The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-09

TO the orders whch may ooBVon 70 ueH respective com
manders.
Sec. Ana De taF'her ehacteo, lhHt tie temporary
appointments made or whcn may De male by tho S'cre
tay OF the Navy, OF acting ieutenans, acting paynas
ters acting assistant surgeons, aethg hstois ana mas
ters mates are hereby rain "a ana confirmed rs TEN o.
rary acting apontin hts until the return +" the ve'ses
IN whch they are respectively employed, or until the
suppression oi tne present AS may on aeemsd
necessary ana tne rate o' compensation hi"wru tor the
seScra srass specnen Is hereoy glaea aha approved
o D. ara DC further enacted, that ior the purpose
y, carrying hto coc' the foregoing act anu 70 suppress
piracy au rsnacr more eieclve inc cosng OF tne ports
OF tho ihsehs there DO appopflaen ana pacrd AT thu
disposal OF ,he Navy department the sum OK three mil
mons OF uoiiars' approved, July "a, 1861.
80,
10 AuthofAze s"e t-Ftpioyment OF t01sns
nm tcsrs'
whereas cerhh Vi thc iorts arseiais custom houses,
navy YARDS ana o,er o, ,he United states have
n9oh slaea ana othe' VIOLATIONS ot Jaw nave beefi com
mt.eu ana arc snsea.d W ogahzea oodies OF men 10
soVeraio' 'ne otars, anu acohShaCy his boon clre1
INTO 10 pfertnrow tns government OF hS United Sintes
therefore,
Be " enacted ny tho Senate ANA House OF RcprcscA..
tycs OF the United STATES OF Am rca in Congress
bled That tho President be anu ha Is hereby authorized
to accept the services OF volunteers, either as cavalry.
infantry or art ny, ia stc mb3fs, not exc edng i've
hundred Thousand as he aNy a"em necessary, FOR the
purpose Of rcpc'ing inv's ~, ipNessing nsnrrecon,
enforcing the laws, an plcspiyng and protecting ihs
pubhc property rovh ~ That me s. vices Of the voun
tccls shall BE- for such timc as the frsient may direct,
not exceeding three ycafs nor less than SIX moats, and
they snail he dsDhei Mt the end 81 the wAr And all
provisions OF law applicable to three years volunteers
shall apply To two yeas volunteers and 10 all voGtees
who have may b. accspte, i, h service of the
United states ior perOt not less hdn SIX months, in
the same manner a. such yolnie rs Were specially
named Be3afe receiving INTO service any Number 81
volunteers exc ndlng those now called for ami pei
the PRESIDENT shan from Tune u time issue procia
nation, stating the number desired, either cavalry,
infantry or artillery and Tho states from which iii
to be furnished, having rciorcncr IN any such redusi
ton, to tho number then In service from the scver
States, AMI to the cxgoncics of IN, service NJ the tm
and equa2ng as far rs practicable Tho mber FURNISHED
by ths several states, according o. federal p0p,ton
Sec. 2, And be- it farther enacted THAT the said vonn
teers shall be subject rules and regulations governing
tho army Of tho United stats and that they shall be
formed, by the President Into rgnnts 0f Infantry
with the exception Of such numbers Tor cavalry and
tery rs he direct, not to exceed tho proportion NJ
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 colonel
lieutenant colonel, major. aoutant lieutnani)
one quartermaster "a eutenant) one surgeon and
assistant surgeon one erscani.msjor, one rcsmenfA
qnartermaster sergeant, rgimental Commssary
geant, hospital ward two principal musicians
twcnyfour musicians for band; and shall be composed
Of ten companies company consist of one captain
first lieutenant second lieutenant, lrst ser
geant four sergcans eight corporas two musicians
wagner, and from sixty four TO eighty two privncs.
