Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-14
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Volunteers.

| tom houses, navy yards, and other property Of
the United States, have been seized, and Other
violations Of law have been committed and are
! threatened by ogtuzed bodies Of men IN several
OF the States, and Conspiracy has been tered
! into to overthrow the Guyerumet Of the United
| States; therefore.
! Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House f Rep
! rescntatives Of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he Is herehg authorized 70 nc ept the services Of
volunteers, either as cavalry luftntry, or artlle-
! ry, IN such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
| thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
! pose of repelmg invasion, suppressng insurrec-
tan, enforcing the Laws, and preserving and pro-
! tecting the pubic properly: Paovided, 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 disbinded 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 accented the
| President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
clamatiou, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. mEiutry ,or artillery and the States from
| which they to be tuanished, having reference
! in any such rcquisitun to the number then in
service from the several States and to the exi-
geucies Of the service at the time, and equalzing
as far as praclcable the number furnished by the
several States according 70 federal popuaion
Section . And be il farther enacted That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy OF the United
Stees, aud that they shall be formed by the Pres
ident into regiments ofinGlntrv, with the excep-
ton Ot such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct, not to exceed The proportion Of
one company to each of these arms to every regi-
Of m tu bp iyaJ RI
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one ulonel, one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one AdJutant "a LIeutenant one Quarter
master "a Lieutenant one Surgeon and one As
sstant Surgeon, Gee Sergeant Major one Regl-
mental QuHrtermasteT Sergeant. one Regnieuta
| Commis,try Sergeant one hospital stew ward two
principal musicians, and tWcuty-iuur musicians
to 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 corporaI-.
tOWSmuSlCHus, one WAGNER, and from sixty four
t cightytWo ptiyateS.
Section 8. And be it further enacted That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions Of three ur more
bwgadcs each and each division shall have u
Maior-General, three Ads.dc Camp and one As
sStaut Adiuunt General, with the rank of Major
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall haze one BrgaGieI. General
two Aidsde-Camp, one Assistant Adjuaut Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermaster and one Commssary Of
Subsistence.
Section 4 And be it further enacted, That th,
President shall be authorized appoint, 10y and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate for
the command OF the forces prov ,ded fer IN tliS
Act number Of Major Generals, not ezccedug
six and number or Bri2adier Generals not ex
eighteen, AID the other division aud brigade Off
GERS required for the Orgaiziaion of those frees
\ GH hul hn 4lsis tt1
by their respective Generals from the officers of
| the army or vUucuteer corps: Provided, That the
| President may lect the Major Generals and
| Brgader Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the of
selected shall be permitted to retain then
| rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
| ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
| the field, Staifand company fHceFs requisite ful
said volunteers but in case where the State au-
thurticS refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their scry-
ccs, under such c,ll or pruclamatlou the Fresi.
dent shall have power to accedt such services and
to commission the proper field, staf4ud company
officers
Section ). And be it further enacted That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates.
oreauized 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, ald that each company officer, non com
mi,sioned officer, private musician, and art Gcer
OF cavalry shalt tgrnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and sh Ill receive forty cents per day
for their and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled or shall die, and at
luwance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned olicer, private, musician, and ar
tticer, who enters the of the United States
under this Act shall be paid at the rate Of fifty
cents iE lieu OF Subsistence, and if a cavalry vol
unteCr, twenty-five cents additional, in leu 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
lraveed route and when hon0raGly discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
his d'scharg to his place enrolment, aud, in adj
dilon thereto if he Shall have served period Of
two years, OF 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 TIL service Of
the United States under tins Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service
shall be entitled to the benefits which haze 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
dred dollars.
Section T. 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
owances Of Sergeants O engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers :;
and the remang halt those Of privates of engiu-
eer soldiers Of the first Glars and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and eirou-
ments as Second Lieutenants OF Infantry.
Section s. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regimental C0mmlssary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of "A regimental Sergeant
Major, and the reglr entail Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay ana allowances OF Il Ser
geant Of Cavalry
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi-
and company c. mmauders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
Chaplain appointed must be a regular ordained
minister of the Chri .tan denomination and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain of
Cavalry, aud 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 cond tlun of the regiment, and such
suggestions may conduce to the social happi-
ness and plora improvement Of the troups.
Section 10. And be it further enacted That
the General commanding separate department,
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