ZB THE MILITIA OF OHIO, YERTAIN GENERAL ORDERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTS AX RETURNS, emer ttim U BLIS HED BY AUTHORITY. eG GPM BLS: 2 EVINS, STATE PRINTER, ‘ ORGANIZE THE MILITIA OF OHLO, Witk CERTAIN GENERAL ORDERS & FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTS AND RETURNS. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY rr 9 e °°? WO ys eat ene ene Peer sd | COLUMBUS: - -RIGHARD NEVINS, STATE PRINTER, ; 1864. ? wf Ss i P ¥ PIM Be og ag te cirk fos = ie hit Fe) $ i Pipa ean AN ACT TO ORGANIZE AND DISCIPLINE THE MILITIA Ub OHIO) oy AND TO REPEAL AN ACT THEREIN NAMED. Suorion 1. Be tt enacted by the General Assembly of the State of White males Chio, That all white male citizens, residents of this state, being eighteen years of age and under the age of forty-five years, shall be enrolled in the militia, and perform military duty in such manner, not incompatible with the constitution and laws of the United States, as hereinafter pre- scribed. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of township assessors of the sev- eral townships, and the assessors of the several wards of the several cities, annually, in May, at the same time they are taking the assessment of personal property, to make a list of persons living within their re- spective limits, liable to enrollment, and return a certified copy thereof to the auditor’s office of the proper county, on or before the third Mon- day of May, who shall file the same, and annually, on or before the third Monday of August, transmit a statement showing the number en- rolled in each township or ward, to the adjutant-general of ‘the state ; county auditors upon satisfactory proof, are authorized to correct said rolls, by adding the name of any person omitted, or striking off the name of any person improperly enrolled. Sc. 8. Keepers of taverns or boarding houses, and masters or mistresses of dwelling houses, shall, upon application of the assessors within whose bounds their houses are situated, or of persons acting under them, give information of the names of the persons residing in their houses, liable to enrollment or to do military duty ; and every such per- son shall, upon like application, give his name and age; and if such keeper, master, mistress, or person, refuse to give such information, such keeper, master or mistress shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars, and such person shall forfeit and pay ten dollars, to be recovered on complaint of either of the assessors. Suc. 4. All persons who are subject to military duty under the pro- visions of this act, and who are not now members of some volunteer organi- zation, shall either become members of some yolunteer organization, or shall pay into the county treasury annually the sum of four dollars, which sum shall be a commutation for fines and penalties for neglect to perform military services, except under calls to prevent or repel inva- sion, or suppress insurrection: Provided, nevertheless, that if the num- bers of any volunteer company shall be reduced below the minimum standard, a draft may be made from the enrolled militia, as hereinafter provided for. . Sxo. 5. If any of the assessors of the several townships of this state, or of the several wards of the several cities, shall refuse or neglect 007 244 between 18 and 45 to he enrolled and perform mili- tary duty. Assessors to take annual enroliment of militia and re- turn copy thereof to county audi- tor. County andi- tors to trans- mit abstract of enrollment to adjutant-gen- eral. Whoshall give information to assessors. Penalty for refusal to fur- nish informa- tion. Persons en- rolled to per- form military duty, or pay commutation, Commutation does not ex- empt from gser- vice under calls to pre- vent invasion, &e. If assessors neglect to en- rol, then gov- ernor to order enrollment. Penalty for refusal by as- sessors to en- roll. All fines, &c., to be paid into county treasu- ry. Military fund. Exemption. Persons in U. S. service. Persons dis- charged there- from after one year’s service. Com. officers - who have served under this act for five years and are honorably dis- charged. Non-commis- sioned officers, musicians and privates, after serving five years, except in cases of in- vasion, &c. Persons physi- cally disabled, how exempt. Idiots, luna- tics and felons exempt. County audi- tor to pudlish notice, requir- ing payment of commuta- tion money. Treasurer to give duplicate receipts. Thirty per cent penalty. 4 to perform any of the duties required of them by this act, the governor may order the adjutant-general, or such person or persons as he may deem proper, to perform any or all of the duties so neglected to be per- formed by said assessors. Every assessor who shall in any ease refuse or knowingly neglect to perform any duty enjoined on him by this act, shall, for every such neglect or refusal, pay to the state not less than one hundred dollars, to be recovered before any court of record in the state, and shall be committed to the county jail until such fine and costs shall be paid, or secured to be paid: All fines and penalties collected under any of the provisions of this act, except as provided in section thirty-seven of this act, shall be paid into the county treasury of the proper county, and shall constitue a part of the military fund of the county. EXEMPTIONS. Szc. 6. In addition to the persons absolutely exempted from en- rollment in the militia by the laws of the United States, the persons hereinafter exempted shall be absolutely exempted from enrollment, viz: Ist. All persons in the army or navy or volunteer forees of the United States. 2d. Persons who have been or hereafter may be honorobly discharged from the army or navy of the United States, in consequence of the per- formance of military duty for one year. 3d. Commissioned officers serving under this aet, who shall have served as such in the militia of this state for the space of five years; but no officer shall be so exempt, unless by his resignation after such term of service duly accepted, or in some other lawful manner he shall have been honorably discharged. 4th. Every non-commissioned officer, musician and private of every uniformed company raised, or hereafter to be raised, since May Ist, 1863, uniformed according to the provisions of any law of this state, and who shall have performed services in such company or troop for the space of five years from the time of his enrollment therein, shall be exempt from military duty, except in cases of war, insurrection or inva- sion. ; 5th. Every person physically disabled may be exempted from mili- tary duty, if he files with the county auditor, on or before August 15th of every year, a statement of a reputable physician or surgeon, certify- ing that such person is unfit for milit-ry duty by reason of such physi- cal disability or bodily infirmity, which shall be described in said state- ment. ‘This statement must be verified by the affidavit of said physi- cian or surgeon. If any person shall knowingly or willfully make a false affidavit in this matter, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury. 6th. Idots, lunatics, and felons convicted of infamous crimes, unless pardoned, shall not be subject to military duty. Sec. 7. Upon the filing of the rolls with the county auditor, he shall give two weeks notice, by general publication in the county papers, requiring the payment of the commutation money into the county treas- ury, for which the treasurer shall give duplicate receipts, one of which shall be filed with the county auditor, on the filing of certifieates of ex- emption, on or before August 15th of that year, and also giving notice that if any person shall fail to file such exemption papers or pay the commutation money, the auditor shall proceed to collect the same, with a penalty added thereto of thirty per cent. The auditor is hereby re- ha: ee 4 4 f : ‘ 4 ‘ ; 5 quired to collect the same by distress, together with the penalty, and such costs as are allowed to county treasurers, upon distraint for taxes, and for that purpose is hereby empowered to appoint collectors, at a re- muneration of not over twenty per cent. on the amount collected, to- gether with costs. The auditor shall receive such compensation for extra services under this act as the county commissioners may allow, not to exceed five per cent. on the amount collected. Commanders of com- panies shall, on or before the 15th of August of each year, deliver to the proper county auditor certified copies of the company rolls, showing the persons exempt from the payment of commutation money ; and is hereby authorized to draw his order on the county treasurer for the amount of the costs of publication required by this act in favor of the party to whom the same is due: Provided, the sum paid for such pub- lication shall not exceed one dollar per square. Szc. 8. All moneys collected by the auditors of the respective counties under the provisions of this act, shall be paid into the county treasury, which shall, together with the aforesaid commutation money paid into the county treasury, and fines und penalties collected under this act, constitute the military fund of the county; and no money shall ‘be drawn therefrom except for the benefit of the volunteer force of the county, on the warrant of the county auditor, on the certificate of the ranking military officer of the county, approved by the adjutant-general, or as hereinafter may be provided, in special cases. Src. 9. Assessors shall be compensated for their services in making the enrollment required by this act, at the same rate and in like manner as they are compensated for making the annual assessments of property. NATIONAL GUARD. Sec. 10. The active militia shall be called the national guard, and shall be composed of volunteers as organized under the act of April 14, 1863, volunteers organized under this act, and such persons as may be drafted therein, as hereinafter provided; and in case of war, invasion, the prevention or reasonable apprehension of invasion, the suppression of riots, and to aid civil officers in the execution of the laws of the state, shall first be ordered into service: Provided, that during the existing rebellion, in case of actual or threatened invasion, or apprehended in- surreetion and obstruction to the execution of the laws, the governor, whenever in his opinion the public safety demands it, may call into, and continue in the field, upon active duty, such numbers of the national guard, by regiments, battalions, squadrons, batteries or companies, ag organized under the laws of this state, for such period and under such rules and regulations for calling them into the field as he may deem necessary and proper, and for that purpose may establish camps of in- struction and rendezvous for such troops: Provided further, that regi- ments, battalions, squadrons, companies, or batteries thus called, to such camps and into active duty, may, if the public interests will not thereby be damaged, be relieved after a period of service of sixty days, by other regiments, battalions, squadrons, companies, or batteries, called in like manner to relieve them. Sec. 11. The commander-in-chief may authorize the formation of such number of volunteer companies of infantry, artillery, and cavalry, as the good of the service may indicate, to the number of not less than thirty regiments of infantry, of ten companies each, to be apportioned throughout the state by the commander-in-chief, as