Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-08
THE NEW MILITIA LAW.

tho Laws OF the Union UtiOuss
and repcl nvasions, approved February %, 1875 and
the acts amendatory thereof and fot other purposes
Be Il enacted by che Senate and H0uEe Of RpresHta-
hres Of me Untted states Of Anerica in congfos as
ssmbIcd. That whenever TIC President o the Uni ed
shall call forth the militia n the States, 90 bc EN-
plo,o IN the service n the United states, De na 'pec
y in his call the period for which su service wall be
required not exceeding nine mon'ha' aud me militia
called shall be mustered in and continue 20 sryt
AND during the specified, unless sooner dschafg
ed by command q The Pieedent II by reason OF detects
in existing laws or in the execution Of them IN the sew
era states, any Of them, shall be found necessary TO
provide for be enrolling the militia ana olhefae pu
ting this into execution the President is authorized
in such cases a. make all necessary rules ana ftgunu"n
aud the enrolment Of 'he militia shall in all cases in
clude all ablebUdied male citizens between the ages OF
eighteen and forts five aud shall be apporuoned among
The States accoi ding representative population
Sec. 2 And be It further enacted Thai the militia,
when 40 called into service, shall be organized IN The
mode prescribed BY law for VOLUNTEERS
SEE 3. And be IL further enacted That the Pr sident
he and he Is hereby authOd1cd, iu addition TO The uiun
forces which he il nov authorized by law TO raise 10
accept the services NJ any number u volunteers not
ceedng one hundred thousand as infantry io period
Of nine months, unless sooner discharged Aud every
soldier who shall enlist under the provisions " this sec
tom, shall receive bus INST month pay ana also twenty
five dollars as bounty, upon the mastering OF his compa
ny regiment into The service Of the tnu,d states -
And a provisions of She law relating 90 volunteers en-
listed into the service of he United States for three
years, during he war, except in relation Co bounty
Shall be- and the same atc txteudtd 20 aud afc hereby
declared tp embrace thc volunteers lo Dee raised under
thc provisions ~ this section.
Sec And ue Il further enacted, That f1r the pur-
United states service, the PRESIDENT De- ana h't'o} j.
hirizcd to- ace the services cf volunteers n such
numbers be presented ~ that purpose for twelve
months 80 mot sooner discharge ADD such Volunteer.'
when mustered into the scfIce, shall be iu a respect
upon footing with similar troops 900 ihg nitd STATE
s,tVcc, except as 10 service bounty which shan De my
dollars one half OF which bp paid upon their Joinn
their regiments and she other half at he expiration OF
their enlistment
SIC 8 And be IL further enacted That the Presi-
dent shall appoint, by and with The advice and consent NJ
the Senate, Judge Advocate General with ihe 'ank'
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office shall be- ed, 1r revision. The recnr aud pro-
c,ediug- of all courts martial aud military commissions
and where record shall De- KEPT OF all ne proceedings
had t1ercupuu And sentence Of death ur lmprsou-
ment in the peuautary shall be carried into execution
until the same shall have been approved by the Presi-
dent
sac 8. And be il further enacted, That there may
be api oincd by the President uy aud with lhe advice
and consent u the Senate, for each army in The Held,
Judge Advocate, with the rank, pay aud cmu.uutnts
each, OF major Of cavalry, Who shall rlurm the du-
Ties II Judge Advocate for the army which they
specuveiy belong under the dir acon Of the Judge Ad
yocate General
SIC Aud be it further enacted, That hereafter all
offenders ia the army charged with offences how punish
able by regimenta or garrison court mnua shat toe
brought before field officer q hts regiment, who shall
DC uetA"tu III 'ha isfpose ana VINO man near ana u
cimlhe the offence, and order the puulhmeut that shall
be Inflicted aud shall aso make record Of his proceed
ings and submit the same 20 the brigade commander,
who upon the approval Of the proc, edmE Of such hed
officer, shall order the u De executed Provided
that the punishment in such case he limited 10 That au
thorzed to be inflicted by a cgmcutal or irfson-,
martial and provided further, That ia the event OF
there being brigade commander, the proceedings as
Aforesaid shall be submitted for approval 10 the com
mauding Off cr " the post
Sec 4 And be l. hulher enacted, That all officers
who have been mustered into he service Of the United
Staes battalion dutants aud quanctnastcrs of cav
airy under The 0rdCf II the War Department exceeding
the number authorized hy law hall be- paid such IN
ihe lime they were actually employed n The service OF
the United states, aud tina al such officers nov 100 ser
vice exceeding the number aforesaid, shall bee iume-
diaey mustered out Of hc service " the United states
Sec. And te it further cusotoJ. IAst the President
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army corps according to bis discretion.
Sec TO- And be it tu .hrt enacted, That each army
corps shall have the fo1Nips 0Hrs, aud 400 more, at
tachcd thereto who shalt constitute the stif NJ The
commander thereof One assistant adIutAut gene
rat, one qraitefmIstef, one comniissary Of suDsis
tenre aud one aesistant irspcctr general, who sna
/ bear respectively, the rank 0f Northumberland
aud wAo shall be assigned from the army OF volunteer
force Boy the President Also ibree ads ode camp, one
TO bear the rank of majir and Two 20 bear the rams
captain to be appointed by the President by aud with
the advice and consent OF the Senate upon the recon-
meudauon Of the commander Of the army corps The
senior oihccr Of artillery 10 each army corps shall, IN
addition IA his other duties, ac as chief OF artillery and
ordnance at the headquarters OF the corps.
SEC And bv Il further enacted That the cavalry
forces in the service Of the United States shall he eaio
he organiztd follows Each regiment of cavalry sinai
have one colonel one lieutenant colune three mayors
one sugcun, one assistant surgcuu rogimontu al
Juiani, one regimcnAl quarcfmasier one rcgimentt
c'nmls'af} one sergeant mayor ono qnartumast'r ser
geant, one commissarJ sergeant two hospital stewards
one saddr sergeant one chief rumpeicr and CHIEF
arcr OF blacksmith and each regiment shall consist oil
twelve companies W troops and each company ruuf
shall have one captain, one first Lieu euaut one second
Lieutenant and one supcuumtrary stcoud lieutenant ON,
first scfg ant one quauormascr sergeant, commits
sary sergeant five segcanis eight corporals two
stefs two ftrrrr or bltcksniths one -ddie one Was
ouer and scvcn'y eight pr'atesi the regmentd adiu
tauts, hc Bmeutl quaTcrmtsiets and -ments com
mssaies 10 be ivkeu from their respective regiments
I Provided That Vacancies caused by thi, Organization
shall not be considered original but snail be filed b!
: regular promotion.
e SEC II And be IT IA Their enacted That the Prosi
denhe and hereby auth rzed to receive into the ser
vice VI thc United Siars r the purpose of construct