Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-17
Dallp Qatlonal Qrmutrat
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States; therefore.
BE il enacted by the Senate aud House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States Of America, IN
Congress assembled That the Pres dent be, and
he is herebg authorized to accept the services Of
volunteers either as cavalry, iutantrv or artile-
ry, in such numbers, not exceeding five hundred
| thousand, as he may deem necessary for the pur-
pose OF repellng INVASION, suppressng insurrec-
tan, enforcing the laws and preserving and pro-
tecting the public properly: Paovded, 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 disbanded at the end Of the war; aud all pro-
visions of law applicable to three years voluu-
teers shall apply to two years volunteers, and to
all volunteers who have been or may be accepted
into the service Of the United States for period
not less than siX months, Ill 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-
clamatrun stating the number desired, either as
cavalry. infantry or artillery, and the States from
! which they are to be furnished having reference
! in any such requistion, to the number then in
| service from the several States, and to the exi-
gencies of the service at the time, and equazlng,
as far as prael cable, the number furnished by the
several States according TO federal population.
Section 9 And be 1t 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
! dent into regiments ofinautry with the eXcep-
tiOu of such numbers for cavalry aud artillery as
he NAV direct not to exceed the proportion ot
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 Adlutuut IA Lleutenaut, one Quarter
master "a Leutenant one Surgeon and one As
sistant Surgeon, oce Sergeant Major, one Req
! al - ,l
CommissLry Sergeant, one hospital steward, two
principal musicians, and twentv-our musicians
| to a baud and shall composed Of ten companies
each company to consist OF one Captain, one
! First Lieutenant ono Second Lieutenant one
FIRST Sergeant four Sergeant, eight corporals.
towsmusclaus, one wagoucr, aud from sixty four
! t. cighty-two privates,
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That
! these forces when accepted as herein authorized,
shall be organized into divisions OF three or more
brIgudcs each and each division shall have IA
Maiur-Gcueral, three Aldsdc Camp and one AS
si,ant Adiuant General, with the rank Of Major
Each brigade shall be composed Of four or more
regiments, and shall have one Brlgadiet-G General
two Ads.de- Camp one Assistant Adiuant Gene
raj with the rank of Captain. one Surgeon, one
Assistant Quarternaster 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, a number Of Major Generals not exceeding
six, and a number, or Brgadier Generals not eX
eighteen, and the other division and brigade uii
GERS required tor the orgaizaAion Of those forces
/ except the Aid de Camp, who shall bc selected
! by their respective Generals tlou the officers OF
/ the army or volueutecr corps; Provided That the
| President may select the Major Generals aud
BrigadIer Generals provided for in this Act from
the line or staff Of the regular army, and the otil
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, saIand company flicers requisite for
| said volunteers but in case where the State au.
| thoritcs refuse or omit to furnish volunteers at
at the call or The proclamation of the President
and volunteers from such States offer their serv-
ceS, under such coll or pr0clamatiOn the Presi-
dent Shall have power to acccdt such services and
to commission the proper field, stafand company
officers.
Section 5. And be it further enacted That the
officers, non commissioned officers, and privates
organized as abOFe set FORTH shall in all respects,
be placed on footing, as to pay aud allowances,
of similar corps Of the regular army Provided,
that the allowances ofnou commissioned officers
and prlvates for clothing, when not furnished in
kind, shall be three dollars and fifty cents per
month, and that each company officer, non com
miSSioned officer, private, musician, and artlticer
OF cavalry, shall furnish his own horse and horse
equipments, and shi receive forty cents per day
lot luelF use ana IlSk, except mat Ia case lhC
horse Shall become disabled, shall die, and al
lowance shall cease until the disability removed
or another horse supplied Every volunteer non
| commissioned officer, private, musician, and ar
titcer 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 il a 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 measured by the shortest usually
travelled route; and when hOnOrably discharged.
an allowance at the same rate from the place {
his discharg to his place enrolment and, in az
diuon thereto, if he shall have served period #
two years, OF during the war, If sooner ended
the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided that
such of the companies Of cavalry herein provided
for as may require it. may be furnished with
horses and horse equipments in the same manner
as in the United States army.
Section c. And be it further enacted, That any
volunteer who may be received into TIL service e
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 persons disabled n 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 hun
dred dollars
Section 7, And be II 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
lowauces Of Sergeants Of engineer soldiers one
fourth those Of Corporals Of engineer soldiers
and the remang half those Of priyates of engin-
eer soldiers Of the first class; and the leaders If
the band shall receive the same pay and emou-
ments as Second Iieutenauts Of Infantry.
Section 8. Aud be it further enacted That
the wagoners aud saddlers shall receive the pay
and allowances Of Corporals of Cavalry. The
regimenta Cummissary Sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances Of a regimental Sergeant
Major and the regmental Quarternaster Sergeant
shall receive the pay and allowances OF a Ser
geant of Cavalry
Section g. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to each regiment one
Chaplain, who shall be appointed by the regi-
mental commander on the vote of tie field officers
and company commanders on duty with the {,
regiment at the appointment shall be made. The /
Chaplain 50 appointed must be regular ordained |
minister Of the Christian denomination, aud 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 may conduce to the social happi- |
ness and moral improvement Of the troops.
Section 10. And be it further enacted, That |
the General commanding separate department, |
or a detached army, is hereby authorized TO ap- I
point Nil tary Board or Commission Of not less |
than three nor more than five officers, whose duty
it shall be to examine the capacity qualifications |
propriety of conduct, aud efficiency Of any COM
nissIoned officer OF volunteers within his depart =
ment or army, who may be reported the Board or /
Commission, aud upon such report. if adverse the /
officer and if approved by the President Of the |
United States, the commission of such officer |