nearly as may be in accordance with the population thereof, and of the strength respectively To be collec'-~ ed by distress, with penalty. Collectors, their pay. Auditor’s compensation. Commanders of companies to deposit copies of com- pany rolls. Moneys col- lected, where paid. Military fund. Only to be used for bene- fit of volun- teer force. How drawn from treasury. Assessors to be paid for their Services. National guard. Volunteer companies un- der law of 1863 to be continued. To be the first called into service. Powers of the governor, in case of actual or threatened invason, &e. May establish camps of in- struction. To be relieved after sixty days. Governor to authorize or ganization of different arms. ‘Elections. To prescribe tules and reg- ulations. May consoli- date or dis- band. Artillery or- vanization. Two guns. Four guns. Six guns. Consolidation of batteries. May order arait to fill re- duced com- pany. Who first drafted. Commutation money to be refunded. Drafted per- sons are mem- bers of ““Na- tional Guard”’ Organiza- tions to con- form to revis- ed army regulations. fank. Governor’s staff appoint- ed. 6 prescribed for volunteers in the service of the United States, and order elections therein, which shall be conducted in accordance with the pro- visions of this act; and the commander-in-chief may prescribe for every such volunteer company or battery such rules and regulations as in his judgment will increase the discipline and efficiency of the same, and may consolidate any detachments of the same arm, or he may dis- band them and order the officers to be mustered out, as he shall deem proper. And in the artillery arm, volunteer batteries may be organized, if the commander-in-chief shall deem proper, as follows : For a battery of two guns, one first and one second lieutenant, three sergeants, four corporals, one musician, one artificer, and not less than thirty-eight nor more than forty-one privates. For a battery of four guns, one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, six sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, two artificers, one wagoner, and not less than seventy-six nor more than eighty-one privates. For a full com- pany, or battery of six guns, one captain, one senior first lieutenant, one junior first lieutenant, one senior second lieutenant, one junior sec- ond lieutenant, eight sergeants, twelve corporals, two musicians, two artificers, one wagoner, and not less than one hundred and fourteen nor more than one hundred and twenty-two privates. And two or more batteries may be consolidated by order of the commander-in-chief, at his discretion, so as to form a four gun or a six gun battery, with the strength and upon the basis herein prescribed. Sec. 12. If any company now organized, or that may be organized under this act, shall become reduced below the minimum standard by death, discharges, or otherwise, and the governor shall deem it necessary to callit into active service to defend the state against invasion or insurrection, or danger thereof, it shall be lawful for the commander-in-cbief to order a sufficient number of persons to be drafted to fill said company, from the en- rolled militia, from such district as he may designate within the county, where such company was organized ; first, from those of the enrolled militia who have not commuted their services, as provided for in this aet ; second, from those who have so commuted their services ; and in such eases the commutation money paid by such drafted persons, shall be returned to them: Provided, payment was made within three months preceding said call. And the persons so drafted shall thereupon be enrolled as members of said company, and shall be subject to the duties herein mentioned ; and in case of non-performance of such duties, shall be subject to the penalties precribed in this act. Szo. 13. To every regiment, battalion, and company organized un- der the provisions of this act, there shall be the same commissioned and non-commissioned officers as provided for in the revised army regulations of the United States army. Commissioned officers shall take rank ac- cording to the date of their commissions. When two of the same grade bear an even date, the rank shall be determined by lot, drawn before the commander of the division, brigade, regiment, battalion, company, or detachment, or president of a court martial, as the case may be. The’ day of the appointment or election of an officer shall be expressed in his commission, and considered as the date thereof. When he is transfer- red, in the same grade, the date of the original appointment shall be expressed and considered the date of his commission. OFFICERS—-ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF. Sec. 14. The staff of the commander-in-chief shall be appointed by the governor, and the commission shall expire with the term for which ae 2 7 the governor shall have been elected, and their compensation shall be as is fixed by law. Sxc. 15. Field officers of regiments and battalions shall be elected by ballot by the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and _pri- vates of the respective regiments or battalions. . Sze. 16. Commissioned officers of the line shall be elected by ballot of the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of their respective companies. So. 17. Adjutants, quartermasters, chaplains, surgeons, surgeons’ mates, sergeant-majors, quartermaster-sergeants, commissary-sergeants, drum-majors, and fife-majors, shall be appointed by the respective com- manding officers of regiments ; sergeant-majors and quartermaster-ser- . geants of battalions shall be appointed by the commanding officers thereof. Non-commissioned officers of companies shall be appointed by the respective captains of companies, who shall forthwith return the same in writing to the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion. Szc. 18. Noelection of officers shall be ordered in a company here- after organized, until at least eighty-three men have enlisted therein. Upon the enlistment of that number, and notification given to the com- mander-in-chief, by one or more petitioners for the company, attested by a county combiissionér of the county wherein such company is to be organized, an election of officers may be ordered. If there is no officer of the state guard conveniently located to preside at such election, the electors may select a presiding officer from their number. Szo. 19. After the organization of a company, recruits shall sign their names in a book of enlistment, kept by the company for that pur- pose, which signing shall be a legal enlistment. Sec. 20. The commander-in-chief shall order elections for field offi- cers of regiments or battalions. The commanding officers of regiments or battalions shall order elections to fill vacancies of commissioned offi- cers in their respective companies. Sxc. 21. Whenever the office of any field officer in any organized regiment or battalion is vacant, the commander-in-chief shall issue an order to fill the vacancy, and shall designate a field officer, or some other proper officer, to preside at such election. xC. 22. Whenever the office of a commissioned officer in any or- ganized company or troop is vacant, the commanding officer of the regi- ment or battalion to which such company or troop belongs, shall cause a written or printed notice of the time and place of an election, to be served on the members of such company or troop, at least three days before such election shall take place, or shall cause at least one week’s notice thereof to be published in some paper of general circulation in the county. Sno. 23. If the officer causing the notice to be given shall not attend the meeting for the election, then the officer of the highest rank present shall preside at such meeting. The officer issuing such notices shall cause the proper evidence of such notice to be delivered to the presiding officer. ‘The company roll, carefully revised, shall be delivered with such evidence. If legal notice of such election has not been given, the presiding officer shall adjourn the meeting, and cause such notice to be given. The presence of a person entitled to vote at any election shall beta cin a waiver of his right to take exception to the want of legal notice. Sec. 24. The presiding officer at any election for commissioned offi: 1 Officers to be elected by bal- lot. Certain offi- cers appoint- ed, and how. Election, when ordered, Recruits, how enlisted. Elections, by whom ordered Vacancies in field offices, how filled. Vacancies in company ofii- ces. Notice of elec- tion. Ranking offi- cer to preside at election. Polls to be kept open. Publicly can- vwass the votes. Office vacated if not accept- within ten days. Poll books, &«c., to be for- warded to commander- jn-chief, Appeal. Power of offi- cer under ap- peal. Appeal from regimental officers’ decis- ion, Governor to jgsue commis- gions. Officers to take eath, Oath of office. Reftsal to take oath vacates office. 8 cers, shall keep the polls open at least one hour after the time appointed for holding the same. He shall then publicly canvass the votes received from the electors for the officers to be elected, and shall forthwith declare the result, and give notice to every person elected of his election. If such person shall not, within ten days after being notified of his elec- tion, signify to such officer his acceptance, he shall be considered as de- clining the office to which he shall have been elected, and an election shall be held for a new choice. Sec. 25. Immediately after the person elected shall have signified his acceptance, the officer who shall have presided at the election shall, in case of the election of a field officer, forward the same to the com- mander-in-chief, with a copy of the poll book, and in all other cases shall certify to the commanding officer of the battalion or regiment, the names of the persons duly elected, and said commanding officer shall commu- nicate the same to the commander-in-chief. Src. 26. Every person thinking himself aggrieved by the proceed- ings at the election for a commissioned officer, may appeal, if the elec- tion be for a field officer, to the commander-in-chief, and in other cases, to the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion to which such person belongs. : Szc. 27. The officer appealed to shall have power to administer oaths, and shall hear and determine the appeal, and if, in his opinion, the proceedings at such election were illegal, he shall declare the election void, and shall order an election to be held without delay, for a newchoice. Szo. 28. Any person concerned may appeal from the decision of the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion to the commander- in-chief, who shall hear and determine such appeal, and, in case it shal! be necessary, order a new election. Sxc. 29. The commander-in-chief shall issue commissions to all officers duly elected or appointed in pursuance of the provisions of this act, and every officer duly commissioned shall, within ten days after his commission shall have been tendered to him, or within ten days after he shall have been duly notified that the same is held in readiness for him, by any superior officer, take and subscribe the oath prescribed in the constitution of the state, and an oath of office, and also the following oath, to wit: County of aie Fs , of , in the county of , and state of Ohio, do solemnly that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have volun- tarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto ; that I have neither sought, nor ac- cepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States ; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the government of the United States, and defend it against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, so help me God. