The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-24
Senator Needhams War Bill.

Sec l. The Governor is hereby authorHeo anu
empowered to accept the service, ana 10 CAUSE
to be enrolled and mustered INTO the service Vi
the State, for one year unless sooner diScHaaSeu
by the order of the Governor, volunteers, IN HIS
discretion as to number. not to exceed ten 'noU-
sand men, to be officer d, organlze1, uhllol'HF"
and equipped, in such manner as the Governor
and Adjutant General may order and direct, ana
to be formed and organized without regard 10
present military di,trc's,-thc SAID force mere
by authorized beng in addition to the present
military force of the State, and part OF tile
militia thereof.
SEC. 2. ln case sufficient number of yolun.
teers should not respond to the acquisition Vi
the Governor--as provided Tor IN the preceding
section,-he shall proceed to order dralt 10 ! {
made from the enrolled militia OF the state To
supply the deficiency, and such draft shall first
be made from owns which have not furnished
their quota in uniformed volunteers.
SEC. 3. The Governor, Adjutant Gen
eral, and Quarter Master General, are
hereby authorized and empowered to ap-
point, and the Governor to commission, all
the rcgimental officers Of the force-tho
company officers to be elected and COM
missioned as now provided for by law
said force to be organized into regiments
Of ten companies each: the number OF men
in each company to conform to the order
Of the Secretary Of War Of the United
States. The non-commissioned officers OF
companies shall be appointed as now pro-
yided for by law, and the Colonels shall
be authorized to appoint the staff officers
Of their respective regiments.
SEC 4. The officers and men Of said
force shall receive the same pay and IA
tons while in service under the provisions
Of this act as officers and men OF the same
rank and arm of service in the Armyof the
United States; and shall be held liable to
be turned over to the service of the United
States, on the order Of the Governor, as
a part of the militia of this State, upon
the requisition Of the President Of the
UnitedStates: and while in the service
Of the United States, said officers andmen
shall receive from the State four dollars
per month in compensation for services,
in addition to the pay provided by the
United States; and every man enlisting
under the provisions Of this bill shall be
paid when mustered into the service of
the United States, one months pay in adj
vance out of the Treasury of the State ;
said sum to be drawn on the Warrant of
the Governor.
Sec. S. The officers and men Of the
said force shall be paid for the time &C
tually spent in the organization drilling
and instruction until ordered into actual
service under the State or United States
Government, and when relieved from said
actual service, only for the time thereafter
actually spent in drilling, parades and in
struction.
Sec. 6. The captains of the respective
companies organized by virtue of this act,
shall make monthly returns of the service
performed by all the members thereof to
the Colonel of their Regiment; the said
Colonel shall make like return based upon
the said Company returns, and the service
of the regimental officers to the Adjutant
General and the Auditor of Accounts,
on the certificate of the Colonel of each
Regiment, shall certify the same to the
Governor, who shall draw his warrant in
favor of the respective regimental paymaster
there for; and the paymasters OF the res
pective Regiments shall be appointed by the
Governor, and before entering upon the du-
ties Of their Office shall enter into bond
to the Treasurer of the State with two
or more sureties in such sum as the Gov
ernor shall direct and approve; to be evil
denced by his endorsing his approval Oh
such bond, conditioned for the faithful ap-
plication of all moneys received by virtue
Of his office; which bond shall be filed
in the office of the Treasurer, and in case
case of breach, prosecuted under the d.
rection Of the Auditor of Accounts.
Sec. 7. All expenditures for arms uni
form, supplies and equipments necessary
for said force shall be made under the
direction of the Governor, Adjutant Gen
eral and Quarter Master General or a
majority Of them; and the money there
for on the warrant of the Governor, be
drawn from the Treasury of the State in
favor of such person Or persons as may be
designated by him.
SEC 8. The force hereby created, when
called into service shall be subject to all
the rules and articles applicable to the
troops in the service of the United States.
SEC. .. All acts Or parts of acts incon-
slstent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect