The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-16

toexecute the Laws Of the Union, suppress In
surrection and repel Invasions, approved FEB
ruary twenty-eight seventeen hundred and nine
ty-five and the Acts amendatory thereof and ior
other Purposes
BE L enacted By the Senate and House Of Repres ent'
alires Of te Jnited States Of America IN Congres
,.r.bIef That uhenever the Presi emit OF the UNI
ted states shall call forth the militia OF Nie
TO be employed in the service Oh ss CO. h;cb SucH
service will be required, not exceeding nine months
and the m iii tia called shall be mustered IN anu
rontnhe TO serve for and during the term 50 seci-
ded unless sooner di scharged by command OF the
President. If by reason 4 defects in existing
laws or in the execution OF them, in the several
states or any of them il shall be found necessary
10 provide for enrolling the militia and Otherwise
putting this act into execution, the President Is sn
thorized in such cases 10 make all necessary Iules
and regulations and the enrolment of the militia
shall in all include al able-bodied male citizens
between the ages of eighteen and forty -ive, and
shall be apportioned among the States according 10
representative population. -.
Sec. And be i further enacted, That the militia,
WI sogcalled into service, 81 all be organized Ia the
mode .-escribed by law for volunteers
sec; d nd be further enacted, That the fTesi-
een. ~, hereby authorizes N SaSah hv
law 10 raise ee the ser,res Of any number q
volunteers, no " e-; hundred thousand,
Sovner dis ,harged. And eyts. soldier who shall
is h Ii19S NJ me and sftion SHAH ie
dollars as bounty, upon mastering of his S~mpapy
or regiment into the seryicl Of the United Sta s.
And all provisions of law relating to volunteers
years, during the war, except IN relation 70
bounty shall be- aud the same are, extenced TO- ana
are hereby declared to embrace the yolunt ers 10 be
raised under the provisions Of this section
Sec. A. And be IL further enacted, That for the
pprpose of filling up the regiments Of infantry now
in the United States service, the President be- and
he hereby is authorized to accept the services o.
volunteers in such numbers may be presented
for that purpose, for twelve months if not sooner
discharged. And such voluI teers when mustered
into the service shall be in all respects upon ioo.
ing with similar troops in the United sta es service
except service bounty which shall be nifty dol
lars half OF which to be paid upon Their joining
thor regiments, and the other haf at the explra-
tion of their enlistment.
Sec And be fagtier enacted, That the Presi-
dent shall appoint by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, judge advocate general, with
the rank, pay, and emOuments Of colonel OF cav
airy, to whose OH shall be returned, for revision,
the proceedings OF all couIt-mart tail and
military commissions, and where record of all
proceedings had thereupon. And no sentence OF
death, or Imprisonment in the penitentiary, shall
be carried into execution until the same snail nave
been approved by the President.
Sec s. aud be q further enacted, That there may
be appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, for each army in
the field, judge advocate, with the rank pay, and
emoluments, each, OF major OF cavalry VINO shait
perform the duties of judge advocate for the army
to which they respectively belong under the direc-
tion. tf thu u lge advocate general.
Sec :. A,td be further elaced. That hereafter all
offenders in the army charged with offences now
punishable by regimental or garrison court-mar-
tial, shall be brought before I. hed oficer OF his
regiment, who shall be detailed for that purpose,
and who shall and. determine the offence, and
order the punishment that shall be inflicted; and
shall also make a record Of his proceedings and
submit the same TO the brigade commander, who
upon the approval Of the proceedings OF such heid
officer, shall order the same to be executed; FrorI-
ded That the punishment in such be limited to
that authorized to be inflicted by rcgimentsl Or
garrison court-martial: Aud prOeided further That
in the of there being no brigade commander,
the FRO eedngs as aforesaid shall be submitted for
approval TO the commanding oficer of the post
Sec. 8. AHd be aftrfher enacted, That all officers
who have been mustered into service OF the United
States battalion adjutants and luartermasers OF
cavalry under the orders of the War Departm nG'
exceeding the number authorized by law shall be
paid as such for the time they were actually em-
poyed in the service Of the Uaited States and that
all such officers now in service exceeding the num-
Der aforesaid, shall be Immediately mustered out
Of the ofthe United States
Sec. 9. And be It further enacted, That the Presi-
dent be, and he is hereby, authorized 10 estaDilsn
and organize army corps according to his discre-
ton.