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , 18—. And in case of refusal or neglect to take such oath within the time mentioned, ke shall be deemed to have resigned gaid office, and a new election shall be forthwith ordered to fill his place, A neglect or refy- 9 sal of an officer elect to take such oath, shall be no excuse for neglect of duty until another shall be duly commissioned in his place. Sxzo. 30. A certificate shall be endorsed by the officer administering the same, on the commission, and a copy thereof shall be filed in the adjutant-general’s office. Sec. 81. A majority of all the votes cast at an election shall be necessary for a choice. Sxzco. 32. No officer shall be considered out of the service on the tender of his resignation until it shall be accepted by the commander- in-chief. The commanding officers of regiments shall receive the resig- nations of such commissioned officers as may resign in their respective regiments, and shall transmit the same to the adjutant-general, with his - indorsement of approval, or disapproval, and statement of facts. Sec. 83. On accepting the resignation of any officer, the com- mander-in-chief shall cause the necessary notice and order to be given for an election to fill the vacancy so created. Sec. 34. Every ‘officer who shall move out of the city or county - where his command is organized, and every officer who shall be absent from his command six months without leave of his commanding officer, shall be considered as having vacated his office, and a new election shall be held, without delay, to fill the vacancy so created. Sxc. 35. The several companies of cavalry and infantry, and the batteries of artillery, shall be numbered separately in each arm, by the adjutant-general. A record of such numbering shall be made and kept in the office of the adjutant-general. And where they exist in sufficient numbers, and are conveniently located for the purpose, the cavalry shall be organized by the commander-in-chief into squadrons, battalions or regiments, and the infantry into battalions or regiments, and officered as provided by law. Szc. 36. Hach volunteer company and battery organized under the provisions of this act, may adopt a constitution and by-laws, as a ma- jority of all the company or battery may approve, which, when approved by the officer commanding, shall be binding upon all the members of said company or battery, and when any fines are assessed by reason of infraction of such constitution or by-laws, such company or battalion may have process before any court of competent jurisdiction in the state, for the use of such company or battery, and prosecute to execution all such fines and penalties provided for by such constitution or by-laws: Provided, that such constitution or by-laws shall not be inconsistent with this act, the constitution of the state or of the United States: Pro- vided, also, that in no case shall the state pay any costs of such prosecu- tion, or any prosecution under this act. Sxc. 87. In addition to the parades and musters provided for by this act, every company shall drill at least once in two months at their armories or usual places of assembly, except as the commander-in-chief may otherwise order, at such times as the officer commanding may direct, and for non-attendance at such drills the captain shgll assess a fine in each case of a sum not less than fifty cents nor more than three dollars, and see to the collection thereof, and when collected the same shall con- stitute a company fund, to be used as the company may direct. Szc. 88. Every commandant of every volunteer company, battery, squadron, regiment and battalion, shall make a return of all commission- ed and non-conimissioned officers, musicians and privates under his com- mand, and all camp and garrison equipage, public arms and accoutre- ments, and other ordnance stores belonging thereto, through the respec- Copy of oath to be filed in adjutant-gen’s office. Resignation, how forward- ed to the gov- ernor. Election to fill vacancy. Absence or re- moval vacates office. Numerical designation. Consolidation. Companies may adopt by-laws. Powers under said by-laws. Company drills. Fines for non- attendance. Company fund Annual report Term of ser- vice. Aunual pa- rades by coun- ties. Your drills or parades annu- ally. To meet at 10 a.m. on the day appointed lines for non- attendance. Disorderly practices and neglect of duty punished Fines to be as- sessed, and list returned to court of in- quiry. 10 tive regimental commanders, on or before the first day of November in every year, and such return shall be preserved by the adjutant-general, in a book of records in his office. Sec. 39. Every commissioned and non-commissioned officer and soldier of any volunteer company or battery, shall be held to duty there- in for five years, unless he shall sooner arrive at the age of forty-five years, or some absolute disability shall occur after forming such company or battery, or he shall be discharged by the proper officer ; and every person as aforesaid, after the expiration of said term, shall be entitled to a certificate of such service, and said certificate shall he given to all such persons by the adjutant-general ; and the holders of said certifi- cates shall be exempt from military duty in time of peace. Sec. 40. The national guard of this state shall parade annually by regiments, battalions, squadrons, battery, or company, as they may be organized in their respective counties, at such time and places, between the first day of May and the first day of July in every year, as the rank- ing officer of the county may direct, for the purpose of discipline, in- spection and review. Sec. 41. In addition to the annual inspection herein specified, there shall be four drills or parades of the national guard before the first day of November in each year, not less than two of which, in the infantry and cavalry, according to the arm, and the strength of the organization, shall be by regiment or battalion, and at such times and places as the commander-in-chief, commandant of regiment, or battalion, shall direct: Provided, that any of said force called into active service, may by the direction of the governor, be at his discretion, credited with such ser- vice in lieu of said drills or parades: Provided, that. target practice shall form part of the exercise of all infantry companies. Src. 42. That at all musters, whether battery, squadron, company, regimental or battalion, the officers and privates shall appear on their respective muster-grounds on the day appointed or fixed by law, at 10 o’clock a. m., fully uniformed, and the rolls of the companies shall be ealled as soon thereafter as may be, and again immediately before dis- missal, and the absence of all persons belonging to each company noted. Ssc. 43. Hvery non-commissioned officer, musician, or private, who shall refuse or neglect to appear uniformed on any day of any battery, or company muster required by this act shall, for every such refusal or neglect, pay the sum of two dollars; and every non-commissioned officer, for neglect of duty, or disorderly or unofficer-like conduct, may be reduced to the ranks by the commandant of the regiment or battalion. Every non-commissioned officer, musician, or private, who shall unlaw- fully diszharge any fire-arms within two miles of any parade on the day thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar. In addition to the penalties imposed by any of the provisions of this act, every commis- sioned or non-commissioned officer, musician, or private of a company or troop, or any other person, who shall appear at any parade or en- campment wearing, any personal disguise or other unusual or ludicrous article of dress, or any arms, weapons, or other implements not required by law, and calculated to excite ridicule or to interrupt the orderly and peaceable discharge of duty by those under arms, shall be liable to a fine of not more than twenty-five nor less than five dollars, to be im- osed by the proper court-martial. Suc. 44. It shall be the duty of the commandant of each battery and company to call a meeting of the commissioned officers thereof with- in ten days after each day’s company-muster required by this act, to a 2 en fig = ii make out a list of delinquents, and assess fines thereon, particularly noting therein the fines assessed, a copy of which list, certified by such commandant, shall be returned to the next court of inquiry of the regi- ment or battalion, to which said company belongs: Provided, that if said battery or company be unattached, the officers thereof shall be a court of inquiry, having the duties, powers and jurisdiction provided for in. section 48. Suc. 45. Every commissioned officer who shall refuse to appear fully armed and equipped on any day of muster, drill or encampment required by this act, shall, for every such refusal or neglect, pay the fol- lowing sums, viz: field officers, ten dollars; captains, seven dollars ; lieutenants and staff officers ranking as lieutenants, five dollars ; and every non-commissioned officer, musician and private, who shall refuse and neglect to appear uniformed and equipped, as required by this act, at each and every day of regimental or battalion muster or encampment, shall be fined for every such refusal or neglect, the sum of three dollars ; and all fines incurred under the provisions of this section shall be by the proper commandant reported to the next regimental court of inquiry for the assessment of fines. , Sec. 46. Each company of volunteer infantry or cavalry organized and uniformed under the provisions of this act, shall be entitled to re- ceive annually the sum of two hundred dollars as a company fund, and a like allowance of one hundred dollars shall be made for every two guns of a battery, for the care of arms, rent of armories, and other incidental expenses of said company or battery. Said sum of money to be paid out of the military fund of the county in which said company or battery is located, on the certificate of the commanding officer of said company or battery, approved by the commander of the regiment or battalion, which approval shall not be given until the annual company report in proper form shall have been returned: Provided, also, that they may draw in like manner a sufficient sum to purchase camp equipage, to re-uniform themselves, and in every respect to fit them for the field. But if a suffi- cient sum should not be realized by said fund for said purposes, then and in such case they may draw pro rata from said fund for said pur- _ poses, in such manner as the adjutant-general may direct. Every com- missioned officer refusing to pay over moneys in his hands, as is directed in the provisions of this act, shall be liable to be tried and cashiered, or otherwise punished therefor by a court martial. Szc. 47. No muster or parade of the militia of this state shall be held on any day during which a general or special election shall be held, nor within five days previous to such elections, except in cases of riot, invasion, or insurrection, or imminent danger thereof, or funerals; and if