Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-07

composed Of tour or more Tegments' anu slai nave
one brgadicr general two alaes'ue-calnp, oe aasst-
ant adutant general with the rank OF captain, one
surceoH one assistant quaTtermaster ana one COM
missarv OF subsistence. -,
Sec d And BE- IL fistier enacted That the president
shall be autho lied appoint, by and with the adj
vice and consent OF The senate, for the command of
the forces provided for in this act, number of ma
iOr generals, not exceeding SIN, ana number of
brigsdier generals, not exceeding eighteen, and the
OTHER division and brigade officers required for the
organization of these forces, except ades-decamp,
who shall be selected By their respective generals
from the officers Of the army or volunteer corps:
Prorided. That the president may select the major
generals and bigader generals provided for in This
act from the line OF stat Of the regular army, and
the officers so selected shall be permitted to retain
their aux therein. The governors OF the states fur
nsling volunteers under this act shall commission
the field staff and company officers requisite for the
said Volunteers; but i'll eases wleIe the state author
tiles refuse or omit TO furnish volunteers at the call
or The proclamation of the president, and volun-
teers from such states offer their services under such
call proclamation, the president shall have power
to accept such services and TO commission the prop
err field staff and company officers.
Sec And BE- ii further enacted, That the officers,
non-commssioned officers, and privates, organized
as above set 10th, shall, in all respects, be placed
on the footing, as 10 pay and allowances, OF similar
corps OF the regular army Pr0Uided That the al
lowanees of fUh-commissoned officers and privates
for clothing, when not furnished i'll kind, shall be
three dollars and fifty cents per month, and that
each company officer, non-comuissloned officer,
private musician and artiiicer OF cavalry shall FUR
nish his own horse and horse equipments, and shall
receive forty cents per day for their and lsk,
except that in the horse shall become disabled,
shall die, tile allowance shall cease until the disa
bility be removed or another horse be supplied. Eve
ry volunteer non-commissioned officer private.
scian, and artifcer, who enters the service of the
United States under this act, shall be paid at the
rate of fifty cents i'll lieu OF subsistence, and il
airy volunteer, twenty live cents additional, in lieu
of forage, Tor every twenty miles OF travel from lis
place OF enrolment TO the place OF musteri the dis
lance to be measured by the shortest usually travel
ed route; and when honoraby discharged an allow
ance at the same rate from the place of his dis
charge to his place of enrolment, and in addition
thereto if he shall have served for period OF two
years. during the war, if sooner ended, the sum
of one hundred dollars; POUided, That such of the
companies of cavalry herein provided for may
quire il may be furnished with horses and horse
equipments in the same manner. as in the United
States army.
who may be received into tile 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 confer
red persons disabled i'll the regular service; and
the widow, ii there be one, and if not the legal
heirs of such as die, may be killed in service, in
addition to all arrears of pay and allowances, shall
receive the sum of one hundred dollars.
Sec. Z. And be further enacted That the bands of
the regiments of infantry and of the regiments of
cavalry shall be paid as follows one-iOurth Of each
shall receive the pay and allowances OF seigeants of
engineer soldiers; one-touTth those of cOIpUrals of
engineer soldiers; and the remaining halt those of
privates of engineer soldiers of the first class; and
the leaders of The band shall receive the same pay
and emouments as second lieutenants OF infantry
O.
and sadders shall receive the pay and allowances of
corporals of cavalry The reginental commissary
sergeant shall receive the pay and allowances Of
reglmental sergeant mayor ana the Tegmental quar-
telmaster sergeant shall receive the pay and allow
ances OF a sergeant OF cavalry.
Ssc. 9. And be ii further enacted That there shall
be allowed TO each regiment chaplain, who shall
be appointed by the Iegmental commander the
vote of the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at The time the appoint
mcnt shall be made. The chaplain SO appointed
must be regular ordained minister OF christian
denomination and shall receive the pay and allow
anceS 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 condition Of the regiment
and such suggestions as may conduce TO the social
happiness and MOI al imp oyement OF the troops.
Sec 10. And be it further enacted, That the general
commanding separate department or a detached
army is hereby authorized TO appoint military
board or commission OF not less than three more
than five officers whose duty it shall be to examine
the capacity, qualifications, propIiety of conduct
and efficiency OF any commissioned officer OF yolun-
teeis within his department or Amy, who may be
reported to the boaid or commissions and upon
suchIepou, adverse to such otcer,an fapproyed
by the president OF the United States, the commits
sion ofSuch ofiicershall be acated P0ridd ai,cag
thatno officer shall be eligible TO sit such board
OF conmisslon whose rank or promotion would in
| any way lie affected by its proceedings, and two
members at least. il practicable, shall be of equal
| rank of the officer being examined. And when va
cancies in any OF the companies of volunteers
election shall he called by the colonel the reg
inert TO fill such vacancies, and tile men OF each
company shall vote i'll their respective companies Tor
all oil GERS as high as captain, and vacancies above
captain shall be filled by lie votes OF the commits
stoned officers of the regiment, and all officers so
elected slal be commissioned by the respective gov
einos OF the states or by lie president OF the Uni
ted States.
Sec H. And BE- i jither enacted, That all letters
written by soldiers i'll tie service othe United States
may be transmitted TN ougll the mails without pre-
| payment OF postage, under such regulations as the
post otlsce drla!tilent may nlescrihe tho rnsiaee
Sec. u. And be it Jyther enacted, lat the secretary
of war be and lie is hereby authorized and din ected
10 intl oduee among tie volunteer forces in tile SER
vice of the United States The system OF allotment
| tickets used i'll the navy. or some equivalent
| system, by which lie family of the volunteer may
/ draw such portions OF his pay he may request.
[Approyed, July q, 1861