Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-30


Of the State for the sum of five dol'ars, in
favor OF the publishers of such newspapers
in this State. as shall itsert and publish in
their respective papers, as soon as may be,
the laws passed at tho present session Of the
Legislature.
SEo. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved April 2G, 1861.
No. 2.-An Act to provide for raising six
special Regiments for immediate service
for protecting snd defending the Con
sttution and Union
IL is hcreJy eaacied, &c:
SEC. /. The Governor is hereby au-
thorized and required to raise, organize
and muster into the service of this State
without delay, two Regiments Of soldiers;
and at such time as in his discretion it
may appear necessary, four other Regi-
ments, each Regiment to consist of the
Regimental Officers following that is to
say: One Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel,
one Major, one Surgeon Surgeons mate,
and Chaplain, with such Staff Officers as
are provided for by the Laws of the
United States; for each Company one
Captain, one First Lieutenant, and one
Second Lieutenant; each Of said Regi-
mcnts to consist Of ten Companies, and Of
seven hundred and eighty Officers and
men.
SEC. ,. In order to raise said Regi-
ments, the Governor is authorized and di-
rected to establish such recruiting stations,
and appoint such Recruiting Officers as he
shall think fit, for the recruiting Of able
bodied volunteers for said Regiments, and
in case the two Regiments to be mustered
into service without delay shall not be
filie'i within six days nexi afef any fur
ther requisiton shall he made on this
State by the President of the United
States for military aid, and before the
tenth day Of June, A. ID. 1861, he shall
cause sufficient number OF the citizens
of this State, able to do military duty, to
FIJI said Regiments, to be drafted for sery-
ice in said Regiments from the several
towns in this State in proportion TO their
population, but such draft shall be So made
az to make the number of each town,
both volunteers and drafted men, as nearly
equal as practicable III proportion to the
population of the various towns and in
ease the four Regiments provided for III the
discretion of the Governor shall not be
filled in fifteen days after the issuing OF an
order therefor. the same shall be filled by
draft as aforesaid
Sec 3. No person shall be received as
volunteer, pursuant to this Act, whose age
shall be less than twenty-one years, eX-
cept by the written consent OF his Guar
dian if he has one, or who shall be less
than five feet, four inches and onc-half in
height. or who shall have any such
physical infrmity os to render HIM unfit
for active service.
SEC. 1 Such volunteers and drafted
men or such suitable substitute as shall
be furnished by them. shall be required
10 serve lIllS NldNc, anu tilt bhiNNN Nt"'NN'
when duly called for, for the period of
two years from and after the first day of
June, A. d. 1861, unless sooner discharg-
ed from service.
SIC. 5. Each officer, volunteer and
drafted man, or substitute, from the date
of his commission, or volunteering, on
being drafted or substituted shall be
subject to the rules and articles provided
for the government of the armies of the
United States, now in force or which may
be hereafter III force.
SEC. g. The Governor shall provide
, suitable and sufficient instruction in drill
and the military art generally for such men,
as fast as they shall volunteer or be drafted
or substituted, as aforesaid, and as fast
as asufhcent number shall be received
as volunteers, or be drafted or substi-
tuted as aforesaid, they shall be formed
into Companies, and Regiments under the
direction of the Governor, as provided IL
section one of this act.
SEC. I. AS fast as such Companies
shall be 50 raised, and formed, the same
shall be duly uniformed, armed and equip