Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-13
The Law Authorizing Drafting,


authority 70 enroll inc Blacks-2Re
let Of FEB. 2Sfh, I795, as amended July
lin, lS62, BY the Thirty SeeenM Con
gress.
In act to amend the act calling forth
the militia to execute the Laws os the
Union, suppress rebel insurrection and
invasion, approved Feb. ., 1875, and the
acts amendatory thereof, and for other
purposes.
Be II enacted By The Senate aid House
Of Represeatices 81 the United States of
Imcrica Ia Congress assembled That
whenever the President Of the United
States shall call forth the militia Of the
States. to be employed IN the service Of
the United States, he may specify IN his
call the period for which srch service viii
he required, not exceeding nine months
and the militia so called shall he mustered
in and continue 70 serve for and during
the term so specified, unless sooner dis
charged by command of the President
IF BY reason Of defects II existing laws
or in the execution Of them, in the several
States or any Of them, il shall be found
necessary to provide for the enrolling the
militia and otherwise putting this act III
execution the President IS authorized IN
such cases to make all necessary rules
and regulations and the enrolment OF
the militia shalt IN all cases include ali
the able bodied male citizen between tie
ares of eighteen and forty-hve, and shah
BE apportione1 among the States accord
iAg to representative population.
SEC 2 Ind ~ Il farther enacted
That the militia. when 50 called into ser
vice. shall be Organized in the mode pre-
scribed l,v law for volunteers
SEc. 3 Ind Be IL further enacted,
That the President he and he is hereby
authorized. in addition TO The volunteer
for:as which he IS now authorized by law
to raise, to accept the services Of a4y
number of volunteers net exceeding one
fandred thousand. rs infantry. f3,. a
period Of nine months. unless sooner dis
charged and every soldier who shall en-
list under the provisions Of this section.
shall receive Ills first months pay. and
also twenty-five dollars bounty, upon the
MASTERING Of his company or regiment
into the service of the United States
And al provisions Of aw relating to vol
unteers enlisted in the service OF the
United States for three years or during
the war, except in relation to bounty,
shall he and the same are extended TO, and
are hereby declared to embrace, the vol
nnteers d be raised under the provisions
Of this section.
SEC. 4 and Be Il furtHeg enacted
That, for the purpose Of flling up regi-
ments Of infantry now in the United States
| service, the President be, and he is here
/ by authorized to accept the services Of
1 volunteers in such numbers as NAV be pre-
sente.i for that purpose Cor twelve months
/ If not sooner discharged. And such vol
/ untecrs when mustered into the service
/ shall be in al! respects upon footing with
similar troops in the United States ser
vice, except as to service bounty, which
shall be fifty dollars, one half Of which
/ to be paid upon their joining their regi-
ments, and the other half at the expira-
ton of their enlistment
SEC ). Ind DC Il f,rtHer enacted. That
| the President shall appoint, bv and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. 4
judge aayocat general. with the rank, nav
and emoluments Of a colonel Of cavalry
to whose office shall be returned. for re-
Il