Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-06
[PUBLIC-No. 1871

AN ACT to authorize the employment of volunteers
to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public
property.
Whereas certain of the forts, arsenals custom
houses navy yards, and other property of the
United States have been seized and other viola
lions of law have been committed and are threat
ened by organized bodies Of men in several of the
states, and conspiracy has been entered into to
overthrow the government OF the United States:
Therefore,
BE enacted By tie Senate and House Of Representa-.
tiUeS Of the United States of Aneca in Congress as
sebied, That the president be ard he is hereby
thoIzed TO accept the services of volunteers either
as cavalry. infantry artillery, in such numbers,
not exceeding five hundred thousand as he may
deem necessary for the purpose of repelling inva-
sion, suppressng insarrectiOn enforcing the laws,
and preserving and protecting the public property:
Protded That the services OF the volunteers shall
be for such time 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 provisions of law applicable to three years vol
uneeIs 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 period not
less tnan SIX months. in the same if such
volunteers were specially named. Before receiving
into service any number of volunteers exceeding
those now called for and accepted the president
shall, from time to time issue his proclamation
stating the number desired, either as cavalry infan
try or artillery and the states from which they are
to be furnished having reference, in any such requ
sltion, the number then in service ON the several
states and TO the eXigencies of the service at the
time, and equalizing as far practicable, the num-
Der furnished by the several States according TO fed
See 2. ABd be ii further enacted, That the said vol
uneers shall be subject 10 the rules and regulations
governing the army of the United States, and that
they shall be formed, by the president into regi-
mens of infantry, with the exception OF such num-
bers for cavalry and artillery as he may direct not
to exceed the proportion of one company of each
of those to every regiment of infantry and to
be organized az in the regular service. Each regi-
ment of infantry shall have one colonel, one lieu
tenant colonel major. adjutant, Ia lienten-
anti one quaItermaster, Ia ieutenant) one surgeon
and one assistant surgeon one sergeant-major, one
regimental acknowledgements regimental
eommissary sergeant, one hospital steward; two
principal musicians, and twenty-four musicians for
band; and shall be composed OF ten companies,
each company to consist of one captain, one first
lieutenant one second lieutenant, one first sergeant
Tour sergeants eight corporas, two musicians, one
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sec o. And be further enacted, That these forces
when accepted as herein authorized shall be organ
ized INTO divisions of three or more brigades each;
and each division shall have major general three
aides-de camp and one assistant adjutant general
with the rank of major. Each brigade shall be