The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-09
SAINT PAUL. FRIDAY..AUGC 8, 1st
Lew i'm Relation to volunteers.

Law i'm Relation to Volunteers.
An actto authorize the employment Of. volun-
teers to aid in enforcing the laws. and pro-.
tsecting public property. .8lasa ggoi
Whereas, certain Of the forts, arsenals,
custom houses, navy yards, and other prop
erty Of the United States, have, been seized,
and other violations Of law have been COM
mitted and are Threatened by organized
bodies OF men 10 several of the States, and
a conspiracy has been entered into to- over
throw the government Of the United States;
therefore, VA ts g' is ~ ~
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized.
to accept the services of volunteers either
as cavalry, Infantry, or artillery, 10 such
Plumbers, not exceeding five hundred thous-
and, as he may deem necessary, for the pur-
pose of repelIing invasion, suppressing in
surrection, enforcing the laws, and preserv-
ing and protecting the public property:
Provided, That the services of the volun-
teers shall be for sue time as the President
may direct, not exceeding three years nor
less than six months, and they shallcbe dis
BANDED at the end of the war; all provisions
Oflaw applicable to three years volunteers
shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who may have been or may
be accepted into the service of the United
States for q period of not less than six
months, in the same manner as if volunteers
were specially named Before receiving
into service any number of volunteers ex-
cepting those now called for and accepted,
the President shall, from time to time, issue
his proclamation stating the number de-
sired, either as cavalry, infantry, or artil-
lery, and the States from which they are to
be furnished, having reference, in any such
requisition, to the number then in service
from the several States and to the exigencies
of the service at the time, and equaliziDg,
as far as practicable, the number furnished
by the several States according to federal
population. ti g3alcd p uaaat7g
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the said volunteers shall he subject to the
rules and regulations governing the army of
the United States, and that they shall be
formed by the President into regiments Of
Infantry, with the exception of euch pum-
bers for cavalry and artillery as be may d.
rect, not to exceed the proportion of one
company OF each of those arms to every
regiment of infantry, and to be organized
as in the regular service. Each regiment
of infantry shall have one colonel, one lieu
tenant colonel, one major, one adjutant, IA
lieutenant), one quartermaster, IA lieuten-
anti, one surgeon, and one assistant surgeon,
one sergeant major, one regimental quarter
master sergeant, one regimental commissary
sergeant, one hospital steward, two princi.
pal musicians, and twenty four musicians
for band and shall be composed of ten
companies, each company to consist of one
captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieu
tenant, one first sergeant, four sergeants,
eight corporals, two musicians, one wagner,
and from sixty four to eighty two privates.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted That
these forces, when accepted as herein au-
thorized, shall be organized into divisions
of three or more brigades each aud each
division shall have major general, three
aides de camp, and one assistant adjutant
general with the rank of major. Each bri.
gade shall be composed of four or more regl-
ments, and shall have one brigadier general,
two aides de camp, one assistant adjntant
general with the rank of caytain, one sur
geOD, one assistant quartermaster, and one
commissary of subsistence. sis,
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the President shall be authorized to appoint,
by and with the advice OF the Senate, for
the command of the forces provided for in
this act, a number of major generals, not
ceeding six, and number of brigadier
generals, not exceeding eighteen, and the
other division and brigade officers required
for the organization of these forces, except
the aides de camp, who shall be selected
by their respective generals from the
officers of the army Of the volunteer corps !:
Provided, That the President may select
the major generals and brigadier generals
provided for in this act from the line or
staff of the regular army, and the officers so
selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein. The governors of the States
furnishing volunteers under this, act shall
commission the field, staff, and company of.
ficers requisite for the said volunteers (; bat
in cases where the State authorities refuse
or omit to furnish volunteers at the call or
en- the proclamation OF the President, and
volunteers from such States offer their SER
vices under such call or proclamation, the
/. President shall have power to accept such
services and to commission the proper field,
staff, and company officers.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the officers, nom commissioned officers, and
privates, organized as above set forth, shall,
in all respects, be placed on the footing, as
to pay and allowances, Of similar corps of
the regular army Provided, That the
allowances Of onacommissioned officers and
privates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents
per month, and that each company officer,
non. commissioned officer, private, musician,
md artidcef Of cavalry, shall furnish his
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