The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-06-25

punishable by the sentence of a gener-
ii court-martial or military commission,
when committed by persons who are
in the military service of the United
States, and subject to tho articles of
war and the puniehments for such
offences shall never be less .than-those
inflicted by the laws of the State, Ter
titory or district in. which they may
have been committed.
SEC. 81. And be 1t further enacted,
That any officer absent from duty with
outleave, except for sickness or wounds,
shah, during his absentee, receive halt
ef the pay and allowances prescribed
by law, and mo more and any oiilcer
absent without leave shall, in addition
to the penalties prescribed by law or a
court-martial, forfeit all pay or allow
ances during such absence. ,esir &
SEC. 80. .And be 1t, farMersenaetcd,
That the commanders of regiments
and of batteries in the field are hereby
authorized and empowered to grant
furloughs for period not exceeding
thirty days at any one time TO FIVE per
centum of the non-eommissioned Off
cera and privates, for good conduct in
the line Of duty and subject to the APP
prevail of the commander of the forces
(which such on-commissioned Off
GERS and privates form part. ss7l {
=. SEC. 33. .A,,d be it further enacted,
That the President of the United
States il hereby authorized and en-
powered, during the present rebellion,
to call forth the national forces, by
! draft, in the manner provided for in
this act. 5as Soa 9asrsq I7sga tadl
SEC. 34.And be 1t further enacted,
That all persons drafted under the pro-
visions of this act shall be assigned by
9 the President to military duty in such
corps, regiments, or other branches OF
the service as the .exigeneies of the
service may require. - 1saa sb . 30
:. SEC. 80, lind, be at further enacted,
That hereafter details to special service
shall only be made with the consent OF
the commanding officer of forces in the
field ); and enlisted men, now or here
after detailed to special service, shall
not receive any extra pay for such SER
vices beyond that allowed to, other en-
listed men.
SEC, SO. A,d be 1T further enacted,
That general orders of the War De-
partment, numbered one hundred and
fifty-four and ono hundred and sixty
two, in reference to enlistments from
the volunteers into the regular service,
be, and the same are hereby, rescind-
ed and hereafter no such enlistments
shall be allowed. s.Yla r'o5 80 p
Sac. 81. Asad lie it further enacted,
That the grades created in the cavalry
forces of tho United States by section
eleven of the act approved seventeenth
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
and for which no rate of compensation
has been provided, shall be paid as fol
lows, toy wit: Regimental cemmissary
tho same as regimental quartermaster
chief trumpeter the, same as Chief
1bugler; saddler sergeant the same asreg
imental G ommissary sergeant; company
fseommissary sergeant the same as com
pany quartermaster's sergeant Pro
vided, That the grade of supernumor
airy second lieutenant, and two team
sters for each company, and one chic
vfarrier and blacksmith for each regi
ment, as allowed by said section o
that act, be-, and they are hereby, abol
ished aud each cavalry company may
have two trumpeters, to be paid a:
buglers |; and each regiment shall have
one veterinary surgeon, with the rank
Of regimental sergeant major, whose
compensation. shall be seventy dol
lars per month.
SEC. SO. And be 1T further enacted
That all persons who, in time of wal
or of rebellion against the supreme au
sthority, of the United States, shall bt
found lurking or acting as spies in o.
about any of the Notifications, posts
quarters, or encampmeEts of any of the
armies of the. United States, or else
where, shall be triable by genera
ecourt-martial or military commission
and shall, upon conviction, suffer death
GALUSHA 4. GROW,
er-fi : Speaker of the House Of .Represettatires.
SOLOMON. FOOT,
"a sr President of tie Senate pro tenpore.
Approved March 3, 1893. -. .-,-r. .-...
- o'tfaaife ABRAHAM LINCOLN
slasHi net s7ila Jresidset Of tie United States.
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