Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-22
Qallp tlan0nal Ilcm0Uat
Volunteers.

violations Of law have been committed aud are
threatened bv organized bodies ot men IN several
ot the States and a conspiracy has been g tered
into t. overthrow the G0Nerumet 81 the Uulttd
States; therefore.
BEN enacted by the Senate and House e Rep
resenta,lvcS ui' the United States If America. IN
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he Is hcrehg aurhorIz.d To- nc ept the services of
uuteerS, either ~ cavalry, ut lntrv, or artl.e-
r,, m suchauumbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousa d. rs he may deem nee ssarY Tor the pur-
p Sc Of rrpelmg invasion, suppres>lng iuSusrec-
ian, enfurcng the laws, aud pres rrluE and pro-
tectin- the public proper y; Iaovlded, lhat the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the p esident may direct, not exceeding three
wears nor less than six MONTHS aud they shall
be disbuudcd at the end of the war; and all pro-
visions Of law applicable to three wears voiun-
tccrS Shall appIy.tu two years volunteers, and &"
all luntuprs who have been or may bp accepted
INTO the service Of the United States for period
not less than SIX months, in The same mauucras
If such volunteers were specially named. HriITV
receiving into service any number # volu teer~
exceeding those now called for and accepted, the
President shall from tune to tmc I>>ur h.s Pre-
ciamatlOu, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. niautry,0 or artillery, and the States from
which they are to be furnished having reference
in any such rcQulstjun. tn the number then IN
service from the several States, ana 10 the CN-
gencies of the service at the time, and cqptlizng.
as fras practicable the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
Section .. And be il further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be Subjec t3 the rules and
regulations governing the aImy Of the United
Stctcs and that they shall be formed 10y the Pres
dcnt into regiments Of infantry, with the CNCcp-
ton Of such numbers for cIvarY and artillery aS
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of tn. Sc arms to every regi-
mcnt Of Inflntry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shall
have one oluucl, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adiutant IA L'culeuaut), one Quarter
master "a Leuten1utj one Surgeon and one As
sistlnt Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major, one Reg-
mental Quartermaster Sergeant one EoEmeutal
CommiSSary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and tWenty-iuur musicians
to a 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 corporal~,
foVsmuscans, one wagoueI and from siZty-tour
e. Cighty-twO puVateS.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authoriz d,
shall be organized into divisions of three or more
brgudcs each aud each division shall have "a
Muiur.Gencral, three Aids-dc Camp and one As
sisiant Adjulnt General, with the rank ofAl1ior.
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments. and shall have one Bugadicl-Gcur
two AidS-dc-Camp, one AsSlSt1nt Adjuaut Gone
raj, with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
ASSISTANT QilllGIldNltI ana one OoltltllioSdIN ti
Subsistence.
section L. And be it further enacted, That tn
President shall be authorized appoint, hy and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, t.r
the command of the forces PROV dcd f.r I'D Nis
Act, a number OF Major Generals, not clc tdWa
six, and number, or Brgadlcr Generals uut rN-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade uil-
GERS required for the urLa1aaiuu of those uct~
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be- selected
by their respective Generals from the officer, of
the army or vuluentecr corps Provided, That the
President may select the VI r. Generals aud
Brigldicr Generals provided for in this Act fl ~
the line or staff the regular army, and thcofil.
ccrs so selected shall be permitted 10 retain their
rank therein The Governors of The stat. furuiSh-
ing volunteers under this Act shah commission
the field, Stalund company tiiccrs requisite tor
said volunteers but in case where the State .tu
thoritrS refuse or omit To- furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their scrv-
ccs, uuder such call or proclamation. the Prcsi-
dent shall have power to acccdi 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 rrivates
organized as above set FORTH shall, in all respects,
be placed on Il Footing, as to pay and allowances,
of similar corps Of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances OF non commissioned officers
and prlvates for clothing, when not furnished in
month"; AID that each company officer, non com
ml-Niuned officer, private, musician, ard iicer
oi cavalry, shall furnish his uNu horse and horse
equipments, aud shil receive rlIty cents per DIV
for their use and risk, except that ia case Ihe
horse shall bee me djSah ed, or shall die, and az
Iowauce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every Volunteer unu
commission rliiccr private musician, and ar
tiIcer who enters the Serv c. Of the United States
der this Act shall be paid AZ the rate Of Gity
cents in lien OF subsistence, and if Il cavalry vol
untetr, twenty-five cents additional, in leu for
forage, for every twenty mules OF travel from his
place Of enrolment to the place Of mustcr-tbe
distance to be measured by the shortest usuav
travelled route; and when huuord6ly discharged
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his d'scharg TO his place enrolment, and, in adj
diuou thereto, if he shall have served period of
two years, oI duurg the war, f sooner ended
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry helcll provided
tor as may require 1t, may be- mrn shed with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, ThHtanv
volunteer who may be received into TIL service of
the United States under thus 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
kllGN III ScINct, III dlitlilpu 10 All uITtalS on pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section T. And be it further enacted, Tint the
bands Of the regiments Of infantry aud Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows:
oneiuurth Of each shall receive the pay and al
lowances Of Scrgeauts Of engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Corpordls Of engineer soldiers;
and the remaing halt those Of prvates Of eugin-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and etuolu-
mentS as Second Licutenauts OF Infantry.
Section :. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners aud sndder> shall receive the pay
aud allowances Of Corpords Of Cavalry. The
regimental CommisSary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of regim,nta Sergeant
Major, aud the reg mental 0uaytcrmaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser
geant Of Cavalry.
Section 9. 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 c mmauders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made The
Chaplain so appointed must be aregular ordained
minister Of the Chri tan denomination, aud shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain Of
Cavalry, and shall be required to report 10 the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached, at the end Of each quarter, the moral
and religious cOud tlun OF the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce To the social happi-
ness and oral Improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted. That
the General commlndmg a separate aplrtmeut,
or detached army, is hereby authoria 4 to mp.
point Nil tary Board or Commission If not less
than three more thau five officers whose duty
IL shall be to examine the capncty qua iiicatuus,
proplety OF conduct, and efficiency ut any CONE
mlSsluHed officer Of volunteers within his depart (
ment or army, who may be reported the B ard ur
q and supI ,Iv ti,..