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An Act to provide for home defense and against insurrection. 1862 64 (1862.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0181 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT to amend an ad incorporating the town of Hamburg, Ashley county. r 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That elections for mayor, aldermen and constable of said town of Ianuburg, shall be hereafter held on the day of the general election for State otticers, on 1st Monday in October, bi- ennially. Seu. 2. Should a vacancy occur in the office of mayor by death or otherwise, the sheriff of said county of Ashley, shall order an election, first giving ten days' notice at the court-house door, and the p~erson elected shall hold till the next general election, and till his successor is elected and quali6ed. Si4v. 3. The mayor is authorized to fill all vacancies in the board of aldermen, and to aplloint a constable, to hold their offices till the general election. Si'. 4. The mayor when elected as provided in section 1 shall be conu nissiMel by the Governor,and shall have the same power to bring suits againtst persons residing within the corporate limits, as magistrates: Prowidld, The magistrates of the township may bring suits as heretofore. SEc. 5. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are repealed. ArienovEn, December 1st, 1862. AN ACT to provide for home defense and against insurrection. SECwN 1. I& it enaried by the Genieral Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That tbe military board be and they are hereby re- quired to ration and subsist such companies of volunteers as may be authorized to be raised aind mustered into service by the general commanding the trans-Mississippi department for the purpose of home defense and to guard against insurrection: Proridcd. That said comnpanies shall only draw rations when in actual service andl shall not he entitled to any commutation in money, when rations are not drawn: And provided further, That such troops shall consist, of persons over the age of forty-five years, or not subject to conscription. SEc. 2. Ie it further enacted, That such subsistence shall be fur- nished according to the army regulations adopted by the military board heretofore for the subsistence of the army of the State of Arkansas, or under such other regulations as may be adopted by the board for the distribution of such subsistence. APPROVED, December 1st, 1862. ACTS OF 64

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