The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-06-08
PUBLIC, No. 25.

AN hS1 dutnoTILIUB VIC icot"che W Wy
volunteers, and to raise aini additYonai
regiment of Dragons or mounted rillc-
men.
BE ii anacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States cJ
America n Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he
hereby is authorized TO accept volunteers
who may offer their services either as inian-
try or cavalfy not exceeding ten thousand
men. to serve six or twelve months ufier
they shall have arrived at the place of rem
devious, unless sooner discharged and the
said volunteers shall furnish their own
clothes, and, il cavalry, their own horses,
and when mustered into service, shall be
armed and equipped at the expense OF the
United States.
SEC. 2. And be itturther enacted, That
the said volunteers shall be liable to be
called upon to do military duty only IN ca
ses of Indian hos;ililies, or to rcpel invas-
ions. whenever the President shall Judge
proper, and when called into actual service
and while remaining therin shall be subject
to the rules and articles of war, and shaii
be in all respects except as to clothing, plac-
ed ON the same footing with similar corps
of the United States army aud IN lieu oil
clothing, every non-cominIssIoned oiiicer
and private, in any company, who may thus
offer themselves, shall be entitled when cal
led into actual service, to receive IN money
a sum eauel 10 the cost of the clothing OF a
non-conmissoned officer or private las the
case be) in the regular troops OF the United
States. ,,,
r SEC. 9. And be il further andcfed. That
the said volunteers, SO offering their services,
shall be accepted by the President III COM
panies, battalIons, squadrons, regiments,
brigades, or division, whose officers si'aii DC
appointed in the manner prescribed by law
in the several States and Territories, TO
which such companies, battali0ns' Squau-
, rons, regiments, brigades, or DIVISIONS sha'l
respectively belong. ProUided, that where
: any company, battalion, squadron, regimen
brigade, or division, Of militia, already Or
ganized, shall tender their voluntary servi-
ces, to the United States, such company
battalion, squadron, regiment, brigade, OF
division, shall continue to be commanded
by the officers holding commissions IN the
same, at the time of such tender; and,vacan'
cy thereafter occurring shall be filled IN tht
mode pointed out by law in the state oI
: Territory wherein the said company, battai'
ION, squadron, regiment brigade, or DIVISION
shall have been originally raised.
, SEC. A. And be IL further dndefcd, ina
, the President of the United States be, and
,, he is hereby authorized to organize compa'
nies, 50 rendering their services, into ba'tai'
ions or squadrons, battalIons or squadron
into reg nenis, regiments into bnsade'' an'
brigades, into divisions, as soon as 'ne mum
ber Of volunteers shall render such orgahiLa
ton in his judgment exped'ent; and W. W.
President shall, if necessary, apPor'ioh .n'
J. staff. field and pe acral officers among .n
respective States or Territories rom VIZ =
the volunteers shall tender Their seIy'Ie, y 30. !.
bo may deem proper; but un'''' ca''e' '''