Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-19
oalIlng forlh the nIIIltia.

calling forth the MIIltia.
The following is copy of the bill in re.
lation to Militia and Volunteers as itpassed.
both houses:
a BILL to ameLd the act calling forth the
militia to execute the laws of the Union,
suppress instructions, and repel inva-
.sions, approved Feb. %, 1875, and the
acts amendatory thereof, and for other
purposes:
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House of
| Representatives. of The United States of Ameri-
ca IN Congress assembled, Thatwhenevert the
| President of the United States shall call
4 forth the militia of the States, to be en-
| ployed in the service of the United States,
he may specify in his call the period for
which such service will be required, not
I exceeding nine months; and the militia so
called shall be mustered in and continue to
serve for and during the term so specified,
unless sooner discharged by command of
the President. II by reason OF defects in
existing laws, or in the execution of them,
it shall be found necessary to provide for
enrolling the militia and otherwise putting
this act into execution, the President Is au-
-thori2ed in such cases to mako all nCcessa-
ry rules and regulations; and the enrolment
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able e-bodied male citizens between the ages
OF eighteen aud forty-Gve, and shall be ap-
portioned among the States according to
representative population.
SEC. 2. Ind be II further en0cted, That
the militia, when so called Into service,
shall be organized in the mode prescribed
by law for volunteers.
SEC. 3. And be II further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby author
ized, in addition to the volunteer forces
which he is now authorized by law TO
raise, to accept the services of any number
of volunteers, not exceeding one hundred
thousand, MS infantry, for period of nine
| months, unless sooner discharged. Aud
every soldier who shall enlist under the
| provisions of this section shall receive his
first months pay, and also S25 as bounty,
upon the mastering of his company or
regiment into the service of the United
States. And all provisions of law relating
to volunteers enlisted in the service of the
United States for three years, or during the
war, except in relation to bounty, shall be,
and the same are extended TO, and are
hereby declared to embrace the volunteers
to be raised under the provisions of this
sections
SIC. a. Aad be it further enacted, That
for the purpose of filling up the regiments
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vice, the President be, and he hereby is,
authorized to accept the services of volun-
teers in such numbers rs may be presented
for that purpose, for twelve months, if not
sooner discharged. Aud such volunteers,
when mustered into the service, shall be in
all respects upon a footing with similar
troops in the United States service, except
as to service bounty, which shall be $50,
one-half of which to be paid upon their
Joining their regiments, and the other half
4 ut the expiration of their enlistment.
SEC. 8. Andl6c IL further enacted, That
the President shall appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
a Judge Advocate General, with the rank,
pay, and emoluments of Colonel of Cav
Ialry, to whose office shall be returned, for
lreyisiou, the records and proceedings of all
courts martial and military commissions,
aud where record shall be kept of all
proceedings bad thereupon. Aud no evil
dence ofdeath or Imprisonment in the pen-
litentiary, shalt be carried into execution
Iuntil the same shall have been approved by
the President.
SEC. 6. And be II further enacted, That
there may be appointed by the President,
4 by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, for each army in the field, Judge
Advocate with the rank, pay, and emolu-
ments, each, of a Major of Cavalry, who
shall perform the duties of Judge Advocate
tor the army to which they respectfully be-
Hong, under the direction of the Judge Ad-
vocate General.
SEC. Z. And Be Il further enacted. That
Hereafter all offenders in the army charged
/. with offenses now punishable by regi-
mental or garrison court martial shall be
brought before field officer of his regi-
ment, who shall be.detailed for that pur-
pose, and who shall hear and determine the
offeuse, aud order the punishment that
shall be inflicted; and shall also make re-
1 cord of the proceedings, and submit the
same to the brigade commander, who upon
the approval of the proceedings of such
field officer, shall order the same to be ex-
ecuted: Provided, That the punishment in
such cases be limited to that authorized
to be inflicted by aregimentaI5o or garrison
court martial: An9 provided further, That,
!. lin the event OF there being no Brigade
Commander, the proceedings as aforesaid
shall be submittedfor approval to the Com
! .manding oficer of the post.
SEC. 8. And be Il further enacted. That
all officers who have been mustered into
tho service of the United State as battalion
Adiutants and Quartermasters of Cavalry
under the orders of the War Department,
exceeding the number authorized by law,
shall be paid as such for the time they were
actually employed in the service of the
United States, and that all such officers
in service, exceeding the number as afore-
said, shall be Immediately mustered out of
the service ofthe United States.
il $50. g. .And Be Il further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby author.
Iized to establish and organize army corps
laceording TO his discretion.
$50. 10. 4nd.be Il further enacted, That
each army corps shall have The following