Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-30
Balm QatlOnaI lrmOtrat
Volunteers.

| threatened Dy organized bodies OF men IN several
OF the States, and conspiracy has been entered
| into to overthrow the Goyernmct Of the United
States; therefore.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House Cf Rep
resentatives Of the United States of America, in
| Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to ac ept the services of
volunteers, either as cavalry, lutAntry, or artile-
| ~, in such numbers, not exceeding tive hundred
! thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose of repelling invasion, suppressng insuTrec-
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tecting the public properly: Pdovided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
as 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 pro-
visions of law applicable to three years voun-
teers Shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service Of the United States for period
not less than six months, in the same manner as
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 pro-
clamatlon stating the number desired. either as
cavalry. lnfautry, or artillery, and the States from
| which they are to be furnished, having reference
| in any such requistiOn, to the number then in
service from the several States and to the exi-
geucies Of the service at the time, and equaIizing
as far as practicable, the number furn shed by the
several States according to federal population.
Section 2. And be il further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
| regulations governing the amy OF the United
Setes, and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ideut into regiments ofintantry with the exccp-
| tun of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
one company to each of those arms tu every regi-
ncnt Of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shalt
have one olonel, one Lieutenant Colonel one
Major, one Adjutant "a Lieuenant), one Quarter
master "a Lleutenant) Que Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, Gee Sergeant Major, one Regl-
mental Quartermaster Sergeant, one Regimental
Commissary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twenty-iOur musicians
to band and shall composed Of ten companies,
each company to consist of one Captain, one
First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant one
First Sergeant, four Sergeant eight corporals,
towsmuscians, one wagouer, and from sixty.our
tC eighty-two privates.
Section 8. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions of three or more
brgades each and each division shall have a
MaiurGeneral three Ads-de Camp and one AS
sistant AduantGeneral, with the rank Of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed offIur ug more
regiments, and shall have one BrigadieI General
two Aids.de Camp one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartermaser and one Comnissary Of
Subsistence
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be outh"riaod appoint, by aud
with tie advice and consent OF the Seuate, for
the command Of the forces provided for in this
Act, a number Of Major Gepcras, not exceeding
six and number or Brieadier Generals not ex
eighteen, and the other division and brigade Off
GERS required for the Organization Of thase forces
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
by their respective Generals from the officers OF
the army or youentcer corps; Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
Brigadier Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the ofil
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, stafand company flicers requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State ati.
thorities refuse omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ces, under such cnll or proclamation, the Presi-
dent shall have power tn accedt such services and
t, commission the proper field stafund company
officers.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, ard privates,
organized as above set forth, shall in all respects,
be placed on footing, as TO pay and allowances,
of similar corps Of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances od non commissioned officers
and prvates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents pr
llODIn, ava tndl ctCI CoNIpdHN buICCT, non COllS
mi-Soned officer prigate, musician, and articer
OF cavalry shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments and sh Ill receive forty cents per dav
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die and at
lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer private, musician, and ar
thcer 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 a cavaisy vol
unteer, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
place of enrolment to the place of muster-th the
distance to be measured by the shortest usually
lraveled route; and when houorably discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment aud, in ad-
dition thereto, if he shall have served period of
two years, OF during the war, If sooner ended
the sum Of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section 6. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL service Of
the United States under this Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the service
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on persons disabled in the
regular service and the widow, if there be one
and if not the legal heirs of such die or may be
killed in service, in addition to all arrears ofpay
and allowance, shall receive the sum of one hun
dred dollars.
Section 7. And be il further enacted, That the
bands of the regiments of infantry aud of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows
one-fourth of each shall receive the pay and al
lOwances OF Sergeauts of engineer soldiers oae-
fourth those of COrpOrals of engineer soldiers
and the remaing half those Of priyates of engin-
eer soldiers Of the first class and the leaders of
the band shall receive the same gay and emolE-
ments as Second LeutenantS of Infantry.
Section 8. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and sadders shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporals Of Cavalry. The
regimental C0mmissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of IA regmental Sergeant
Major, and the reg mental Quarermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF "a Ser
geant of Cavalry.
Section 9. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi-
mental commander on the vote Of the field officers
and company commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made The
Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained
m mister of the Chri ,tan denomnatOn and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain OF
Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached, at the end Of each quarter, the moral
and religious cond ton Of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduee tn the social happi-
ness aud moral improvement of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or detached army, is hereby authorized to ap-
point NJ il tary Board or Commission Of not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
pr priety of conduct, and efficiency Of any COM
officer of volunteers within his depart
ment army, who NAV be reported the Board or
Commission, and upon such report, it adverse the
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