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MILITIA. [ART. 63.

guard by draft, in case of such" actual service, and
to make all needful rules and regulations in the
premises.

Volunteering
or commuting.

5. Every person liable to militia duty under the
constitution of this state, is hereby required either to
join the national guard as a volunteer, or to pay to
the state the sum of two dollars each year, the pay-
ment of which sum shall exempt him for one year
from the date of such payment, from militia duty,
subject, however, to a call for the reserve militia
rendered necessary as aforesaid, and subject also to
his liability to draft as aforesaid to fill the ranks of
the national guard.

Volunteer
companies.

6. Volunteer companies, the members of which
reside in different military districts will, with the
approval of the inspector-general, be recognized as
forming part of said national guard, and the several
districts to which they belong will be credited with
the number of men respectively so furnished.

May adopt
by-laws.

7. Every organized company of the national guard .
may, by a vote of a majority of its members, adopt
by-laws which, when approved by the commanding
officer of the regiment or independent company shall

Proviso

be binding upon all members of such company ; pro-
vided, that nothing therein shall be inconsistent with
the constitution of the state or of the United States,

Fines and
Penalties

or the general militia law thereof, whenever any fine
or penalty for absence from drill or other neglect of
duty, shall be imposed by virtue of such by-laws, the
same may be collected by execution, in the same
manner as judgments rendered by a justice of the
peace, for the use of said company upon a statement
certified by the commanding officer thereof, showing
how, when and for what amount said fine or penalty
was assessed.

Commander-in
chief to pre-
scribe rules fol
distribution of
arms, &c.

8. The commander-in-chief shall prescribe such
rules, orders and regulations for the distribution of
arms, accoutrements, ammunition and military stores
to the militia, as he may deem proper, as also for the
safe keeping and return of all such property.