The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-03-04
(BY AUTHORITY

AN ACT

Re IL enacted 'y the Senate ard House OF
Representatives, Of the United SAFES Of
.fmerica, in CeagreSs assemblcG, That the
President of the United States be, and he is
hereby authorized 10 accept Of any company
or companies OF volunteers, either os ar;i'lsry,.
cavalry or iniantry, who may associate and of
ter themselves for the service, not exceeding
hhy thousand mer, who shall be clothed, and
in case OF cavalry furnished with horses, ar
their own expense, and armed and equipped
al the expense of the UnfteG States, after
they shall be called into service, and whose
commissioned oRicers shall he appointed in
the manncf prescribed by law in the eveiai
states and territories To which such compa-
nics shall respectively belong Provided,
That wnere any company, battalion, regiment,
brigade or division, of militia, already organ,
lzed, shall tender their voluntary service To
the United States. such company, battalion,
regiment, brigade O. division, shall continue
TO be commanded by the officers holding com-
missions in the same, at the time OF such
tender, aud any vacancy thereafter occurring,
shall be filled in the mode pointed out by law
in the state or territory, wherein tho said
company, battalion, regiment, brigade OF d.
vision, shall have been originally raiscd. 81
SEC. Ind DC IL furiher enacted, That
any compsny, battalion, regiment, brigade
or divisions. thus Offering itself for the Ser
wee, shah be liable 10 be called upon 10 do
military duty, at any time the President OF
the United States shall Judge proper, within
Two years alter he shall have accepted tho
same, and shal, be bound To continue la SER
vice for the term of Twelve months ai,es they
shall have arri, CO al the place of rrnd, zuous,
unless sooner discharged and when 81 CALI
ed into service, and whilst rem aiming therein,
snail be under the same rules and regnl.'ions,
and be entl,led 10 ne same psy, ra,ions, Tor.
age, and emnlumen,s of every kind, bounty
aud cloa,ains excepted, win the rcgulsr
troops OF the Unied States Provided, that
IN lieu of clo-l hoy, every non-commissoned
officer aud private, in any company, who may
thtis ofler themselves, shall be e,,i,ed, when
Gated into vice, To 'ec,i,c IN money q suft
equal 10 the cott Ut the ciolhlng vi i%ly.
commissioned otiiccr private, (,s, the ~ se B
may bc) in the regular troops OF the Unitcd
otatcs.
Sec. 3. .hnd be if .fnrfhcr enoctea, Tbatthc
President Of the United States be, and no
hereby is authorised, To org9nize the compa-
nies se rendering their services as aforesaid,
into battalions, squad.ons, regiments, brig.
AIDES and divisions, as soon as the number of
volunteers shall render such organization in
mis- judgment expedient but, until called ins
10 actual service, such companies are nor 10
be considered as cxemp, from the perIorA
nance Of militia duty, as is required b, law,
in like manner as before the passage of this
act.
SEC. d. ind Be is.fnrthcr enacted, That ia
case'sny volunteer above mentioned, while IN
actual service, shall sustain any damage, by
injury done To his horse, or such other equip.
ment as shall have been furnished y, his own
expense, or by loss Of the same, wilhou, any
fault or negligence on his part, reasonable
sum, TO be asccrtaIned in such mnnner ,bo
President OF the United States may diect,
shall be allowed end paid 10 such yolnmecr,
for each and every such loss or damage.
SEC. s. IND begn further macfrd, That If
any officer, commissioned officer, mu.
sician o. private, shall be disabled by wounds
or otherwise, while in the line Of bis duty III
pubIick service, he shall be placed on the list
oil invalid pensioners Of the United States, at
such rate Of pension and under such rcgula4
tions as arc or may be directed by law Pro-
vided, alspaps, That The compensation to bc
allowed ior such wounds or disalilnies, ,o.a
commissioned officer, shaI not exceed, for
the highest rate OF disability, half lhc rpon,h-
Iy pay oi such officer, st The time oil bis being
wounded or disabled, and that no officer shall
receive more than the half pay of lieutenant
colonel And that The rate oi pension 10 nom
officers, musicians snG pr,vstes,
shall no, exceed ii,. dalsrs per month ind
hroUided oiso, That all inle' e'iour Gisr5i;ities
shall entille the person so disabled 10 receive
an allowance proportonatc 10 the highest
d disability.
SEC. 6. ind be IL further enacted, That the
heirs and representatives Of any non-eomu,is-
stoned officer or soldier. who may he killed
in action, or die in the actual service of the
United States, shall be entitled 10 receive ono
hundred and sixty acres of land tn be de-
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