Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-08-06

dollais or 80 much thereof At may be necessary ,
f For the manufacture purchase of apparatus anu
equipments for field ssnals, five thousand dollars
. Approved, July 81 1861
lPUnLlo-No. 2ll
An ACT TO increase the present military establishment
Of the United States.
Beueaqcied he endie and House Of Representatives
Of NE LRaed States Of Amertd in Congress assembled
That there shall added the regular army, now
authorized by law nine regiments OF infantry, rs
snt of cavalry aud regiment Of artillery each rel
of infantry 10 consist Of not less than two nor more
than three baalions the egenries OF the publi ser
vice may, the opinion Of the President Of he United
Sta demandi each battalion to consist Of eight eem
panias company consist Of captain, one hrl
aud second lieutenant first sergeant sssvans
eight corpors two muscians, aud as many prlVa'ss ip
exceeding eighty,two as the President Of the limited
States may according 10 the requirements o. mhitAty
setyire direct. The regiment OF cavalry hefeny
zsd shall consist Of not than three bAttaons OF h9
more than two squadtons each; ana each squauon saa
consist Of companies, each company to be eonpueu
of captain, one first and ona second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, quarermaster sergeant four sefgsanl
eight cOrpOras, two musicians two tarrlefs one
one goner, and as many priyaie not eAeeeung
to the requirements of the military service 1ree ~
OF artillery hereby authorized shall consist o.
than tweTe batteries and each battery snail
consist OF one captain, one nrst and one second
one irst sergeant one quartermAster sergeAnt Iou
gsst, eight curpoals, two musicians two atihcers one
dred and twenty-five, the President Of the unliel
servce direct Ane may be added to the aforesaid
battery organization, at the discretion of the President
having due regard 10 the public necessities and ntahs
tfst and second lieutenant two sergeants' ana
four corf orals s,,,
sal commissioned non-ebmmissuned officers Of thes
hereinbeore authorized shall be as follows ~
each regiment of infantry, colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, one regimental adlutant one egmenia qutls
and comnissary one drum msjor or leader 81 we
band and two principal musicians and to each hAtiaon
oil infantry major, one battalion adjuant one pi
talon quartermante and cominissary one sergeant MAJOR
narermaser sergeant, comnssary aergeant and
hospital steward the regimenial and battalion aJu
tans quartermaters and eommssaries 20 be taken
from of the regiments and battalions re
specvey To the regiment Of cavalry, COLONEL one
one regimentai adiltant regimen
and each battalion Of cavalry major one battalion
adutant one battalion quartermaster and eommissary
sergeant major quartermAster sergeant one com
missary sergeant one hospital steward one sadder ser
geat and one veterinary sergeant the regimental adj
ian and the egmenta battalion quArtemasters and
commissares to be taken from the eutsnants OF the s
ments battaions respectively To the regiment ot
artieiy one COLONEL lieutenant colonel, major
to every four batteries one adjutant one feBimehtal
4uarerinaster and commis-ary to be taken rom the
eutenans the regiment, sergeant major one quar-
sergeant commissary sergeant two principal
musicians, and one hospital steward-snd the pahds 49, o.
tile regular regiments shall consist Of not more than
twenyfour musicians for each regiment Of infantry aho
mounted troops
Sec, 8 Andb further enacted, That there shall be
added to the army Of the United States the iooslns
general office namely Four major generals wlIh nrse
adcsdeeamp each 10 be taken from captains Or % to
ants of the army, and six brigader generals WIN W. W.,
aidesde camp EACH to be taken from the heh1ehhns vi
Sec And be il further enacted That the officers and
enlisted raised IN pursuance OF the iofegolhg
shall the pay, emoluments ana allohhnces
and be on the same footing, IN every respeet hitu s
Of corresponding grades and corps noW "a IN eie
The reBlmentdl bhnuh Will ue pau 40
oneourth Of each, the ray and - af an
engineer soldiers oneourih, those 81 cofpotais % en
gnscr soldiers and one-hal those Of engnter
the hrs class The drum major OF leader oi %
the pay emoluments JA second heuenaht oi
Tie saddier sergeants, veterinary serssAnts r,s
ouarlemaster sergeants and drum maJofs, wl feeeNu
the pay and allowances OF sergeants OF eAFahs. ne
battalion adjuant and battalion quartermnstes hn9
mssaes will receive the emoluments now proVaeu ny
law for regmentsl adjutsnts. -, . - -. - ,,,
sec. 3, And be further enacted, Ihat tne eIi ~
listments mada and be made in the years eishtern
hundred and sxiy-one and eighteen hundred sna sAy
two in the regular army including the ioree AplhoS
by this act shall bv Tor the period OF three years hh9
those be made af1er January one eighieen huha.u ~
and xtyhree shall for the tern of hye years as t
present authorized and that the men enlisted ~ ne
regular forces, after the first day Of July eigheen hG
dfed and sixty shall be entitled to the SAME
in very respect those allowed or TO be aloNeu 10 e
