Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-17
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and batteries, and section $40 of chapter 81 of
TIE revised statutes relating to organizations of
batteries and regiments and acts amendatory
thereof and to promote the greater efficiency
OF the Wisconsin National Guards.
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. Section 621, of chapter 81, of the
revised statutes as amended by section 8, chapter
100, OF the laws of 1885, is hereby amended SO al
to READ as follows: Section GIL The companies
organizations and mem bership of the com pan1es,
troops and lbattery of the Wisconsin National
GUARDS shall be such as may be prescribed by the
governor IN orders which may be altered ana
amended from time TO time rs the interest of the
service may require. Original musters and en-.
nStmentS In the Wisconsin National Guards shall
be tor the term of three years. unless sooner dis
charged as provided by law, or the order of the
governor. Any honorably discharged soldier of
the wisconsin National Guard may be re-enlisted
for the term OF one year. Vacancies Occas1oned
by tne death, resignation, promotion, discharge,
or removal of any officer shall be tiled by the
promoton of the officer next in rank, subject to
the approval of the governor.
Section 2. 80 much OF section GAO, chapter "a,
OF the revised statutes, as amended by section 2,
chapter 1875, OF the laws of 1880, and section 2,
chapter 1t2, of the laws OF 1882, relates to the
organization of batalions and regiments Is here
by amended 80 as to read us follows: section 640
The governor may form the companies of the ma
t1onal guard into battal1ons and regiments and
appoint officers therefor on the recommendation
OF majority OF the commissioned officers or the
companies forming such battalion or reg iment
ANY number of companies, not less than three
nor more than seven, may be formed into battal-
eight nor more than twelve, may be formed into
regiment, and the officers Ofsuch regiment shall
be colonel, who shall be the commanding officer,
one lieutenant colonel and one major, for each
four companies of such regiment. A battalion OF
five or more companies shall be Differed by
Heutenantcolonel, who shall be the commanding
officer and one major and q battalion OF three or
four companies shall be commanded by major.
The staff of colonel or of a lieutenant-colOnel
or major commanding battalion shall consist
| of one adjutant, one quartermaster an assistant
| surgeon for each four companies In a regiment,
one inspector of rifle practice, and one chaplain
each with the rank OF captain and when the
command consists of six or more companies one
surgeon with the rank Of ma or. All such staff
officers to until their SUCCESSORS are NOM
| mated by their commanding officers. Each troop
and battery shall have attached thereto one as
sistant surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant.
The non commissioned staff Of res iment or bat
| talon shall consist OF one sergeant major, one
quartermaster sergeant, one commtssary sergeant,
| one hospital steward and one chief musician and
| one drum major to be appointed by the command
| ing officer.
Section s. The governor may, whenever re-
| Quested to do by the commanding officer OF
| any regiment, battalion or company, or whenever
he deems that the interests OF the service will be
promoted thereby, order any subordinate officer
| of any regiment battalion or company, or any
| officer or person nominated or recommended for
promotion in such regiment. battalion or COM
| pany to be examined by any competent officer or
board of officers designated in orders for that
purpose, to his qualifications for the Office to
| which he may be recommended or commissioned,
| and may take such action on the report of such
examining officers or board OF officers as he may
deem TO be for the best interest OF the service.
Section 4. The captain or other commanding
officer for the time being is the legal custodian of
| the money, property and effects of any company,
troop or battery of the Wisconsin National Guard,
whether such property is owned by said COM
pany or its members collectively, or has been is
sued to it any OF its officers, for its use by state
| or United States authority, and may sue for and
| recover possession of the same, whenever wrong
| fully withheld from his custody the custody OF
| the company, i'll an action before any competent
| court or magistrate.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 6, 1885.
CHAPTER 416
AN ACT to amend section a. of the revised stat.
utes relating to the divisions Of towns into
election districts.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section u, revised statutes is hereby
| amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
| lowing: The town board shall be required to
make such divisions, upon the petition in writing
| of fifty more electors of any town. This act
shah apply to all elections, whether general,
meetings be held at the polling place TO be known
as the first precinct.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April II. 18.h
CHAPTER 452.
AN ACT authorizing the governor to cause to be
enrolled and mustered into the state service g
company OF infantry as a part OF the organized
| Wisconsin National Guard.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, Tepresen ted
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
! Section l. The governor is hereby authorized
to cause to be mustered into the state service and
enrolled as part of the organized wisconsin Ma
| tional Guard one company of Infantry to be
located at the city of Waupun, in addition to thu
| companies now provided for by law, said con-
pany to be assigned to the second regiment Wis
consin National GuGrd and receive the same pay
| and allowance as the companies now organized
! provided that when vacancy occurs in the Or
| ganzation of said regiment by the muster out OF
| of
company shall be organized to fill such vacancy,
| such organization shall increase the whole
lumber of companies above that otherwise pro-
| vided for.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after ISIS passage and publication
Approved April H. 1885.
CHAPTER EOS.
AN ACT to appropriate contingent fund to b.
used for the prevention of Asiatic cholera, ant
for the more efectual protection of the public
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do exact as follows:
Section l. There il hereby appropriated, out o
any moneys in the general treasury of the stat
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ffteel
thousand dollars per annum for each of the TIVE
years next ensuing, to wit, The years ending OF
the first day OF February, 1886, and on the frs
day of February, 1887, respectively, which sum
shall be for contingent fund which may be useC
by the governor as hereinafter provided for tn
prevention and control of Asiatic cholera in thi
state, and for no other purpose. Any portion o
the above named appropriations not expended II
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the year ending on February J. 1856, shall b.
available for use for the same purpose and unde
the same restrictions during the year ending OF
February l, 1897 and any portion Of the said ap
preparation, which shall not then have been ex.
| pended as.hereinatter provided SHALL at the date
last mentioned, revert to the general treasury o.
the state.
Section 2. Whenever it shall appear by evil
dence satisfactory to the state board of health
that Asiatlc cholera has actually occurred within
this tie, or at any place in the United States IL
such communication with the state that there Ii
eminent danger of its occurrence within this state
the state board shall certify that fact TO the gov
ernOr, and the fund herein provided for shall
thereupon become available for the aid of any
locality within this state already invaded by, Of
liable TO invasion by Asiatic cholera, and which
shall be, in the judgment of thegovernor and the
state board OF health, unable without such aid tt
make such sanitary provision for the prevention
and control of the said disease the governor
and the said board shall deem needful for the
safety OF the state. And the governor may from
time TO time, on recommendation of the state
board of health draw from the fund herein pro
y1ded for such sums as the said board may certi
| ty to be necessary, and the sums SO drawn shall
| be expended under the direction of the state
board of health solely for the purposes hereir
named; and any member of the state board o.
health actually engaged in work for the proven
ton or control of Asiatic cholera contem PLATED
Dy this act, shall be allowed and paid froln thu
fund herein provided for such sum as the gov
ernor in his discretion shall deem sufficient, no
| exceeding fifteen dollars nor dav toppth her VIII