Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-15

fruBLIC--NO. POI
AN ACT to PROVIDE for the supp ession OF rebellion
against and resistance to the laws OF the United
States and TO amend the act entitled Am act to
provide Tor calling forth the militia 10 execute the
laws of the Union, SC, passed February twenty
eight, seventeen hundred and nnety-iiye.
81 il enacted bg The Senate and House Of Represent
ar,S of he Iiitd States If .iD9icd, IN Congress
sepJled That whenever by reason of unlawful OBJ
structiuns combinations or asscmblnges of persons
or rebellion against the authority OF the govern
ment of the United States, it shall become impracti-
cable, in the Judgment Of the president of the United
States to enforce by the ordinary course OF judicial
proceedings the laws of the United States within
anv state territory Of the United States. il shall
be lawful for the president of the United States to
call forth tic militia OF any or all The states of the
Union, aud 10 employ such parts of the land and
naval forces Of the United States as he may deem
necessary 10 enforce the faithful execution of the
laws Of the United States, or 10 suppress such re-
beliOn in whatever state or territory thereof the
laws of tle United States may be folcibly opposed,
or tile execution thereof lorcibly obstructed
Sec. 2. And be further enacted. That whenever in
the Judgment of the president il may be necessary
to use the military force hereby directed to be en-
ployed and called forth by him, the president shall
forthwith, by proclamation, command such insur-
gents to dispcIse and retire peaceaby TO their re-
speetiye abodes, within limited time.
Sec, 70. iim b. further enacted, That the militia
called into the service of the United States shall
be subject 70 the same rules and articles OF war as
the troops Of the United STATES, and be continued in
the service Of the United States until discharged by
proclamation Of the president P5Orided That such
IN service Sai MOI extend Onu SlNty
days after the commencement oil the le&t regular
session of congress unless congress shall expressly
provide by law therefor And lrOrided further, That
the militia SO called into the service OF he United
States shall during their time of service, he entitled
TO the same pay, rations, and allowances Tor cloth
ing as are may be established by law for the army
OF the United States
Sec L. Aad BE- ii further enacted, That every officer,
non-commissiOmed officer, or private of the militia,
who shall fail TO obey the orders of the president OF
the United States in any OF the before recitcd
shall forfeit sum not exceeding years pay and
not less than one months pay to be determined and
adjudged by court-mariial; and such officer shall
be liable 10 be cashiered by sentence of court
martial. and be incapacated IRON holding COM
missi~n i'll The militia for term not exceeding
twelve months, at the discretion Of the court; and
such nOn-commSSioned officer ard private shall be
liable to imprisonment bya like sentence, failure
OF pay men of the fines adjudged against them, for
one calendar month for every twenty-five dollars Of
such fine.
Sec. 5. And be it further enactcd That courts-mar-
tai Tor 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 aforesaid shall be certified by the presid
ing officer of the court-martial 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-iive, TO which this is an
amendment.
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 as sheriilS and
their deputies in the several states have, by law in
executing the laws of their respective states
Secs. AHd be it 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 Uon suppress instructions, and repe inya-
SONS, and 10 repeal the act in force for those
purposes approved February twenty eight, seven
Teen hundred and ninety-tiye, and so much of the
residue of said act and of all other acts as conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, July 20, 1861.