Year: 1864

PASSED MAY SESSION, 1864.

 CHAPTER LxxI1r.

 An Act in Addition to and in alteration of"An

 Act relating to the Militia

 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly conveu. ed

 SEC. l. There shall be one parade annually in the month of April, for one day by compa ny; also annually in the mouth of May. for one day, by reg iment or company; also one parade or encampment by brigade or regiment, in each year, between the tenth day of Au- gust and the twentieth day of September for four successive days.

 SEC. 2. The commanding officer of each company shall order out his command in the month of April, annually. at some proper place within it's limits, fully armed and equip ped, for the purpose of discipline and inspec ton. He shall also order his company to as semble at such time and place, in the month of May, as may be designated by his superior officer, in pursuance of this act, for regimen tai parade and review; but if no regimenta' parade and review shall be appointed in the month of May by the superior officer. the com manding officer of each company shall order out his command in the month of May annu- ally at some proper place, in like manner, full iy armed and equipped for the purpose of dis cipline and inspection. He shall also order his company to assemble at such time and place, between the tenth day of August ant the twentieth day September. in each year, as may be designated by his superior officer, il pursuance of this act, for brigade or regimen tai inspection and review.

 SEC. 2. The Commanding officer of the di- vision when he deems it expedient, may, witf the consent and appreciation of the command CT in chief, issue orders to the commandants ol | brigades, to assemble their respective brigades for an encampment four successive days, at such time as the commandants of each brigade shall designate, between the tenth day of Au gust and the twentieth day of September in each year; or if said commandants of division shall deem it more advantageous. he shall direct ! said commandants of brigades to issue orders to the commanding officers of their respective regiments, to order out their several regiments separately, within the time above specified for the purpose aforesaid, at such time as the com mandaht of the said brigade shall specify or if there be no general in command of such brigade, the commanding officer of division may issue said orders directly to the comman- ding officers of the respective regiments, and the commander of the troops to be assembled shall appoint the place for such encampment, and give due notice thereof to the commander of the division, if it be an encampment of a regiment, such notice shall be given to the commander of the brigade to which such regi ment is attached, if there be a general in com mand of such brigade; otherwise to the com manding officer of division and the comman ! der-in-chief shall have power and authority te off ffonh of militia in any county not having regimental organization within it's limits to regiment in an adjoining county within the limits of the brigade, if he deems it expedient, and such companies shall assemble and appear at the time and place of said encampment, and be subject to the orders of the commanding off cer of the regiment to which they shall be at. tached when SC ordered by the commander ir chief to be attached to such regiment.

 SEC. 4. The officers drill prescribed by the ffty-sixth section of the act to which this is ir addition, shall be held between the first and twenty fifth days eff August in each year. The commandant of the division shall make requi sition upon the quartermaster general for the necessary tents, blankets. camp eqnipage anG supplies, for said officers drill, at least five days before the time of holding the same; and the commanding officer of brigade or regimen shall make requisition upon the Quartermastel l general for the necessary amount of the same | at least five days before holding each encamp ment provided by law, upon which acquisitions | the quartermaster general shall issue the same The maj jor general shall have power to provide military instruction for the annual officers drill, and for the encampments prescribed by law, if he deemed it expedient, at such com pension as may be agreed upon by him, sub. | ject to the approval of the commander in chief | Al .1r 1uInn hn treasurer of the state, upon the certificate of the major general approved as aforesaid - There shall be paid for services at said officers drill, and at the company, regiment and brig ode parades, in conformity to this act, the compensation prescribed by the act of 1862, to which this is in addition, with rations and forage, as prescribed by army regulations of the United States, for which communication may be paid provided, that no payment shall be made for any such services to any person un til he shall have been Led by the regi- mental surgeon of the regiment to which he b longs, and found such surgeon, to be an able bodied man, according to the army regulations eff the United States.

 non commissioned officers, musicians and pri- yates, and members of fregimental band belong ing to the active militia, who shall perform military duty in complete uniform, in confor- mity to the provisions of this act, and the act to which this is in addition, the/sum of five dollars each, annually, during the term they shall serve as aforesaid, towards the expense of uniforms, which shall be payable on the lst day of October 1864, and annually thereafter prouided, that in addition to the services re- quired by this act,the officers and members of each company of active militia shall attend and perform duty at two evening company drill !; each week during any part or the whole of the year, if he deem it expeeent, or the same may be prescribed by the bylaws of such compa- ny. And said sum shall be paid for no mem Der of an active militia company towards the expense of his uniform, unless in addition to the services at company, reg mental or brigade parades required by this act, he shall hereaf- ter perform dnty at two company evening drills each month during the above mentioned period each year, unless excused by the commanding officer of the company for sickness or necessa- ry absence from the State, and for no other req. son and each member of such company shall attend and perform duty at fourteen evening company drills in each year, before said sum of five dollars each, payable on the first of Oc to5er 1864. Said sums payable to each con- pany shall be paid to the commanding officer of the company by the paymaster general, up- on the certificate under oath of the command ing officer of the company that said members of his company have performed duty at the seusral parades required by law, and at eve ming company drills after the passage of this act, as required by this section; and the com