Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-22

That the President ofthe United States be,
md he hereby is, authorised 20 accept OF
any company or companies, of volunteers,
either OF artillery, cavalry, or infantry, who
may ass ciate and offer themselves for the
service, not exceeding thirty thousand men,
who shall he clothed and furnished with
horses at their own expense, and armed and
equipped at the expense of the United
states, after they shall be called into SER
Voc, except such of them as may choose to
urnish their own arms, and whose COM
niSsioned officers shall be appointed in the
manner prescribed by law in the several
states and territories 20 which companies
shall, respectively belong: Provided, That
where any company, battalion, regiment,
brigade, or division of militia, already or
ganizcd, shall tender their voluntary SER
vice to the United States, such company.
battalion, regiment, brigade, or division
shall continue TO DC commanded by the us4i-
GERS holding commissions in thesame, q: the
time vi such tender, and any vacancy there.
after occurring shall bc filed in the mode
pointed out by law in the state, or terrific
ny, whcrcin the said company, battalion,
regiment, brigade, or division shall have
been originally raised.
| Sec. 2 aud he it further enacted, That
any COMPANY, battalion, rcgimens, rgqde,
or division thus offering itself for the Scr
vice, shall be liable to BE called upon 70 do
military duty at any time the President OF
the u. States, shall Judge proper, within
two years after he shall accept the same,
and shall be bound 10 continue in service
for the term of twelve months after they
shall have arrived at the place of rende2-
vouS, unless sooner discharged, and when
called into actual service, and whilst re-
naming therein, shall be under the same
rules and regulations, and be entitled To the
same pay, rations, forage, and emouments
OF every kind, bounty and cloathing except
cd, with the regular troops OF the United
States. Provided, That in lieu OF cloath.
ing, every non-commissomed Officer anc
private, in any company, who NAV thus of.
fer themselves, shall be entitled, wher
called into actual service, to receive in mo.
pey sum equal TO the cost OF Clothing O
a ro1 commissioned cficcr, or private ~.
rhe case may beg in the regular troops O
Tie u. States
Sec. 3. Ard be ii further enacted, Thai
The President of the Unit. d States be, and
he hereby is authorised 10 organise the
companies so rendering their service as q.
torcsaid into hattalions, squadrcns. repi
lments, brigades, and divisions, as soon =,
the number of volunteers shall render such
organization, in his Judgment, exnedient
but untii called into actual service, sucI
companies shall be bound to do REGULAR
militia duty as is required by law in Xix,
manner as before tile passage of this act
Sec 4. And be it furlncr enacted, Thar
in case any volunteer above mentioned
while in actual service, shall sustain an,
damage, by injury done to his horse, OF
such other equipment as shall have beer
furnished at his own expense, CT by loss o
the same, without any fault or neclicenc,
on his part, reasonable sum, to be ascer
tanned i'll such manner as the President O
the United States may direct, shall be al
lowed and paid to such volunteer for eacl
and every such damage or loss.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. Tha
the sum of five hundred thousand dollars
to be paid out of any monies in the treasu,,
not otherwise appropriated, be and the sam,
hereby is appropriated towards deiravin.
any expense incurred by virtue of the bro
visions of this act
NATHL. MACON,
/ Sneaker Ofthe House az Rrhrrsesltgfiz,ex
GEORGE CLINTON,
Pce-Presideu Of The United .Sfatrs, a,1e
fTeSident ofthe Senate.
February 81, 190T.-APPRovFn
TIL: JEFFERSON.