The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-14
TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT

Aut5o,ny TIE Prsnt o. fb. Unit-d S,a,es, TO accept
tie ,vies Of nm7ser of volunteer e0panie,, not ex.
eseuing thirty fSagfand
Sec.1, Be it tnse7el BY tie Senate and Houk ofPe-
Prsnfai;ves IF the United Stats of xue,isa in Conr,eE
aGenbed That the Preident of the u. States be- and
he hereby is, autheried to accept of any company or
companies, of volunteers, either Of Artillery Caya-
ry or infantry, who may Allocate and offer rhemfelves
for the fervice, not exceeding thirty thoufand men
who ihall be clothed and furnhed with hories at
their own expenfe, and armed and equipped at the
expenie of the U. States, after they iall be called in
to fervce, except uch of them may choofe to fur
Min their own arms and whole CONDITIONED officers
HAIL be appointed in the manner prafcrbed by law
the feveral ftates and territories to which ch conn
panies ihall, respectively, belong Provided, Tha,
where any company. battalion, regiment brigade or
dvifon of militia, already organized, ihall tender
their voluntary fervice to the United States, fuch
company, battalion, regiment, brigade or dviiion
fha continue to be commanded by the officers hold
ing conrmiions in the fame the time of ich ten
der, and any vacancy thereafter occurring lha be fl
led in the mode pointed out by law in the fate or
territory, wherein the faid company battalion, reg-
ment, brigade or divlon fhal have been originally
| railed.
| SEC. 2. And be i, further enacted, Tha1 any com.
PanYJ battalion regiment. brigade divifon thus
offering ifef for the ervice ihall be liable to be cal
led upon to do military duty any time the PreGdent
of the United States, fhal judge proper within two
years alter he fha accept the fame, * la be bound
continue in ervice for the term of twelve months
after they f1s have arrived the place of rendez-
vous, unefs fooner dheharged, and when called into
actual fervice, and wha remaining therein, fhall be
under the fame rules and regulations and be entitled
to the fame pay, ratons, forage and emolumen,s of
every kind, bounty and clothing excepted, with the
regular troops OF the U. States: Provided That in
lieu OF clothing, every non-commiGioned officer and
private, IL any company, who may thus offer them
feves, fha!l be entitled, when called into actual fer
vice, to receive IN money, fun equal the co of
clothing non-commilioned officers, or private las
the cafe may be in the regular troops of The United
States
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Pre-
dent Of the United States be, and he hereby is an
thoried to organize the companies 70 rendering their
lervce aforefaid into battaions, fluadrons reyi
ments brigades and dviious, as foon as the number
Of volunteers ihall render fuch organization in his
judgement, expedient; but until called into actual fer
vice, fuch companies fal be bound to do regular mi
tia duty as is required by law In like manner as be-
fore the panage of this aa.
SEC. IL AND De il further enacted, That in cafe a.
ny volunteer aforementioned, while in al ual fervce
fhall fuian any damage, by injury done to his horie
or fuch other equipment fall have been furriied
at his own expenfe, by lofs of the fame, without
any fault negligence his part, Reasonable fum
TO be afcertaned in iueh manner as the PRECEDENT of
the u. s. may direct hal be allowed and paid 70 fuch
volunteer for each and every fueh damage or lois
SEC. s. And be il further enacted, That the fun
of five hundred thoufand dollars to be paid out of a.
ny monies in the treafury oherwife appropriated,
be and the fame hereby is appropriated towards de-
frayihg any exrenie incurred by virtue of the provi
Gons of this act.
FATHL. MACON,
Sbtater Of Be HsHEf of Pepyejrnfafives.
GEO. CLINTON, P;ee-PteJfdent of
TIE United Stafes, and PrifStat Of The Senate.
March 8, 1907.
APPRoyEp,
TIL: JEFFERSON.