any offi- “ eer shall order any such muster or parade, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars, except when called into active service by the governor. Suc. 48. That the commandants of companies in each regiment, squadron, or battalion, shall constitute a regimental court of inquiry, over which the major or the commandant present ranking as senior, shall preside, who shall meet at such times and places as the commanding offi- cer of the regiment may direct ; notice of which meeting shall be given at least two weeks previous to the convening of the court. At the court, when organized, all members of companies absent from any company or battalion drill, muster or encampment prescribed by this act, occurring since the last meeting of the court, shall appear and present their ex- cuses for such absences, and the court shall determine the validity of Fines against commissioned officers pre- scribed. Company fund of $200 annu- ally ; how paid. No parade on election days, except in cer- tain cases. Regimental court of in- quiry. Jurisdiction and powers of said court. Adjutant to keep record. Court of Ap- peals; how constituted. Per diem of members of courts of in- quiry. Parties to be notified of fines against. On refusal to pay, justice o peace to issue execution. Tow paid into treasury. Amount of fines for delin- quency pre- scribed, except for non-at- tendance at musters 12 such excuses, and shall have jurisdiction to assess all fines under this act, except as otherwise hereinafter provided for, and every person who shall fail to appear as aforesaid, and demand a trial by jury, as hereinafter provided for, shall be deemed to have waived any other or further trial of his delinquencies. At said regimental, squadron, or battalion court of inquiry, the adjutant shall attend and keep a record of the proceed- ings of said court, and shall make out a list of the members fined at said court in each company, with the amount of the fine assessed on each annexed to their names, which list shall be signed by the officer presid- ing at said court, and attested by the adjutant, and by him preserved : Provided, that if at said court of inquiry, any person shall appear, and before said court shall have acted upon his case, shall file a request in writing for a trial by jury, the case shall be certified to a justice of the peace for the proper county, who shall thereupon call a jury and proceed to trial, judgment and execution as in other cases at law. Any person feeling aggrieved by the decision of said regimental court of inquiry, may have a new trial by order of the commandant of the proper regi- ment or battalion ; which commander shall thereupon convene a court of appeals, to be composed of the field officers, adjutant and senior cap- tain of the regiment or battalion, a majority of whom shall be a quorum, before which such new trial shall be had. The court of appeals shall meet at such time and at such place within the regimental bounds as the commandant shall order. Sxc. 49. Toat the officers constituting said regimental, squadron or battalion court of inquiry and appeals, shall each be entitled to receive the sum of two dollars for each day they may be in attendance on said court, not exceeding three days in each of the courts of inquiry and appeals in one year, to be paid out of the military fund of the county. Szo. 50. In all cases where fines or penalties are incurred or assessed in accordance with the provisions of this act, by a court of inquiry or a court martial, it shall be the duty of the president of said court of in- quiry or court martial, forthwith to notify in writing the parties against whom any fines may be assessed, of the amount and nature of said fine. and to require him immediately to pay the same to the said president; and if any such delinquent shal! neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten days after receiving such notice, then a listof fines so delinquent, certi- fied by the president of said court, and attested by the adjutant, shall be placed in the hands of a justice of the peace of the township within which the delinquent resides, who shall thereupon issue execution without stay, directed to any constable of said township, for the collection of the same as upon judgments at law. The constable upon receiving said writ shall promptly proceed to collect said fines with the costs of execu- tion, and pay over the amount to the justice, who shall, after deducting the costs, pay the residue to the commandant of the regiment, battalion or company, on whose behalf said fines were assessed, who shall pay the money thus paid him, into the county treasury, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county auditor. Suc. 51. That the following fines shall be assessed for delinquency under this act, to wit: On any colonel of a regiment or commandant thereof, and on the commandants of squadrons or battalions, for neglect of any order of a superior officer, or of any of the duties enjoined by law, not less than ten, nor more than seventy-five dollars; on a lieutenant-colonel, or major, who is not commandant of a regiment, squadron, or battalion, and any staff officer ranking as such, for neglect of any order ef his superior officer, or any of the duties enjoined upon 13 him by law, not less than eight, nor more than fifty dollars; on the cap- tain of a company, and on any staff officer ranking as such, for any neg- lect of any order of his superior officer, or any of the duties enjoined on him by law, not less than six, nor more than forty dollars; on a lieu- » tenant, or staff officer ranking as lieutenant, for any neglect of any or- der of his superior officer, or of any of the duties enjoined on him by law, not less than five, nor more than thirty dollars ; on a y non-commissioned officer, musician and private, for neglect of any order of a superior offi- cer, or any duty enjoined on him by law, not less than two, nor more than three dollars: Provided, that all fines incurred for non-attendance at any muster provided for in this act, are not intended to be included in the foregoing. Szo. 52. That on charges and specifications, made in writing, against an officer to a superior officer, such superior officer shall, if he thinks the complaint sufficient, cause the officer against whom the complaint is made, to be arrested ; and when an officer is arrested, the officer whose duty it is to arrest, shall notify the officer arrested in writing, that he is suspended from command until acquitted from such complaint, stating the ground of arrest, the complaint may be dismissed by the governor, or he may order a court martial at his discretion ; the proceedings in the trial shall be bad, as near as may be, as provided in the rules, regula- tions, articles of war, and practice for the government of the armies of the United States. Src. 58. The governor, on ordering a court martial, shall detail a judge-adyocate and provost marshal for the trial of said cause ; and the members of seid court and judge-advocate shall be entitled to receive two dollars each for each day’s attendance at said trial, and in traveling to and from court ; and the provost marshal shall receive the same com- pensation as is allowed to sheriffs for similar service ; and witnesses shall receive fifty cents for each day’s attendance, and five cents a mile for traveling to and from court ; the same to be paid out of the county mili- tary fund, on the order of the president of the court; the president of the court may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and enforce their attendance, if necessary, by attachment. Szo. 54. The commanding officer at any parade may cause those under his command to perform any field or camp duty he shall require ; and he may also put under guard for the day or time of continuing such parade, any officer, musician, or private, who shall disobey the orders of his superior officer, or in any way interrupt the exercises of the day ; also all other persons who shall, in any way or manner, trespass on the parade ground, or interrupt or molest the orderly discharge of duty of those under arms; and also, he may prevent and prohibit the sale of all spirituous and intoxicating liquors, on or about the ground of such parade or encampment ; and, on his discretion, all hucksters, auction sales or gambling, may be abated as nuisances. Sec. 55. That forthe fines assessed against minors, fathers shall be liable jointly and severally with their sons, and guardians with their wards, to the amount of funds of the wards in their hands, masters for their apprentices, and all property held in common by any society or association whose tenets or rules require a community of property, shall be liable and bound for any and all fines assessed by the provisions of this act against a member or members of such society or association. Sxc. 56. All commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and each and every member of. any company, shall receive one dollar per day, or one dollar per night, or two dollars for each day and night together, Officers to be tried by courts martial. U.S. army regulations to be observed. The Governor to detail judge advocate, &c. Compensation of members of courts martial. The president may issue subpoenas, and enforce at- tendance of witnesses, Powers of commanding officers at parades. May prohibit the sale of in- toxicating liquors, Fines against minors, who liable for. Compensation . for services in suppressing riots, &e, No property exempt from execution, for fines, and fines a lien on real estate. The enrolled militia may be called into service in cer- tain cases. When the mi- litia is called into service the governor to prescribe rules to gov- ern them. Compensation same as in U. S., service. Subsistence department may be organ- ized. Rank of offi- cers therein. Storekeepers. Compensation for assistant commissaries, Medical de- partment, ' Surgeon-gen- eral. Salary. 