Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-12
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public property.
Whereas, certain Of the forts, arsenals Gus.
tom houses, navy yards and other property of
the United States, have been seized, and other
violations Of law have been committed and are
threatened by organized bodies OF men in several
ot the States, and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Goverumet Of the United
States; therefore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rescnatives Of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be- and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services Of
volunteers either cavalry, iutdntrv, or artilc-
ry in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repeihng invasion, suppreSSng lnSurrcc-
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tecing the public properly: Pdovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be dSbanded at the end Of the war; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three wears volun-
teers 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 a period
not less than SIX months, in the same manner as
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 pro-
clamatIon, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. inautryo artillery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such rcquisiton, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the eXi-
gcncies of the service at the time and equazing,
as far as practicable the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section . And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the Amy OF the United
Stetes, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments otintantry, with the eXcep-
tl0n Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each Of those arms to every regi-
mcut Of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adlutant "a l.eutenant, one Quarter
master "a Lieutenant one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental Quartermastor Sergeant, one Regimental
| CommissGry Sergeant, one hospital steward two
| principal musicians, and tWcnty-iour musicians
to a band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist OF one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, one
FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant eight corporas.
| tUWsmuSiCans, one WAGNER, and from sixty -four
to eighty-two privutcs.
Section s. And be it further enacted That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
bwgadcs each aud each division shall have a
| Maior-Geucral, three Ads.de Camp and one As
sjsaut AdjulntGeucral, with the rank Of Major.
Each brigade shah be composed offour or more
regiments and shall have one Brigadier-General
| two Aids-de- Camp, one Assistant Aduant Gene
raj, with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
| Assistant Quartcrmaster and one COmmissary OF
| Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
| President shall be authorized appoint by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
the command Of the forces provided for in this
| Act, Il number Of Major Generals not exceeding
| six, and a number or Brigadrr Generals not eX-
eighteen, and the other division aud brigade Off
GERS required for the orJazaaon Of those forces,
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers Of
the army or voIuentecr corps: Provided, That the
President may lcCt the Mai II Generals and
Brigadler Generals provided form this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the OIL
GERS selected shall be permitted to retain their
| rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
| the field, stalland company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorlties refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their
ces, under such cnll or proclamation, the Prcsi-
dent shall have p0wef to ucced such services, and
To commission tile proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section ;. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and brivates
organized as above set forth, SHALL in all respects
be placed ON Il footing, as To pay and allowances
Of similar corps of the regular army: Provided
| that the allowances of non commissioned officers
| and prvates for clothing, when not furnished in
! kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, aud that each company officer, non com
misSuned officer, private, musician and artIticer
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
| equipments and sh Ill receive forty cents per day
for their and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die, and at
| lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
ticer, who enters the service of the United States
under this Act shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents in lieu of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
unteer twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
| forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
place Of enrolment to the place of muster-the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
travelled route aud when honorlby discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his dlscharg to his place enrolment and, in ad-
dtlon thereto if he shall have served period of
| two years, during the war, If sooner ended
the sum Of one hundred dollars: Provided that
such of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
| horses and horse equipments IN the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL service Of
the United States under this Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service,
| shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on persons disabled in the
regular service and the widow, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such as die or may be
! killed in service in addition to all arrears Of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section Z. And be it further enacted That the
bands of the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
one-iOurth Of each shall receive the pay ana al
lowanceS Of Scrgeants of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporals of engineer soldiers
and the rcmaing half those Of priyates of engn-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and emOlu-
ments as Second Lieutenants Of Infantry.
Section S. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals Of Cavalry. The
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of regimental Sergeant
Major and the regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of Ser
geant Of Cavalry.
Section 9. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain who shall be appointed by the regi-
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made The
Chaplain so appointed must be a regular ordained
minister Of the Christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of a Captain of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached, at the end of each quarter, the moral
and gious cond ton Of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happi-
ness and rord improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be il further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or a detached army, is hereby authorized to ap.
pointa Nil tarv Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,