Year: 1861

AN ORDINANCE 10 prorde for c relief of lle families Of rU'unt1crs in acttal serrice, ia certain cases

 SECTION l. B. odned by e people of he Slate Of Arknusas m cons, GSsraJd That the county courts of this state be- and they are hereby empowered to set apart appropriate ts for the relief and support of the families eers while in sevice when from acton or indulgence e relief may necessary much of the special tax which the said courts authorized to levy by ordinance adopted N tli. convention on the eleventh day of Nav D lsGl entitled an ordinance levy tax for military and other purposes the judgment of either of said courts may necessary constitute the relief fund herein conempated Py2ridld That the fund raised and appropriated shall in all cases be expended for the benefit ot families volunteers residing in the county where the is raised the col ector of revenue sh; receive compensation for collecting the tax provided for by said ordinance above referred to-

 SEC , Be ttrthcr o,dei4d, That the county be authorized issue county scrip anticipating the tax to effect the objects of the preceding section

 SEC g. Sc H jurlAcr ordaind, That the county of this state be- and they hereby authorized and empowered to annopt and raise cni annually home guard minute men, whose term shall be for three months in respect limits consist of companies ot not less than ten for each township whose officers when elected by the companies vcy shall commissioned by the county courts and whose ay shall be that all slaves disarmed to prevent the sscbagc of slaves in unusual numbers to keep the slave population proper subecon and to that and order observed and said guard authorized to arrest all peced persons and bring them before some justice of the peace without for trial by the civil authorities the guard of minute shall be armed and equipped by county out of the tax provided for ordinance levy for military and other purposes and may be made to said guard out said M in the discretion of the county such compensation should be made. The home guard shall assemble in their respective townships to take precautionary measures at least each call of the commanding officer, and shall be momenarly ready for service at his cal persons engaged this branch of duty shall upon failure to obey the cali duty by the commander forfeit not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars for each offence be collected in the the presiding judge of the county court before any justice of the peace be applied by the county court Tn eraying expenses of this branch of the public service, unless shall be shown that such aiTe was the result of sickness other good general commander shall be appointed county by the several county courts whose duty it shall be- when necessary take charge of all the home guard minute men his county and direct their operations; ana the county court is authorized county bonds

 tb of r9ISIpU inc expenses contemplated by this section.

 SEC 4 Be furL4er OrdQnd That this ordinance shall be oealable by the General Assembly of this state and t ordinance shall be in force from and after its adoption

 Adopted passed in and by the convention, the 3Oh day of May, A. D., l86l

 DAVID WALKER President ot he Arhansas Sate ConUention. ELIAS c. BouDNor Secretary

 of Lle (onreRtion