St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-29
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AN ACT TO provide for tic TippTession of re:
| bellion against and resistance 20 the laws
of the United States and to amend the act
entitled " An act to provide for calling
forth the militia to execute the laws of tho
Union &c, pIsscd February twcnty-eight,
seventeen hundred and niuety-fiye.
BE teaocfni bv tic Senate anil HJgss qf Repre-
scnt1'ircs gf the Ipdsi STls # In,erica, in (6n-
grets ass"mbicd, That whcncy,r, by reason OF
unlawful distinctions combinations, or as
SrmblagcS Of persons, or rebellion against the
authority If the Government OF the United
States, ii shall become ippracticable, in the
Judgment OF tho President Of the United
States, to enforce, by the ordinary course of
judicial proceedings, the laws OF the United
States, within any Stltc or Territory of tho
United States. It shall be- Lawful for the Prcsi-
dent of the United states to call forth the mi
litiL of any All the States Of the tuiutt ..t,t
to employ such parts Of the land and naval
forces of the Unitcd States us he may deem
necessary to enforce the faithful execution OF
the laws of the United States. or to suppress
such rebellion ia whatever State or Territory
thereof tI.r laws Of the United States may be
iurCibly opposed, OF the execution thereof for
Cih,y UlStITctyI.
SEC. >. ind Lr .fhrtiar earcirH. That when
cvcr in the Judgment of the President, it may
be necessary To U7c tho military force hereby
lsb tiltHl 10 lts tlNlbt1hili ann ttlCtt tbItn ny
| him, the President shall forthwith, hy prOclt-
! mtiluu, command such insurgents to- a1lr.rs.'
and retire prtrcably 10 their respective abOdc>.
| within Il limited tin,e,
SEC. ,. .iai Lr Il flriie' cRqr,sd That tho
militia ;" called into the service Of the Unitct
States shalt he subject to the same rules and
articles Ut wr as the troops of the United
States. and hc continued ia the service # the
Uuitcl STATE, until discharged Nv prurang-
d 81.
continuance i'm s,Iyitc shalt not cxtrnd lrv.uI
sixty days after the commencement OF Ia,
next regular session ut Congress, unless Con-
Errss Shall c>prn-siy provide 10y law therefor
int pnrhd ir.h'r. That thc militia So called
iutp TIC service Of the luitrI States shall, du-
ring their time OF service. he entitled to the
,mc pay, ratjous, and allowances for clothing
IL are ur may be established by law for tho
army Of Che iuityl rtntrr.
Sal. /. .hdJe il 6,yIh,r s,ll,led. That every
officer, upa-cgmmi-siuurd officer. or private Of
the militia, who shall fail t. obey the orders
Of the President Of the UnitcI States in any
Of thu cslses before reritrI. shall forfeit Il SUM
not exceeding one years pay, and not less
than ono months ray, Ia be- determined AMI
at JudgcI 10y a court martini AMI such officer
shall be lilhlo To re etshirrgd bya sentence OF
court-ma,titl. and be iu@tmcitltcd from hold
Ing commission IN the militia for term not
exceeding twelve months, at the discretion of
the court and sHch nUu-cunmssoncd officer
aul private ~hall he liable TO imprisonment,
10y like sentence, on failure Of payment Of
the fines adiudgcl against them, for one cal
euIar month for every twenty-five dollar, Of
such fine.
SEC ). IadLc H. t6trtdr earr'ad That courts
martial for the trial of militia shall be com
posed of militia officers only.
SIC. q. .I,i he Il J.grtaa. cH1rlad, That all
fines to hc assessed It's aforesaid -htll be ccrti-
tied by the presiding u.ircr Of the court-lnul-
til, and shall be- collected AMI paid over ac-
clr!ing 10 the provisions AMI n the manner
prescribed by the seventh anl eighth sections
OF the act OF February twcuty-eight, seven
teen hundred and ninety five u Which this is
an amendment
SEC. !. ind be Il FURTHER cn0c,sd, That the
marshals Of the several districts Of the United
States a!Id their deputies, shall have the same
powers IN executing the laws of the United
States a shcriils and their deputies in the sew
ertl States have, by lur, in executing tho
laws OF their respective States.
SIC 3. .iud be II NE'hcr fHnc'af That Sec
tions two, three, and four oi the act entitled
" An act to provide fDr calling forth the mill
tia TO execute the laws OF the tnion, suppress
instructions, and rcpel invasions and to re-
peal the act now in force for those PURPOSES
approved February twenty ty-cight. seventeen
hundred and niucty-ivc, and 30 much of the
residue uf said act lnl of all other acts Us con-
tlict with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, July 20, lool.