14 when serving under the order of the governor, sheriff of their county, or the order of the mayor of their city, or village, or other municipal officer, judge, or justice of the peace, to suppress riots, or to enforce civil law, to be paid out of the county treasury on the order of the said governor, sheriff, or mayor aforesaid. Suc. 57. That for all commutation money, fines, and costs assessed against any person under the provisions of this act, or under the by-laws of any company or battery organized under this act, the real estate and personal property of such person, of every kind without exception, shall be liable for the payment thereof, and all such moneys, fines, and custs, shall bea lien upon such real estate until paid. Szc. 58. That the enrolled militia of this state, or any portion of them, shall be liable to be called into active service by order of the governor, in case of invasion, or the danger thereof, or to prevent invasion, riot, or insurrection ; and any person liable to perform military duty, neglecting or refusing to march as ordered by the proper commanding officer, shall be deemed and treated as a deserter. The militia, while in active service, shall be governed by the military laws of the state, and the rules and regulations of war of the United States: Provided, that the volunteer militia shall in all cases of actual or threatened invasion, riot, or insurrection, be the first military force called for duty or ordered into the field. : Sxc. 59. Whenever the militia, other than the national guard, are called into active service, they shall be divided into companies and regt- ments, and shall proceed to elect their officers, under such*rules and regulations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, and when two or more regiments of the militia or national guard are called into active service, said regiments shall be organized by the commander-in-chief in- to brigades and divisions. All such commissions shall terminate with the cause that called said militia into active service. Sxc. 60. When any of the militia of this state shall be called into active service by the governor, in case of invasion, or to prevent inva- sion, riot, or insurrection, they shall receive the same compensation as volunteers in the United States service are allowed, to be paid on the certificate of the governor. Sec. 61. The commander-in-chief, whenever in his opinion it he- comes necessary, may organize a subsistence or commissary department, and for that purpose shall order the quartermaster-general to perform the duties of commissary-general, and may appoint such other assistant commissaries as he may think necessary, or the good of the service may require, with such rank as is conferred on officers of the same station in the army of the United States, and he may also appoint such number of storekeepers and other officers as the good of the service may re- quire, and may order any or all such officers into actual service when their services become necessary ; and such other assistant commissaries as may be appointed shall for their services receive a salary not exceed- ing sixty dollars per month for the time in actual service. Sxo. 62. The commander-in-chief, when in his opinion it be comes necessary, may complete the organization of the medical depart- ment by appointing a surgeon-general, with the rank of colonel, who shall for his services receive an annual salary at the rate of twelve hun- dred and fifty dollars per annum for the actual time employed: Pro- vided, that any pay or emoluments received by said surgeon-general from the United States government, during the time actually employed in the service of the state, shall be deducted from the salary aforesaid. 15 Szc. 63. The salaries and accounts of the commander-in-chief and his staff, shall be countersigned by the governor, and paid on his certi- ficate. Szc. 64. That the uniform of all volunteer companies and batteries now organized or hereafter to be organized, and officers to be hereafter commissioned, shall correspond and conform to the uniform prescribed for the United States army for the time being, except the coat of arms, which shall be that of the state of Ohio: Provided, that every com- missioned and staff officer shall uniform himself within four months from the date of his commission, and every non-commissioned staff officer shall uniform himself within four months from the date of his appointment, and every member of any volunteer com- pany shall uniform himself within four months from the date of the or- ganization of such company, or from the date when he attached himself to such company: Provided, that any member of any volunteer com- pany who has heretofore uniformed or shall hereafter uniform himself, as provided in this act, may, upon presenting to the county auditor a certificate from the commanding officer of his company to that fact, ap- proved by the regimental or battalion commander, draw from the county treasury, upon the warrant of the auditor, out of the military fund of the county, the sum of five dollars; Provided, the said fund shall be sufficient for that purpose after paying to companies the company fund and the cost of subsistence at the annual encampments in said county, as provided in this act; no money shall be paid to any one who has heretofore uniformed himself on account thereof, under this section, un- less the commandant of the company shall certify that said uniform is in good condition. Sxc. 65. All publicarms, ammunition, accoutrements, camp and gar- rison equipage, and military stores belonging to the state, shall be subject to the control of the quartermaster-general, in accordance with the orders of the governor ; and it-shall be the duty of the quartermaster-general to see that all arms and munitions of war now belonging to the state, or which may hereafter in any manner be acquired, are properly cared for and kept in good order for use. All accounts accruing against the state under the provisions of this section, shall be paid on the certificate of the quartermaster-general, countersigned by the governor. Szc. 66. Hach company of the volunteer militia organized under the laws of this state shall be furnished with such arms and equipments as shall be determined by the governor, under such rules and orders as he may prescribe. Sxc. 67. Any person found guilty of selling, disposing of, hiding, secreting, detaining, or refusing to give up any of the arms, accoutre- ments, ordnance stores, camp or garrison equipage or munitions of war belonging to the state of Ohio, or who shall in any way willfully injure any of the same, or any arsenal or armory now belonging to or rented by the state, or owned or rented by any company, battalion, or regi- ment organized under the laws of this state, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or shall be im- prisoned in the county jail for the term of not more than three months, or both, at the diseretion of the court. Suc. 68. It is hereby made the duty of the governor to provide the proper camp and garrison equipage whenever any portion of the militia is called into active service ; but in all cases whereby the use of fair grounds or suitable structures already erected, proper accommoda- tions can be had, the same shall be procured by contract, if the expense shall be less than to provide and transport full camp and garrison equip- Salary of goy- ernor’s staff, how paid. Uniform must correepond to U.S. army regulations. Officers and members must uniform within four months. Members here- tofore uni- formed to be re-imbursed, Arms, &¢., to be under con- trol of quar- termaster-gen- eral. Companies to be armed and equipped. Penalty for misuse of pub- lic property. , Camp and gerrison equipage to be provided by governor, Appropriation therefor. Camps of in- struction, how held. Jonfined to counties, ex- cept. Expenses for, how paid. Subsistence contracts, how made. Rations for encampment, how furnish- ed, and how paid. May be pur- chased in open market, if more eco- nomical. 16 age; for which the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appropri- ated. Sxc. 69. Upon the application of the senior military officer of any county, the commander-in-chief, in his discretion, may order a camp of instruction to be held in such county, at such time and place as may be by him appointed, to continue not more than six days, and to be governed by the regulations of the United States army, which camp of instruc- tion shall be attended by all regiments, battalions, squadrons, com- panies, and batteries in said county: Provided, that in counties where there shall be less than six companies organized and equipped, the com- mander-in-chief may order such companies to attend the camp of instruc- tion ordered nearest and easiest of access to them, outside of their county, upon the application of the senior officers thereof: Provided, further, that all expenses for subsistence and supplies, other than for quarters or camp equipage, for any such camp of instruction, shall be paid out of the military fund of the county wherein said camps shall be ordered. But where companies shall be ordered from different counties into one camp, said expenses shall be paid out of said fund in each of said counties pro rata to the number of volunteers attending from each county. All contracts for subsistence and other expenses of said camps shall be made by the senior military officer of the county, under such regulations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe ; and be subject to the approval of the quartermaster-general, upon whose certificate the county auditor shall draw his warrant against said military fund for payment of same; and before the commander-in-chief shall order any of said encampments, he shall require from the officer apply- ing for the same, an estimate of the cost of subsistence, and other ex- penses for said camp, and a certificate of the county auditor of the bal- ance in the treasury to credit of the military fund of the county. Sec. 70. The time and place for each encampment shall be an- nounced in a general order to be published at least four weeks before any such muster is to be held, and thereupon the quartermaster-general shall immediately advertise, for a period of ten days, in one or more papers in each congressional district designated by the order, inviting sealed proposals separately for each encampment, to provide rations dur- ing the continuance of said encampment, for all who are required to attend the same ; said rations to be the same in every particular as are prescribed for the armies of the United States; and upon the opening of such proposals, the quartermaster-general shall proceed to make writ- ten contracts, in duplicate, separately as to each encampment, with the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, for all the rations so required, and such rations shall be issued in the usual mode, upon requisitions, to be approved by the commandant of the encampment, and the amount thus issued shall be apportioned by the quartermaster-general and com- mandant of the encampment, rateably among the several counties, in proportion to the number from each county so subsisted, and the amount _ so found to be due from each county to the contractor, or contractors, shall be certified by the quartermaster-general and such commandant, and on the production of such certificate to, and filing the same with the county auditor of the proper county, he shall give the holder of such certificate an order for the proper amount on the treasurer of — his county : Provided, that the quartermaster-general may, if practi- cable and more economical, purchase for any and all encampments, requisite subsistence supplies in open market, or from , the commirsary department of the United States. sue r md, 17 Szc. 71. Every commissioned or non-commissioned officer or mem- ber of any volunteer battery or company neglecting or refusing to attend such encampment and muster, shall be fined as provided in section forty- five, and all fines assessed under the provisions of this section shall be reported to the annual court of inquiry provided for in this act, by the commandant of any such encampment and muster. Szc. 72. The adjutants of regiments, squadrons and battalions shall attend to and record all returns from the commandants of regiments, squadrons and battalions, and record the same in a book to be provided for that purpose, and shall perform such other duties as may, from time to time, be required of them by the commandants of their regiments, squadrons, and battalions: Provided, that when any adjutant shall be absent in command, the commanding officer shall appoint a suitable per- son to perform the duties of adjutant. The adjutant shall receive for said dutiés the sum of twenty-five dollars per annum. Sxc. 73. That the adjutant-general of the state shall furnish to the commandants of regiments and volunteer companies, blank forms of rolls, bonds, and of the different returns that may be required, and from time to time