The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-14

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6scamr. and one division quarter ~ ~ AL
al ali oct a commissary. eacn WIN VS.
Of 4;j,. Sf sacS hal
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Of Uaptain Of inf.utry, and pay OF n''' '''e
'","S %n o. oo,oasl shall consist Of enc
on.r,.rm. ster. srno shnli sot - conmIs.
one surS con, too sssistant ,s9resVs.s one
je.sns Win the RAM % a sergeant
"SA The 0ovsrnor ahAll cause the oeid aa1 &c
sion hereby authorised % 49, ~ - m ds.crip.
ton Of the fcros. Whistler sral!sfX: SSvM.
rinem on or infantry, With The best oeect.piop
OF arms and ordinances pos.aoi W ~ - y" In.
mesU. AM uunition and muuiuone o. Me
with suitable camp eQuipoSe ana u.aspotsc
don. The cavalry, however, snen icre ~
their own horses. on the came 'etAns - - Ing
Ths Md force. q soon a. they a1sAus.
..r:d into seryice. whie shall - for the tsIm
Of twelve months, .ns;, D. s0fi e fSrc. Il "a
time for the govsnmtnt Of the troops OF aae
ionfsderste Stataa and shall b subject TO the
orders Of the Governor OF Virginia. LOT socn
day :: he may svs Of TIL. Stat: or
toe Confederate States. The omcsis ana pr.
vltes Of the force herein authorised TO b
raised, shall rsceiv 70 the same Pay. A1!Cwanos
erade and In like service are entitled to In the
ser yice Of the Confederate Statss. except that
they shall receive NO bounty; and no ofacsr
authorised to be commissloncd ny !n1 act
receive pay before being mustered into the
service Of the State. subject to the orders OF
the Governor.
10 TO carry into execution the provisions
of this ac., the sum Of TWO millions i've hun.
dred thousand dollars shall b. and the same
ID hereby appropriated out OF any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
IL Thu act shall be In force rom i~ pas
the House adjourned at three O'Clock with.
out having come to any decision; but r..
solved to meet again at eight o'clock r. H.,
remaining still in secret sesGOn.
The following u Hill No. IL. reported from
the same committee, but not yet acted upon !:
/. Be Il enacted BY the General Ass@6ty, That
the citizens OF eacn OF the eouniies OF TINS
Commonwealth. who are not subject 20 or
exempt from military du ~ by the laws there.
OF and by the laws Of the Confederate states,
be and the same are hereby authorized to
nifty nor more than one hundred men, rank
ana fle to act as home guard for satd coun.
ties; and whenever u sufficient number shall
bs raised 20 torn company, they are hereby
comm .ssioned otlser Of q county, 20 elect
Gap ain and two L.eutsEants whose election
sh.ril be certified by the ofncer conduo citing the
same TO the Governor OF this Commonwealth,
The CsptaiR Of each company 10 hereby an.
thorized to appoint therefor four Sergeants
and four Oorporals. r
2. The said companies are hereby author
i2sd to adopt sucu by laws and regulations
for their Government as they may choose,
no: inconsistent with the Constitution and
Ii VS. Of this State or the Confederate States
g. The said com panies shall operate a. o
guard and police Tor their respective counties
during the war; and the captains thereof are
hereby authcri3 I'd to order their respective
companies to rendezvous at any point that
may be determined upon, whene YER in their
opinion, the safety Of the county may require
ii Whenever two or more companies shall
act together, they may elect q Major, WHO
shall be comm issioIsd by the Governor, to
command the whole: provided, however,
that the troops Aereby authorized to be raised
shall not DC marched beyond the limits OF
their respective counties against their con.
SEM, or kept in active service for more than
-- days.
l. The troops hereby authorized to be raised
shall iurntah their own weapons, and shall
not be On titled to compensa ti0n for their sar.
vices, excep. they shall bs furnished with
ratioas authorized by law, when in actual
service; bus the Governor shall provide them
with saoh ammunition as the exleency OF the
service may require, to be deposited with the
senior officer Of said corps In each county,
who shall give bond and SECURITY for the
proper disposition OF the same.
&. This &c. shall be Ia force from Its pas.
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