Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-03
OEEICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session of the Thirty
Seventh Congress.


United States have been seized, and other viola
tions of law have been committed and are threat
ened by organized bodies of men i'll several of the
states and conspiracy has been entered into to
overthrow the government of the United States:
Therefore,
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House of Repressnta
tiUeS Of the United States Of america, Congress as
snbled, That the president be and he is hereby au-
thoIized to accept the services of volunteers either
cavalry infantry, artillery, in such numbers,
not exceeding live hundred thousand, as he may
deem necessary, for the purpose of repelng inva-
sion suppressing instructions enforcing the laws,
and preserving and protecting the public property
Pr0lided, That the services OF the volunteers shall
be for such time the president may direct not
exceeding three years nor less than six months and
they shall be disbanded at the end of the war And
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
volunteers were specially 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 cavalry, intan.
try artillery and the states from which they are
to be furnished having reference, in any such requi
sltion to the number then in service the several
states and to the eNgencies of the service at the
time, and equalizing, far practicable, the num-
Der furnished by the several States according to fed
eral population.
Sec. q And be ii further enacted, That the said vol
unteeTs shall be subject the rules and regulations
governing the army of the United States, and that
they shall be formed, by the president, into regi-
ments of infantry with the exception of spei i4ln-
bers for cavalry and artillery e may direct, not
to exceed the proro"tion of one company of each
of those to every regiment of infantry, and to
be organized as in the regular service Each regi-
nent of Infantry shall have one colonel, one lieu
tenant colonel, one major one adjutant, Ia ieuen-
anti QuaItermaster, Ia ieutenant,) one surgeon
and one assistant surgeon one sergeant-major, one
regimenal acknowledgements one regimental
commissary sergeant, one hospital steward two
principal musicians, and twenty-four musicians for
band; and shall be composed OF ten companies,
each company to consist OF one captain, one first
lieutenant, second lieutenant, one first sergeant
four sergeantsi eight corporals, two musicians one
WAGNER and from sixty-four to eighty-two pri-
Yates
Sec g. And be it further enacted That these forces
when accepted as herein authorized, shall be organ
lied into divisions of three more brigades each
and each division shall have major general, three
| aides-de-camp, and one assistant adjuant general
| with the rank of major. Each brigade shall be
composed of four or more regiments, and shall have
one brgader general two aides de-camp, assist
ant adjutant general with the rank Of captain, one
surgeon, one assistant quarermaster, and one COM
| missary of subsistence.
Sec f. And be 1t further enacted, That the president
shall be authorized to appoint, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the senate, for the command of
the forces provided for in this act number of
jor generals not exceeding six, and a number of
brigadier generals not exceeding eighteen, and the
other division and brigade officers required for the
organization of these forces except adesde-eamp,
who shall be collected by their respective generals
| from tho officers of the army Volunteer corps
| Prouided That the president may select the major
generals and brigadier generals provided for in this
| act from the line staff OF the regular army, and
the officers so selected shall be permitted TO retain
their rank therein The governors OF the states fur
nishing volunteers under this act shall commission
the field staff and company officers requisite for the
said volunteers; but u where the state author
titles refuse omit to furnish volunteers at the call
on the proclamation of the president and volun-
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 prop
er field, staff and company officers.
Sec. Aud be ii further enacted That the officers,
non-commissioned officers, and priyates, organized
above set FORTH SHALL in all respects, be placed
on the footing, as to pay and allowances, of similar
corps of the regular army: Procided, That the a
lowances of noii-commissioned officers and privates
for clothing, when not furnished in kind, shall be
three dollars and fifty cents per month, and that
each company officer, nOn-commssioned officer,
private, musician, and articer OF cavalry shall fur
nish his own horse and horse equipments, and shall
receive forty cents per day for their and risk
except that i'll the horse shall become disabled
or'sall die, the allowance shall until the disa
bilty be removed or another horse be supplied Eve
ny volunteer non commissioned officer, private, mu
stefan, and artifcer, who enters the service of the
United States under this act, shall be paid at the
rate of fifty cents in lieu of subsistence, and if
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
lance to be measured by the shortest usually travel
ed route; and when honorably discharged an allow
ance at the same rate, from the place of his dis
charge 10 his place of enrolment, and, in addition
thereto, if he shall have served for period OF two
years. during the war, if sooner ended, the sum
of one hundred dollars: PrOUided That such OF the
companies of cavalry herein provided for may
qure it may be furnished with horses and horse
equipments in the same manner as in tie United
States army.