explain the principles on which they should be made, to- gether with such general regulations, concerning the organization and government of the militia, as will better promote the discipline and order thereof, and supply such practical details as are needed to make that organization systematic and complete. He shall also keep the records, volumes and papers of the department in an office at the state house, and make annual report of all matters coming within his department, which report shall be submitted to the governor before each meeting of the general assembly. Sec. 74. The commander-in-chief shall cause two thousand copies of this act to be printed in book form, which book shall have attached to them all the necessary forms by which all returns shall be made of com- panies, regiments, squadrons, or battalions; also, brigades and divisions ; which pamphlets shall be distributed and forwarded to the county seats of the several regiments and volunteer companies, as other laws are. Szc. 75. Any person unlawfully breaking and entering, in the day or night season, any arsenal, store-house, or other building where mili- tary property of this state, or United States, is kept, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be punished as for burg- ary. Szc. 76. All assessments, fines and commutations authorized by this act to be made, shall be assessed and collected in the name of the state of Ohio, for the use of the military fund. Sxo. 77. Whenever the commander-in-chief shall order a draft from the reserved militia, as authorized by section twelve of this act, or when- ever a general draft of the militia shall be made by the commander-in- chief, such draft shall be determined by lot, to be drawn by the auditor of the county, inthe presence of the probate juage, commissioner, clerk, sheriff or trustees of any ward, city, or township, or any two of the same, upon the requisition of the commanding officer of theregiment within whose bounds such persons may reside. _ Szc. 78. Any person so drafted may, within five days after receiy- ing notice of the same, present to the county auditor of such county his cer- tificate of exemption, or other proof of his non-liability to military duty, which shall be duly verified, and if such county auditor shall decide that 2 Fines for non attendance at- encampment, Adjutants to keep record of reports, &c. Compensation $25 per an- num. Adjutant-Gen- eral to furnish blank forms, instructions, and general regulations. Shall keep records, d&c. and make an- nual report. Law and forms, to be printed and distri- buted. Unlawfully entering an ar- senal, &c., de- clared burg- lary. Collections in the name of the State. Draft, how made. Claims for ex- emption made to county au- ditor. Drafted person may furnish substitute. Draft rules to govern when made. Rules for dis- tribution of arms to be pre- scribed. Senior officer to take com- mand, unless- Governor’s staff; their du- ties. Board of medi- cal examiners authorized. Compensation of members thereof. 18 such person is exempt, or not liable, he shall be discharged, and another person shall be drafted in his stead, in accordance with the provisions of this act. Sxc. 79. Any person so drafted in accordance with the above provi- sions, may offer a substitute at the time of the rendezvous of the drafted military force and militia, and such substitute, if he be an able bodied man, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, and shall consent volun- tarily to subject himself to all the, duties, fines, forfeitures and punish- ments to which his principal would have been subject, had he personally served, shall be accepted by the commandant of the company to which his principal may belong. Src. 80. Whenever the commander-in-chief shall order a draft from the militia for public service, the draft shall be made in the following manner : 1. When the draft required to be made shall be a number equal to one or more companies to each county, such draft shall be made by com- pany, to be determined by lot, to be drawn by the senior commandant of the county, in the presence of the commanding officers of the regiments of said county, from the military forces of the state in said county, or- _—, uniformed, armed and equipped, according to the provisions of this act. 2. In case such draft shall require a number equal to one regiment, such shall be determined by lot, in the manner above described. 8. In case such draft shall require a larger number than the whole number of men comprising the said organized military force of said county, such additional draft may be made of the requisite number to supply such deficiency, from the military roll of the reserve militia of each ward, city, township, filed as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 81. The commander-in-chief shall prescribe such rules, orders and regulations relative to the distribution of arms, ammunition and mili- tary stores to the militia, when called into actual service, as he may deem proper. Sec. 82. The command of any military foree called into service under the provisions of this act, shall devolve upon the senior officer of euch force, unless otherwise specially ordered by the commander-in- chief. Sxc. 83. The staff officers of the commander-in-chief shall be: one adjutant-general, who shall rank as brigadier-general ; one assistant ad- jutant-general, who shall rank as lieutenant-colonel ; one quartermaster- general, who shall rank as brigadier-general, and perform the duties of commissary-general ; and one aid-de-camp, with the rank of colonel. The adjutant-general shall perform the duties of inspector-general, and the aid-de-camp shall perform the duties of judge-advocate-general and engineer-in-chief. Sxo. 84. The governor shall appoint a medical board, to consist of not less than three skillful surgeons, and no person shall receive the appointment of surgeon, or assistant surgeon, unless he shall have been examined and recommended by said board: Provided, that all examinations and recommendations heretofore made under any law of this state, shall be held to be sufficient under this act, and all appoint- ments heretofore made to said board, under the former laws of this state, shall continue in force. Said board of examiners shall, for their services, each receive at the rate of four dollars per day for the time employed, and five cents a mile for the distance necessarily traveled by them in the performance of their duty. 19 Sxc. 85 The act entitled ‘‘an act to organize and discipline the militia of Ohio,” passed April 14, 1863, is hereby repealed, and all officers elected, appointed, or commissioned under it, except officers of the volunteer militia force, are hereby mustered out of the service of the state; Provided, that until the enrollment provided for in this act shall have been completed, the existing enrollment of militia shall re- main in foree; and all organizations of volunteer militia under said act shall continue and be governed by the provisions of this act, and all commutations, fines and penalties, due and assessed, or for which any person may be liable under said act, shall be collected thereunder, or by the provisions of this act, and no suit, process, or proceeding pend- ing to enforce and collect the same shall abate, but proceed to final de- termination, the same as if said act eontinued in force. Sxc. 86. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES R. HUBBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. HUMPHREVILLE, President pro tem, of the Senate. March 31, 1864. Repealing clause. Officers of militia mus- tered ont. The existing enrollment to remain in force. All fines, pen- alties, pai due under for- mer act, shall be collected. ase 1 i ih spe gt 4 tn Av Gee aie Tos RO ‘ v aay GuaneraL Heap Quarters, Strate or Onto, ApsuTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Columbus, April 16, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6. Under the act to organize and discipline the Militia, the Scale of Organization in the different arms of the service, will be as follows: COMPANY OF INFANTRY. 1 Captain ; 4 Sergeants ; 1 First Lieutenant ; 8 Corporals ; 1 Second Lieutenant ; 2 Musicians ; 1 First Sergeant ; 1 Wagoner ; And not less than 64 nor more than 82 privates. (Minimum, 83; maximum, 101.] COMPANY OF CAVALRY. 1 Captain ; 5 Sergeants ; 1 First Lieutenant ; 8 Corporals ; 1 Second Lieutenant ; 2 Teamsters ; 1 First Sergeant ; 2 Farriers or Blacksmiths ; 1 Quartermaster Sergeant ; 1 Saddler ; 1 Commissary Sergeant ; 1 Wagoner ; And not less than 60 nor more than 78 privates. One private will serve as Bugler. (Minimum, 85; maximum, 103.] ARTILLERY—Two Gun Barrury. 1 First Lieutenant ; 4 Corporals ; 1 Second Lieutenant ; 1 Musician ; 3 Sergeants ; 1 Artificer ; And not less than 38 nor more than 41 privates. (Minimum, 49; maximum, 52.] For a Four Gun Barrary. 1 Captain ; 8 Corporals ; 1 First Lieutenant ; 2 Musicians ; 1 Second Lieutenant ; 2 Artificers ; 6 Sergeants ; 1 Wagoner ; And not less than 76 nor more than 81 privates. {Minimum, 98; maximum, 103.] For a Six Gon Barrsry. 1 Captain ; 8 Sergeants ; 1 Senior First Lieutenant ; 12 Cerporals ; 1 Junior First Lieutenant ; 2 Musicians ; 1 Senior Second Lieutenant ; 2 Artificers ; 1 Junior Second Lieutenant ; 1 Wagoner ; And not less than 114 nor more than 122 privates. [Minimum, 144; maximum, 152.] 22 Persons wishing to raise a volunteer force, in either arm of the service, mill make written application to the Adjutant-General, or the military committee of the county, naming three responsible persons to enroll the requisite number of men to constitute at least a minimum organization, and no man shall be so enrolled except by the joint approval of at least two of the persons authorized to make such enrollment. When ‘a certified return is made of a sufficient number of men enrolled, an election of officers will be ordered by the Adjutant-General, and a complete organization perfected. By order of Commander-in-Chief. CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.-General of Ohio. GeneraAL Heap Quarters, State or Onto, . Apsurant-GENERAL’s OFFICE, Columbus, April 16, 1863. Gewerat Orpers, No. 7 i The following Order from the War Department is published for information. The instruction of the Volunteer Infantry and Militia of the State will conform to that of the same arm in the service of the United States. ‘‘ Casey’s Infantry Tacties”* will therefore be used by all officers of Volunteer Infantry and Militia. To aid in preventing confusion, and to save needless expense in buying books not required, the newspapers throughout the State are requested to publish these Orders and that from the War Department subjoined. By order : CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.-General of Ohio. War Department, Washington, August 11, 1862. The system of Infantry Tactics prepared by Brig.-General Silas B. Casey, U. 8. A., having been approved by the President, is adopted for the instruction of the Infantry of the Armies of the United States, whether Regular, Volunteer or Militia, with the following modifications : 1st. That portion which requires that two companies shall be permanently detached from the battalion, as skirmishers, will be suspended. 2d. In Title First, Article First, the following will be substituted for paragraph 6, viz : A regiment is composed of ten companies, which will be habitually posted from right to left, in the following order: First, sixth, fourth, ninth, third, eighth, fifth, tenth, seventh, second, according to the rank of Captain. