Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-30

pea, ana shall be regularly drilled ana IN
structed at such places as shall be selected
by the Governor for that purpose, and
shall for that purpose 60 into barracks OF
cncampment until ordered into actual SER
vice.
SEC. s. The Colonels, Lieutenant Colo
nels, Majors, Cbaplains and Quarter
Masters for said Regiments shall be
appointed and commissioned by the Gov
ernor, and the Colonels shall appoint
the staff officers of their respective Regi-
ments and the Surgeon and Surgeons
mate shall be elected by the Regimental
Officers The Quarter Masters, upon en-
tering upon the duties of their office,
shall give bonds to the Treasurer Of the
State, in such sum and with such sureties
as the Governor shall direct and ap-
prove which bonds shall be fled in the
Office Of the Treasurer, aud in case Of
breach prosecuted under the direction Of
the Auditor Of Accounts
SEC O. Each Company shall elect its
officers the commissioned officers shall re-
ceiye their commissions from the Governor,
the warrant officers their warrants in ac-
cordance with the usagcs in the army Of
the United States.
SEC 10. The commissioned officers shall
receive the same pay and ratons as are re-
ceived by like officers in the army Of the
United States the non-commissioned Off
GERS, musiciaEs and priyates, shall receive,
from the time Of their enlistment until
they shall be ordered into actual service,
the same pay provided for like officers, mu-
sicians and priyates in the Army Of the
United States, and seven dollars per
month each in addition thereto, and after
they shall be mustered into the service Of
the United States. they shall receive, in adj
diton to the compensation paid by the
United States, the sum Of seven dollars
per month EACH
SEC II. The seven dollars per month
pay provided for non-commissioned Off
GERS, musicians and priyates by this act
shall not be paid at the expiration Of each
month, but shall remain in the Treasury
Of the State, the AMOUNT there aocumu-
lated to ,ho credit of any soldier shall be
used and appropriated by the Treasurer
to pay such orders as may be drawn on
him, under authority of law, for the sup
port and maintenance of the family Of
such soldier But if the pay 50 accumu-
lated to the credit of any soldier shall
not be drawn from tse treasury on such
orders, it shall be paid to such soldier, or
his legal representatives,, at the expiration
of histerm Of service.
SEC II The Governor is hereby au-
thorized and directed to procure immcdi-
ately sufficient quantity Of arms and
equipments for the six Regiments herein
provided for.
SEC. 13 When it shall be necessary to
draft men in pursuance Of any yof the pro
visions Of this act, it shall be done in the
manner provided by the fourth section of
an act entitled IAN act relating to the
Militia, approved October 30, 1S44.
SEC. II. Whenever any Company of
the uniformed Militia of this State shall
be ordered into service by the Governor,
agreeably to the provisions of this act, the
officers and men comprising such Compa
ny or Companies shall be subject to the
same regulations and entitled to the same
pay as the officers and men comprising
! Companies organized under the provisions
of this act,
SEC. 10. The listers of any town neg
lecting to make the returns required by
this act shall forfeit and pay to the State
Treasurer, for the benefit of the State,
the sum of fifty dollars, and it is hereby
made the duty of the Auditor of Accounts
to prosecute the same to effect and it
shall be the duty of the Adjutant and In
spcctor- General to forward suitable blanks
for the Town Clerks of the several towns
in this State for the listers to fill to carry
out the provisions herenbetore enacted
SEC l6, The provisions of this bill
shall in no manner interfere with the
present organization of the uniformed Mi
litia.
SEC. H. This Act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved April 26, 1861.
No. An Act providing pay for the Regi
mcuts of this State and expenses incldeu
to their support.
IL is here6g enacted, dc.