Sec. And be it further enacted, That these Forces
when accepted herein authorized, shall be organized
divisions of three brigaes each aud each
division shall have major general three alsdccamp
and assistant adutant general with the rank OF maj
Each brigade shall be composed Of four regm ts
and shall have brigader general, two aids camp
assistant adutant general with the rank of calain
surgeon assistant quartz master and commB
sary OF subsistence.
Sec d. And be 1t further enacted That the President
shall be authorized appoint by with the ADVICE and
consent Of the Senate for the command OF the forces pro
vdad for ia this act, number of major generals ex
ceotrg SIS and number OF brgadier generals, OK
ceea eighteen and tho other division and brigade Offices
required for the organization OF these forces except
aids camp, who shall be selected by their Respective
generals from the officers of tho army or volunteer corps
Provided That the President may select the m ior gne
rails and brigadcr generals provided for in this from
the staff of the regular army officers SO
lected shall be permitted to retain their rank therein. The
of tho furnishing volunteers under this
act shall commission tho field staff and company officers
requisite for the said voiuutcers but cases where the
State authorities refuse omit to furnish volunteers at
the call or on the proclamation of the President, and
volunteers from such States offer their services under
such call proclamation the President shall have power
TO accept such secvces and to commission the proper
field, stall and company officers
Sec B. And be 1t further enacted That the officers non
commissioned officers and privates organized above
set forth, shall in all respects be placed on the foo,G
pay and allowances OF similar corps Of the regular
army. Provided, that the allowances Of non ccmmis-
stoned officers and privates for clothing, when not fur
nished in kind shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer commissioned
officer, private, musician and articer 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 dis
ab.ed, or shall die, the allowance shall cease
until the disability shall DO removed another horse
be supplied. Every volunteer non-commssioned OIL
Ger, private, musician and artncer who enters the
service Of the United states under this act Shall be paid
at the rate OF ty cents in lieu OF subsistence AMI II
valry volunteer, twenty five cents additional in lieu Of
forage for every twenty miles Of travel from his place Of
enrolment to the place sof muscr the distance to be
sured by the shortest usually travelled route and when
hnnorably discharged an allowance at the same rate from
the place OF MS discharge 10 ms place of enrolment and
III addoh thereto no shaH nave served ior period OF
TWO years. or during I've war II sooner en,ca the sum OF
one huhare9 dolas; rIovaeu ia such ol tne companies
OF cavalry neren PROVIDED or az may require u may be
FURNISHED with horses ana morse equipments IN the same
manner Us IN tne united States ARMY.
sec. o. ana oe ~ laithe, eac.cu, i.at any vohteer
VINO may DC reserved nto e SorVice VI Inc ohite states
ah0eI 'ns ac anu "Ho my Dc "ounnen oT otnerwlss
ulsapiea III inc serVce sum DC emitted 10 the Denchs
when nave peen or may oe conferred on persons disabled
IN the regular service ana the WIDOW II there be one at
not, the legal ners OF slch as o Or may DO killed III
service in addition 10 az arrears OF pay and allowances,
shall receive the sum OF one hundred dollars.
Sec And De II further enacted That the bands OF the
regiments OF infantry ana OK tho regiments of cavalry
shall De PAID as tOows Iheourtn OF each sha receive
the pay aud allowance oil sesgeans OF engineer soldiers:
those OF corporas Of engineer soldiers and tho
remaining ha those Of prvses Of engineer soldiers OF the
hrs class and the leaders OF the bard Shall receive the
same pay anu emoaheh's as secohu heutcnan's o. In
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gee. o. anu pe ~ lur,hsi elo.eo, ina. the ~agoners
,ora,s az 90 .aIr- TN ro~i,oa,r,s, cor',,,,.o .
PofS's VI tHe i,se.'i u'i'snlssnly srgclhs
sls, ieoe , we ny anu a,om'uues u teeleu'ai ser
ssm' ". t 'e nesnei qu s sergeant
sln leoe'e 'ho pay "h" eho"'iiees VI d gealt oi