Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-15
How Negroes were armed in the War Of
1870.


How Negroes were armed in the War Of
l812s
An. Acp Aa,fLA-:-~-si5 udisinq of TiCC
Regiments Of Men Of Color. Passed Oeto-
Der u, 1914.
3 /. Be it enacted by the people of the
State of New York, represented in Senate
and Assembly, That the Governor of the
State be and he is hereby authorized to
raise, by voluntary enlistment, two regi-
ments of free men of color, for the defence
Of the State, for three years, unless sooner
discharged
%. And be it further enacted, That each
Of the said regiments will consist of 1,08O
men; and the said Regiments shall be form
ed into brigade, or be organized in such
manner and shall be employed in such SER
vice as the Governor Of the State of New
York shall deem best adapted to defend said
State.
23. And be it further enacted, That all
the commissioned officers of said regiments
and brigades shall be white men; and the
Governor Of the State of New York shall be
and he is hereby authorized to commission
by brevet all the officers Of the said regi-
ment and brigade, who shall hold their re-
spectiYe commissions until the council of
appointment shall have appointed the Off
GERS Of the said regiment and brigade, in
pursuance Of the constitution and laws of
said State
9 4. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioned officers Of the said regiments
and brigades shall receive the same pay,
ratiOns, forage and allowance as officers of
the same grade in the army of the United
States; and the non-commissioned officers.
musicians and privates Of the same regi-
ments shall receive the same pay, rations.
clothing and allowances as the non-eom-
missioned officers, musicians and privates
of the army Of the United States; and the
sum of S25 shall be paid to each of the said
non-eommissioned officers, musicians and
privates, at the time Of enlistment, in lieu
Of all other bounty.
B. And be it further enacted, That the
troops to be raised as aforesaid may be
transferred into the service of the United
States, if the Government of the United
states shall agree topay and subsist them,
md to refund to this State the moneys ex-
pended by this State in clothing and arm
ing them; and until such transfer shall be
made, may be ordered into the service of
-he United States in lieu of an equal num-
Der ofmilitia, whenever the militia Of the
state Of New York shall be ordered into
he service of the United States.
z b. And be 1t further enacted, That it
WITH the written assent Of his master or |
mistress, to enlist into the said CORPS. and |
he master or mistress of such slave shall |
. entitled to the psy and bounty allowed
i'm for his service; and further that tba
ald slave, at the time of receiving his dis
harge, shall be deemed and adiudged to
ave been legally manumitted from thai
me, and his said master or mistress shall
ot thencefOrward be liable for his main
.inance.
81. And be it further enacted, That eve
? such enrolled person, who shall have
eeome free by manumission or otherwise
he shall thereafter become Indecent shall
deemed to be settled in the town in
hlch the person who manumitted him was
titled at the time Of such manumission
IN such other town where he shall have
hned settlement subsequent to his dis
large from the said service; and the for
er owner or owners of such manumitted
'rson, and his legal Representatives. shall
exonerated from his maintenance anv
" to the contrary hereof nOtWithstand- ;
9 O. And be 1t further enacted, That a
hen the troops to be raised as aforesaid \
all be IN the service of the United States. !
ey shall be subject to the rules and arti- Ii
IS which have been or may be hereafter q
Lablished by the bylaws of the United T
ates for the government of the army of d
United States; that when the said e
,ops shall be in the service of the State al a
New York, they shall be subject to the :.
ne rules and regulations. And the N
vernon Of the said State shall be and he :.
hereby authorized and directed to ex- TPIi
use all the power and authority which =,
the said rules and articles are required b
be exercised by the President of the RS
Iited States. ~