Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-08-02

Tprulic-No. 1871
AN ACT 10 authorize the employment of volunteers to
aid In enforcing the lawsi and protecting public pro-
perty,
Whereas certain Of the forts, alsenals, cusomhouses
navy yards and other property otthe United states have
leeu eizad and other violations law have been COM
ned ami are threatened by organized bodies OF men
in several of tbs States, aud conspiracy has been
entered into overthrOw the Government OF the United
States Therefore,
Be eHGriei BY he Sats and House Of Rcprcsentrtfr,s
f ne United States Qf America Congress assembled
That the r en he and lie is hereby authorized to ae.
ept the services OF volunteers eiterAr cavalry infantry
or artillery in such numbers exceeding nye hundred
thousand As he may deem necessary, the purpose of
epelling INVASION suppressing insurrecti0n enforcing
the laws aud preserving and protecting tile public pro-
perry ffOrded That the Of the volunteers shall
be for such time the President may direct exceed
Ing three years less than six months and they shall
be disbanJed at the sud Vi the war And all prnvsous
q law applicable to three yesrs volunteers shall apply to
two years volunteers, aud 10 all volunteers who have
lsn or may be accepted into the service the United
States lora lellou NOT less than Xix months In the
manner as " such vulunt specially named
Before receiving into any number o volunteers
eNeeeulns those now called or aud the President
SHALL from lime To time issue his pr0rAInntin stating
,ho number desired either Is cavalry infantry, OF atl
ltryi aud the States from which they to be ni he'd
having retvicuce, in any such relusiUn the number
then n service IRON the several States aud 10 the exgsn
cues o. ne hetNfe AZ tue limit aud eluazue, as Tar
practicable, tue number furnished by the several States
according IL Federal population.
Sec . BE II further enacted, That the said volunteers
shall be subject TO the rules ana regulations governing
the army Oi the United states, and that they shall bs
iuIned, y the President into regiments OF infantry with
the exception OF such numbers iOrrayary and artillery
as he may direct not to exceed the proportion OF
pAny Of each Of those every regiment innutry
and IL To organized In the regular service Each
ment OF infantry shall have one colonel, lieutenant
colonel, msUr, adj utant Ia lieutenant ons uai
temaster, Ia eueuant) surgeon and one assistant
surgeon Ole hergeanl-lnaJUr enc regmeutAl quarter
sergeant, regeutal ser,sant ans
hospital steward, two principal musicians, aud twenty
loui musicians Tor bAnd and shall be composed OF
hrbt lieutenant Que secoud lieutenant one st sergeant
Jour sergeans eight eotpuras two musicians wagon
Ell, and nom aiNty'iour 10 eighty-two privates
Sec o. lHu De a runner tNutted, That these forces
when accepted ms. herein authorized shall be organized
into divisions oI lures or brigades each each
division shall have najor general three aidesdecamp
aud one ais aut adiutan general with the MAJOR
Each brigade shall be composed vi four relments
and shall have one brigaler general two aides
assistant adJutAul general with the rank Of captain
surgeon, QUE ASSISTANT quaermaster, and COM
missAry Ut subsistence,
sec ! and b. Juriher Injected, That the President
shall be authorized ito appoint by aud with the aivlc,
and CONSENT Of the senate, Tor the Vi the
provided for in this act numbered major generals not
exceeding sly and number oil brig,dier repergIs n,I
exceeding eighteen, and the other division adt
officers required for the organization OF these JrceE,
cent the aides.de.eamp VINO shall be selected by Incl
respective generals the Ulcers Of tho army or vuun
corps frOtlded That the President may select thu
generals and brgadie generals provided for in th
act trOu the line or stall oil the regular Nrhy, ahc thu
officers s,ectsd shall be permitted retain their ranl
therein. The Governors v the States furnishing yolun
company Ulcers requisite for tho said volunteers but II
where the state authorities refuse omit 10 urnis
volunteers at the call or the proclamation OF the Pre-
usn and NOluueeIs from such states ler their
under such lll or proeamatio the President shall hay
proper field, stali and company officers.
See o. And b. Il further eHafea That the officers non
commissioned officers, and mtates, organized Aboy
forth, shall In all Respects be placed the footing
pay and allowances, OF similar corps tine regua
army Prordsd That the allowances Of commission
ed officers anu piivaes for clothing when not furnho
ii kind shall be three dollars nifty cents per moutl
u and that each company ofcer non.coninssiuned ote
private musician, and arcer Of cavalry shall furus
his own horse and horse equipments, and shall eceiy
forty cents per day for their and risk except that
the horse shall become disabled or shall die III
q allowance shall until the disability be removed {
another horse By supplied. Every volunteer nOu.ron
mlssonei ohioe private musician, and artitcer VIII
enters the serVirs Of the United States under this
shall be paid at the of hy in lieu Of subss
N ence anu Y cavalry volunteer twenty nge cents add
nonA III eu o. forage, Tor every twenty miles Of trav
from hs pace Of enrolment the place OF muster
It sshee 70 10 measured by the sot Test usually tayele
tyutei snd when honorably discharged ali allowance
ny sams rave rom me place Of his discharge to his pl
pt ehfolmen ana addition thereto Ii he shall ha
served Tor period OF two years, or during the war;
sooner ended tue sum Of hundred dollars Pr pts
ral sueh o the companies Of cavalry herein provided
as may require may be furnished with hortas and or
IS equipments in the same in the United STAT
army. ~ w
III Sec, 6. And l. II further enucied That any nIunts
who be fsd into the service Of the Initial Nm