Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-01
Dallg ylatlOnal tlrmOtrat
Volunteers.

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public property.
Whereas, certain of the forts arsenals, GUS
| tom houses, navy yards, and other property of
the United States, have been seized, and other
violations of law have been committed and are
| threatened by organized bodies of men in several
OF the States, and u conspiracy has been entered
into to overthrow the GUycrnmet of the United
States; therefore.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Rep
reScntatiyes OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Pres dent be- and
he is herebg authorized to accept the vices of
volunteers, either as cavalry, iuantry, artic-
nv, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
| thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose Of repclling invasion, suppresslng msurrec-
tan, enforcing the laws, and preserving and pro-
tecting the public properly: Paoyided, That the
services of the volunteers shall be for such time
us the President may direct not exceeding three
years nor less than SIX months, and they shall
be disbanded at the end of the war; and all pro-
| visions of law applicable to three years volun-
| teers shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service of TIE United States for 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 and accepted, the
| President shall from time to time, issue his pro-
clamation, stating the number desired, either us
cavalry. inlautry ,0r artillery and the States from
| which they are to be furnished, having reference
| in any such requisiton, to the number then in
service from the several States, and to the cxi-
gencies of the service at the time, and equalizng
It's far us 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 to the rules and
| regulations governing the Amy OF the United
Stetes and that they shall be formed by the Pres
ldent into regiments of infantry, with the cXccp-
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 to every regi-
mcnt of infantry, and to be organized as in the
regular service. Each regiment of infantry shall
have one Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel, one
Major, one Adiutant "a L.eutenant), one Quarter
master Ga Lieutenant) one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oee Sergeant Major, one Rcgi-
mental Quarternaster Sergeant, Rcgimcntal
Commiss&ry Sergeant, one hospital steward. two
principal musicians and twenty-lour 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 coTporalS,
towsmuslcians one wagOucI, and from siNty-four
tG eighty-two privatcS.
Section s. And be it further enacted, That
these forces, when accepted as herein authorized
shall be organized into divisions of three more
brgldeS each and each division shall have II
Maiur-Genenl, three Ads-de Camp and one AS
sistant Adjuant,Gcneral, with the rank Of Major.
Each brigade shall be composed four or more
regiments, and shall have one BrigadcrGcneral.
two Aids-de-Camp, one Assistant Adjuant Gene
raj, with the rank of Captain, one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quartcrmaster and one Commissary of
Subsistence.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President shall be authorized appoint, by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, for
the command Of the forces provided for in this
Act II number of Ma or Generals, not exceeding
six and Il number or Brigadier Generals not cX-
eighteen, and the other division and brigade otli-
GERS required for the orgaiZaaion Of those forces,
except the Aid de Camp, who shall be selected
| by their respective Generals from the officers of
| the army or vuluentecr corps: Provided, That the
President may select the Major Generals and
I}rigader Generals provided for in this Act, from
the line or STAFF Of the regular army and the uili-
GERS so selected shall be permitted to retain their
rank therein The Governors of the Stats furnish
ing volunteers under this Act shall commission
the field, statfand company Ulcers requisite for
said volunteers but in Case where the State au
thoricS refuse or omit to 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 Presi-
dent shall have power to accedt such services, and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers, ..t
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates.
organized rs above set FORTH SHALL in all respects,
be placed on a footing, as to pay and allowances,
of similar corps of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances Of non commissioned officers
and prvates for clothing. when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer non COM
miasioned officer, private, musician, and artfcer
OF 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 aud at
lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
tilicer, who enters the service of the United States
under this Act shall be paid at the rate of fifty
cents in lieu of subsistence, and if cavalry vol
| unteer twenty-five cents additional, in lieu for
| forage, for every twenty miles of travel from his
| place OF enrolment to the place of muster-the
distance to be t1casured by the shortest usually
travelled route and when honorably discharged,
| an allowance at the same rate from the place of
his discharg to his place enrolment, and, in ad-
dtlon thereto, if he shall have served period Of
| two wears, or during the war, If sooner ended
the sum of one hundred dollars Provided, that
such Of the companies of cavalry herein provided
for may require it, may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section G. And be it further enacted That any
volunteer WHO blay be received into thl service Of
the United States under this Act, and who may
be wounded or otherwise disabled in the SERVICE
shall be entitled to the benefits which have been
or may be conferred on pcrsons disabled in the
regular service; and the widow, if there be one,
and if not the legal heirs Of such as die or may be
killed in service in addition to all arrears of pay
and allowance, shall receive the sum Of one hum
dred dollars
Section 7. 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-fourth Of each shall receive the pay and al
lowancos of Screeants of engineer soldiers one
fourth those of Corporals Of engineer soldiers ;
and the rcmaing half those Of prvates of engn-
eer soldiers Ot the first class and the leaders of
the band shall receive the same pay and emolu
monts as Second Licutenants of Infantry.
Section 8. And be it further enacted That
the wagoners and saddlcrs shall receive the pay
and allowances of Corporas Of Cavalry. The
regimenia Commssary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of a regmental Sergeant
Major and the regimeutal Quartcrmaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances Of Ser
geant of Cavalry
saction o. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain who shall be appointed by the regl-
mental commander on the vote of the field officers
and COMPANY commanders on duty with the
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The
| Chaplain so appointed must be regular ordained
minister of the Christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances Of a 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 ton of the regiment and such
suggestions as iaay eunduee to the social Aal'p-
ness and IrOra Improvement OF the troops
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That
the General commanding a separate department.
or "A detached army, is hereby authorized to ap'
point "A Mil try Board or Commission Of not less
Than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
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