Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-07

AN ACT to authorize the employment of volunteers
TO aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public
property.
Whereas certain of the forts. arsenols custo,n-
houses navy yards, and other properly of the
United States have been seized, and other viola
lions of law have been committed and are threat
ened by organized bodies of men in several of the
states, and a conspiracy has been entered into to
overthrow the government Of the United States
Therefore.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House of Bepres,nto
tires Of the United States Of Aaericd IN Congress as
sebled, That the president be and he is hereby au-
thoIzed to accept the services of volunteers either
as cavalry, infantry, or artillery, in such numbers
not exceeding hye hundred thousand, as he NAV
deem necessary, for the purpose of repelng inva-
SION suppIessng inssrrection, enforcing the laws,
ana preserving and protecting the public property !:
irotided, That the services OF the volunteers shall
De lor SUCH time as the president may direct not
exceeding three years nor less than six months and
they shall be dsbanded at the end of the war And
all provisions of law applicable to three years. vol
unleefs shail apply to two years volunteers and to
al volunteers WHO have been or may be accented
INTO the service of the United States for period not
less than six months, in the same manner ms If sueh
volunteers were specially named. Before RECEIVING
INTO service amy number OF volunteers exceeding
those now called for and accepted, the president
shall, IRON time TO time, issue his prociamation
stating INC number desired either as cavalry, infan
try, or artillery and the states from Which they are
TO be furnished, having reference in any such reoni
silon 10 the number then in service ON the seyel
states, and to the cXigences of the service al tle
time, and equalizing, as far practicable the num-
Der furnished by the several states, according TO fed
eral population.
Sec. 2. Ind BE- it further enacted That the said vol
unteers shall be subject 10 the rules and regulations
governing the army of the United States and thai
they shall be formed, by the president, into regi
ments Of infantry, with the exception OF such mum
bels for cavalry and artillery as he may direct moi
to exceed the proportion of one company OF eacI
of those arms TO every regiment of infantry, and &c
be organized as in fhe regular service. Each regi
ment of infantry shall have one colonel, one lieu
ienasit colonel, one major, one aduant Ia lieuten
anti enc quaLtermaster, Ia lieutenan,) surgeon
aud one assistant surgeon, one sergeant-major, one
regtesntal quartermaster-sergean one regimenta
co!alnissary sergeant, one hospital steward two
principal musicians and twenty -four musicians fol
u pand aud shall be composed OF ten companies
Hacn company TO consist of captain, one first
eutelant' one second lieutenant, one first sergeant
iour sergeanis, eight corporals Two musicians, one
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oec o ana De a further enacted, That these forces
When accepted as herein authorized shall be oronr.
lzed INTO DIVISIONS Of three more bripades eac.
and each division shall have a major general. three
aidesdecamp. and one assistant adjutant general
with the rank Of major. Each brigade Shall be