the Extra Session of the Eighth General Assembly, 1861, entitled, "An Act for the relief of Volunteers who have been or may be mustered into the service of the United States Government, " be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This Act shall not in any manner affect the Rights not af validity of rights heretofore acquired under the Act fected. hereby repealed, and all existing claims of officers and privates who have been or are now in the military service of the United States or of this State, shall remain unprejudiced. Approved March 25th, 1864. CHAPTER 81. CLAIMS OF SOLDIERS. AN ACT to provide for the payment of the just claims of certain officers and soldiers of Iowa Regiments for military service. Payment. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Assistant Adjutant General of this State, acting as Paymaster General, shall pay to officers and soldiers of regiments raised by this State, for the service of the United States, such sums for services rendered, between the dates of going into quarters and muster into the service of the United States, when such services are not paid for by the Certificate. United States, as the Adjutant General of the State may certify such officers and soldiers are entitled to. Provided, That said Adjutant General shall in all Circumstancases state the circumstances of such service and the ces. commands of such officers. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines City, Iowa. Approved March 25th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register April 7th, A. Ď. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 13th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Clark. CHAPTER 82. RELIEF OF CITIZENS OF KEOKUK CO., AND J. LARDNER. AN ACT for the relief of certain citizens of Keokuk County, and to provide for the claim of John Lardner. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Claim of J. T. of the State of Iowa, That the Auditor of State be directed to audit and allow the claim of Jonathan T. Clark, of Keokuk county, for the sum of two hundred and ninety-five dollars and fifty cents, for subsistence furnished volunteer militia and others engaged in suppressing the insurrection in Keokuk county, under the direction and by the authority of Hon. Samuel J. Kirkwood, Governor of the State of Iowa. Claim of Lowe and Claim of An SEC. 2. And that the Auditor of State be directed to audit and allow the claim of Lowe & Smith, of Keokuk county, Iowa, for the sum of two hundred and four dollars, for subsistence, as aforesaid. SEC. 3. And that the Auditor of State be directed drew Gann. to audit and allow the claim of Andrew Gann, for the sum of twenty dollars and thirty cents, for subsistence, as aforesaid. Claim of H. SEC. 4. And that the Auditor of State be directed to audit and allow the claim of Henry Kinzer, for the sum of ten dollars, for subsistence, as above stated; and to John Lardner, of Muscatine, the sum of fifty dollars, Claim of Jno. for drilling the non-commissioned officers of the Thirty Fifth Regiment, by direction of Governor Kirkwood. Lardner. Payment. SEC. 5. The Auditor of State shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer of State, in favor of each of the above named parties, for the above named amounts, and the Treasurer of State shall pay said warrants out of the War and Defense Fund. SEC. 6. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead. Approved March 26th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register April 13th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 13th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 83. COMPILATION OF ROAD LAW. AN ACT to provide for the compilation and publication of the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Compilation. of the State of Iowa, That the Secretary of State bee Shace and he is hereby required, to carefully compile the "Road Laws" of this State, to which shall be added all necessary forms for notices and receipts, together with blank forms for Supervisors' bonds, and accounts with the road fund, and cause the same to be published in pamphlet form. SEC. 2. The Secretary of State shall cause at least Printing and twenty thousand copies of said law and forms to be distribution. printed and distributed with the other laws of the Tenth General Assembly, giving to each organized county in this State a sufficient number to supply each organized township with ten copies. ished. SEC. 3. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Board Supereach county in this State shall deliver to each Township visors furnClerk in his county a sufficient number of said laws and forms to furnish each Road Supervisor with a copy, who shall carefully preserve the same, and deliver it over to his successor. SEC. 4. The Secretary of State shall be allowed the Compensat' n sum of one hundred dollars for the services contemplated in this Act, to be audited and paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, when the service shall have been performed. SEC. 4. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead. Approved March 26th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 13th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 13th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. 12 CHAPTER 84. MILITIA. Required to organize. Assessors' lists. Board of Su ty. AN ACT to organize and discipline the Militia. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the entire militia of the State are hereby required to organize into companies of Infantry, Cavalry or Artillery. SEC. 2. Assessors in each civil township are hereby required to take and return to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of their respective counties, at the time of taking the annual assessment, a correct list of persons subject to military duty, and also to post up in at least two public places in their respective townships, written or printed lists containing the names of all persons subject to military duty, and returned as aforesaid. SEC. 3. The Board of Supervisors of each county pervisors' du- are hereby required, at every regular meeting thereof, to act as a Board of Review on said lists, and may order the addition thereto of the names of any persons subject to military duty and not found on the lists, and may also order the name of any person improperly enrolled to be stricken from the lists. The Clerk of said Board shall keep a book in his office to be called the Militia Register, in which he shall record, by townships, in alphabetical order, the name and age of every person subject to military duty, and he shall annually, and within ten days after the June meeting of said Board, certify to the office of the Adjutant General of the State, three copies of said list; and any Clerk neglecting or refusing to make the returns to the office of the Adjutant General, as provided in this Section, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered before any Court having jurisdiction, for the benefit of the school fund. Militia Regis ter. Furnish Adj. Penalty. Gov. to cause SEC. 4. It is hereby made the duty of the Governor organization, to cause the militia of the State to be organized into companies, and he is hereby vested with full power and authority to make all necessary orders, rules and regulations for the first enrollment of the militia, and carrying out the provisions of this Act. Companies continued. SEC. 5. The companies organized under the provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of the Extra Session of the Ninth General Assembly, approved September 11th, 1862, are hereby continued, and constituted com- SEC. 6. Each company organized as provided in the Minimum No last Section, and each company to be organized under of a Co. this Act, shall be composed of not less than forty men. Elected. SEO. 7. The Governor shall be the Commander-in- CommanderChief of the militia. He may order and direct compa- in-Chief. nies to form into Battalions or Regiments. The order for this purpose shall designate the companies and the number of companies to be formed into any such Bat- Organization talion or Regiment, and fix the time and place for the election of officers, including, if a Battalion, one Major, one Battalion Quartermaster, and one Battalion Adjutant. The company officers shall be one Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, four Sergeants and four Corporals. All company officers shall be elected by the members of the company. The Regimental officers shall be one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, Regimental and one Major, and such staff officers as are necessary, to conform, as near as may be, with the Volunteer Regiments in the United States service. All Regimental Elected. officers shall be elected by the members of the companies composing the Regiment. The returns of any elec- Return. tion, company or regimental, shall be made to the office of the Adjutant General within ten days after said election. Company and Regimental officers shall be Commission. commissioned by the Governor, except Sergeants and Corporals, who shall receive warrants of rank from the Warrants of Commanders of their respective Regiments.. rank. SEC. 8. Companies shall meet for drill and discipline Drill, &c. two days in each year; the first meeting to be on the first Tuesday in June, at 10 o'clock, A. M., at such place as the company commander shall fix. The other meeting to be held at such time and place as the commander of the company may designate. And when. arms, ammunition or military stores have been delivered to any company, as provided in this Act, the said companies shall meet at such other times and places as may be agreed upon by a majority of said company, for drill, discipline and the inspection of arms and public property in their hands. Distribution SEC. 9. Arms, ammunition, munitions of war and military stores belonging to the State, shall be distrib- of arms, &c. uted under the direction of the Quartermaster General, |