Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-03
Daily QatloNaI Qrmutrat
' OIunteers.

| threatened ny organized bodies ot men IN several
OF the States, and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the GOveTnmet Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House f Rep
rescntaves Of the United States Of America, IN
Congress assembled, That the President be, and
he is herehg authorized TO accept the services Of
volunteers, either as cavalry, Iufutry or artile-
~, in such numbers, not exceeding tive hundred
/ thousand, as he maY deem necessary for the pur.
pose of repelling invasion, suppresstuC insuTr-c-
tan, euiorcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tectug the public properly: Paovided, That the
| services Of the volunteers shall be for such time
as the President may direct, not exceeding three
years nor less thIn six mouths, and they shall
be disbauded at the end of the war; AMI all pro.
visions Of law applicable to three years voun-
| tecrS shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
! ak volunteers who have been or NAV be accepted
into the service of the United States for a 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 aud accepted, the
President shall from time 10 tlme issue his pro.
camaton, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. infantry or artillery, aud the States from
which they are to be tuauIs he'd, having reference
in any such reQWsitlon, To the number then in
service from the several States, and to the eN,-
gencics Of the service al the time, and equ.iziug,
as tar as aclcablc the number furnished bv The
several States according to federal population.
Section 2 And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject to the rules and
regulations governing the amy Of the United
Stetes and that they Shall be formed by the Pres
! deut into regiments uiinLtutry, with The eXccp.
ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct, not to exceed the proportion Of
| one company TO each Of those arms 80 every rCr-
mcut Of infantry, and to be organized as i'm thc
regular service. Each regiment OF infantry shaU
have one Oouel, one Ilrutouant Colonel, one
| Major, one Adiutnt "a LjeutcuauN one Quayter-
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sisaut surgeon Gee Sergeant MJor one Reg
mental QuartcrmGsteV Sergeant one Rp-imeutal
| COmmiSStry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
| principal musicians, and tWcuty-iuur 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 corpora>,
! toWsmuslcidns, one WagoucI and from siXtyf0ur
to eghty-two privates.
Section g. And be it further enacted That
these forces when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions Of three or more
brigadcs each and each division shall have a
| Major General, three AidS-de Camp aud one As
sj~tant Adiuaut-G cncral, with the rank Of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed otiour or more
regiments, and shall have one Brigadicl- Gene raj.
two Aids-de- Camp, one Assistant Aduant Gene
lal with the rank Of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quaytermaater and one Commissary Of
| Subsistence
| Section A. And be 1t further enacted, That the
! President shall be authorized appont by and
with the advice and consent Of ihe Senate for
the command of the forces provided for IN this
Act, a nUmbcr Of Major Generals, not ezcecdug
| SIX, and number, or Br2adicr Generals NOT OK
eighteen, aud the other division and brigade ulli-
GERS required Tor the oT~allajou Of these forces,
| except the Aid de Camp, who shall bu selected
by their respective Generals from the officers ui
the army or vulucnteer corps: Provided. That the
Presideut may select the Major Generals aut
Brigad,er Generals provided form this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the OIL
GERS SO selected shall be permitted To retain t.c
rank therein The Governors Of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this act shall commission
the field, staifand company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers but in where the state uiI-
/ thuritics refuse or omit 10 furnish volunteers at
at the call or on the proclamation Of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ccs, under such call or proclamation, the Pre,i-
dent slHil bave power to acccd such services, and
to commission the proper Ecld stafAnd company
officers.
Section :. And be it further enacted. That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and friNates,
organized as above set forth, shul in all respects,
/ be placed on footing, as 10 pay and allowances,
of SIMILAR corps OF the regular army; Provided,
| that the allowances OF non commissioned officers
and privates for clothing, when not furnished in
( kind. shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month"; and that each company officer, non COM
mssioncd officer private, musician and articer
oil cavalry shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments and shall receive forty cents per day
for their use and risk, except that in case the
horse shall become disabled, or shall die, and at
| lowunce shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
Commissioned officer, private, musician and ar.
tiiicer who enters the service Oi the United States
under TINS Act, shall be paid at the rate Of fit,
cents in lien Of subsistence and If It cavalry vol
untcer, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu foi
forage. for every tweify miles Of travel from his
place Of enrolment to the place Of muster the
distance to be measured by the shortest usualy
lraveled route; and when hOu0rabIy discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place ii
his dischaig to his place enrolment, and in adj
ditOn thereto, if heshaiI have served period Of
two years ul during the war Il sooner ended,
the sum Of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies Of cavalry hereia provided
for as may require it, may he furnished with
horses ana horse equipments IN the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into thl service oi
the United States under thus Act and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the ice,
shall be entitled to the Benefits Which have beon
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 sucn as die or may be
killed in service, in addition to oil arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Section 2. And be it further enacted. That the
bands ol the regiments oi infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid follows
one-f,Hrth Of each shall receive the pay and al
lowauceS Of Scrgeauts of engineer soldiers; one.
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
and the remting half those Of priyates Of eugH-
eer soldiers o the first class; and the leaders Of
the band shall receive the same pay and eBOu'
nents as Second Leuenants OF Infantry.
Section 8 And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of COrpUraIs OF Cavalry. The
regimental Commi>sary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of II regimental Sergeant
Major, and the reglmeutal Quartermaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF Ser
geant Of Cavalry.
Section 9. And be It further enacted, That
there shall 10 allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, vino shall be appointed by the regl-
mental commander on the vote OF The hed olilcers
and company commanders on duty with the
regitnent at the appoutmeut shall be made. The
Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Christian denomination, and snail
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 tion of the regiment, and such
suggestions as may conduce to the social happl-
ness and moral Improvement of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding separate department,
or detached army is hereby authorized 10 ap-
point NJ tary Board or Commission ot not less
than three nor more than five officers whose duiy
il shall be to examine the capacity qualifications,
uropriety Of conduct, and efficiency Of any com
missioned officer of volunteers within his depart
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or
Commission and upon such report, ii adverse the
officer, and if approved by tne President Of the
! United States, the commission Of such officer
shall he vacated: Provided, always, That no oth-
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