The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-08-19


whenever the President of the United
States shall call forth the militia of the
States, to be employed in the service o
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 SO called shal
be mustered in and continue to serve fol
and during the term so specified, unles:
sooner discharged by command of The
President. If by reason Of defects ii
existing laws, or in the execution Of them
it shall be found necessary to provide fol
enrolling the militia and otherwise put
ting this act in execution, the Presiden
is authorized in sach cases to make al
necessary rules and regulations and the
enrolment OF the militia shall in all cases
include all the able bodied male citizens
between the ages of eighteen and forty
five, and shall be apportioned among the
States according to representative popu-
lation.
Sec. 9. 1na be 1t farther enacted,
That the militia, when so called into
service, shall be organized in the mode
prescribed by law for volunteers.
SEC. 3. Ind Je ii turther enacted,
That the President be and he is hereby
authorized, in addition to the volunteer
forces which he is now authorized by
law 10 raise, to accept the services of any
number Of volunteers not exceeding one
hundred thousand, as infantry, for pc
riod Of nine months, unless sooner dis
charged. And every soldier who shall
enlist under the provisions of this section
shall receive his 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 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 10,
and are hereby declared TO embrace, the
volunteers to be raised under tho pro-
visions OF this section.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That, for the purpose of filing up the
regiments OF infantry now in the United
States service, the President be, and he
hereby is authorized to accept the SER
vices Of volunteers in such numbers as
may be presented for that purpose fol
twelve months, if not sooner discharged
And such volunteers, when muster into
the service, shall be in all respects upon
a footing with similar troops in the United
States service bounty, which shall be
fifty dollars, one-halt of which to be paid
upon their joining their regiments, and
the other half a; the expiration of their
enlistment.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted,
That the President shall appoint. By and
with the advice and consent Of the SEN
ate, Judge advocate general, with the
rank, pay and emoluments of cavalry, 10
whose office shall be returned, for revis
ion, the records and proceedings of all
courts martial and military commissions,
and where a record shall be kept of all
proceedings had thereupon. And no
sentence of death, or imprisonment in
the penitentiary, shall be carried into ex.
ecution until the same shall have been
approved by the President.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That there may be appointed by the
Pre-, ilent, by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate, for each army in
the field. a Judge advocate, with the rank,
pay and emoluments, each, of major oil
cavalry, who shall perform the duties Of
Judge advocate for the army to which
they respectively belong, under the di-
rection OF the judge advocate general.
SEC. 7. And be ii further enacted,
That hereafter all offenders in the army
charged with oifenses now punishable by
regimental or garrison court martial.
shall be brought before field officer oi
his regiments, who shall be detailed for
that purpose, and who shall hear and de
termine the offense, and order the pun
ishment that shall be inflicted, and shall
also make record Of his proceedings
and submit the same TO the brigade com
mander, who. upon the approval Of the
proceedings of such field officer, shall
order the same to be executed Proyi
ded, That the punishment in such cases
be limited to that authorized to be in
hicted by n regimental or garrison court
martial And provided further, That
in the event OF there being no brigade
commander, the proceedings as aforesaid
shall be submitted for approval to the
commanding officer of the post.
SEC. O. Ind Be ufanher enacted. That
all officers who have been mustered into
the service Of the United States as balal-
lion adjutants and quartermasters ofeay.
airy under the order OF the War Depart.
ment exceeding tho number authorized
by law. shall be paid as such for the time
they were actually employed in the ser
vice of the United States. and that al
such officers now in service, exceeding
the number as aforesaid. shall be imme
diaielv mustered out OF the service Of The
United States.
Snc. .. Aaa Be Il Jurfisr enacted, Tha
the President be. and is hereby huthori
zsd 10 establish and organize army corrs
according to his direction.
SEo, 10. Ind Be Il Jiviicr enacted
That each army corps shall have the fol
lowing officers, and no more attached