Sec Il, And be il further enacted That each army
corps shall have The following officers and more
attached thersto, who shall constitute the staff Of
the commander Their of; assistant adjutant
general, one~du artermaster, one commissary Of
subsistence and one assistant inspector general,
who shall bear respectively, the rank Of Lieutenant
colonel, and who shalt / e assigned fom the army
or volunteer force by the President. Also three
aides.6e-camp, one to bear the rank of MAJOR and
two to bear the rank Of captain 20 be- appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. upon the recommendation of the
commander of the army corps. The senior ofbceI
of artillery in each eorps SHALL in addition to
his other duties act chief of artillery and ord
II at the headquarters of the corps.
Sec. ~. And be Il further enacted That the cav
airy forces in the service Of the United States shall
hereafter be organized follows: Each regiment
of cavalry shall have one olOnel, one lieutenant
colonel, three majers, one surgeon, one assistant
surgeon, one regmental adjutant one regimenta
quartermaster, regimental comnlissary, one
sergeant major, quarter master serge int, one
commissary sergelalnt, two hospital stewards, on'
chief farrer blacksmith, and each regiment shall
consist Of twelve companies OF troops, and eacf
company or troop shall have one captain, one mrs
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, and one supernu
merary second lieutenant one first sergeant on
auartermaster sergeant one cOmmissary sergeant
five serge[alnts, eight corporas, two teamsters
two farriars or blacksmiths one sadder, ono wag
oner, and seventy-eight priyates; the regimenta
adjutants the regimental quartz masters and reg
mental commissares to be taken from their respec
tive regimsnts Provided, That vacancies CAUSED
by this organization shall not be considered as orig
inal but shall be filed by regular promo tion.
Sec. l. Ard be further enacted, That tn
Pre- ident be, and ne Is hereby, authorized 10 re
ceve into the service Of the United States, for III
purpose of constructing intreDchments,or perform
ing camp service, or any other labor any militia
~ or naval service for which they may be foun
competent, persons African DESCENT and sue
persons shall be enrolled and organized under sue
regulations not inconsistent with the Constitute
and laws, as the President may prescibe.
Sec. IL. dnd be tfurther enacted, That when an
man or boy of African descent, who by the laws {
any State shall owe service OF labor to any perso
who, during tn present rebel ion, has levied war
has borne against the United States, or ad
hered to their enemies by giving them aid aud com
fort, shall render any such service as is PROVIDE
for in this act, he, his mother and his wife and chill
dreD, shall forever ther after be free, any law
usage, or custom whatsoever 70 the contrary not
withstanding: Frorided That the mother, wiz
and children Of such boy of African DIES
cent shall be made free by the operation of th
act except where such mother, wife childre
service or labor to some person who durin
the present rebellion, has borne against th
United States adhered 10 their enemies by givin
them aid and comfort.
Sec. a. and be 10 further enacted, That the expeDs
incurred 10 carry this ct into effect shall be pal
out Of the general appropriation for the army an
volunteers.
Sec IS. And be Il further enacted, That oil PEI
sons who have been shall be hereafter enrolled
the seryire Of the United Stai Is under this sha
receive the pay and rafions nov allowed by law
soldiers, according 10 their respective grades Pr
rided, That persons of African descent, who und'
this law shall he employed shall receive tenidoila
per month and one ration, three dollars Of WIKI
monthly pay may be in clothing.
Sec AHd bel further enacted, That medici
purveyors and sforekecpers shall give bonds
fuch as the Secretary Of War may rcqui
with security to be approved by him.
Approved, July IL, lle2
Pubic-No. ICY.
AN ACT TO allow and pay to the State of Nilsson
the Amount of Money expended by said State
the Aiming and Paying o. Troops Employed