Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-22
Col. commanding 22d re;
N. DEVERsY, Adiutant.

BILL to amend the act calling forth the militia
To execute the laws OF the Union, suppress in
surrectons and repel invasons, approved Feb
ruary %. 1895, and the acts amendatory there
of, aud for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
resentafiUes Of The United Suites of America in
Congress assembled, That whenever the Presi
dent OF the United States shall call forth the
militia Of the States, To be employed in the
vice Of the United States, ne may specify in his
call the period Tor which such service will be re
qured, not exceeding nine months; and the mil
tia so called shall be mustered in ard continue
10 serve for and during the term 80 specified I'M
less sooner discharged BY command OF the Presi
dent. Ii BY reason OF defects in existing laws
or in the execution OF them, in the several States.
any of them. il shall be found necessary to
provide for enrolling the militia and otherwise
pattng this act into execution, the President is
authorized in such cases TO make all necessary
rules and regulations; and the enrolment of the
militia shall in all cases include all able bodied
male citizens between the ages OF eighteen and
forty-fve. and shall he apportioned among the
States according To representative population.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted That the
militia, when so called INTO service. shall be or
ganized in the mode prescribed by law for volun-
teers.
SIC. 3 And be Il further enacted That the
President be, and he Is hereby authorized. in ad-
diuon TO the volunteer forces which he is
authorized 10y law To raise, to accept the services
of any number of volunteers not exceeding one
hundred thousand, as infantry, for period of
nine months, unless sooner discharged. And
every soldier who shall enlist under the provisions
of this section shall receive his first month pay
and also S25 as bounty, upon the mastering of
his company or regiment into 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 to- and are hereby declared to
embrace the volunteers to be raised under the
provisions of this section.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted That, for
the purpose of filling up the regiments of infantry
now in the United States service, the President
be, and he hereby is, authorized to accept the
vices of volunteers, in such numbers may be
presented for that purpose, tor twelve months, II
not sooner discharged And such volunteers
when mustered into the service. shall be in all re-
spects upon footing with similar troops in the
United States service, except to service bounty,
which shall be $50, one bali of which to be paid
upon their joining their regiments and the other
half at the expiration of their enlistment
SEc. >. And be further enacted, That the
President shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, Judge Advocate
General with the rank pay aud emolument> OF
Colonel of Cavalry To whose office shall be
turned, for revision, the records and proceedings
of all courts martial aud military commissions,
and where a record shall be kept of all proceed
ings had thereupon. And no sentence of de TIN
or Imprisonment in the penitentiary shall be
ried into execution until the same shall have been
approved by the President.
Sac. 6. And be IL further enacted, That there
may be appointed by the President. by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, for each
army in the field, Judge Advocate, with the
rank paw and emoluments, each of a Major of
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Advocate for the army to which they respectively
belong, under the direction of the Judge Advo-
cate General.
SIC. I. And be IL further enacted, That hereaf
ter all offenders in the army charged with offenses
now punishable by regimenta or garrison court
martial. shall be brought before field officer OF
his regiment, who shall be detailed for that pur
pose, and who shall hear and determine the of
Tense and order the punishment that shall be in
icted, and shall also make "A record of his pro-
ceedings and submit the same TO the Brigade
Commander who. upon the approval OF the pro-
ceedings of such field officer, shall order the
to be executed: Provided, That the punishment
in such cases be limited TO that authorized 10 be
inflicted by regimental or garrison court mar
tal: And pTODided. further, That in the event of
there icing no Brigade Commander. the pro-
ceedungs aforesaid, shall be submitted for APP
prevail to the commanding officer of the post.
SIC :. ARdbe IL further enacted, That all cfi
GERS who have been mustered into the service of
the United States as battalion Adjutants ahd
Quartermasters of cavalry under the orders OF the
Waf Department, exceeding the number author
zei by law. shall tie paid such Tor the time
thes actually employed ia the service OF the
United States, and that all such officers now in
service. exceeding the number aforesaid, shall
be mmed lately mustered out of the service Oi the
United states
SIC. 3 And be Il further enacted, That the
President be, and he Is HEREBY authorized to es-
tablish aud organize army corps according to bis
discretion.
SEC 10 4ad be II further enacted. That each
army CORPS shall have The following officers and
no more, attached thereto, Who shall constitute
the staff OF the commander thereof: one assist.
ant adjuttnt general. one quartermIster ore
commi~Stry OF subsistence. aud one assistant
Inspector general. who shall bear. re>pect, ely.
the rank OF lieutenant colonel. and Who shall be
assigned from the army or volunteer force by the
President Also. three aides de camp, one 10
bear the rank OF jOT. and two TO bear the rauk
at captain. 10 be appointed 10y the President. by
aud with the advice aud consent OF the Senate,
upon the Recommendation OF the COMMANDER OF
tie army corrs The senior officer of artillery in
each army corps shall. I'm addition 10 his other
duties act ehiei of artillery aud ordnance at
the headquarters of the corps.
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cavalry forces IN the service of the United States
shall hereafter be organized follows: Each
regiment OF cavalry shall have one colonel. one
lieutenant colonel. three majors, one surgeon,
one assistant surgeon, one regImental adlutant.
one regimental quartermaster, regimental
commlssary. one sergeant major, one quarter
master sergeant, one commissary sergeant. two
hospital stewards. one saddler sergeant, chief
trumpeier. and one chief farrier or blacksmith
and stehr hall af xaix
panies or troops, and each company troop shall
have one captain, one first lieutenant. one second
lieutenant. and one supernumerary second lieu
tenant, one hrSt sergeant. one quarterma>ter ser
geaHt one commssary sergeant, FIVE sergeants,
eight corporals. tao teamsters, two farriers ar
blacksmiths one saddler, one WAGNER and sew
enty eight privates; the regmeutal adjutants the
regimental quartermasters, and regimentad CON-
missaries On be taken from their respective regi-
ments: Prorided That vacancies Caused by this
organization shall not be considered original,
bat shall be hel by regular promotion
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