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Generkt Heap Quarrers, Stare or Onno, ApsuTant-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Columbus, May 4th, 1863. GENERAL ae No. 19. Thefcommandant of every military company and battery of this State, to which any arms, ordnance, military stores, or other property may be issued, shall before receiving the same, enter into bond in double the value of such property, with two or more 23 sufficient sureties, conditioned that such property shall be safely kept in a complete state of preservation and readiness for immediate use, in some place appropriate for that purpose, and that no part of such property shall be taken from such place of deposit or used for any other purpose than drill or parade of such organization, or other lawful public service, and that it shall be delivered to the successor of such com- mandant when his office as such shall cease, he first causing a new bond to be executed by his successor, to the acceptance of the Quartermaster-General, or return such prop- erty to the State Arsenal in like good condition ; and such property shall be so returned at any time when ordered by the Governor; and without compliance with the terms of this order, no arms, ordnance, or military stores, or other public property, will be issued to any company or battery, or remain in its possession. By order: CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.- Gen. of Ohio. FORM OF BOND TO BE GIVEN FOR ARMS AND OTHER ‘ PROPERTY. Know all men by these presents, that we, ——-————, are held and firmly bound to the State of Ohio in the penal sum of dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and admin- istrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this day of gA5'Dc18 The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the said , who is commandant of the in the of the National Guard, has, as commandant of said , received of the State of Ohio the following arms and other property, to wit: [Here give full description of the property.] The value of which amounts to dollars, which arms and other property the said has assumed and does agree to keep safely, and in a complete state of preservation and readiness for imme- diate use, in a place appropriate for that purpose, and has agreed not to allow said property, or any part thereof, to be used or taken from such place of deposit for any other purpose than drill and parade of such organization, or other lawful public ser- vice, and to deliver it to his successor in office (first causing new bonds to be executed by his successor, to the acceptance of the Quartermaster-General), or return the same to the State Arsenal in like good condition; and such property shall be so returned at any time when ordered by the Governor of Ohio. Now, if the said ——-—— shall in all respects fulfill and perform the conditions aforesaid, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue Pa eee in law. : Witness : pe —— [sEaL. ] a [ SEAL. | —_———_ — | SEAL. } [ SEAL. } Approved. Generat Heap Quarters, Starz or Onro, ApsuTANT-GENERAL’S OFriceg, Columbus, May 14th, 1863. GeneraL Orpers, No. 11. The following rules and regulations, in addition to those prescribed in other orders, bave been approved, and are now prescribed by the commander-in-chief as necessary 2.4 for the proper discipline and efficiency of of the military forces of this State, and he commands that they be published for the government of all concerned, and that they be strictly observed. CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.-Gen. of Ohio. COMPANIES, ARMS AND AMMUNITION. ECONOMY OF COMPANIES. Ist. The captain will cause the men of the company to be numbered in a regular series, including the non-commissioned officers, and divided into squads, each to be put under the charge of a non-commissioned officer. 2d. The utmost attention will be paid by commanders of companies to the cleanli- ness of their men, as to their persons, clothing, arms, accoutrements and equipments, and also as to their quarters or tents. 3d. In armories, the arms should be placed in arm-racks, stoppers in the muzzles, the cocks let down, the bayonets in the scabbards, the accoutrements suspended over the arms, and the swords (if any) hung by the belts on pegs, and the number or name, or both, of the soldier placed against them. 4th. Commandants of companies and squads will see that the arms and accoutre- ments in possession of the men are kept in good order, and that proper care be taken in cleaning them. 5th. Commanders of companies will see that belts are properly fitted to the body ; and it is strictly forbidden to cut them without the sanction of the commander of the company, and then only when it is ascertained to be impossible to make them fit prop- erly without. 6th. All arms and equipments issued to the troops, when not in use, will be kept in proper armbries, under the charge of suitable persons, and will always be in con- dition for immediate use. The barrel of the musket or other fire-arm will constantly be kept clean and free from rust ; great care should be taken in rubbing, to prevent bruising or bending the barrel. After firing, it will be necessary to wash out the bore, to wipe it dry, and then pass a bit of cloth, slightly greased, to the bottom. In these operations a rod of wood, with a loop in one end, is to be used instead of the rammer, which is never to be thus employed when it can be avoided. The bore of the barrel will at all times, except in exercise, be secured against the weather by means of a tompion. Arms with percussion locks require to be handled with much care to pre- vent the hammer from becoming loose, by which its direct stroke on the cone would be rendered uncertain, and the piece probably miss fire; snapping the piece without a cap upon the cone is prohibited, unless the cone is covered or otherwise protected. When unloaded, they will at all times be used with the hammer down upon the cone; but when loaded, and the cap or primer being on the cone, the piece will be carried half cocked, for safety. When there is no cap on the cone, the vent will be closed with the hammer resting upon it. For exercise, each soldier will keep provided a piece of sole-leather to fit the cup or counter-sink of the hammer. After a cap has been pressed upon the cone, and then removed, the piece may yet be discharged, notwithstanding the cap is removed, as particles of fulminating powder escaped in expanding the cap may remain in the cone. 7th. At no time and under no pretense are the arms to be left loaded in armories, quarters or tents, or when men are off duty, unless immediate use is anticipated ; and no person shall, while on duty, load his gun without orders. 8th. No company or regiment, or any part thereof, shall, on any parade or occasion, appear with arms loaded, or ball-cartridges in their boxes, without permission or orders from the proper commandant. a 2) 9th. To carry out the foregoing regulation, commandants of companies, before ap - pearing on parade, are required to cause the arms and accoutrements of their men to be examined, loads to be drawn, and cartridge-boxes to be emptied. _ 10th. All knapsacks are to be painted black ; those for the artillery will be marked . in the centre of the cover with the number of the battery in figures one and a half inch in length, of the character called full face, with yellow paint ; those for infantry and other corps, marked in the same wav with white paint, and the letters O. V. M. The knapsack strap will be black. The knapsacks will also be marked upon the inner side with the designation of the company, on such part as may be readily observed at Inspections. Haversacks will be marked upon the flap with the like designation in black letters and figures. llth. The front of the drums will be marked with the arms of the State and the iggy s V. M., with proper company and regimental designation under the arms in the scroll. 12th. All field-pieces issued to batteries or companies should be kept clean and dry ; their vents frequently examined, to see that they are clear ; the elevating screw wiped clean, worked and oiled. When tarpaulins are placed over them, they shonld occa- sionally be removed, the guns and carriages brushed off and if damp, allowed to dry. An old sponge staff and head should be used for drill. The new sponges should never be used unless the gun is fired. The implements should all be kept under cover, and should be examined and cleanded as often as once a month. No gun should be ‘ired without careful sponging, nor more frequently than six rounds per minute. The har- ness and leather articles should be brushed and greased with neat’s foot oil as often as their condition requires it ; if they have a reddish hue, mix a little lamp-black with the oil. First brush the leather carefully, then pass over it a sponge wet with luke- warm water, then apply the oil with a soft brush before the leather is quite dry. _ 15th. In camp or barracks the company officers must visit the kitchen daily and inspect the kettles, and at all times carefully attend to the messing and economy of their respective companies. The commanding officer will make frequent inspection of the kitchens and messes. | _ 14th. Each company of volunteers will keep an arm-chest, in some safe and conven- ient place, furnished with not less than five rounds of ball-cartridge for each musket ; but such ammunition must not be used, or placed in the cartridge-boxes, except when call is made by the civil authorities, requiring the same, or when special orders require target practice. 15th. No blank-cartridges will be kept in the chest with fixed ammunition; and such chest will be so marked and preserved that no access can be had to the same, through mistake, in ordinary practice. CHAS. W, HILL, Adjt.-Gen. of Ohio. ———__—_ Genera, Heap Quarters, State or Onto, Apsuvtant-GENERAL’s OFFICE, Columbus, May 14th, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 12. The following regulations for the government of the military forces of this State when called into service to prevent or suppress riots or insurrec- tions, or to aid the civil authorities, have been approved by the Commander-in-Chief, and he commands that they be published for the government of all concerned, and that they be strictly observed. CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.-Gen. of Ohio. 26 AID OF THE. CIVIL AUTHORITIES. The military forces of this State are required to aid the civil authorities in the pre- vention and suppression of riots and insurrections, and in the enforcement of the laws. In responding to such calls, the following regulations will be observed : Ist. The necessity and occasion for calling on the military force, will be at onoe communicated to the Governor, in the most expeditious way, by the civil officer who makes the requisition, using the telegraph if practicable. 2d. In like manner, and with the same promptness, the military officer called upon will report by telegraph to the Adjutant-General, at these Head-Quarters, stating the fact of the call, and as nearly as he can, the number of troops needed, and the num- ee and there available for the required service. The volunteers are to be first called. 