Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-05-02

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flee full registry of all the bonds which may be is
sued ms aforesaid.
SIC. A. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved April 25 1s61
No. 5.An Act relating to the election of Officers in
the Uniformed Militia md providing for the np-
poinment Of Reginental Field aud staff Officers.
His hereby eHdtfed, DC.
SEC I. Whenever there shall be n vacancy in the
office Of regimenta field officers of captains or sub
aterns In amy regiment company Of the uniformed
volunteer miltia Of the State, and in the opinion Of
the commandments chief any exigency Of tile public
service shall require that the vacancy shall be filed
upon less notice than required by law, an cleo
ton may be ordered to be held forthwith, or upon
such short notice shall be designated IN the notice
directing the election, and thereupon it sall be the
duty of the officer receiving the ORDER forthwith to
give notice to the electors, and election held in pur
suance to such order shall be valid.
SEC. 2. The commander-in-chief shall have power
to appoint the rcgmenta field officers that may be re-
quired for the first regiment Of the volunteer militia
! which shall be called into active service upon any
requisition of the President Of the United Saies and
the colonel shall appoint the staff officers Of the reg
ment the quarter-master to be approved by the gov
ernor and before entering upon the duties of his Of
fee he shall give bonds to the of the State
| in such sum and with such sureties and conditioned
as the governor shall direct and approve; which bonds
shall be filed in the office of the treasurer and in
Of breach, prosecuted under the direction OF the au-
| ditor Of accounts.
SEC g. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved April %, 1861.
No Can Act providing for payment for Military
Uniforms.
II is hereby enacted, DC.
SIC 1. The governor is hereby authorized to draw
orders the treasurer Of the State in favor Of the
several commandments Of companies that have been
detached for service for the payment Of the expense
of unorming such persons as have enlisted into such
companies who shall go into the service Of the United
States under the rcquisiton Of the President
o -t p1ta1 % ra nf14 ftT1u ftg
Approved April 20, 1851.
No. Am Act Providing pay for the Uniformed
| Militia
MS hereJy enacted &c.
SEC l. Whenever the uniformed volunteer militia
Of this State shall be called into active segyce under
the requison Of the Presd,n Mt of the United States,
each member Of any company detailed for service
shall receive from the State of Vermont the sum OF
seven dollars per month in addition to the pay to
which lie shall be entitled from the United States.
SEC. 2. Whenever company OF uniformed militia
shall be ordered to hold itself in readiness for active
service each member of the company who shall
obey the order Of commanding officer of his compa
ny, and report himself for duty pursuant to the order
of the commander-n-chief shall be entitled to rece We
from the state pay ut the rate of eighteen dollars per
month, for all the time which shall eapse, from the
time he shall report himself until he shall actually
be entitled to receive pay from the United States, or
the order Of the commander-in-chie be countemand-
ed,
SIC 3. The seven dollars per month pay provided
! for non-commissoned officers, musicians and pri-
Yates by this act shall be paid at the expiration
of each month, but shall remain in the treasurJ of
the State. The amount thus accumulated to the
credit of any soldier, shall be used and appropriate
ed by the treasurer to pay such orders as may be
drawn him, under authority of law, for the support
and maintenance of the family of such soldier BUT
if the pay accumulated to the credit of any soldier
shall not be drawn from the treasury such orders,
it shall be paid to such soldier or his legal representa-
! tive at the expiration of his term Of service.
d SEC. A. This act shall take effect from its passage
: Approved April 20, 1861.
:, No. s.-An Act to privilege soldiers from arrest
Il is hereby enacted, &C.
:, SEC. /. All officers, non-commssioned officers,
d musicians and prvates who may be enrolled IN tins
Il State, for service under the Government Of the the
United States, shall, while under orders for service
either under the authority Of this State or the United
States, Tin all except for treason, felony, and
Is breach of the peace be privileged from arrest and
h Imprisonment from the date of such enrolment to the
e. time Of their discharge from such service.
d SEC 2. This shall take effect from its passage
e Approved April 20, 1851
e No. 9-An Act to provide for the families of citizens
of Vermont mustered into the service Of the UnteC
is States.
le u is hereby enacted, &c
SEC l. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor to ap
re pont suitable agent on application, in any town il
this State from whence any citizen has gone into nc
tual service under any requisitOn from The Presiden
- of the United States upon the Governor Of this State
- leaving family dependent upon MN, whcn agen
o shall inquire into the condition Of any such family
u and report the Governor what assistance, If any
his ind ment such family may require and should re
n cove from the State for its comfort and support ant
H. draw an order the State Treasurer for the
III thereof and if such order is approved and counter
" signed by the Governor the shall be paid by tn
u Governor, the shall be paid by the Treasurer
80 such agent and be expended for the purposes afore
~ said under his direction.
~ SEC 2. All money due from this State to any sol
=, der. from the seven dollar per month fund.- shall b
y paid upon the written order OF such soldier whe
said soldier is within this State, and when out of h
State shall be paid upon the written order of the
- lectmen of the Town in which the family of such
der resides if such soldier leave in this State
~. H by such Selectmen paid to such family; and
such soldier leave family residing in this State til
he same shall be paid upon the written order of sue
soldier his legal representative. Prorided that
order shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State fc
y. less than dollars unless such soldier shall d,
IN cease or be discharged from service and such ordt
shall be countersgned by the Quarter Master Gener;
~ of the Regiment in which said soldier shall serve, an
an no money payable received under the provisions
On this shall be subject to attachment by trustee pre-
" cess.
- SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its passag
b Approved April 26, 1861.