Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-29

public property.
hereaS Ger ain of the forts. arfenais, Gus
tom h uses, navy yards, aud other property ui
he Unitcd States, have been sez, d, and other
Violations Of law have been committed AID are
threatened by uIganzad bodies % meh IN sel er.l
ot the States, and u conspiracy has bevne tered
into 10 overthrow the Governmet Of the Uated
States; therefore.
b. II enacted by the Senate and House f Rep
resentalIves Of the United States Of America Ia
Congress assembled, Tint the Pres deut be- and
he /, herebg authorized To ac ept the services OF
Volunteers, either cavalry, lut ,ntry, or arte-
r., IN such numbers, not exceeding hive hundred
Thousand as he may deem nee ssary tor the pur-
pose Of rrpelling INVASION, suppreSSlng n>ufrec-
tan, emf eng the Laws, and pres rvlng u ID pro-
tecting the pubic proper J: P'ovidcd, That the
services of the volunteers III III be for such time
lis the p esdent may direct not exceeding Tire
years nor less thm six months, aud they shall
be dSbLuded at the end Of the war; aud all pro.
visions of law applicable To three Years yplun-
leerN AAah "Ppy To two years volunteers, and 10
all volunteers who have neen or may be accepted
INTO the service ct the United States for II erlod
not less than ) x mouths, III The same manner
il such volunteers were specially named. Before
r,Cel, ing into service amy humber # volunteers
exceeding those now called tor and acceI I,ted, tie
President shall fiOm unIe 10 tne i,eue h pro-
anatIOn, stating the humber desired, either as
cavalry. utautry,ur artillery, and the States from
which they are to be iutulshed, having reference
in any such rcqulstiun, To the number then in
service from the several States, and to the exI-
geucits If the service at the time, and equalizng
as tar us pracl cable the humber furnished BY the
several States according toiedera population.
Section 2. Aud be II further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject IT, the rules and
regulations governing the aJmy OF the United
Stetrs, ahd that they shall be formed by the Pres
ldent into regiments ufinElntry, with the excep-
tl..rs ,lrtu
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion If
one company to each Of IN Sc arms to every regi-
ment Of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Oiouel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adjutant "a Leute"ant), one Quarter
mast,r "a l. eutenaut) one Surgeon and one As
slsttnt Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major, one Reg
mental Qulrtermaster Sergeant, one RegmentaI
Commis-try Sergeant one hospital ste eward two
prime pal musicians, and tweuty-tuur musicians
to a baud aud shall composed Of ten companies,
each mpany to cnstst of one Captain, one
FIRST Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, one
Fust Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporal.
towsmnsclans' one wagoner, and from sixty.tour
t. eighty.tWo prvateS
Section 3. Aud be it further enacted That
these frees, when accepted as herein authorized,
Shall be org uized into divisions Of three or more
brgadcs each and each division shall have II
Mjor-Ccneral, three Aidsde Camp and one As
SlSln AuJiHil l-itItldl, WIFI ille Tftik bl hilF.
Each brigade shall be composed of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadiel General
two Aids-de-C Camp, one Assistant Adiuaut Gene
raj with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant QuarteruaSter and one Commssary of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
Prosideut shall ba authorized appnint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate for
the commaud of the forces prov 1ed for in this
Act, Il number Of NJ ,inr Generals, not exceeding
six and number, or Brgadlrr Generals not ex
eighteen. and the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the oraaizlaion of tha>e frces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army OF voluentcer corps: Provided, That the
President may select the Mi ir Generals and
Brigadler Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or staff of the regular army, and the off
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, Staffand company flicers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au
thorltles refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ces, under such Call or proclamation, the Presi-
dent shall have power tu accedt such services and
t, commission the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned CtEccrs and brivates
Organized us above set FORTH shall in all respects
be placed on "a footing, as To pay and allowance,
Of similar curpS Of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances of non commissioned officers
and prlvates for clothing, When not furnished in
kind, shaR be three dollars and fifty cents pr
month, AID that each company ulficer, non con-
mi, stoned officer, private, musician, and art ficer
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments and Sh II receive forty cents per dav
for their use and risk, except that ia case lie
b,rso hal tod eb., 4
luwance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commission d "tlicrr, private, musician, and ar.
ticer who enter, the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid AT the rate Of fifty
cents in lien of subsistence, and if ,valry vol
uneer, twenty-five cents additional, in lIeu for
forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
place Of enrolment to the place Of muster r the
distance h. be measured by the shortest usually
lraveIed route aud when honordbly d schareed
an allowance AT the same rate from the place of
his dschHrg to his place encIlment, AID, in adj
d'ton thereto, if he shall have served period Of
two years oI duTug the war, { sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided that
such Of the cpmpluleS Of cavalry hereIl orovid,d
tor MS M require II, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in The United States army.
Section 6. And he il fu ther enacted. That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service IT
luc Oulttu ENLtltS hllutT llllS A. 7, ana WHO may
be wounded ar otherwise dis bed ia the service.
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be Conferred ON persons sabled IN the
regular service and the widow, If there be one,
and if not the legal heirs Of such as die or may be
Killed in service, IN addition To all arrears ofpay
aud allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section 7. And be Il further enacted, That the
bands of the regiments of infantry and of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid follows
one-iuurth Of each shdl receive the pay and al
lowauces of Sergeants of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corpordls of engineer soldiers
and the remaing halt those Of privates Of engin-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and emolr-
meuts rs Second LieGtenants Of Infantry
Section 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
the wagoners aud sidders shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals Of Cavalry. The
rrgmental C"mmissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay aud allowances Of II regmental Sergeant
Major, aud the reg mental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall ceive the pay and allowances Of Scr.
geant Of Cavalry.
there shall be allowed TO each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company mmauders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
Chaplain So appointed must be regular ordained
minister of The Chr tan denomination, and shall |
receive the pay and allowances Of II Captain Uf
Cavalry, and shall be required To report u the |
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is |
attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral |
and religious cond ton of the regiment, and such |
as may c0nduce to the social happi- |
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
he General commanding separate department.
lr detached army, is hereby authoriz d u sp-
l0inta Nil tary Board or Commission II not less