3d. The requisition by the civil officer will be made upon the superior or ranking officer then present in the city, or near the place where the service is required, and such officer will immediately assume command of all the military force within such dis- trict, and take the most expeditious means to bring so much force as is required, with an adequate supply of arms and ammunition, into service, with the least practicabie de- lay, and in the best condition for the duty to be performed. When the troops are assembled, the ranking officer present will assume command. 4th. No drunken or disorderly person will be received for such duty, or permitted to aid in its performance, and the military officers will insist upon and enforce the most complete subordination, good order and discipline, and will impress upon their troops the necessity of coolness and self posession, and will enjoin, absolutely, the rule that no man shall fire without orders from his proper military superior. Sth. The civil officer making the call should communicate his orders and directions to the superior officer in the chief command of the military force. He cannot give a command to the troops, or otherwise interfere with their movements, or duties. Sub- ordinates in the military force look to their proper military superiors for guidance, and obey their orders. 6th. The instructions of the civil officer are given to the commandant of the mili- tary force in general terms, directing the accomplishment of a particular purpose, as, to defend or protect a person, party, place, bridge, building, or to clear a place, dis- perse rioters, or aid a seizure, or arrest. But the mode, or means by which the specified purpose is to be attained, will be directed by the military commander. 7th. The commanding officer of the military force will be cautious not to allow any persons to become intermingled with the troops, or to close upon them, so as to inter- fere with their maneuvers ; also, not to advance into any riotous or tumultuous assem- blage by a flank movement, and especially to guard the command against being en- tangled with or disarmed by rioters at any time or place. He will be cautious not to weaken his main force too much by detachments, and always to have in hand a suffi- cient body to act with energy and decided effect, when their services shall be seriously required. 8th. The civil officer may cause the troops to aid him in the execution of process, and in the arrest or dispersion of all rioters and others found in open resistance to the civil authorities, as well as in the maintenance of the public peace, and the protection of persons and property from unlawful violence ; and to these ends the troops are empowered and required to overcome such resistance—effect the prescribed object, and secure and keep the peace, by the use, if necessary, of their arms and all the power which they possess. But they are not authorized to punish any person for an offense, however amenable he may be to punishment, and they will always endeavor, by firm and judicious conduct, and the moral force of their presence, to establish public order, if possible, without resort to force. To have accomplished the desired result in that way, will be the best evidence of their skill and the excellence of their measures. ~~ 27 9th. The bayonet should be used, instead of firing, where it will effect the proper r.sult. But where the necessity to fire is evident, an order to fire will be given, and ball-cartridge will be used ; experience having shown the evil results of firing blank- cartridge, in the first instance, to suppress a riot. Such firing is therefore prohibited. 10th. The troops are admonished that firing high, or over the heads of an opposing party, with ball-cartridge, is a.mockery of duty, and most dangerous to those at a dis- tance, or behind the mob, who are really or comparatively innocent. 11th. A complete return will be made by each commandant of company, battery, and detachment called into service in the manner above contemplated, and such return will give the names and rank of all who serve, and the period of service in each case, and also the names of those who, being enrolled, were required to turn out for duty and neglected or refused to obey the order. Such returns will be made at the earliest time practicable to the commanding officer, who will authenticate the same, as far as it is correct, and with such special report as he deems proper, forward the same im- mediately to these Head Quarters. 12th. Obstructions or resistance to the making, or execution of a draft by the General Government, or to the execution of any order of the President, or Secretary of War, or of any Commandant of Department, or Military District, or of any Mili- tary Commander, Provost Marshal, or District Marshal of the United States, having authority in the territory where the obstruction is made, or attempted, would be not only disloyal to the United States, but would be in itself a riot, or tend directly to pro- mote a riot or insurrection, thus violating the peace of the State and endangering the lives and property of its inhabitants. For these reasons, the proper officer of the United States, exercising authority as above indicated, will receive assistance from the military forces of the State, when such assistance is needed. The rules prescribed in the foregoing paragraphs, so far as applicable, will be strictly followed and adhered to in all such cases, and the United States officer calling for assistance will inform the Governor of the apprehended, or actual necessity, and of the requisition made thereon, as in the first paragraph, and the military officer of this State on whom the call or requisition is made will report to the Adjutant-General, asin the second paragraph. GeneRaL Heap Quarters, State or Onto, ApsuTaNt-GENERAL’S Orricr, Columbus, May 30, 1863. GenxeraL Orpers, No. 18. Every non-commissioned officer in any military organization under the laws of this State, as soon as appointed, will be notified of his appointment by his proper comman- dant, and will be required to accept or decline such appointment at once ; and upon acceptance, such commandant will forthwith report such appointment and acceptance to this office, giving the name, date and rank of each appointee, his corps and residence ; and will in like manner promptly report all vacancies of non-commissioned officers in his command, with the date and cause, and will take immediate measures to fill any such vacancy. A disregard of any of the foregoing regulations by any commissioned officer will be proceeded upon as for a disobedience of orders. Blank non-commissioned officers’ warrants will be furnished from this office for all non-commissioned officers of volunteers. By order : CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.- Gen. of Ohio. aoe 28 GzneRAL Heap-Quarters, State of Onto; -ApsuTant-GENERAL’s Orricr, Columbus, May 30, 1863. GENERAL OrpDERS, No. 14. Reports are required from and will be made by the commandants of all detachments, batteries, companies, battalions and regiments organized or to be organized under the laws of this State, whenever their troops shall have been called out for actual service by the Governor, or other competent authority, and also when in attendance at any encampment held under the law of this State. Such reports will be in accordance with paragraph 236 of the Revised Army Regu- lations of the United States for the year 1861, copied below. Blank forms for such reports will be issued from this office to the volunteers in anticipation of an occasion to use them, and the militia will be supplied when they are called out. Whenever any detachment, battery, or company is serving separately, or has not been attached permanently or temporarily to any regiment or battalion with which it is then serving, its morning reports will be forwarded promptly and regularly to these head-quarters. By order: CHAS. W. HILL, Adjt.-Gen. of Ohio. ARMY REGULATIONS. Paraerapu No. 236:—The morning reports of eompanies, signed by the Captains and First Sergeants, will be handed to the Adjutant before eight o’clock in the morn- ing, and be consolidated by the Adjutant within the next hour, for the information of the Colonel ; and if the consolidation is to be sent to higher authority, it will be sign- ed by the Colonel and the Adjutant. GrnERAL Heap-Quarters, Stare or Onto, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Columbus, June 9, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 15. ; The following forms are prescribed for the use of the commandants of regiments, battalions and companies respectively, in making their annual reports and returns to these head-quarters. Blank forms for use of all volunteer organizations will be sent to the several com- mandants, and whenever brigades or divisions are formed, or any smaller force is called into the service, all necessary blanks will be furnished from this office. By order : ROBERT HUME, Assistant Adjt.-General of Ohio. 29 - > Blank forms, prepared expressly for them, will be furnished to all volunteer companies and batteries, direct from the Adjutan¢-General’s office. 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D., of Clevelend Ohio, John a. Murphy, M. D., of Cincinnati, and John W. Russell, M. D., of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, are hereby appointed as Members of the State Board of Medical Examiners, under section 57 of the act ** to organize the militia of Ohio,’’ passed April 14, 1863. Said Board of Examiners will meet in this city on Tuesday, March 15, 1864, at 10 \ o'clock, A. M., to make the necessary examinations of applicants for appointment to the position of Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon in Ohio regiments now in the U. §. | Service, and re-assemble from time to time as the public service may require, By order of the Governor. B. BR. COWEN, Adjt.-General of Ohio. GeneRAL Huap-Quarters, Srare or Omo, Apsutant Grnerat’s Orricr, Columbus, April 6, 1864. GenzraL Orpers, ) No. 10. 5 By authority of an act of the General Assembly, the “Enrolled Militia ” of Ohio 4% an Organization, is abolished, and the officers will be considered as mustered out of said service from the date of the passage of said act, (March 31st, 1864.) The volunteer militia, as organized under the act of April 14, 1863, will be con- tinued in service, and will be known hereafter as the “ National Guard.” Commis- sioned officers of the volunteer militia will be continued in commissions as officers of the National Guard. ‘The numerical designation of regiments and battalions will be retained. Commandants of companies will assemble their commands at their usual places for company muster at 10 o’clock, A. M., on the 25th inst., for inspection and review, sad immediately thereafter will transmit to this department, through the proper chan- nel, a report, showing the condition of their commands, the strength, number present ‘i; muster, number and character of arms and equipments on hand, and number of raembers that have entered the United States service under the last three calls of the President of the United States. They will also take immediate steps to recruit their sommands to the legal standard. This order must be promptly obeyed. : By, order of the Governor : B. R. COWEN, Adjt.- General of Ohio. % > r H * JB 504 507244 33 AS Ohio. Laws,statutes, om An act Eo organize 1864 the militia of Ohio : with certain general orders and forms ; elt 504-73 sonaes O3 Aa | \864 | The O i State University UU HNN NN 3 2435 00587 0530 UB50403A31864 001 _AN ACT TO ORGANIZE THE MILITIA OF OHIO “TT D AISLE SECT SHLF SIDE POS ITEM C 8 03 29 16 01 8 8 04 0O