Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-08

OFFICE OF MILITARY AND FINANCIAL
BOARD, Nashville, May IS, 1861. I
Oorder No. SO.
To the Clerk of the County Court of
Washington County:
Application having sometimes been
made to this Board for small supplies
of Powder, Ball, or Shot, by individu-
ais of different Counties, for the use of
Home Guards, it is deemed proper to
give notice that in future such appli.
cants must come from the General
Commander of the Home Guard of a
County, designated in the 10th Section
of the Act of the General Assembly of
the 9th instant, as follows:
"Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
the County Courts of this State are au-
thorized and empowered to appoint and
raise semi annually a Home Guard of
Minute Men, whole term of service
shall be three months, in their respect.
i've limits, to consist of companies of
not less than ten for each Civil District,
whose officers, when elected by the
companies respectively, shall be COM
missioned by the County Courts, whose
duty it shall be to procure a warrant
from some Justice of the peace and ar
rest all suspected person and bring
them before the Civil Authorities for
trial-to see that all slaves are disarm
ed-to prevent the assemblage of slaves
in unusual numbers-to keep the slave
population in proper subsection and to
see that peace and order is observed.
The Home Guard of Minute Men shall
be armed and equipped by each County
at its own expense, and a tax may be
assessed and collected for the purpose,
as well as to compensate those engaged
in this branch of duty, if in their dis
erection, compensation should be made.
The Home Guard shall assemble in
their respective Districts to take pre-
cautionary measures, at least once in
each week at the call of the command.
ing officer, and shall be momentarily
ready for service at his call. Persons
engaged in this branch of duty shall.
upon failure to obey the call to duty
by the Commander, forfeit not less
than one dollar nor more than five for
each offence, to be collected in the
name of the Chairman of the County
Court before any Justice of the Peace,
to be applied by the County Court in
~defraying the expense of this branch
of the public service, unless such fail
ure was the result of sickness or other
good cause. A General Commander
shall be appointed for each County by
the several County Courts, whose duty
it shall be when necessary, to take
charge of all the Home Guard Minute
Men in his county and direct their
operations. And the County Court is
authorised to issue County Bonds or
Scrip for the purpose of raising money
Immediately to meet the expense con
templated by this section"
The organization under thiss ection
should take place in each County at
an early period.
v { 4 3' HasS'i'a' Military Board.
The Justices of the Peace in each
Civil District are hereby notified to at
tend without fail at our County Court,
next term, which will be on the 1st
Monday Of June, 1861, and represent
your District in the above. You will
each previous to the 1st Monday of
June look out 10 men of your District,
who will serve as above, good and true
men, and each Justice return a list Of
their names, out of which number the
Court can make their appointments
D. W. F. PEOPLES, Chairman C. G..
Test, j. A. Comfy, Clerk.
Maize Missionary Society.