Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-09
OFFICIAL.
Laws OF THE UNITED STATE,
Raised at he Second Sessioa of tie Thirty
Ssvsnh cO1gre.s.
[PuBLIc-No. lG6l

AN A0rto amend the act calling forth the militia e
execute the laws Of the Union, suppress insurref
ttOna and reP,i inVaSions, approved FsbruaF.
tWenty-eiGht, seventeen hundrsd aud ninaty iTf
and the ats amendaf-ry Thereof, and for other pun
poses. .--
Be 1t enacted BY the Senate aad Heuse oFRsprasst-
ElttVea Of the Unitsd States OF America In Game
assembled. That Whenever the OrIhe unite
States shaii cal forth the militia OF the states, b.
employed 10 the serVeo Of the United States ma,
,Peeiy In his call the period foe which such ssrVie
Hiii be required, not exceeding nine mjnths; RLI
the militia 90 called shlll be mustered In and
tinue 70 serve Tor and during the term spseiAed
unless sooner discharged by command Of the PrOsi
lent. II by reason Of detects In existing laws, or
the execution Uf them. In the several Sies o. an,
Jl them, 1t shan be found necessary % provide g.
enrolling the militia and otherwise putting this &C
into execution, the President e authorized 10 snei
the enrolment ofthe militia shall in ali cases inciud
all abie-bOdied male citizens between the ages
eightsea and forty-hVe, and shAll be apportionel
tnong the States according to representative plpu
latiOn.
Sec. 9 Aud be it further su,eted, That the mItis,
when called into service shall bs orEaniZed in III
mode prescribed by Law for volunteers.
Sec. B. And be iG further OuAeted, That the PreSi
dent be ani he ts hereby authorized. In addition {,
the volunteer 6ITces which be is authorised b,
law to raise, TO accept the services Of any number
volunteers, not exceeding one hun red thousand, a
70 lS' " nl.ls nlouthS un sOonei
di-ehArged- And every soldieC who shall enlist IN
der the PrOVisinns OF this section shall receive hi
hrst months pay, And also twenty-five dsiars =
bounty upon the musteCtug Of his company rrgi
ment into the service Of the United states And Al.
provisions Cf law relating to volunteers enlisted il
the service OF the United StAtes f0r three year
during the war, except In relation bounty shall b.
and tue same are extended 10, and hereby de
eiared TO embrace, the volunteers to bs raised nde
tue provisions ofthis section.
Sec. s. And be It further enacted, That Tor ths
purPuse Of Hog up the regiments Of lnfan;ry nov
the United States service the President be- and b,
nereby Is authorized to accept the services of Voluu
teers in saeh mum ers may DO presented for thai
purpOss for twelve months II not sooner discharged
Aud such vounteers when mustered into TIE service
troops 10 the Unted States service eSeept Rs 10 .r
vice sountyi which saai be my dollars, half
which to be paid upon their joiniug their re- iments
a the other hafat the expiration Of their enlist
ment.
src.5. And bO 1t farther enacted That the Presi.
dent shall appoint, by aud with the advice aud CON
cent OF the Senate, aiudge advocate gea0ral with the
rauk. pay, and emOuments Of colonel ofeaValry to
whose ONCE shall DO returned, for rsyison the re-
cords anu PFoeeedingg Of all courts martial aud mill
tary commissions, and WIers record shall be kept Of
all proceedings mad thsrsapJu- And no suuTvBeo o.
death,r lnpTi-Onment in the pen tentiaFy, shall be
eATrief into exOcnt on until the same Sa have besn
approved by the President.
eec. 8. And be it further nleted That there NAY
be appointed BY the Presidsnt by and with the ad-
vice and eOnsent OF the Ssnate fer each army ia tn,
held, judge advocate with the raak pay, and emOl
amenta each, OF m Jor Of CaValEy, UhJ ahAil per
form the duties OF judge advocate for the army TO
which they respectively bel ing, uudsr the direction
Of the judge adVOeat general
Sec, Z. And be tt tuFthsr enacted, That hereafter
ali offenders in the army thaEgel with Offences
now punishable by regimentai or "a rison court
. before 0N hfH
IeSimeut who shall be detailed for tuAt purposs and
who shall bear aud dstefhIns tho Ofsuco aud order
the punishmsnt that sha bo inhietsd; and saI aso
make record Of his proceedings, and submit the
same % the brigade eUmmandcr, Sha upon the ~.
prJvAl Of the proceedings OF such dSd ofieer shall
Orler the same 20 be executed: Provided, that the
Pucshment in such cases be u tied TO that auth1r-
IEed 10 Oe inflicted by regimental ur garrison court
martial: i provided, tuFther, That, Ia the even.
