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An Act for the better organization of the Militia of this State. 1842-1843 144 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0051 and id is 1 raw text is: 141 An act for the better organization of the Militia of this State. SECTioN 1. Who liable to, and who exempt from, military duty. 2. How the militia of the State to be di. vided, and the number of brigades. 3. Clothes the Governor with power over the militia. 4. Who shall be considered the staff officers of the major general, and of the brigadier generals. 5. How vacancies now existing in the office of colonel are to be filled. 6. How the rank of commissioned offi. cers of the same grade is to be de- termined. 7. How the rank of captains and subal. terns of the same grade and elected on the same day, is to be deter. mined. 8. Duty of each colonel commandant. 9. Colonel to keep vacancies filled, and in case of ties, to give the casting vote. 10. Election for major generals, how and where held. 11. Vacancies in the office of brigadier general, how filled. -12. Vacancies in the office of colonel, how filled. 13. Vacancies among the commissioned officers of a regiment, below colo. nel, how filled. 14. Contested elections, how determined. 15. How volunteer companies may be raised. 16. How many companies of cavalry to constitute a regiment. 17. Regimental musters, when held. 18. Battalion musters, when held. 19. How often captains may hold compa. ny musters. 20. How often brigadier generals to re. view the regiments within their com. mand. 21. At what hour officers and privates to appear on muster ground, and how equipped. 22. When commissioned and staff officers are to meet, to be trained in mili. tary tactics. 23. Compensation of the adjutant. 24. Duties of judge advocate. 25. His compensation fixed. 26. How charges against field officer pre. ferred; and by whom tried. Sscrton 27. Regimental court martial, how often held, and business of. 28. Battalion court martial, how often, held, and how constituted. 29. Who shall have power to hold com. pany courts martial. 30. Appeals, how taken. 31. Transcript of all fines imposed by company courts martial, to be mader out by orderly sergeant. . 32. Each captain to make out a report of the strength and condition of his company. 33. Commanding officer may establish, new companies. 34. When brigadier general may divide any regiment. 35. Of what number a company may con- sist. 36. Within what time militia officers to provide themselves with uniform. 37. Persons subject to military duty, when privileged from arrest. 38. Judge advocate pro tempore may be appointed. 39. Form of execution to be issued by judge advocate. 40. Penalty for illegal voting. 41. Commissioned officers, by what ten. ure they hold their stations. 42. Parents liable to the fines imposed upon their sons. 43. When person who may be fined shall remove into any other company, judge advocate to issue an execu- tion to the constable where he lives. 44. In case of sudden invasion, command. ing officer to order out the militia. 45. When station of commissioned officer shall be declared vacant. 46. The oath of officers. 47. The secretary of state to make a full return to the adjutant general of the number of white male inhabitants, liable to duty, in each county. 48. A substitute may be provided for ac. tual service, by another. 49. In all things not provided for by this set, laws of Congress to be observ- ed by the officers. 50. Commissioned and staff officers to be furnished with this act, and all con- flicting laws repealed. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That every able-bodied free white male inhabitant, between the age of eighteen and forty-five years, shall constitute the militia of this State. But no person shall be called upon to perform. militia duty.

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