Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-03
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Approved APRIL &c, l86l.
NO. 2.-AN ACT to provide for raising TX
special Regiments ior immediate service
Tor protecting and defending the Cons.i-
tuition and the Union

Tor protecting and defending the C0ns.i-
! tuition and the Union
Il IS bcrely cqactcd, &C..
/ Sec. l. The Governor Is hereby author
| lied and required to raise, organize and
/ muster into Their service Of this State with
/ out delay two regiments Of soldiers and az
such time as IN his discretion it may appear
necessary, four other regiments, each req
ment to consist Of the regimental officers
following ; that Is to sew: One colonel. one
lieutenant colonel, one major, enc surgeon,
one surgeons mate and chaplain. with such
stan officers as are provided .or by the laws
OF the United States Tor each COMPANY.
one cptGl1, enc f7st lieutenant and one
/ second lieutenant; each Of said regiments 10
consist OF ten companies, Of seven hundred
and eighty officers and men.
See. ,. IL order ID raise sad regiments.
the Governor IS authorize and directed 70
establish such recruiting stations. aud ap-
point such recruiting officers as lie shall
think lit, for the recruiting of able bodied
volunteers Tor said regiments, anu in ease the
TWO regiments 70 he mustered into service
without delay shall not be filled within six
days next after any further roquisiJion shall
be made on this State by the President of
the United States for military aid, and be-
fore the 10Th day OF June, \. D. 1861, he
shall cause a sufficient number of the citi-
zenS OF this State, able to do military DUTY,
to MI SAID regiments, TO be drafted for SER
wee III said regiments, from tie several towns
m TINS State, IN proportion to their u0pula-
ton, bnt such drafts shall be 50 made rs to
make the number OF each town, both volun-
teerS and drafted men, as nearly equal as
practicable IN proportion 10 the population
OF the various towns, and in case the four
regiments provided for in the discretion of
the Governor shall not De filed in fifteen
days after the Issuing Of M order therefor,
the same shall be filled hy draft as afore-
said.
Sec. 5. No person shall lie received AS vol
untccr pursuant to this act, whose are shall
be less than twenty-one years, exCept by the
written consent OF his guardian il he has
one, or who shall be less than five feet. four
inches and one-half in height, or who shall
have any physical infrmity rs 70 render him
unit for actual service.
Sec. /. such volunteers and drafted men
or such suitable substitutes as shall b. frr.
nlshed by them. shall be required To serve
TINS state, and the United States. when duly
called Tor Tor the period OF two years from
and after the frst day of June j D. 1861, |
unless sooner discharged from service.
Sec o. Each officer, volunteer and drafted
man, or substitute, from the date Of his cam
mission or volunteering or being drafted, or
shall be subject to the rules and /
articles ~ provided for the government Of the
ni1ed States now in force or which NAV be |
hereafter in force
Gee. D. The Cove nment shall provide suit
able aud sufficient instruction in drill and
ero ieiiIts-y art gsasgslly, for such nea as