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who may, from time to time, arrive at the age of eighteen years, or being of the age of eighteen years and under the age of fortyfive years (except as is hereinafter excepted) shall come to reside within his bounds, and shall, without delay, notify such citizen of the said enrollment, by a proper non-commissioned officer of the company, by whom such notice may be proved; and every citizen so enrolled and notified, shall, within twelve months thereafter, provide himself with a Milltia, how good musket or fusee, a sufficient bayonet and belt, a knapsack and two spare flints, a pouch with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges suited to the bore of his musket or fusee, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball, or a good rifle, knapsack, pouch and powderhorn, with twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and every enrolled person shall so appear armed, accoutred and provided, when called into actual service, except when called out to exercise only, he may appear without a knapsack; the commissioned officers shall cers, how to severally be armed with a sword or hanger and espontoon, and every citizen so enrolled and providing himself with arms, ammunition all seizures. and accoutrements, required as aforesaid, shall hold the same exempted from all suits, dis

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tresses, executions or sale for debt, damages, or the payment of taxes.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all ministers of the gospel, licensed to preach according to the rules of their sect, all keepers of jails, and such other persons as are exempted by the laws of the United States shall be and are hereby exempted from militia duty.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the state shall be divided into four divisions, The state diin the following manner, viz: The counties four diviof Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Green, Montgomery and Butler, shall compose one divi- The first, sion, and be called the first division. The counties of Adams, Scioto, Ross and Franklin, shall compose one division, and be called the second, the second division. The counties of Fairfield, Gallia, Washington and Belmont, shall compose one division, and be called the third the third, division. And the counties of Jefferson, Columbiana and Trumbull, shall compose one division, and be called the fourth division. the fourth. Each division shall be divided into brigades, in the following manner, to-wit: The counties of Hamilton and Clermont shall form Each divione brigade. The counties of Butler and brigades. Warren shall form one brigade. The counties of Green and Montgomery shall form

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one brigade. The counties of Adams and Scioto shall form one brigade. The counties of Ross and Franklin shall form one brigade. The counties of Fairfield and Gallia shall form one brigade. The counties of Washington and Belmont shall form one brigade. The counties of Jefferson and Columbiana shall form one brigade; and the county of Trumbull shall form one brigade. Each division, brigade and regiment, shall be numbered, and a record of such numbers made in the adjutant general's office, and accordingly. when in the field or in service in the state,

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each division, brigade or regiment, shall respectively take rank according to their numbers, reckoning the first or lowest number highest in rank. Each division shall consist Division bri- of not less than two nor more than four briwhat to con- gades; each brigade of not less than two

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nor more than four regiments; each regiment of two battalions; each battalion of four companies, and each company shall consist of sixty-four privates: Provided always, That if local circumstances should require it, a company may be formed of forty, or extend to eighty, rank and file.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the militia of the state shall be officered as The militia, follows, viz: To each division there shall be one major general, who shall be allowed two

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major, with the rank of major, to be ap-
pointed by the brigadier general; to each
regiment one lieutenant colonel commandant;
to each battalion one major, and to each com-
pany one captain, one lieutenant, one ensign,
four sergeants, four corporals, one drum-
mer and one fifer; the regimental staff shall
consist of one adjutant, one clerk, one quarter-
master, one paymaster, one surgeon, one
surgeon's mate, one sergeant major, one
quartermaster sergeant, one drum major and
one fife major.

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Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the majors general of the respective divisions, so soon as they are commissioned and qualified agreeable to law, shall proceed to lay out the several counties within their respective divisions, into regimental, battalion and company districts, and shall cause notice of the lines of such districts to be given in two of the most public places therein, which notices shall state, that on a certain day, at the hour of eleven o'clock, and at a certain place within the company district, an election will com- holding elecmence and be held for the purpose of electing one captain, one lieutenant and one ensign, for such district, and the election shall be held and conducted in the following manner,

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place pointed out in such notice, and shall proceed, viva voce, to elect three judges and one clerk, by a plurality of the voters present; any one of the persons elected judges shall administer to the other two judges and clerk, and either of the other judges to him, the following oath or affirmation: "I, do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will faithfully and impartially receive, count and make return, of the votes legally given for a captain, lieutenant and ensign, in militia, for the district in which I am appointed judge. And the judges shall proceed to receive the ballots from the qualified electors of such district until three o'clock of the same day, and no longer. The clerk shall write down the name of each elector in a book prepared for that purpose, and at the close of the election the judges and clerk shall compare the ballots with the poll-book, and declare to the people present, who is duly elected, and shall certify under their hands and seals, to the major general forthwith, the names of the persons elected officers, to each their proper title of captain, lieutenant or ensign.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the majors general respectively, shall forth

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