Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-08-14


and kept open. 'isi aS51 VI 4
We are entirely in the dark as to the
whereabouts Of any other Division except
our own, Crittenden's, and part of Mitch
ellis. - -, I
We do not aprrehend an attack here, and
are prepared to meet 10000 Of their best
troops at this point. '.'t GO ''',.
We have COED healthy camp, pure wa
ter, and the health Of the Regiment is ex-
ccllent.
The New United States Militia Law.
PASSED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OF THE THIRTY SEVENTH UNITED STATES
CONGRESS, JULY l6, 1862, HAVING PRE-
yIoUsLY PASSED THE SENATE.
A bill to amend the act calling forth the mi.
t,tid to erecute Ue hi,os of The Union, sup
press msurrectioas, and repei irrasions,
dpprored Febnry 2S, 1895, and the acts
an,cndatory herecf, and for otlier pur-
poses.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of
ADiey7ca tn Congress assembled, That
whenever the President ofthe 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 such service will be required, not
exceeding nine months; and the militia 80
called shall be mustered in and continue to
serve for and during the term 50 specified,
unless sooner discharged by command Of
the President If, by reason of defects in
existing laws, or in the execution of them in
the several States, or any Of them, it shall
be found necessary to provide for enrolling
the militia and otherwise putting this act in
to execution, the President is authorized in
such cases to make all necessary rules and
, regulations and the enrolment of the mi
ltia shall in all cases include all able-boded
male citizens between the ages of eighteen
and forty five, and shall be apportioned
among the States according to representative
population.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That
the militia, when 50 called into service, shall
be organized in the mode prescribed by law
for volunteers.
Sec 3. And be IL further en,cted, 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 vol
J uDteers not exceeding one hundred thousand,
as infantry, for period of nine months, un-
less sooner discharged. And 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 tC
bounty, shall be, and the same are extended
to, and are hereby declared to embrace the
volunteers to be raised under the provision.
Of this section.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That
for the purpose OF filing up the regiment.
n ofinfantry now in tho United States service
tho President be, and he hereby is, author
lied to accept the services of volunteers il
such numbers as may be presented tor tha
purpose, for twelve months if not sooner
discharged And such volunteers, wher
mustered into the service, shall be in al
respects upon u footing with similar troops
in the United States service, except as t.
service bounty, which shall be fifty dollars
: one half Of which to be paid upon their join
| ing their regiments, and the other half a
the expiration of their enlistment.
Sec. s.. And be IL further enacted, That
the President shall appoint, by and with tn,
) advice and consent OF the Senate, a Judgt
\ Advocate General, with the rank, pay anc
emoluments Of colonel Of cavalry, to who's,
Office shall be returned, for revision, the re
cords and proceedings Of all courts martha
3 and military commissions, and where re
cord shall be kept of all proceedings ha,
thereupon. And no sentence of death O.
Imprisonment in the penitentiary shall b.
. IA rria1 into avaatttnn ,pt;l tho s,,,o ab .l
have been approved by the President.
SEQ. 9. Aid be IL further enacted, Tha
there may be appointed by the President
, by and with the advice and consent of th
Senate, for each army in the field, Judg
Advocate, with the rank, pay and emoluments
each, OF major Of cavalry, who shall perform
the duties Of Judge Advocate for the arm
to which they respectively belong, unde
the direction uf the Judge Advocate Gener
al.
Sec. T. And be 10 further enacted, Tha
hereafter all offenders in the army charge,
with offenses now punishable BY a regiment
Q al or garrison court martial, shall be brough
/ bsfore field officer Of his regiment, wh
shall be detailed tor that purpose, and VIII
t. shall hear and determine the offepse
i. and order the punishment that shall be in
n ficted; and shall also make o record of Nj
q proceedings, and submit the same to tn
brigade commander, who, upon the apprc
. val of the proceedings Of such field officer
. shall order the same to be executed: Pre-
g yided, That the punishment in such cas-
h be limited to that authorized to DO inaicte
. by q regimental or garrison court martial
aud provided, further, That,- in the even
y OF there being no brigade commander, th
o proceedings as aforesaid shall be submitte
a for approval to the commanding officer O
:. the post
" Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, Ths
II oil officers who have been mustered int
b the service Of the Unitod States as battalio
!. adjutants and quartermssters of cavalry ur
: der the orders Of the War Department, 9,
" ceeding the number authorized by law, sha
be paid as such for the time they were a,
J. tually employed in the service of the Unite
n States, aud that all such officers now in sci
vice, exceeding the number as aforesait
shall DO Immediately mustered out Of tn
+ service Of the United States.
al SEQ, O. And be q further enncted Tha