Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-03
Approved April 26, 1861.

the Constitution and Union.
II is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. l. The Governor is hereby au-
tborized and required to raise, organize
and muster into service OF this State
without delay, two regiments OF soldiers;
and at such time as in his discretion II
may appear necessary, tour other regl-
ments. each regiment TO consist OF the
regimental officers following; that is to
say One colonel, one lieutenant colonel
one major, one surgeon, one surgeon $
mate and chaplain, with such STAFF Off
GERS as are provided for by the laws OF
the United States for each company,
one captain, one first lieutenant; each OF
said regiments to consist of ten compa-
MES. and of seven hundred and eighty
officers and men.
Sec. ). In order to raise said regi-
ments. the Governor IS authorized and
directed to establish such recruiting sta
tons. and appoint such recruiting officers
as he shall think fiji, for the recruiting OF
able bodied volunteers for said regiments
and in case the TWO regiments to be mus
tered into service without delay shat. not
he filled within six davs next after any
further r,qnisition shall be made on TINS
State by the President of the United
States for military aid, and before the
10th aaq Of June \. d. 1861, he shall
cause a sufficient number Of the citizens
of this State, able to do military duty,
10 fin said regiments to be drafted Tor
service in said regiments from tie sever
al towns In this State. in proportion tel
their population. but such drafts shall be
50 made a, 10 make the number OF each
town. both volunteers and drafted men
rs nearly equal as practicable in proper
ton to the population Of the various
towns. and in case the four regiments
provided for in the discretion Of the
Governor shall not be filled 10 fifteen
days after the issuing an order therefor
the same shall be filed by draft as afore-
said.
See. 3. No person shall be received
as volunteer pursuant to this act, whose
age shall be less dian twenty-oue years.
except by the written consent OF hls
guardian II he has one, or who shall be
less than five feet. four inches and one
half in height, or who shall have any
such physical inGrmiiy as to render him
unfit for actual service.
Sec. 4. Such volunteers and drafted
men. or such suitable substitutes as shsi'
he furnished by them, shall be required
to serve this State, and the United States
when duly called for, for the period OF
two years from and after the first day
of June A. d. 1861, unless sooner dis
charged from service.
Sec. ). Each officer, volunteer and
drafted man, or substitute, from the date
of his commission or volunteering or be-
ing drafted, or substituted, shall be sub
iect 10 the rules and articles provided
for the government of the armies OF the
United States now in force or which may
be hereafter in force.
Sec. G. The Governor shall provide
suitable and sufficient instruction in drill
and the military art generally, for such
men as fast as they shall volunteer or
be drafted or substituted as Aforesaid {;
and as fast as a sufficient number shall
be received as volunteers or be drafted
or substituted as aforesaid, they shall be
formed into companies and regiments
under the direction of the Governor, as
provided in section one of this act.
Sec. Z. As fast as such companies
shall be so raised and formed, the same
shall be duly uniformed, armed and
equipped, and shall be regularly drilled
and instructed at such places as shall be
selected by the Governor for that pur-
pose, and shall for that purpose. 90 into
barracks, or encampment, until ordered
into actual service.
Sec. s. The colonies. lieutenant colo
nels, majors, chaplans, and quarter mas
tiers shall be appointed and commissioned
by the Governor. and the colonies shall! |
appoint the staff officers of their respec-
tive regiments, and the surgeon and sur
geon's mate shall be elected by the regi-
mental officers. The quarter master,
upon entering upon the duties of his Of
fee shall give bonds TO the treasurer of
the State, in such sum and with such |
sureties as the Governor shall direct and
which shall be filed in the office
of the treasurer, and in case of breach, /
under direction Of the auditor
of accounts.
Sec. 9. Each company shall elect its
officers; the commissioned officers shall
receive their commissions from the Gov
ernor. the warrant officers their warrants
in accordance with the usages IN the
army Of the United States.
Sec. 10. The commissioned officers
receive the same pay and rations as are
received by like officers in the army OF
the United States; the non-commission-
ed officers, musicians and pIivates shall
receive, from the time of their enlistment
until they shall be ordered into actual
service, the same pay provided for like
officers. musicians and privates in the
army Of the United States. and seven
per month each in addition there
In. and after thew shall he mustered into
the service of the United States they
shall receive. in addition TO the compen-
sation paid by the United States. the
sum Of seven dollars per month each.
Sec. II. The seven dollars per month
Dav provided for non-commissioned Off
,ers. musicians and privates by this act,