Worcester daily spy., 1861-08-08
[PunLIc-No. 13.l

IPUBLIC-NO. 1871
AN ACT to authorize the employment of volunteers
10 aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public
property.
houses, navy yards, and other property of the
United States have been seized, and other viola-
tions of law have been committed and threat
ened by organized bodies OF men in several of the
states, and conspiracy has been entered into TO
overthrow the government of the United States:
Therefore,
Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Representa
tires Of the United States Of America in Congress as
Senbled, That the president be and he is hereby
thozed TO accept the services OF volunteers, either
cavalry, infantry, artillery in such numbers,
not exceeding five hundred thousand, as he may
deem necessary, for the purpose of repeling inva-
pn, suppresslng insGrrection, enforcing the laws,
axceediE ylgg and protecting the public property
they shall be diSbanded at the end Of tie %f saa iiIl
all provisions of law applicable to three years vol
unteers shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been may be accepted
into the service OF the United States for period not
less than six months, in the same manner if such
ToiOsteere speeiGljy 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 proclamation.
stating the number desired. either as cavalry inf.
try or artillery, and the states from which they are
TO be furnished, having reference in any such reou
siuon TO the number then in service from the several
states ana to the eXigences of the service at the
time, and equaizing as far practicable, tile num
Der furnished by the several states according TO fed
eral population.
Sec. 2. And be il tiyther enacted That the said vol
unteers shall be subject the rules and regulations
governing the army of the United States, and that
they shau be formed, by the president, into reei-
ments of infantry, with the execution of such Num-
bers for cavalry and artillery as he may direct not
10 exceed the proportion of one company of each
OF those arms to every regiment of infantry and 10
be organized as i'll the regular service Each reni-
ment of infantry shall have one colonel one lien
tehaht colohei one major. one adjutant, Ia euten-
ant one qua1termasteT, Ia ieutenant,) one surgeon
anu one assistant surgeon, sergeant-naior. one
reglmePtal quartermaster-sergeant, one reGimental
comRissary sergeant, one hospital steward two
fy-fo mn pfa
bandi and shall be composed OF ten companies
each company to consist of one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant
four sergeans, eight corporas, two musicians one
wagner, and from siAty-four to eighty-two pri-
Yates
Sec. g. Aad be Il further enacted That these forces
when accepted as herein authorized shall be organ
lied into divisions of three or more brigades e;ch
and each division shall have major general three
aldes-de-camp, and one assistant adjutant general
with the rank of major. Each brigade shall be
composed OF four or more regiments and shall have
one Dr1gadier general, two aides-decamp one assist
ant adjutant general with the rank of captain one
surgeon, one assistant quartermaster and one com.
missary OF subsistence.
sec A. And be IL FURTHER enacted That the president
snail be authorized to appoint by and with The adj
vice and consent of the senate for the command f
!he forces provided for in this act number of ma
gor generals, not exceeding six, and number of
DIlgadier generals, not exceeding eighteen and the
other division and brigade officers required for the
oil these forces, except aidesde-camp,
VINO snail be selected by their respective generals
from the officers Of the army or volunteer cOrps:
PTorided, That the president NAV select the n,oor
eeneras f ana prlgader generals provided for in this
act rom the line or staff OF the regular army and
the officers selected shall be permitted to retain
tnelr rank therein The governors OF the states fur
mshlng volunteers under this act shall Commission
the field staff and company officers reopsite for The
sald volunteers but iu where the state author
itles refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at the call
Or on the proclamation of the president and vol,n
teers from such states offer their services under such
call or proclamation, the president shall have power
TO accept such services and to commission the pron
ef held, staf and company officers.
Sec. lind be Il further enacted, That the officers
non,commssloned officers, and priyates, organized
as above set forth shall in all respects be placed
on the footing, pay and allowances of Similar
corps of the regular army P0rided That the al
lowances OF non-commissioned officers and privates
!or clothing when not furnished in kind, shall be
three dollars and fifty cents per month"; and that
each company officer, non-comnissioned officer,
private; musician, and articer of cavalry shall fur
nlsh his own horse and horse equipments and shall
recelve lorty cents per day for their use and risk
except that IN case the horse shall become disabled
or shall die, the allowance shall cease until the isa
biiity be removed or another horse be supplied Eve.
ry volunteer, non.eommissioned officer private mu.
scian, and artihcer, who enters the service of the
United States under this act shall be Maid nj the
rate of fifty cents in lieu OF subsistence and If cav
airy volunteer, twenty-five cents additional in lieu
of forage, for every twenty miles OF travel from his
place OF enrolment to the place Of muster the dis
tance TO be measured by the shortest usually travel
ed route and when honoaby discharged an allow
at the same rate from the place of his dis
charge to his place OF enrolment, aud, in addition
thereto if he shall have served for period of two
of hundred dollars: Pr0ridtd, That such Of the
companies ofeavalry herein provided for as may re
quire it may be furnished with horses and horse
equipments in the same manner in the United
States army.
See 6. And be IL further enacted That any volunteer
who may be received into the 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 confer
RED on persons disabled in the regular service; and
the WIDOW, II there be one, and il not, the legal
ne1s OF snch as die, or may be killed in service, in
auullon 70 a arrears Of pay and allowances, shall
IeSeNs we sum OF one hundred dollars.
=, oec. ana oe further enacted That the bands of
tne Issiniehts Of infantry and of the regiments of
cAVaiy snali pc paid as follows one.fouffh Of each
shAl ieeelNe tle pay and allowances of seineants of
engineer Hoiuietsi oneourth those of corI,orois AZ
enRneer solulelsi and the remaining half those az
pTifttes u engineer soldiers of the first class and
the leadefs Of the band shall receive the SAM 20,
and emoluments as second lieutenants ot -
Sec g. And be il fttber enacted That nc nea ~
and saddlers shall receive the pay and allows a S
cOrporals of cavalry. The regiinental com,n;So va
sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances X
reginental sergeant major, and the reginenta ouar
termaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allow
ances OF a sergeant OF cavalry.
Ssc 9 And De ~ further enacted. That there shall
be allowed 10 each regiment one chaplain who shall
be appointed by the regirnental commander on the
vote OF the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at the time the appoint
ment shall be made The chaplain SO appointed