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Timestamp: 2019-08-18 22:22:44
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 14', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 14', '§ 15', '§ 16']

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104 MILITIA.
§ 6. That in cases of invasion, tumult or insurrection, it shall not be necessary for commandants of volunteer troops to issue written notices or orders
for calling out their officers and men, but verbal orders or notices, or proper
signals, as may be previously agreed upon, shall be sufficient therefor.
§ 7. Any court convened under the by-laws of any volunteer corps, or'
the laws of the militia, or in conformity with the general military laws, shall
have power to assess fines, in addition to those prescribed by law, and shall
have authority to allow such pay and allowance to officers, non-commissioned
officers, musicians, drivers or privates, as shall be deemed just for services
rendered; which shall always be paid out of the funds of said corps, when
approved by the officer ordering the court.
§ 8. Every officer of a volunteer corps, who shall hereafter resign his.
commission, and whose resignation shall have been accepted by the proper
authority, shall, provided he has served faithfully in such capacity for the period of six years, be thereafter exempt from all military duty in this State, except in case of insurrection or invasion; and shall, in no case, be compelled
to serve in a grade inferior to that which he shall have previously held.
§ 9. • Every non-commissioned officer, musician, and private now belonging to, or who shall hereafter belong to any volunteer company, and shall
have served faithfully therein for the period of nine years, shall, thereafter,
be exempt from military duty in this State, except in cases of insurrection or
§ 10. Any member of a volunteer company, who shall not, in due time,
uniform and equip himself according to the by-laws then in force, or who
shall not attend the regular parade of his company, shall be fined therefor,
by provision in the by-laws.
§ 11. That the volunteer companies of the City and county of St. Louis,
and such in the immediate vicinity as may choose to annex themselves thereto, shall constitute one corps, to be called a Legion; which shall be organized
into battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, as shall be prescribed by'
the existing laws; and which shall be under the immediate command of the
§ 12- That the said legion shall be organized by the Governor as before
prescribed, and shall have the privilege of making, adopting and using such
uniform, and arms as shall be considered expedient; and may make all proper
rales and regulations, by-laws or orders, for its government, not inconsistent
with the laws of this State or of the United States, which, when approved by
the Governor, shall have the force of law.
§ IS. That the Governor is authorized, from time to-time, to alter the organization of the Legion, so as fo adapt it to the increase of companies, and
to assign officers of the requisite rank to their proper commands.
§ 14. That whenever four or more volunteer companies shall be formed
and organized in any one county of this State, the Governor may organize
them as a part, of this Legion, and they shall have all the rights and privileges
granted to the legion in general.
§ 15. The said legion shall be authorized to purchase, lease, or otherwise
hold such real estate as maybe necessary for the preservation of its ordnance
and arms, or as may be deemed convenient for the meetings and exercise of its
members, and for the manufacture and storage of the proper ammunition and
other military stores. They may also adopt some appropriate motto, and may
§ 16- Every member of this legion, who shall reside within the township
of St. .Louis, in the county of St. Louis, and who shall produce a certificate,
dated within three months of the time of its production, and signed by his
commandant, setting forth that he belongs to such corps, and is equipped and
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Transcript 104 MILITIA. § 6. That in cases of invasion, tumult or insurrection, it shall not be necessary for commandants of volunteer troops to issue written notices or orders for calling out their officers and men, but verbal orders or notices, or proper signals, as may be previously agreed upon, shall be sufficient therefor. § 7. Any court convened under the by-laws of any volunteer corps, or' the laws of the militia, or in conformity with the general military laws, shall have power to assess fines, in addition to those prescribed by law, and shall have authority to allow such pay and allowance to officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, drivers or privates, as shall be deemed just for services rendered; which shall always be paid out of the funds of said corps, when approved by the officer ordering the court. § 8. Every officer of a volunteer corps, who shall hereafter resign his. commission, and whose resignation shall have been accepted by the proper authority, shall, provided he has served faithfully in such capacity for the period of six years, be thereafter exempt from all military duty in this State, except in case of insurrection or invasion; and shall, in no case, be compelled to serve in a grade inferior to that which he shall have previously held. § 9. • Every non-commissioned officer, musician, and private now belonging to, or who shall hereafter belong to any volunteer company, and shall have served faithfully therein for the period of nine years, shall, thereafter, be exempt from military duty in this State, except in cases of insurrection or invasion. § 10. Any member of a volunteer company, who shall not, in due time, uniform and equip himself according to the by-laws then in force, or who shall not attend the regular parade of his company, shall be fined therefor, by provision in the by-laws. § 11. That the volunteer companies of the City and county of St. Louis, and such in the immediate vicinity as may choose to annex themselves thereto, shall constitute one corps, to be called a Legion; which shall be organized into battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, as shall be prescribed by' the existing laws; and which shall be under the immediate command of the Governor of this State. § 12- That the said legion shall be organized by the Governor as before prescribed, and shall have the privilege of making, adopting and using such uniform, and arms as shall be considered expedient; and may make all proper rales and regulations, by-laws or orders, for its government, not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States, which, when approved by the Governor, shall have the force of law. § IS. That the Governor is authorized, from time to-time, to alter the organization of the Legion, so as fo adapt it to the increase of companies, and to assign officers of the requisite rank to their proper commands. § 14. That whenever four or more volunteer companies shall be formed and organized in any one county of this State, the Governor may organize them as a part, of this Legion, and they shall have all the rights and privileges granted to the legion in general. § 15. The said legion shall be authorized to purchase, lease, or otherwise hold such real estate as maybe necessary for the preservation of its ordnance and arms, or as may be deemed convenient for the meetings and exercise of its members, and for the manufacture and storage of the proper ammunition and other military stores. They may also adopt some appropriate motto, and may have and use a common seal. § 16- Every member of this legion, who shall reside within the township of St. .Louis, in the county of St. Louis, and who shall produce a certificate, dated within three months of the time of its production, and signed by his commandant, setting forth that he belongs to such corps, and is equipped and