men u the volunteer forces. MI. A.. ,,.....s, -,
the military establishment created or authorized o ths
act declared 70 be for vice during the sSisnS sur
ss,s aLall he sued aud organized Resistance 10
such authority shall longer exist the military eiao
/ lishnient may he educed to number pot exceeding
twenty-five thousand men, unless otherwse ordered by
see Z And be further enacted That the President Of
the United States snail regiment battaions aua
uompsnaE to he dtsbnu e and ofcers n1ncommissiun-
ed officers, musicians, and pryaes TO be dlsenafge1
tho military establishment as Is pToVided ny
the regular army who have been OF may be deaeheu On
assigned to duty for service IN any other regiment corps
shall resume their poslsions 10 the regular army ard
shall entitled to the rank, promotion and emol
ments If they had conhpued to serve IN 'nelt oNn
sec s. And be Il further endeied That the enlisimeats
m tha regiments authorized this act shall be in charge
VI M officers detailed for that purpose who are appointed
70 said regiments from civil life; aud that IN the mean
army shall be detailed by the commanding general 70
such Service in the volunteer regiments now IN the Held
7 as will in his Judgment, give them the greatest military
fh struCOn and EN- seuryi and that the commanding
general may, in discretion, employ said officers with
auy- part o the regular in the field until the
snts authorized by this act shall have been fully
army Il service with the volunteer regiments in the
delJ ar which may hereafter he called out with such
for the purp OF mParng to them military instruction
aud eileienrp. [Approved, July ~ 1851
[PuuLic-No. 22l
AN ACT to royde lor the suppression rebellion against
and resistance to tle sWs ol tne United states a3a 70
for the militia to execute the laws OF the Union, &c,
passed February twenty eight seventeen hundred and
ninety-fve
Be il enacted By he Senate and House Of Representa-
ipcs ofe United States of Aaeried in Congress Assem-
Jed That whenever, by of unlawful obsqeons,
combinations assemblages Of persons, rebellion
against the authority Of the Government Of the United
States shall become imprAccaible in the Judgment ofthe
President the United States to enforce by the ordinary
Of judicial proceedings the laws Of The United
States within Territory of the United States,
it shall be lawful for the President Of the United States
to GALL forth the militia q amy or al the states Of he
OF the United states he may deem necessary 10
enforce the faithful execution OF the laws Of the United
States or 10 suppress such rebellion IN whatever STATE OF
Territory thereof the laws OF the United States may be
forbly opposed, or the execution thereof ioreoy op
See .. And Be il further enacted, Thst whenever in
the military force hereby directed to be employed and
called forth by him. the President shall forthwith By
proclamation, command such insurgents TO dispere and
retire peace,sbly to their espeayes abodes, within
limited time. -
called into service the United States shall be subject
to the rules aud articles of the troops OF he
United States, and be continued in the service oi the
United States until discharged by proclamation OF the
President Propided, That such continuance in service
shall extend hey ond sixty days after the commence
of the next regular session Of Congress unless Con
gTess shall expressly provide BY law therefor Aha XXX
tidr fha mill
OF the unitsd States shall during their me o.
entitled to the same pay rstioas ana a9M1hee % h & %
clothing as ase or may be established py 'a" iV INC army
see. l. AID be 4 turAief enacted That every Officer
shall faii 10 obey the orders Of President Of the United
states any Of the before reaited ,h1 ioet sum
months nav 10 be determined and adndged by court
martial aud such officer shall be hapie 70 oe @ tsa
holding commission in tue mliua lof tsrIn het es
ceeling twelve nenns az % ei d I;ys, S bs b
isle 10 nIproIinsnt, by like sentence, on failure Of
,1ent ,e,lv Il he tines adulged against them
sen1r month for every twenty delars Of such ne.
sec j. And b. IL further enacted That courts martial
sor The trial militia shall be composed of militia officers
ss. and be further enacted, That all lines 70 be
sad as Aforesaid shall he certified by the presiding
the court martial and shall be collected and paid
according the provisions and in the manner pre-
crbed by the seventh and eighth sections OF the act O
February wentyeight, seventeen hundred and ninety
i've, 10 which this is an amendment m At, 81,
Z. Ant Be further enacted ThAt the marshals oi
the several districts the United States and their depn
ii shall have the same powers In executing tne AN.S
the United States sherils and their deputies Ia the
several staoH have by law In executing thelaw OF their
I respective states. -, MI. IT., &c..
three and the entitled An act to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the laws Of the Union
suppress i'm directions, and epel nvasons and 70 reeai
The act those purposes approved febu
ary tweny-eght seventeen hundred and ninetyye and
\ conflict with this act here repealed
+ Approved July %, 1861.
lPunLic REsoIuroS-No, 81