The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-22

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and shall received forty cents per day 70
their use and risk, except that, in cas-,
the horse shall become disabled, or shal
die, the allowance shall cease until III,
disability b. removed, or another horse t,
supplied Every volunteer non commis
stoned officer private musi ian, and arti
ficer. who enters the service ofthe Uni et
States under this act. shall be paid az th,
rate Of fifty cents in lieu Of subsistence
and if a cavalry volunteer, twenty five
cents additional in lieu Of forage for ev
cry twenty miles Of travel from his place
OF enrolment to the place Of muster--tht
distance to be measured by the shortes
usually travelled route; and when honor
ably discharged an allowance at the samt
rate from the place of discharge to III,
place of his enrolment, and 10 addition
thereto, if lie shall have served for a pc
Rod OF two years, or during the war, i
sooner ended, the sum OF one hundred
dollars. Providea, That such Of the com
panies OF cavalry herein provided f,r Al
may require it, may be furnished witl
horses and horse equipments in the sam,
manner as 10 the United States Army.
Sec. 6. And be ii further enacted. Tha
any volunteer who may te received into
Il service Of The United States unde
this act, and who may be wounded q
otherwise disabled in the service, shall b.
entitled to the benefits which nave beel
or may be conferred on persons DISABLED
10 the regular service; and the widow, i
there be one. and it not the legal heirs O
such as die or may be killed in service, il
addition to all arrears Of pay and allow
ances, shall receive the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Sec. Z. And be ufartGer enncted, Tha
the bands OF the regiments ofinfrntry an,
OF tie regiments Of cavalry shall be pal,
as follows: one fourth Of each will receiv
the pay and allowances of sergeanla o
engineer soldiers; one fourth those Of cor
porals of engineer soldiers; and the re
naming half those Of prvates of en- ginee
soldier of the first class, and the leader
OF the band shall receive the same pay AM
emolumeuts as second lieuterantS of iu
fantry. ... ..... ..
Sec. 8. And be IL furtAer enacted, Tha
the wagoners g. saddlers shall receive th,
pay and allowances of cOrporals Of cava
ry. The regimenta! commissary Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances of {
reglmental sergeant major, and the regi
mental quar- ermaster sergeant shall re-
ceive the pay and allowances of ser
gcant Of cavalry. .
Seetion O. And be a further enacted
That there shall be allowed to each regi
ment one chaplain, who sfal! be appoint
ed by the regimental commander on tn,
vote of the field officers and company
commanders on duty with the regiment a
the time the appointment shall be made
The chaplain so appointed must be reg
ular ordained minister of Christian de.
nomination, and shall receive the pay and
allowances of a captain of cavalry. and
shall be required to report TO the colone
commanding the regiment to which he
is attached, at the end of each quarter,
the moral and religious condition Of the
regiment, and such suggestions as may
coAduce TO the social happiness and moral
Improvement | of the troops.
Section 10. And be Il JWtLer enactsd
Thst tie general commanding separate
department, or detached army, is here
by authorized to appoint military board
or commission of not less than three mol
more than five officers, whose duty il
shall be to examine the capacity, qualii
cations, proprety of conduct, and tffi
cheney ola y commissioned officer of vol
untecrs, within his department or army
who may be reported to the board or com
mission, and upon such report, if adverse
to such Officer, and if approved by thu
President Of the United States, the com
mission of such officer shall be vacated
Provided alOays, That no officer shall b'
eligible to sit ON such board or commits
sion VIII Sc rank or promotion would il
any way be affected by its proceedings
and two members at least, if practicable
shall be Of equal rank Of the officer bcin!
examined. And when vacancies occur II
any af the companies Of volunteers, al
election shall be called by the Colonel o
the regiment to fill such vacancies, ant
the men of ach company shall vote i
Their respective companies for all officer
as high as Captain, and vacancies abov
Captain shall br filed by the votes Of III
commissioned officers Of the regiment, an
all officers SO elected shall be commission
ed by the respective Governors Of th
States or by the President Of the Unite
States, , hl A
Section II. Aad be ii further enacted
That all letters written by soldiers in tn
service of tbs United States may be trans
mitted through the mails without prepay
ment OF postage. under such regulation 4
: the Post, Office Department may prescribe
the postage thereon to be paid by the re
, cipients. s. 4ne0 -''b
Section IL. And be ii further enacted
That the Secretary Of War be, and he
hereby authorized and directed to intro
duce among the volunteer forces in II
service of tho United States, the syste
of allotment tickets, now used in the nav,
|. OF, some equivalent system. by which Il
Iamily Of the volunteer may draw sue
= portious of his pay as hc may request
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