The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-06


The New United states Militia Law.
PASSED IN THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE
THIRTY SEVENTH UNITED STATES CONGRESS-, JULY
IL, loG2, HAVING PREVIOUSLY PASSED THE SENATE.
tl amen he act calling forth TIE Malta % circuit
the idirs Of the linton suppress tnsul ectos and Ttel
fRcasicns opIroUsG February rs, l,95, and he acts
onasndatory thereof, and for other pHpsses
b. 1sacted ov TIE Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of tAe Catea Stats If Ameyica IN Congress assembled
that whenever the President Of the tinted states shall
forth the militia OF the States to BE- employed In the
service Of the Uuited States no specify in his call
he period for which such service Will be required
exceeding nine months. and the militia called shall be
mustered IN end continue for aud during the
Ter specified unless discharged by command
0. the Presdsn II by Of defects existing laws,
the execution OF thsni IN the several States
any of them, shall be found necessary TO provide
Tor enrolling the militia and otherwise putting this
act into execution the President Is authorized
TO make AL necessary rules and regulations
the Of the militia snail in all include
all able bodied male citizens between the agos q eighteen
aud forty ave. and shall be apportoned among the states
according TO representative population.
Sec. .. And b. further enacted, That the militia, whom
called Into service shall be ganized in the mode pre-
scr bed by law for volunteers
Sec 3. And BE- further enac>d, That the President be
and he Is hereby authorized IN addition TO the volunteer
forces which ne authorized by law 20 raise, 70
the services q any number Of volunteers mt
csyding hundred Thousand infantry, for period
OF months, urless sooner discharged And avery
solder who shat enlist under the provisions OF this
tuu shall receive his lrst mouths pay aud also So
bounty upon the mastering " his company regiment
ino the service Of the United states Ana all provisions
OF 10 volunteers enlisted IN the servceof the
Uni States three wears, during the war except
in relation bounty, shall be- and the extended
TO- hereby declared 10 embsc the volunteers "a
DO raised under the provisions OF this section.
sec. A. Ind jsGtg enGcLd, Ibat, Tor tho purpose
OF filling al the regiments Of Infantry now ~ the United
states service the President pc aud be hereby author
zed TO accept u volunteers in such numbers
az may be presented for that purpose ior twelve months
II not sooner dscnar ssd Ard sHcn volunteers, when
mustered the ce sna be 10 al respects upon
ootlag with similar troops Ia tie United States
except bounty, which shall be MY dollars
half of which to be PAID upon Their joining er reg
euts and The other half at the expiration VI their en-
siinent
sec 3. And De- u Jurhe eaactsd, That the President
sha appoint by and the vice and consent OF the
senate Judge Advocate Genoral, with the rank pay
srnouments Of colonel VI cavalry TO whose Office
shah be returned. or evisi the records and proceed
iugs VI all courts tia and military commissions, aud
where record shall b. kept % all proceedings had there
upon And " death Imprisonment IN the
pentcntary shall be led into until the
shall have been approved by the President.
Sec D. And be q further en- acted, That there may be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice aud
COTS art 4 the Senate Tor each army the field Judge
Adv cate with tie rank, pay and emolumeuts each Of
Dor o. cavalry who shall perform the duties OF Judge
Advocate Tor the army TO which they respectively be
long under the direction the Judge Advocate General
FEC. T. AMI be Il further enacted That hereafter ali
offenders 10 the army, charged with offences nopisb