The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-29

ped, and shall be regularly drilled and il
structed at such places as shall be seIecte
by the Governor for that purpose, an
shall for that purpose 60 into barracks 0
encampment until ordered into actual ser
vice
SEC. 8. The Colonels, Lieutenant Colo
nels, Majors, Chaplains and Quarter
Masters for said Regiments shall be
appointed and commissioned by the Gov,
efnor, and the, Celonels- shall appoint
the staff officers Of their respective Regi-
oments, and the Surgeon and Surgeon
mate shall be elected by the Regimental
Officers. The Quarter Masters, upon en-
tering upon the duties of their office,
shall give bonds to the Treasurer of the
State, in such sum and with such sureties
as the Governor shall direct and ap-
PROV, which bonds shall be filed in the
office Of the Treasurer, and in case of
breach, prosecuted under the direction Of
The Auditor of Accounts.
SEC. 9. Each Company shall elect its
officers; the commissioned officers shall re-
ceive their commissions from the Governor
the warrant officers their warrants i'll ac-
cordancc with the usages in the army Of
the United States.
! SEC. 10. The commissioned officers shall
receive the same pay and rations as are re-
ceiyed by like officers in the army Of the
United States the n0n-commissioned OFF,
GERS, musicians and privatcs, shall receive,
from the time of their enlistment until
they shall be ordered into actual service,
the same pay provided for like officers, mu-
slclans and privates in the Army of the
United States. and seven dollars per
month each in addition thereto, and after
they shall be mustered into the service Of
the United States, they shall receive, in ad-
dition to the compensation paid by the
[ nited States, the sum Of seven dollars
per month each
SEC, Il. The seven dollars per month
pay provided for non-commissioned off
GERS, musicians and priyates, by this act
shall not be paid at the expiration Of each
month, but shall remain in the Treasury
of the State, the amount there accumu-
lated to the credit Of any soldier shall be
used and appropriated by the Treasurer
to pay such orders as may be drawn on
him, under authority of law. for the sup
port and maintenance Of the family Of
such soldier But if the pay SO accumu-
lated to the credit of any soldier shall
not be drawn from the Treasury on such
orders, it shall be paid to such soldier, or
his legal representatives. at the expiration
Of his term Of service.
SEC. y. The Governor is hereby au-
thorized and directed to procure immedi-
ately sufficient quantity Of arms and
equipments for the six Regiments herein
provided for.
SEC. IS. When it shall be necessary to
draft men in pursuance of any of the pro-
visions of this act, it shall be done in the
manner provided by the fourth section of
an act entitled an act relating to the
Militia, approved October 80, 1874"
SEC a. Whenever any Company Of
the uniformed Militia of this State shall
be ordered into service by the Governor,
agreeably to the provisions of this act, the
officers and men comprising such Compa
ny or Companies shall be subject to the
same regulations and entitled to the same
pay rs the officers and men comprising
Companies organized under the provisions
of this act.
SEC Is. The listers Of any town neg
lecting to make the returns required by |
this act, shall forfeit and pay to the State
Treasurer, for the benefit Of the State,
the sum Of fifty dollars, and it is hereby
made the duty of the Auditor Of Accounts
to prosecute the same to effect: and it
shall be the duty Of the Adjutant and In
spector- General to forward suitable blanks
for the Town Clerks Of The several towns
in this State for the listers to Eli to carry
out the provisions hereinbetore enacted
SEC Is, The provisions of this bill
shall in no manner interfere with the
present organization Of the uniformed Mi
litia.
SEC. II. This Act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved April 26, 1861.
No. 3-An Act providing pay for the Regi-
ments Of this State and expenses incident