The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-08-08
Tho New Militia Law.

In addition to regulations concerning the Or
ganization Of the military forces, 1t also con-
tains provisions concerning the employment
of persons OF African descent:
A bill 10 amend The act calling forth the mill.
tia 10 execute The ia,cs Of The Union, sup
pres, instructions, aud repei inpdsions,
approved February 2Sh, 1875, and acts
an,endaiory thereof, aud for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives ofhe United States Of Amer
lea, in Congress assembled, That whenever
the President Of the United States shall call
forth the militia Of the States, to be en-
ployed in the service of 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 80
called shall be mustered in and continue to
serve for and during the term 80 specified,
unless sooner discharged by command OF the
President. II, by reason Of defects in exist
ing laws, or in the execution OF them in the
several States, or any OF them, it shall be
found necessary to provide for enrolling the
militia and otherwise putting this act into
execution, the President is authorized in such
cases to make all necessary rules and regula-
tions and the enrolment of the militia
shall in oil cases include all able bodied male
citizens between the ages of eighteen and
forty.fye, and shall be apportioned among
the states according to representative popu-
lation.
Sec. 9. And DO it further enacted, That
the militia, when so called into service, shall
DO organized in the mode prescribed by law
for volunteers.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby authorized.
in addition to the volunteer forces which he
is now authorized by law to raise, to accept
the services of any number OF volunteers,
not exceeding one hundred thousand, as in
iantry, for period of nine months, unless
sooner discharged. And every soldier who
shall enlist under the provisions OF this sec.
ton shall receive his first months pay, and
also twenty-five dollars as 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 to, and are hereby declared to
embrace the volunteers to DO raised under
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 4, And be it 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 services Of volunteers in such
numbers as may be presented for that pur-
pose, for twelve months, if not sooner dis
charged. And such volunteers, when mus.
tered into the service, shall be in all respects
upon footing with similar troops in the
United States service, except as to service
bounty, which shall DO fifty dollars, one-half
of which to be paid upon their joining their
regiments, and the other half ut the expira-
ton of their enlistment.
Sec. s. And 10 it further enacted, That
the President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, Judge
Advocate General, with the rank, pay and
emoluments of colonel of cavalry, to whose
Office shall be returned, for revision, the rec
ords and proceedings Of all courts martial
and military commissions, and where q rec
ord shall DO kept of all proceedings had
thcrenpon. And no sentence OF death or
imprisonment in the pcnitentary shall DO
carried into execution until the same shall
have been approved by the President.
Sec. 6. And be 1t further enatced, That
there may be appointed by the President, 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
a major of cavalry, who shall perform the
duties of Judge Advocate for the army to
which they respectively belong, under the
direction Of the Judge Advocate General.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
hereafter all offenders in the army charged
with offcnses now punishable by resimental
or garrison court martial, shall be brought
before field officer Of his regiment, who
shall be detailed for that purpose, and who
shall hear and determine the ofTense, and or
der tho punishment that shall DO inflicted
and shall also make record OF his proceed
ings, and submit the same to the brigade
commander, who, upon the approval of the
proceedings Of such field officer, shall order
the same to DO executed: Provided that tho
punishment in such case DO limited TO that
authorized to be inflicted by regimental or
garrison court martial and provided, fur
Their, That in tho event of there being no
brigade commander, the proceedings as aiore-
said shall DO submitted for approval to the
commanding officer Of the post.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That all
officers who have been mustered into the ser
vice of the United States Us battalion adju-
tants and auartcrmasters OF cavalry under
the orders of tho War Department, exceed
ing the number authorized by law, shall be
paid rs such for tho time they were actually
EMPLOYED in the service OF the United States,
and that all such officers now in service, ex.
cecding the number Aforesaid, shall be imne-
diately mustered out of the service Of the U.
States.
Sec. 0. And be II further enacted, That the
President be. and he is hereby, authorized to1
establish and organize army corps according
to his discretion.
Sec. 10. And be II further enacted, That
each army corps shall have the following OF.
fcers, and no more, attached thereto, who
shall constitute the staff Of the commander
thereof One assistant adjutant general, one
auartermaster, one commissary OF subsist-
ence, and one assistant inspector general.
who shall bear. respectively, the rank OF
lieut.. colonel. and who shall be assigned from
the army or volunteer force by the President.
Also, three aids-de-camp, one to bear the
rank Of major, and two to bear the rank OF
captain, to DO appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, upon the recommendation OF the
commander Of the army corps. The senior
officer of artillery in each army corps shall
in addition TO his other duties, act AZ chief
of artillery and ordnance at the hcadquar-
tiers Of the corps.
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