Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-10
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provide for calling forth the militia to execute the
laws of the Union" SC, passed February twenty
eight, seventeen hundred and ninety-five.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House Of 'RcpyeSen
ahreS Of the United States Of America, IN Congress
Senbled That whenever, by reason OF unlawful OBJ
stluctions, combinations. assemblages OF persons
or rebellion against the authority OF the govern
ment of The United States it shall become impracti-
cable, in the judgment ofthe president OF the United
States to enforce by the ordinary course of Judicial
proceedings, the laws OF the United States within
any state or territory of the United States it shall
be lawful for the president Of the United States TO
call forth tie militia of any OF all tie states OF the
Union, and to employ such parts OF the land ana
naval forces Of the United States as lie may deem
necessary 10 enforce lie faithful execution OF the
laws of The United States, orto suppress such re-
bellion in whatever state or territory Thereon The
laws OF the United States may be ioreibly opposed
or the execution thereof foTcibly INSTRUCTED.
See 2. And be- further enacted, That Whenever, in
the Judgment of the president, it may be necessary
10 use the military force hereby directed TO be EN-,
ployed and called forth by him, the president snail
forthwith, by proclamation, command such lnsur-
gents TO idspeIse and Teile peaceabiy TO their re-
spectiye abodes, within limited time
E Sec 70. And be Il further eaGcted That the militia
so called into the service of the United States shall
be subject TO the same rules and articles OF war as
the troops Of the United States and be continued in
the service of the United States until discharged by
proclamation of the president: Procmed That such
continuance III service shall not extend hey ond sixty
days after The commencement OF the next regular
session OF congress unless congress shall expressly
provide by law Therefore And Proridsd fHrtheJ, That
the militia so called into the service OF he United
to the pay, rations and allowances Tor cloth
ing are or may lie established by law for army
OF the United States
Sec. 4. And be further enacted That every officer,
non-commissioncd officer or private of the militia,
who shall tail to obey the orders OF the president OF
the United States in any of the before Iecited,
shall forfeit not exceeding years pay, ard
not less than one months pay to be determined and
adjudged by 4 court martial and such officer shall
| be liable TO be castiered by sentence of court
| martial. and be incapAcitaed IRON holding com
| missi.n i'll the militia Tor term not exceeding
twelve months, at the discretion of the court; and
such non-cOmmissioncd officer and private shall be
liable to imprisonment by like sentence, on failure
of payment Of the fines adjudged against them, for
one calendar month for every twenty-five dollars of
| such fine.
Sec. g. ABd be it further enacted. That courts-mar-
tial for the trial of militia shall be composed of mi
| litia officers only.
Sec. o. Ind be 1t further enacted That all fines to be
assessed aforesaid shall be certified by the presid
ing officer of the court-maria and shall be collect
ed and paid over according 10 the provisions and in
| the manner prescribed by the seventh and eighth
sections OF the of February twenty eight,
teen hundred and ninety-tiye, TO which this is an
amendment
Sec. Z. AHG be it further enacted, That the maTshals
of the several districts of the United States, and
their deputies. shall have the same powers in exc
cutting the laws of the United States sheTins and
their deputies in the several states have by law, in
| executing the laws of their respective states.
Sec g. And be IL further enacted, That sections two
three, and four OF the act entitled IAN act TO pro-
vide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws
of the Union suppress Instructions, and repe nva
sOns, and TO repeal the act in force for those
teen hundred and ninety-ive, and so much Of the
residue of said act and of all other acts conflict
| with this act are hereby repealed.
| Approved, July 30, 1861.