Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-23
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Volunteers.

violations of law have been committed and are
| threatened by organized bodies OF men in several
| OF the States, and a conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Governmet of the United
States; therefore.
! Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States Of America, in
| Congress assembled, That the President be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers either as cavalry, iutlntry, or artie-
ry, in such,numbers, not exceeding five hundred
! thousand as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repelling invasion, suppresslng insuTrec-
| tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
teciing tile public properly: Paovded, 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 disbanded 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 or 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 called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to time issue his pro-
clanaton, 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 eXi-
gencies Of the service at the time, and equallzng,
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
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments ofintantry, with the eXcep-
ton of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct, not TO exceed the proportion Cf
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 "a LieutenanD, one Quarter
master Ga Lieutenant one Surgeon and one AS
sstant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Regi-
mental Quartcrmaster Sergeant one Regimeutal
Commisstry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-fonr musicians
to Il 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,
iowsmusicians, one WAGNER, and from sixty-four
to eighty-twO privates
Section 8. And be it further enacted That
these forces when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brigades each aud each division shall have
MaiorGenera three Aids-de Camp and one AS
sistant Adjuant General, with the rank of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed oftour or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadier-G General.
two Aids-dc-C Camp, one Assistant Aduant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quarermaster and one Commssary 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 Major Generals, not exceeding
six and number, or Brigadier Generals not
eighteen, and the other division and brigade 0tll
cers required for the orgalZaaion of those forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army or v0luenteer corps: Provided, That the
President may 5 lect the Major Generals and
Brigidicr Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line or staff of the regular army, and the Off
GERS selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stalland company ifiCers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thurlticS refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their scrv-
ces, under such call or proclamation the Pres-
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
tocommission to the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section 3. And be it further enacted That the
officers, non commissioned officers and rrivates,
organized as a5ove set FORTH shall in all respects
be placed on a 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, Wben not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer, non com
missoned officer, private, musician, and artccr
of cavalry, shall furnish his 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 al
loWance snail cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician and ar
tlfcer 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
lraveled route; and when honorably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his d.sCharg TO his place enrolment, and, in ad-
diton 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 in the same manner
as in the United States army
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL service Of
the United States under tins Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service, 4.
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
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 may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears of pay
and allowance shall receive the sum of one hun
dred dollars.
Section 7. 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-iOurth of each shall receive the pay and al
lowances Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
and the reraing half those Of prvates of engin-
eer soldiers OF the first class and the leaders of
the band shall receive the same pay and emolu-
ments as Second LieuenantS of Infantry
Section s. And be il turther enacted That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals Of Cavalry. The
regimena Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of a Tegimental Sergeant
Major and the egmental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of Ser
geant of Cavalry.
Section Q. And be it further enacted, That 1
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regiz.l
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 denominations and shall |
receive the pay and allowances of Captain of |
Cavalry, and shall be required to report TO 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 !
suggestions as may conduce to the social happ- |
ness and MORAL improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted That |
the General commanding separate department |
or a detached arlRy, is hereby authorized to APP
ponta Mil tary Board or Commission of not less |
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
it shall be TO examine the capacity, qualifications, |
propriety Of conduct and efficiency Of any com |
missiOued officer Of volunteers within his depart I
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or |
Commission, and upon such report, if adverse the
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