Sec 6. And be it 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 i'll the service, shall be entitled
to the benefits which have been or may be confer
red persons disabled i'll the regular service and
the widow, II there be one ana II not, the legal
heirs of such die may be killed i'll service, i'll
addition to all arrears Of pay aud allowances, shall
receive the sum Of one hundred dollars.
Sec. T. And be it further enacted, That the bands of
the regiments of infantry and of the regiments OF
cavalry shall be paid follows: onefourth Of each
shall receive the pay and allowances OF seigeants of
engineer soldiefs one-iourth those of corpOras Of
engineer soldiers and the remaining half those of
priyates of engineer soldiers of the first class and
the leaders Of the band shall receive the same pay
and emoluments as second lieutenants OF infantry
Sec s. AMI be itfHrther enacted That the wagoners
and sadders shall receive the pay and allowances of
corporals of cavalry. The regimental commlssary
sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances OF
regimental sergeant major and the regmental quar-
termaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allow
ances OF a sergeant of cavalry
Ssc o. And be il further enacted That there shall
be allowed to each regiment one chaplain VINO snail
be appointed by the regimental COMMANDER on Inc Lne
vote Of the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at Tue .e e
must be a regular ordained minister of christian
denomination and shall receive the pay ana allow
ances of captain of cavalry, and snail De requred
TO report to the colonel commanding the regiment
to which he is attached at the END OF each quarter
the moral and religious condition OF the regiment,
I
| happiness and moral Improvement Of the troops.
Sec TO- And be 1t further enacted, That the general
| commanding a separate department or detached
| army is hereby authorized TO appoint military
board or commission of not less than three nor more
than five officers whose duty it shall be to examine
the capacity, qualifications, propriety OF conduct
and efficiency OF any commissioned officer of volun
| teers within bis department or army, who may be
| reported to the board commissions and upon
such report il adverse to such officer and Improved
by the president of the United States the commits
sion of such officer shall be vacated PrOpded dUayS,
that no officer shall be eligible to sit such board
| or commission whose rank or promotion would in
any way be affected by its proceedings, and two
rank of the officer being examined. And when va
cancies in any of the companies OF volunteers,
election shall be called by the colonel of the reg
iment to ill such vacancies, and the men oil each
company shall vote i'll their respective companies for
all officers as high as captain and vacancies above
captain shall be filed by the votes Of the commits
stoned officers of the regiment, aud all officers SO
elected shall be commissioned by the respective gov
OF the states, or by the president OF the Uni
ted States.
Sec IL. And be Il further enacted, That all letters
written by soldiers in the service ofthe United States
may be transmitted through the mails without pre-
payment of postage, under such regulations as the
post office department may prescribe, the postage
thereon to be paid by the recipients
Sec r. And be il further enacted, hat the secretary
of war be and he is hereby authorized anu directed
introduce among the volunteer forces IN the ser
vice of the United States the system OF allotment
| tickets now used in tue navy. or some eqmfaent
| system by which the family of the volunteer may
| draw such portions OF his pay us he may request
Improved, July p, lsoll
All hills contracted hy the Quartermaster of the Ff
teenh Regiment Volunteers, are request
ed to be presented quartermasters department at
| Camp scott, Immediately. CHURCH HOWE
| Quartcrmaster Fifteenth Reg. NJ. v.