Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-08-02

under this act and who may be wounded otherwise
disabled in this SERVICE shall be entitled to the benefits
which have boon may be conferred Oh persons disabled
and not the legal heirs OF such die, or may be killed
In ervioe addition to all Of pay and allowances
shall receive the sum Of one hundred dollars.
Sec l. And be further enacted, That the bands Of tho
regiments Of infantry aud OF the regiments OF cavalry
shall he paid llows onefuurth OF each snail receVs
the pay and allowances sergeans OF engineer soldiers
uueourh thuse eorIoras OF engineer soldiers and the
lining half those Of privaes OF engineer sdeh OF the
first class and the leaders of the band shall receive the
pay and emoluments as second lieulenans Of in
iantry
SEE s. And be il further enacted, That the wagoners
and saddleB shall The pay and allowances Of cot
porals Of cavalry The regimenta eommssary sergeant
shall receive the pay aud allowances OF regimenal
geant major aud tie rtgimenla quarternasr sergeant
shall receive the Iay aud allowances Of sergeant o
Sec. u Ind be il further enacted, That there shall IL
pointed by the regmenta commander the vote Of the
held officers and company commanders on duty with the
regiment AZ th time me appointment hall lie made The
chaplain 10 appointed must be regular ordained minis
ter Of Christian denomination, anu stall receive the pay
and allowances Of captain Of cavdlry, and shall be
uured to report TO the colonel commanding the regiment
10 which he Is at achsd at the end Of each quarter the
moral religious condition Of the regiment and such
suggestions as may conduee TO the social happiness and
moral improvement of the troops.
Sec 10 Be be il further endcied That the general com
mandins separate department or detached army Is
hereby authorized to appoint military board commits
sion Of less than three none thnn five officers,
whose duty II shall he to examine the capacity quallea
ons, prOprety of conduct and efficiency OF any comms
stoned officer OF volunteers within his department
upon such report such officer aud approved
by President Of the United States, the commission OF
such officer shall be- vacated Propdcd diipdys That
oicer shall DO eligible 10 sit such huATd commission
whose rank promotion would in any way be affected by
its proceedings and two members at least, II practicable
shall be equal rank Ut the officer being examined And
when vacancies occur in any Of the companies OF yolun
teers, election shall be called by the colonel Of the
regiment I'LL such vacancies aud the Of each
pany shall vote in their respective companies for all
officers high captain aud vacancies above captain
shall he filled by the votes OF tbs commissioned officers OF
the regiment and all officers 50 elected shall be commits
stoned by the respective Governors Of The States by tho
President ol the United States.
See IL And be il farther enacted That all letters writ
by soldiers in the service Of the United States he
transmitted through the mails without mont oi
potuge under such regulations the Post office Depart
ment may prescribe the postage thereon to bed by the
&c. IL And be Il further enacied That the Secretary of
War e and he hereby authorized and directed to intro
due among the volunteer forces in The service Of the
United StAres tile system OF allotment tickets used
In the navy, equivalent SYSTEM by which the
family OF the volunteer may draw such portions Ills
as he may request Approved, July - 1861. :.
(puuLlc-Nu. al
AN ACT In addition To tue to authorize the employ
nent Of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws and
protecting public property" approved Juy twenty
second eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
be edtfed bye Senate and House Of Representatives.
VI The United Si1s Of America IN tOngrCSS dSsenJied
That the rfeden Of the United states be and h. Is here
by authorized to accept the services of volunteers either
cavalry, infantry, or artillery IN such numbers as the
eSigeneies OF the public service may in his opinion de-
mand 10 no organized by the act Of the twentysprond
July, eighteen hundred aud sixtyone Provided That
the number u troops hereby authorized shall not exceed
ilye hupdred thousand.
See. J aud be further cHdcied That the volunteers
authorized by this act shall bt armed the President
may direct they shall be- subject the rules and articles
war shall he upon the ooln9 in all respects, with
similar corps Of the United states army and shall DO
mustered into the service for "dnrlng the war "
her, g. And BE- il further enacted, That the President
shall he authorized to appoint, by and with the advice
and Of tho Senate Tor the command Of the volun
forces uch number II major generals and brgaiel
generals may In his Judgment be required for their
| organization Approved, July 70, 1861.