AN ACT to revise the law in relation to the State library. [Approved February 25, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.]

1. Commissioners of. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the governor, secretary of State and superintendent of public instruction shall constitute the board of commissioners for the management of the State library, of which board the governor shall be president. [L. 1867, p. 28, § 1.

2. Powers of commissioners. § 2. Said commissioners shall have power to make and carry into effect all such rules and regulations for the care, arrangement and use of the books, maps, charts, papers and furniture of the State library as they may deem proper. [L. 1867, p. 28, 1.

3. Librarian. § 3. The secretary of State shall be librarian, and shall have the custody and charge of all books, maps, charts, papers and other things belonging to the State library, or directed to be deposited therein. [R. S. 1845, p. 340, $2.

4. Catalogue--report. § 4. The librarian shall prepare a complete alphabetical catalogue of the library, number the books therein, and report the same to the commissioners, who shall cause the same to be published for the use of the library. [L. 1865, p. 87, § 2.

5. Books labeled. § 5. The librarian shall cause each book in the library to be labeled with a printed label, to be pasted on the inside of the cover, with the words "Illinois State Library," and the number of the volume in the catalogue of said library, and also write the same words at the bottom of the tenth page of each volume. All books that may hereafter be added to the library shall be labeled in the same manner, and enter on the catalogue immediately on their receipt, and before they can be taken out.

6. Who entitled to use library. § 6. Books may be taken from the State library by the members and officers of the general assembly during the session of the legislature, and at any time by the governor and the officers of the executive department of the State, who are required to keep their offices at the seat of government, and the justices of the supreme court. But no person shall be allowed to take any book or property from the State library without executing a receipt therefor, nor to take or retain from the library more than two volumes of miscellaneous works at any one time. [R. S. 1845, p. 340, § 3.

7. Registry of books taken and returned. 7. The librarian shall cause to be kept a register of all books issued and returned, with the dates they are so issued and returned, and no book, except the laws, journals and reports of this State, which may be taken from the [*1006] library by members or officers of the legislature during the ses

sion, shall be retained more than two weeks, and all books of every kind so taken shall be returned at the close of the session. [R. S. 1845, p. 340, § 4.

8. Failure to return-deduction from pay. § 8. If any person fails to return any book taken from the library within the time prescribed in the foregoing section, or injures the same, he shall forfeit and pay to the librarian, for the benefit of the library, three times the value of such book, or of the set to which it belongs; and before the auditor shall issue his warrant in favor of any member or officer of the general assembly for his services during the session, he shall be satisfied that such member or officer has returned all books taken out of the library by him, and has settled all accounts for injuring such books or otherwise. [R. S. 1845, p. 340, § 5.

9. Fines-evidence. § 9. All fines and forfeitures accruing under and by virtue of this act, or for the violation of any of the rules adopted by the library commissioners, shall be recoverable by action of debt before any justice of the peace or court having jurisdiction of the same, in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, to the use of State library, and may be expended under the direction of the library commissioners. In all such trials, the entries of the librarian, made as hereinbefore prescribed, shall be evidence of the delivery of the book and of the date of such delivery; and it shall be his duty to carry the provisions of this act into effect, and to sue for all injuries done to the library, and for all penalties under this act. [R. S. 1845, p. 340, § 6.

AN ACT to provide for the organization of the State Militia and entitled "The Military Code of Illinois." Approved May 28, 1879. In force July 1, 1879. L 1879, p. 192.]

ARTICLE 1.

LIABILITY AND EXEMPTION.

*1. Who subject to military duty. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly. That all able bodied male citizens of this State, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such as are expressly exempted by the laws of the United States, or are State or county officers, or on account of their profession or employment are exempted by the commander in chief, shall be subject to military duty and designated as "The Illinois State Militia."

ENROLLMENT.

*2. Enrollment. § 2. When it is necessary to execute the laws, suppress insurrection or repel invasion, or to quell riots, or when a requisition shall be made by the president of the United States for troops, the governor, as commander in chief, may, by his proclamation, require the enrollment of the militia of the State, or of such portion thereof as may be necessary, and he shall appoint necessary enrolling officers and prescribe their duties, issuing all proper orders that may be required in the premises. He may designate the place of rendezvous, provide for the organization of the militia into companies, battalions, regiments and brigades, and their equipments, as the case may require. The militia, when called into active service, shall receive the same pay and subsistence as is provided for like troops in the service of the United States.

VOLUNTEERS.

*3. Illinois National Guard-how enlisted-brigades, etc. 3. The active militia shall be designated as the Illinois National Guard," which shall consist of not more than four thousand officers and enlisted men, to be divided into not more than three (3) brigades, each to be commanded by a brigadier general, and shall be recruited by volunteer enlistments. The commander in chief shall assign all regi ments, battalions and companies to such brigades as he shall think

proper. All enlistments therein shall be for three years, and made by signing enlistment papers, prescribed by the adjutant general, and taking the following oath or affirmation, which may be administered by the enlisting officer, to wit:

"You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will bear true allegiance to the United States and the State of Illinois, and that you will support the constitution thereof; that you will serve the State of Illinois faithfully in its military service, for the term of three years, unless sooner discharged, or you cease to be a citizen thereof; that you will obey the orders of the commander in chief and such officers as may be placed over you, and the laws governing the military forces of the State of Illinois, so help you God."

This oath may be administered by any commissioned officer, or, in his absence, by any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. [As amended by act approved June 26, 1885. In force July 1, 1885. ~ L. 1885, P

*4. Staff-rank duties, etc. adjutant general. § 4. The staff of the commander in chief shall consist of an adjutant general with rank of brigadier general, who shall be, ex-officio, chief of the staff, commissary general and quartermaster general, and inspector general, a surgeon general, a judge advocate general and inspector of rifle practice, each with rank of colonel; one aid from each congressional district, each with rank of colonel; and one assistant adjutant general with rank of colonel Provided, that no employe of the State or a county, while drawing his salary as such, shall receive any pay by reason of any service in the militia of the State. The adjutant general shall issue and transmit all orders of the commander in chief, with reference to the militia or military organizations of the State, and shall keep a record of all officers commissioned by the governor, and of all general and special orders and regulations, and of all such matters as pertain to the organization of the State militia and the Illinois National Guard, and perform the duties of an adjutant, commissary and quartermaster general. He shall have charge of the State arsenal and grounds, and shall receive and issue all ordnance and ordnance stores, and camp and garrison equipage on the order of the commander in chief. He may appoint, with the approval of the governor, an ordnance sergeant, at a salary of not more than eight hundred dollars per annum, who shall, under the direction of the adjutant general, aid and assist him in the discharge of his duties. The adjutant general shall receive for his services the sum of three thousand dollars per annum. He shall have charge of and carefully preserve the colors, flags, guidons and military trophies of war belonging to the State, and shall not allow the same to be loaned out or removed from their proper place of deposit. He shall furnish, at the expense of the State, all proper blank books, blanks and forms, and such military instruction books as shall be approved by the commander in chief. He shall also, on or before the first day of October next preceding the regular session of the general assembly, make out a full and detailed account of all the transactions of his office, with the expense of the same for the preceding two years, and such other matters as shall be required by the governor ; and shall also report [at] such other times as the governor may require. He shall reside at the State capital, and shall hold his office during the pleasure of the governor. [As amended by act approved June 26, 1885. In force July 1, 1885. L. 1885, p.