The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-05
OFFICIAL.
Laws. OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at he FIRST Session Of the Thirty
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AC ACT to authorize the employ yment of
volunteers to aid in enforcing The laws
and protecting public property. -
Whereas certain Of the forts, saraenals, Gus
on-houses, navy yards, and other prop.
erty of the United States have been .seiz-
ed, and other violations of law have been
committed and are threatened by 0rganiz-
ed bodies of men ia several of the States,
and a conspiracy has been entered into to
overthrow the Government of the United
States Therefore,
Be 1t enacted By the Senats and H0stse of
Representatives. Of the Tinted States of Amer
dca IN Congress assembled, That the President
be and he is hereby authorized to accept
the SET vices of volunteers, either as cav
airy, infautry, or artillery, in such NUM-
bers not exceeding FIVE hundred thousand.
as be may deem necessary for repeIIing in
I vasion, suppressing instruction, enforcing
the laws, aud preserving and protecting the
public property ProVi9ed, That the servi-
vices of the volunteers shall be for such
time as the President may direct not ex-
ceeding three years nor less than six
months, and they shall be disbanded at the
end of the war And all provisions of law
applicable to three years volunteers,
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 of not less than six
months, in the same manner as if such vol
unteers were specially named Before re-
ceiying into service any number of volun-
teers exceeding those now called for and ae-
cepted,ithe President shall, from time to time,
issue his proclamation, stating the number
desired, either as cavalry infantry, or artil-
lery, and the States from which they are
to be furnished, having reference in any
such requisltion, TO the number then in SER
vice from the several States, and to the ex-
igencies of the service at the time, and
equalizing, as far as practicable, the num-
Der furnished by the several States, aecord-
ing to the federal population.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted That
the said volunteers shall be subject to the
rules and regulations governing the army
! of the g nited States, and that they shall be
formed, by the President into regiments of
infantry, with the exception Of such num-
bers for cavalry and artillery, as he may di-
rect, not 10 exceed the proportion of one
company of each of those arms to every
! regiment of infantry. and to be organized
as in the regular service. Each regiment of
infantry shall have one colonel, one lieuten-
ant colonel, one major, one adjutant Ca lieu
tenaut), one quartermaster, IA lieutenant),
/ one surgeon and one assistant surgeon, and
sergeant-majors one regimental quartermas-
ter sergeant one regimental commissary SER
geant, one hospital steward two principal
musicians: and twenty-four musicians for a
band, and shall be composed of ten COM
panies, each company to consist of ore cap
tain, 1one first lieutenant, one second lieu
eight corporals, two musicians, one wag-
oner, and from sixty-foGr to eighty-two
priyates.
Sec. 3. Aad be ii further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein au-
thorized, shall be organized into divisions of
three or more brigades each and each di-
vision shall have major general, three
aides-de-camp, and one assistant adjutant
general with the rank of major. Each bri-
gade shall be composed of four or more reg
iments, and shall have one brigadier gen
eral, two aides-de- camp one assistant adju-
! tant general with the rank of captain, one
| surgeon, one assistant quartermaster, and
one commissary of substance.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
| President shall be authorized to appoint, by
/ and with the advice and consent of the Sen.
ate, for the command of the forces pro-
! vided for in this act, number of major
I p6u6IalSy AOb OACSCulBS SiA, anu u DuuiOeI
/ of brigadier generals, not exceeding eight
cen, and the other division and brigade
/ officers required for the organization of
/ these forces, except the aides-de camp, who
shall be selected by their respective gener-
I ais from the officers of the army or volun-
teer corps: Progaded That the Presi lent
may select the maj jor generals and brigadier
generals provided fer in this act from the
| line or staff of the regular army and the
4 officers so selected shall be permitted to re-
tain tdeir ranks therein. The Governors of
/ the States furnishing volunteers under this
act shall commission the field, staff and
| and company officers requisite for the said
I volunteers !; but in cases where the State
authorities refuse or omit to furnish volun-
teers 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
company officers.
I Sec. 5. Ind be ii further enacted, That
the officers, non-commissioned officers, aud
privales, organized as above set forth, shall,
I'll all respects be placed on the footing, as
10 pay and allowances, of similar corps OF
the regular army Provided, That the 81
Iowances of non-cemmissioned officers ard
privates for clothing, when not furnished q
kind. shall be three dollars and fifty oefts per
month, and that each company officer, a9n-
commissioned officer, private, musician, ans.
: artifcer of cavalry shall furnis h his own
horse and horse equipments, aud shall re-
eeive forty cents per day for their use aud
risk, except that in case the horse shall be
come disabled, or shall die, the allowance
T shall cease until the disability be removed
or another horse be supplied. Every vol
uuteer, non-commissioned officer, private,
musician, and artifcer, who enters the ser
vice of the United States under this act
: shall be paid at the rate OF fifty cents il
n lieu of subsistence, and if a cavalry velun-
teer, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu o.
forage, for every twenty miles of traye
from his place of enrolment to the place o.
. muster; the distance to be measured by tn,
: shortest usually travelled ronte; and wher
honorably discharged an allowance at tbs
same rate from the place of bis discharge tC
his place Of enrolment, and, in addition
thereto, if he shall have served for period
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