the companies constituting the
Wisconsin National guard shall lapse into i'll
condition, become lax in discipline, negligent
in instruction, drill or other duties, or its
members may lose interest in its organization
the governor may retire such company from
such guard and admit in place of It some
other company of later organization, which
shall be found to be better entitled to the
benefits of this chapter, and to have com.
Piled with all the requirements thereof
Section 6. Section six hundred and thirtye
eight of said chapter is hereby so amended
as to read as follows: Section 53S. Nom
commissioned officers, musicians and privates
shall be honorably discharged only upon GER
tificates signed by the company commander
and Endorsed by the adjutant general with the
governors approval Such discharge shall
not be granted unless after five years SER
vice. or for some absolute disability occurring
after muster in, or unless the member dis
charged permanently removes his residence
out of the country, or unless the governor
shall order the same for other good cause.
Section Z. There is hereby appropriated
out of any funds in tie state treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, sum sufficient to de-
fray the expenses and pay the allowances au-
,horized by this act.
Section s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved March IL, 1880.
Published March ~, $780,
CHAPTER lat.
AN ACT to amend section two thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five of the re-
vised statutes, concerning costs and fees
allowed to parties in circuit courts
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre>
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Section two thousand nine hum
bred and twenty-five of the revised statutes
is hereby amended so as to read as follows
Section 1922. When the Judgment is for the
recovery of money, interest from the time of
verdict or report until judgment is finally en-
tered shall be computed by the clerk and ad-
dedto the costs of the party entitled there
to. And in all trespass, trover or replevin
in circuit court founded upon the unlawful
cutting of timber, or such cutting and its
convention, OF such cutting and its unlawful
detention, when the value of such timber or
the damages claimed in the complaint and
the amount recovered exceeded City dollars,
full costs shall be recovered by the plaintiff,
and there shall be included therein the actual
reasonable expense of one survey and ascer-
ralnment of the quantity Of timber so cut, or
cut aud converted, or cut and detained, made
alter the commencement of the action, by the
surveyor and one assistant, if duly proved as
a necessary disbursement in such action.
And the defendant shall recover like costs
in the same manner in such actions, in case