The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-08
15p 9ut6oritn.
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.

AN-ACT
dUborfrs TIE P,e4sat of tie U7ied S,atto oe,,5f u.
JtrOise Of HH"br Of 0oi4n:cs, eompqnies not esee.4
! ing thirty tbogjsnd nven
Z hi' t"asltd By tie Senate and Hoge IF R.sresrtu-
- fi0es o. tb. Uaiied States Of f1yerieo in C,,,
a1fmb!sd, That the P!eidcnt of the Uni ed s,ats Ne
and he hereby is, authorized accept ofany
or companies OF volunteers, either Of artillery cavoj
ry or infantry VINO may Allocate and offer tiemf.lve
for the iervice, not exceeding thirty thourand men
who tha'i be elsthsd and fnrn!hed with horles at their
own expenie and armed aud equipped at the e4os,t.
of the United States, after hey mail be cai,.d
iervee, except fuch OF them As may choofe to furn,1
their arms, and Whole CONDITIONED cTirers 2, n
he appointed IN the manner preicribed by law in The
lcversl Rates and territories which fuch con,n,n;c
!hall respectively belong: ProviatH, That yvbers
any company, battalion, regiment brigade. or di,;-
lion OF militia already organized, Gall tender their
voluntary lervce 10 the United States fch tor,,.s
ny, battalion regiment, brigade or divifon lba ,1
tinue be CONDITIONED by the officers hoidn, ron
millions in the fame, at the time of fuch tender md
any vacancy thereafter occurring tha be filled in the
mode pointed OUT BY law N the flare, or terri,ory
wherein the iaid company battalion, regiment. br
gade, or divion ihsii have been originally ra,ied
SEC. 2. Aod belt I1rfJrr eas67ea, That auv cor,-
parry, battalion, regiment, brigade, or div6on thus
offering itfef FOR the iervice, mall be liable to be cal
led upon 10 do military duty any time the eu,
OF the United States hall Judge proper within two
years after he hai accept The lame aud ia be bourd
to continue in ieryce for the term Of tweIv. ronns
after they hai have arrived The place OF repd.z
vous, unIeis iooncr discharged, and when called into
a6tual iervice, and Whit remaining therein (bau h,
under the fame rules and regulations ard be entitled
TO the fame pay rations, forage and erioumsnts oG
every kind bounty and clothing excepted ,.ith ,bs
regular troops Of the United States P,o7deI ,Tbs,
i'll lieu of clothing, every nom CONDITIONED officer
aud private IN any company who may thus ofTer
thenieives thall be entitled when called into actual
ferv;ce, receive in money, a fun equal 70 tie coq
OF TIE clothing OF OF CONDITIONED officer or wi
vate, las the cafe may be in the regular troops of The
u. States.
Sac. 3. HadLsh Gay9b.r raal7.l, Tha, the Pref
cent of the H. States be, and he hereby is authorized
to organize the companies 70 rendering their ferv-e,
as aoreiald into b4ttaious, lquadrons, regiments.
brigades aud disions, a; ioon the number If yo
lunteers ha reHter tel orgarzaticn in his iudge
fic;i; expeditn;; Rut uut Called into actual ferv,ce.
luch panos fall be bound to do regular militia
duty as is required b. lay in Ike manner is before
the pail ,e Of this act.
SEc. 4. md beh Jr.bry eaaf7r3, That in careuarv
volunteer above mentioned, Whine ia aasal Cervics
iha iuitain any damage by injury done his horis o.
iueh other equipment iall have been inraiGed AZ
his own expcnie or By lois Of the fame vtho,+ sov
laut or negligence his part realousbie fun. ~
he alcertalned in ueh tie PreGdent Of the
u. States may drea, mall be allowed aud pad 10
iuCh volunteer for each and every fuch darlape or
los.
SEC. s. I1fkH E.-ftr e7sS7s{ That the fun Of
five hundred trouiaud dollars, be pail out of any
monies in the treaiury MT orhcrvife appropriated be
and the fame hereby Is Appropriated towards drfr,v
ing any ezpenie incurred by virtue Of the yrovnions
of this aSt.
TATHt. MACON
SP-atcy sTBt Hsrc 81 Rebrfliufgfiye,.
GEO. CLlN rO,S,
Ties-Py9fasgf efH, Ovjrf Sfgies, and
'Frg6drf efljs Gmyie.
March 3, 1907.
APPROVED,
TIL: JEFFERSON
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