The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-13

3Sec.ll. If any person, without due au-
thorltytfrom this state or the United States,
shall hereafter enlist, recruit or employ, or
attempt to enlist, recruit or employ any per-
son IN this state, for military service without
this state, he shall be guilty of an ofense a
gainSt the laws of this state, and shall be
subject to the penalties provided in section
second of this act.
Sec. ,. Any person offending against the
provisions of section one of this act shall be
punished by fine not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not less than
thirty days or more than one year.
Sec. ). The governor is hereby directed
forthwith to issue his proclamation prohibit
ing the violation of this act under the penal
ties herein provided.
Sec. 1. Town grand jurors and states at
torneys are hereby directed to prosecute all
offenses against this act, in accordance with
the existing laws of this state.
Sec. j. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 8, 1861.
No. 6a-.An Act in addition to an act enti-
tied IAN act to authorize the raising of
regiment to be attached to Major General
Buffers division, approved November -,
1861.
/ 1t is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. l. The governor is hereby authoriz-
ed to recruit and organize, in the manner
and on the terms, and conditions so far as
they are applicable, and not inconsistent with
this act. prescribed in an act entitled san act
/ to provide for raising six special regiments
for immediate service for protecting and de-
! tending the constitution and union, approved
/ April % 1861" one or more batteries of
hight artillery, to serve until the expiration
OF three years from the first day of June, A.
ID. 1861, unless sooner discharged, to be at
tached to the division which Major General
Benjamin +. Butler is authorized by the sec
retary of war to organize il the New Eng
land states. P,oridei, that in organizing
sad battery or batteries. the regulations and
requirements of the war department of the
United States in regard TO the number and
grade of officers and number and description
of men, shall be observed; and provided fur
ther, that the government of the United
States shall furnish at It's own expense all
suitable and necessary tents, blankets, cloth
ING, uniforms, arms, equipments, and camp
equipage, for said battery or batteries, and
shall pay all expenses OF recruiting, organiz-
ing, subsisting and in any manner fitting out
the same for service.
Sec. >. The non-commissioned officers.
musicians, and privates, of said battery or
batteries shall be entitled TO seven dollars
per montk from the time OF their enlistment,
TO the first day OF June, \. ID. 1863. unless
sooner discharged. from the state of Vermont,
IN addition TO their pay from the United
States, to be paid to them in the same man
ner as is now provided tor the payment of
seven doliars per month, to the non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians, and privates of the
volunteer militia now IN the United States
service. The members OF said battery or bat
terleS and their families shall be entitled to
all the rights and gratultles subject TO the
limitations and conditions that are now pro
vIded by law for the members of the volun-
teer militia of Vermont now in the service of
the United States: said battery or batteries
shalL.when in the service o. the [ nited States,
be governed by the rules and articles of war
OF the United States.
Sec. >. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. u. 1861.