Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-02
WHOLE NO. 10Y.

militia, naval. and military forces Of the Uni.
ted States, and to call for and accept the ser.
vices of any number of volunteers, not excee-
ding fifty thousand, who may offer their SER
vices either ss cavalry. artillery, infantry. or
rifemen, to serve twelve months after they
shall have arrived at the place of rendezvous.
or TO the end Of the war, unless sooner dis
charged. according to the time for which they
| shall have been mustered into service; AND
that the sum of ten millions of dollars, out Of
any moneys in the Treasury or to come into
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be
and the same is hereby appropriated, for the
purpose of carrying the provisions Of this act
into effect.
SIC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
militia, when called into the service of the u
nited States by virtue of this act, or any other
act, may, II In the opinion of the President Of
the United Sta:es the public interest requires
1t, be compelled to serve for term not excee-
ding six months after their arrival at the place
| OF rendezvous, in any one year, unless sooner
discharged.
Sec. 3. find be 1t further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall furnish their own clothes,
| and II cavalry, their own horses and horse e.
qulpments and when mustered into service
shall be armed at the expense of the United
States.
Sec. 4. .8nd be it further enacted, That said
volunteers shall, when called into actual ser
vice, and while remaining therein, be subject
to the rules and articles Of war, and shall be
In all respects, except as to clothing and pay,
placed on the same footing with similar corps
Of the United States army and in lieu of co-
thing every non-commissioned officer and pr.
vate in any company. who may thus offer
himself, shall be entitled, when called into
actual service, 10 receive in money sum G.
quail to the cost of clothing of non-commis-
stoned officer or private Gas the case may be)
in the regular troops of the United States.
Sec. 5. find be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers so offering their services shall
be accepted by the President in companies,
battaliens, squadrons, and regiments, whose
officers shall be appointed in the manner pre-
scribed by law in the several States and Ter
rltorles to which such companies, battalions,
squadrons, and reg iments shall respectively
belong.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States be and he is
hereby authorized to organize companies SO
| tendeling their services into battalions or
squadrons, bzttalions and squadrons into re-
giments, regiments into brigades, and brig
AIDES into divisions, as soon as the number of
volunteers shall render such organization, in
his jud gment, expedient and the President
shall, if necessary ,apporlon the staff field, and
general officers among the respective States
and Territories from which the volunteers
shall tender their services as he may deem
proper.
Sec. I. find be it further enacted, That the
volunteers who may be received into the SER
vice of the United States by virtue of the plo-
visions of this act, and who shall be wounded
or otherwise disabled in the service, shall be
entitled to all the benefit which may be con-
the United States.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States be and he is
| hereby authorized forthwith to complete all
the public armed vessels now authorized BY
law, and to purchase or charter, arm, equip,
and man such merchant vessels and steam
boats as, upon examination, may be found fit,
| or easily converted into armed vessels fit for
the public service, and in such number as he
may deem necessary for the protection of the
seaboaTd, lake coast, and the general defence
| OF the country.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That when
ever the militia or volunteers are called and
| received into the service of tho United States,
under the provisions of this act. they shall
have the organization of the army of the Uni
ted States, and shall have the same pay and
allowances: and all mounted privates, nom
commissioned officers, musicians, and artif-
GERS, shall be allowed 40 cents per day for the
use and risk of their horses, except Of horses
actually killed in action and if any mounted
volunteer, private, non-commssioned officer,
musician, or artificer shall not keep himself
provided with servceeble horse, the said
volunteer shall serve on foot.
Approved, Nav Is, 1916.