Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-21
Dallp 0atlOAal 1rmufrat
Volunteers.

tom houses navy yards and other property Of
the United States. have been seized, and other
violations of law have been committed and are
threatened by organized bodies Of men in several
OF the States, and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the GoyernmGt Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatveS of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized tn nc ept the services of
volunteers, either as cavalry, iufntry, or arile-
ry in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur
pose of repelling invasion, suppresslng insurrec
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tecting the public properly: Paovided, That the
services Of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be dSbandcd at the end of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years volun-
teerS shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been may be accepted
into the service of the United States for a period
not less than six months, in the same manner as
if such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number Of volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time TO time, issue his pro-
camatlon, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. infantry, or artillery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
| in any such requistion, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the ex-
gencies Of the service at the timc and equalizng
as far as practicable, the number furnished by the
| several States according to federal population.
Section . And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy OF the United
Stctes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
dent into regiments otintantrv, with the cXccp-
ton of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
be may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of those arms to every regi-
mcnt of infantry, and to be organized as in the
| regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shall
| have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
| Major, one Adjutant IA Lcutenant), one Quarter
master "a Lieutcnan0 one Surgeon aud one AS
| sistant Surgeon oee Sergeant Major, one RegI-
mental Quartermaster Sergeant one kegineutal
| COmmssary Sergeant one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and tweuty-tour musicians
| to a band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company TO consist Of one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporals,
| fowsmusicans, one wagoneI, and from siXty-tour
tG eghty-two privates.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
| these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
| shall be organized into divisions OF three more
! brlrades each and each division shall have
Major General, three Aids-de Camp and one As
sisant Adjuant-G General, with the rank of Major.
! Each brigade shall be composed OF four or more
regiments and shall have one Brlgader General
two Aids.dc- Camp, one Assistant Adjuant Gene
ral with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartclmaster and one COmmlSSary OF
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
the command Of the forces provided for in this
Act Il number of Ma Or Generals, not exceeding
six, and number or Brigadcr Generals not ex-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade otii-
GERS required for the organization OF those forces,
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
! by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army or voluenteer corps Provided, That the
| President may select the Major Generals and
Brigader Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the 0lii-
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, stalfand company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the Stale au
thortieS refuse 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 coll or proclamation, the Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates,
organlzed above set forth, SHALL in all respects,
be placed on footing, as to pay and allowances,
Of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances OF non 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 COM
mlssi0ned officer, private, musician and arthcer
OF cavalry, shall furnish bis own horse and horse
equipments and shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die, and at
| lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
tificer 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 if cavalry vol
unteer twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
| forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
! place of enrolment to the place of muster the
/ distance to be measured by the shortest usually
| lraveed route and when honoraby discharged,
| an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his dlscharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad
! dtlon thereto, if he shall have served period of
two years, or during the war, If sooner ended,
| the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
| such of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
| for as may require it, may be furnished with
| horses and horse equipments III the same manner
as in the United States army.
| Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service OF
| the United States under tins Act, and who may
| be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service,
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on persons disabled IN the
regular service; and the widow, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such die or may be
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| aud allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
| dred dollars.
| Section Z And be it further enacted, That the
bands of the regiments Of infantry and Of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
one-fourth of each shall receive the pay and al
| lowances of Serecants of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those of Corporals Of engineer soldiers;
and the remang half those of privates of engn-
eer soldiers OF the first class aud the leaders OF
the band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
ments as Second Lieutenants OF Infantry.
Section 8. And be it further enacted, That
| the wagoners and sadders shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals OF Cavalry. The
regmental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
| the pay and allowances of reglmental Sergeant
| Major and the regimental Quarternaser Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF Ser
gesnt of Cavalry.
/ Section g. Aud be it further enacted, That
/ there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the reg-
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
| Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained
| minister of the Christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay aud allowances Of Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report 10 the
| Colonel commanding the regiment 70 which he is
attached at the end of each quarter, the moral
and religious cond ton of the regiment, and such