81 there bring no brigade eoumandsE, the roeetd-
the command snsof-e Of the post.
sac g. Aud Be IL further enacted That all ofaesrs
who htyr been FuusIGred iuIo the service OF Lhs
United States battalion Adiutauts and nuart 2
masters Of cavalry uudar the orders of the War De
PArtmsnt, exeeeding the number au,hor,Esd by Law,
shall be pain sueh for the time q ey were actually
employed in the service Otthe Untei States aud shnt
all such oieets now In service oxe-sding the num-
Der Aforesaid, shall be Immediately musterod cot
Of the service n the United States.
Sec y And be it further enacted That the Presi-
dent be and he 10 hereby authorized 70 establish and
organize army eOTps according 70 hls discretion.
See 10. Aud be it further enacted, That each army
corps shall have the fJllOEink onicers aud no mot
attached thereto who IA al constitute the stan
eOmmaudsr thereJf: QUE assistant adJutant general
one quArteFmaster, Que eOmmi.sary of subsistence,
aud one las ant trsPeetor general Who snail bsaF'
resPe lively, the rank OF lie utenAnt eJoBe and who
SHALL be assigned fcom the arAy Og volunteer fIrev
by the Prrsident- Also three aidesds camp, one 70
bear the rank Of myOr, add two 70 b0Gr the rank Of
captain, 10 beaPPointed by the President, by and
with the advice aud consent Of the Sena upon tn.
recommendation of the comm tnder fths army corps
The senior Ofdcsr OF aTtiloTy in each army corps
shall, In addition TO his other duties act chief
artillery and ordinance at the headquarters Of the
corps. SEQ @
Sc. II. And be It further enacted, That the cav
airy fUreeg n the se~vi Of the United States shall
hereafter be organized GoI oWs: eath REGIMENT Oi
cavalry shall have one colonel. one lisutCnant edo
mel, three majors one aurgeOn one ASSISTANT surge
Cne rsgnlental aJutant, one rDgiuental
ter oue-regmental rOGmisslTy, one sergeant major,
Une quATtermaster's sergeant, one ealnin-saTy ~
geant, two hosBtd 4 stsEhrts, ElddleF asTgeaut
Oas chief tTumpster, and chief f.Trier OF 6laek
smith. add each regimant shall eon-ist Of EUelvo
49,
have Une captain, one first lleuIenant, one s.eond
lleutenAnt, aad ons suPSFnumenty second Isutshant
one INST serBeAnt one quart TAster sergeant, one
eOmmialaTy sSFgeant, ave sarEelnA eight c1TpOFaIs
two teamsters, tWJ farTera or blackSmiths one SD
Ter, one WaRoutr, and soVtnty-d Sht prVates, the
regimental adutants, the regimentsl quariermasieF
and rsgmental comm B1ares To 20 tak-u from Their
respective regiments: Provided That Vaeanc,e cans
ed ny tn sorgAutIafidn shall not be eon-i1sred q
original but shail be hliot by regular prJmOIiou.
seS. 12. Aud be Il further enacted, Thst the Pres
ident be and he is hsreDy anthOrEed 20 rnciV intu
the ser ies Of the United states for the parp oi
constructing eneroaehm9utS. or PerfOrmiug eamp
service, any other labor or any military or naV
service Tor which they may be f0uud compel Mt per
sons u Africa degceuF, ID such psTaoos shall be en-
rO led and orgA1i1si sneh regulations not IN.
consistent with the Constitution and IaWs = Ihs
President may pro-eribe.
man or boy or Afrieah d-aesai who bV the laws 4
a1y State sh al sarvleo or labor % any porsou
who, during the present rehelon has levied var o.
has borne arms .inst the United states or ihsred
% thnir enemies by giFlag them AID and eomio;t
snail render any saeh service as is Provldal for "a
this &c he, his mother, and his wife ald eIFldrsn
shall forever thereafter be free any Law, usage
custom whatsoever 20 the e3nifaEy nOtWIthstaniing.
Provided. That the mother, Eif9 and eiiillren d
free by the opsra0l u this act exespt Whsle s1eh
mother vile or Children ore ssrT cor Labor TO somS
Per-on who during the PTysent rebelion, has horne
arms a1sinst tue United States OF adheF,d 70 tfoil
enefniGs BY giViEg them aid and oomEort. ~
Sec ! l. Add . it further enacted, That the ex
peqsos neuired 70 eaFEJ this act into Feet Shalf d
paid Uut Of the general appropriation for TIE army
aud Vatulissra- = - s.i=sil = n -7Ts
Sec. IS, And he Il further snacted That an person,
who have breo OF shall Be hereafter enrolled "a thl
service Of the United States under thIs act GiI 10
eeVe the pay aud ratiyns now allowed by law 81
ders aeeoring % their respective gradef: Provided
shall be employed Ehal TeceiTnt ten doIIars per ontA
and one ratou, three dollars Of which u5nthly pas
may b 10 eiQthInE. -l11ft srE =
Sec. i6- Ani bolt further enacted That medical
puiEeJors and serekesPeE gfVo bOnds 10 such
sum. a he seere.aEy q WtE nay FUquiIs, with Ss'