Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-20
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Volunteers.

ot the States, and a conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Goycrnmet Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate aud House Of Rep
resenatves of the United States OF America in
Congress assembled That the Pres dent be- and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services of
volunteers either as cavalry lutlntry, or artle-
nv, in such numbers, not exceeding hive hundred
thousand as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repelling invasion, Suppressing msurrec-
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tccting the public properly: Paovlded, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
years nor less than six months, and they shall
be disbanded at the end of the war; and all pro
visions of law applicable to three years volun-
teers shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service of the United States for period
not less than six months, in the same manner as
if such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number Of volunteers
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
camatOn, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry infantry or artillery and the States from
which they are to be furnished, having reference
in any such requisiton, to the number then in
service from the several States and to the ex-
gences of the service at the time, and equallzlng
as far as practicable the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section 2. And be it further enacted That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the Amy of the United
Stetes, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
dent into regiments otintantry, with the eXcep-
ton of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he NAV direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of those arms to every regi-
mcnt of infantry, and to be organized in the
regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shall
have one Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major one Adlutant "a Lieu utenant one Quarter
master "a lIeutenant) one Surgeon and one AS
sistant Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major one Reg-
mental Quartermaster Sergeant, one Regmental
CommissLry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-f0ur musicians
&c Il band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist of one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant, eight corporals,
fowsmuscians, one WAGNER, and from sixty four
t. eighty-two prlvatcs.
Section 8. And be it further enacted That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions of three or more
brlrades each aud each division shall have
Major. General, three Aids-de Camp and one AS
sisiant Aduant-G General, with the rank OF Major
Each brigade shall be composed of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadicr- General
two ds-de-Camp, one Assistant Adjnant Gene
ral with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermaster and one COmmssary Of
Subsistence
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
the command of the forces provided for in this
Act, u number of Major Generals, not exceeding
six, and Il number or Brigadier Generals not eX
eighteen, and the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the orgazaaion of those forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers of
the army or voluenteer corps: Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
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the line or staff Of the regular army, and the olll
selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field stalfand company cers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thorlties refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or ON the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ces, under such call or proclamation the Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates.
organized as above set forth, shall in all respects,
be placed on footing, as to pay and allowances,
of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances Of non commissioned officers
and prvates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer non com
missoned officer, private musician, and artlticer
OF cavalry shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die and at
loWance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
tificer, who enters the service Of the United States
under this Act, shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents in lieu of subsistence, and if il cavalry vol
unteer, twenty-five cents additional in lieu for
forage for every twenty miles Of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place of muster the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
lravcled route and when hOnOrably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and in ad-
ditlon thereto if he shall have served period of
two years, or during the war, If sooner ended,
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service Of
the United States under this Act and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service,
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on persons disabled IN the
regular service and the widow, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs of such as die or may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
drcd dollars.
Section 7. And be it further enacted, That the
bands of the regiments of infantry and of the
regiments of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
one-iourth Of each shall receive the pay and al
lowances of Sergeauts Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those of Corporals of engineer soldiers
and the remang half those of privates Of cngin-
eer soldiers OF the first class and the leaders If
the band shall receive the same pay and emOlu-
ments as Second Lieutenants of Infantry.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and suddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals Of Cavalry The
regimental CommlssaTy Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of a regimenta Sergeant
Major, and the reglmental Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay aud allowances of Ser
geant Of Cavalry
Section O. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made The
Chaplain 50 appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances OF Captain OF
Cavalry, and shall be required to report TO the
Colonel commanding The regiment to which he is
attached, at the end Of each quarter, the moral
and religious cund tion of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happ-
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or detached army, is hereby authorized to APP
point Nil tary Board or Commission of not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
prnpriety Of conduct, aud efficiency Of any COM
missioued officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
Commission, and upon such report, If adverse the
officer, and if approved by the President Of the
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