Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-14

TPUBLIC--No, %
AN ACT to provide Tor the Suppression OF repel!lon
against and resistance 10 ne laWS "a se cieo
nrovidc Tor calling forth the militia TO execute the
laws of the Union,n SC, passed February twenty
eight seventeen hundred and nnety-hye
~ II enacted bv The Senate and House Of Represent
afipes Of The United States Of Aencd, a. congress as
sen5led That wherever, by reason OF unlawful OBJ
structions combinations. or assemblages OF PERSONS
ar rrhelion against the authority OF the govern
meut OF the United States, 1t sha become Impracu-
cable in the Judgment OF the president oil the United
States TO enforce, by the ordinary course OF judicial
nrocecdinas the laws of the United States within
any stale or territory of the United States it shall
be lawful for the president OF the United States to
call forth the militia Of any all the states of the
Union and to employ such parts of the land and
naval forces Of the United States as he may deem
necessary to enforce the faithful execution of the
laws OF the United states, or to suppress such re-
belion in whatever state or territory thereof the
laws OF the United States may be forcibly opposed,
or the execution thereof forcibly DISTRACTED.
Sec ,. And be Il fiUtteT enacted That whenever, in
the judgment of the president il may be necessary
to the military force hereby directed TO be en-
ploycd and called forth by him, the president shall
forthwith, by proclamation, command such insur-
gents To idisperse and retire peaceaby to their re-
spective abodes, within limited time.
sec. IS. lind BE- IL fisykheF enacted, That the militia
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 i'll
the service of the United States until DISCHARGED by
proclamation OF the presidents Prorided That such
continuance in service shall not extend beyond sixty
days after the commencement of the next regular
session of congress unless congress shall expressly
nroyide bv law therefor ARd prori5cd further That
The militia so called into the service OF ;he United
States shall during their time service be entitled
TO the same pay ratiOns, and allowances Tor cloth
ing as may be established Dy law lof tleaflny
OF the United States,
sec A. And be il FURTHER enacted, That every officer,
non-eommissioned officer, orpryate OF the militia,
who shall fail TO obey the orders OF the president OF
the United States in any of the cases before recited
shall forfeit sum not exceeding one years pay; and
not less than months pay to be determined and
adiudged by a cOurt-martia; and such officer shall
be liable to be cashiered by a sentence of court
martial, aud be mcapacitated from holding COM
missi.n in the militia Tor term not exceeding
twelve months, at the discretion of the court; and
such non-cOmmissioned 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.
See s. and be il further enacted. That courts-mar
tal for the trial of militia shall be composed of mi
litia officers only.
Sec G. And be it further enacted That all fines to be
assessed as aforesaid shall be certified by the presd
ing officer of the court-maral 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 act of February twenty eight seven
teen hundred and ninety-tiye, TO which this is an
amendment
Sec T. And be il further enacted, That the marshals
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 sherifs and
their deputies in the several states have, by law, in
executing the laws of their respective states.
Sec. s. And be 1t 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 rcpe nya-
sons, and TO repeal the act in force for those
purposes, approved February twenty-eight, seven
teen hundred and ninety-fiye, and so much of the
residue of said act and OF all other acts conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, July 20, 1861.