Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-28
LAWS o. TN UuIfKD STATES.
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and protecting Psbiic Property
Whereas. certain Of ;he foris, srsesals. ens'on-
hosses nav yards. and other property of the nj
ted States have t~en seized. and other violations
IL ian have teea committed and are threatened by
-anireA hodie. If men in several NJ the States
.ui . conspiracy has been entered into to over
th-ou the Government Of the Usiied States
Therefore.
h, ~ s.seseS ~ ~ Sess, ssd Hssss e. RJrsss~:-
snre sf az Css,ed Ssssss Of A.o,cs Co.yTsss ss
,,ssSod. That the President be. asd he Is hereby,
aihorred Ia accept the services VI volunteer. ei-
'her a. esvalry. infantry. ar artillery. IN srch
nauhers No, exceeding Nv, handred thousand. as
he NAV deem necessary. for the purpose Of repel-
ling inv asioa. s1pysc.siHg iasarree;icn. enforcing
the ia~>. sri preserving =aa protecting the public
property PF@rss.S. That the services 81 the vol
gs.eer- -s.ai! t-e Tor .grh - .hs frcsidsI'
uis direct xc-es iaz three years nor les iaaH
month. and they sAall be iisbsnded a. the cad
.f the sar And all proysioas ~ Law arp icahle
thr.- wears volunteers hall apply :" toe resrs
volunteers. and to all vo.anieer- ~ho have bern or
NAV bs accepted into the service of the United
States. f"- = period not les than siE mouths. ia
the same manner il each volunteers we're spec
iaiIr named. Before receiving into service any
uuanher Il volunteers exceeding those nov called
'sr and accepted. the President shall. from time
To- Time. issue his PROCLAMATION. stating the num-
l-r desired either cavalry. infantry. "r Rriii-
lrry. and the States firm which they 10 lee
furnished. having rrferen e in any -ueh frqui-i-
iioa "a the number thea in -eryice from the >eyer
al States. and Ia the evgencies Of the service NJ
ihe time. and e4uaiizins. a. far a. practicable the
number furnished bv the seN crsl States. according
10 Federal population.
SEc > Had b. II further enacted. That the said
volunteers shall be subject ia the rulc' and rcgula-
ti"n- governing the army ofthe United States and
that they shall lie formed. by the President. into
regiments Of infantry. with the exception Of such
numbers for cavalry and artillery. as he may di
rect. not to exceed the proportion If one compa-
of each Of those arms to every regiment Of in
fantry, and to he organized as in the regular SER
vice. Each regiment of infantry shall have one
colonel, one lieutenant-colonel,o one major. ono
adjstant, Ia leutenant,) one qnartermaster Ia
one surgeon and one assistant sur
geon, one scrgeant-major, one regmental quarter
mastcr-scrgcant one regimcntal commissary-ser-
gcant, one hospital steward, two principal musi
clans, and twenty -four musicians for a band. and
shall be composed of ten companies, each c0mpa-
ny to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant,
one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, four SER
gcants, eight corporals, two musicians, one wag-
Oncr, and from sixty-four to cighty-two privates.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That these
forces, when accepted herein authorized, shall
he organized into divisions of three more brig
AIDES each; and each division shall have major
general, three uidcs-de-camp, and one assistant
Acknowledgement with the rank of major. Each
brigade shall be composed of fonr or more rcgi-
ments and shall have one brigadicr-general, two
aides-de-camp, one assistant acknowledgement with
the rank of captain, one surgeon, one assistant
aluartermascr, and one cOmmissary of subsistence.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Pres
idcnt shall be authorized to appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, for the
command of the foIces provided for in this act a
number Of major-generals, not exceeding six and
II number of brigadier-gencrals not exceeding
eighteen, and the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the organization of these forces
except the aidcs-dc-camp, who shall be selected by
their respective generals from the officers of the
army or volunteer corps: PrOrided, That
the President may select the heterogeneous
and brigadier.gencrals provided for in this
net, from the line or staff of the regular army,
and the officers so selected shall be permitted
to retain their rank therein. The governors
of the States furnishing volunteers under this
net, shall commission the field, staff, and COM
pany officers requisite for the said volunteers;
hut, in cases where the State authorities re-
fuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call
or on the proclamation of the President, and
volunteers from such States offer their services
under such call or proclamation, the President
shall have power to accept such services, and
to commission the proper field, staff and COM
pany officers.
SEC. S. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the officers, non-cOmmissioned officers, and pri-
Yates, organized as above set forth, shall, in
all respects, be placed on the footing, as to
nav and allowances, Of similar corps OF the
regular army: Prorided, That the allowances
of on-commissioned officers and privates for
clothing, when not furnished in kind, shall be
three dollars and fifty cents per month. and
that each company officer, non-commissioned
officer. private, musician, and artiicer of cav
alry shall furnish his own horse and horse
envipmcnts, and shall receive forty cents per
day for their use and risk, except that in case
TIN. horse shall become disabled, or shall die,
the allowance shall cease until the disability
he removed or another horse be supplied.
Every volunteer non-commissioned officer,
urivste. musician and arti6ccr, who enters the
service Of the United States under this act,
shall be paid at the rate Of fifty cents in lieu
Of subsistence, and ia cavalry volunteer.
TWENTY-FIVE cents additional. in lieu Of forage,
for sycry twenty miles Of travel from his place
Of enrolment to the place Of muster-the dis
taupe 10 be measusrd by the shortest usually
travelled route; and when honorably dis
CHARGED an allowance at the same rate. from
the plsce Of his dischargr to his place Of en-.
rolnrn,. and. in addition thereto. If he shall
hsvr served for period Of ,vo years, or dur
im- the var. If sooner ended. the sum Of one
hundred dollars: Pssridrd. That such II the
euapanirs of cavalry herein provided fos. a.
nav require il. may b. furnished With horser
and bore equipssenis in the same manner n
in the United States army.
In. 6. Asl br 1t .fsrfkv esacfed. That
spv vc.unse<r xho NAV he rcceived into the
sr;ee of the United States under this act