Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-16
Dajlp 3lat)0H2l QcruCrat
Y Noluntc2rS.

violations Of law have been committed and are
threatened by organized bodies of men In several
OF the States, and conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the Goycrumot Of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Rep
rcscntatvcs of the Unjtod States Of America i'm
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebr authorized 10 rae cpt the services of
volunteers either as cavalry, iu'iutry, or arllo-
rv, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
thousand as he may deem necessary Tor the puI-
pose Of repelling invasion, suppros-ng in,urrcc
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro
tectiug the public properly: Paovldcd, 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 diSbauded at the end Of the way; and all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years voluu-
teers Shall apply to two years volunteers, aud 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 manncras
| if such volunteers were specially named. Before
receiving into service any number # volunteers
exceeding those now called or and accepted, the
President shall from time TO tinc issue his pro-
clamaton, stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. nIautry,or artillery and the States from
which they are to be furnished having reference
| in any such requsition, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the cNi-
gencics Of the service at the time, and cquHzjng.
| as tarHS practicable. the number furnished by the
several States according to federal population.
! Section .. And be it further enacted, That the
said volunteers shall be subject Oh the rules and
! regulations governing the aJmY ot the United
Stotca and thlt they shall De formed hv the Pros
/ idcnt into regiments oiinidutry, with the cNcop-
/ ton Of such numbers for cavalry and artillery as
he may direct, not TO exceed the proportion Of
one company to each df those arms To every rug-
| mcnt of infantry, and TO be organized as III the
regular service Each regiment Of infantry shall
have one Colonel, one Lieutenant Coougl, one
| Major. one Adiutmt "a lieuieuaut, one Quarter
/ master 80 Lieutenant one Surgeon and one As
! sistaut Surgeon, ocg Sergeant Major, one Rtgl-
| mcntal QlartcrmasterS Sergeant, one kogmcuti
| Cummis.ary Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
! principal musicians, and tWcuy-our musicians
| 10 a band and sh,l, composed ot ten companies,
each company to consist OF one Captain, one
| First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, one
| FIRST Sergeant, four Sergeant ci1ht corporais,
! ioWsmus,cans, one WoguucI, and rom slNty-tuUr
| t. cghty-tWo pryaieS.
Section 3. And be it further enacted, That
| these frccS when accepted as herein authorized,
shlll bc organized into divisions ot three or more
/ bw1adrs each; aud each division shall have %
| NMiurGeuora three A.dsdc Camp and one As
Sistaut AdulntGoncral, with the rank ot}laior
! Each brigade shall he composed ofmur or more
regiments, and shall have one Brgadiel-Geuerai
/ two Aids-de- Camp one Assistant Adiuaut Gene
| raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
| Assistant Quartumascr and one Commiasary of
Subsistence.
Section j. And be it further enacted, That the
! President shall be authorized appoint, by aad
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
| the command of the forces provided fer IN this
Act a number of Major Generals not o2c cduc
six and number, or Brjeadier Generals not cz-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade uOi-
GERS required for the orgai2auon Of those iIrces,
except the Aid dc Camp, who shlll he selected
by their respective Generals from the officers 90
the army or v0luenteer corps: Provided, That tLt
President may s.lcct the Major Generals aut
Rrigadier Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or staff Of The regular army, and The Off
GERS selected shall be permitted 10 retain then
rank therein Ihe Governors OF the stats furnish
/ ing volunteers under THIS Act shHll commission
| the field, Stailaud company ,iiiccrs requisite for
said volunteers but in case where the State atl-
| thoritgs refuse or omit to furnish volunteers az
at the call or on the proclamation of The President
and volunteers from such States offer their Sury-
ces, under such coll or proclamation. The Prcsi-
dent shall have power TO uccoIl such services and
to commission the proper field, stalaud company
! officers
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
/ officers non commissioned officers. aud priyatcS.
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 OF non commissioned officers
and priyatcs for clothing, when not furnished in
| kind shall be three dollars and fly cents per
month, and that each company officer non COM
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shall receive forty cents per day
| for their use and risk, except that i'm case the
horse shall become disabled, or she'll die, and al
loWauce shall cease until thc disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
ticer, who enters the service of the United States
| under this Act, shall be paid AT the rate of fifty
cents i'm lieu Of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
| untecr, twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
,,tl f,,r ts. Ii
| place of enrolment to the place of muster the
| distance to be measured by the shortest usually
! lTaveed route and when hunorJblv discharged,
an allowance at the same rate from the place Of
! his dlscharg to his place enrolment and, in adj
dtlon thereto, il he shall have served period of
| two years, on durIug the war, Il sooner ended,
! the sum Of one hundred dollars. Provided, that
such of the companies Of cavalry herein pravid q
| for as may require il, may be furnished with
| horses and horse equipments IN the same manner
as in the United atos army.
! Section @. Aud bo r further enacted, That any
volunteer who may lrr. .tciv,d into thl service Of
/ the United States under t's ; %, and WHO may
! be wounded or otherwise hlei iu the service,
| shall be entitled q, ihc benefits which have been
or may be conferred ou person, disabled m the
| regular service; and tha widow, itthcre be one,
and if not the leai heirs Of such as die or may be
killed in service, in addition 10 all arrears OF pay
and allowance, shall receive tie SUM q cac hum
dred dollars.
Section Z. And be it further enacted, That the
bands Of the regiments OF infantry and Of the
regiments Of cavalry shall be paid as follows
one-iuurth Of each shall receive the pay and a.
loWauce> OF Sergeauts OF engineer soldiers; one
fourth those Of Curpulb's of engineer soldiers (;
and the remaing halt those Of pgiyateS Of cugi1-
eer soldiers OF the first class aud the leaders ul
the band shall receive the same pay and clnoiu-
ulents as Second iiyutcuautS oi Infantry.
Section S. And be it further enacted, That
the wagoners and stdGers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regimental Commissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of regimeuEl Sergeant
Major, and the rcg.mcntal QuartelTnastcr Sergeant
shall receive the ply and allowances ct Scr
geant Of Cavalry.
Section .. Aud be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the reei-
mental commander on the vote OF the field officers
and company commanders on duty with The
regiment at the appointment shsll be made. The
Chaplain SO appointed must be a regular ordained
minister Of the Christian dcuomlndtJUu aud shall
receive the pay and allowances Of Captain a
Cavalry, and shall be required to report to the
Colonel commanding the regiment to which he is
attached at the eGd o! each quarter, the moral
and religious coud ton of the regiment, and such
/ suggestions may cunduce to the social haVpi-
| ness and lCordl improvement of the troops,
Section TO- And be it further enacted, That
| the General cJmmndng separate Department.
or detached army, is hereby authorized o. au-
puuta Nil taIy Board or Commission If not less
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity, qualifications,
propriety Of conduct, and efficiency OF any CONE
nisSioucd officer Of volunteers within his depart
mcnt or army, who may be reported the Board or