Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-26
Approved. Nov. 18th. lses.

ss3-. .s 2 cHArrEH xA t+ir, An Act in addition to an Act 0 provide peys
 ment of Bounty to Volunteers. aNd to q.
 ganize an additional Military Force.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
 resentatives in General Assembly convened
 SEc. l. There shall be paid quarterly from the treasury of this state, by the payInaster general, to the order ot each colorsd non-com. missioned officer, musician, artifcer or private, who shall enlist and bs mustered into the ser. vice of the United States. as part of the quo. ta of this state, such sums as shall be sufficient to make his monthly pay equal to the amount received from the United States by the o.hes volunteers from this stutc, and an allowance of three dollars aud fifty cents month for his clothing, in addition thereto, unless the said differences shall De provided for by tue general government
 SEC. 2. There shall also Dc paid from the treasury of this state by the payinaster.go general upon the order of the governor, such an am. cunt, not exceeding ten dollars per man, as ths governor shall deem proper and sufficient, to any party or parties who shall procure yolun. teers for the service of the United States as part of the quota of this state, which said suul shall have been duly mustered into tho service of the United States.
 SEc. 3. The sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or 80 much of the same as shall be ncc. essary is hereby appropriated, out of any mon, cy in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to deiray the expenditures to be incurred by this act and the treasurer is hereby author:z. ed to borrow from time to time such sums of moneyas may be necessary to meet the expon. dtures herein authorized.
 SEC. 4. The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to accept the services and cause to be enlisted, enrolled and mustered in. to tho service of the state, for such time as hO may deem expedient, one or moro batteries, aud one or more regiments of coiored volun, te rs, to be oficcrcd, organized, armed and equipped in such manner as the governor shall order and direct. and in accordance with tho laws of the United States, and the rules, rega. lations and ord ITS of the war department. said force hereby uthorized, being in addition to the present military organization of the state. and a part of the militia thereof.
 SEC. 5. The officers and men of this force shalt receive the same pay and rations while in the service of the state, aud until mustered into the service of the United States, as officers and men of the same rank and arm ofservice in the army of the United States, and shall be liable at all times to be turned over to the service oe the United States, on the order of the govern. or as part of the militia of this state, to apply upon any past or future acquisition of ths Pres. ident of the United States.
 SEC. 6. The officers and men of the said force. except when in actual service, shall bo paid only for the time actually spent in their organization. drilling and instruction. s
 SEC. !. Tie force hereby created, when en. listed and accepted, shall be subject to all tho rules and articles applicable to the troops in the service of the United States but no volun. teers under this Act shall be discharged from service anywhere, except in the county where they were organized, except by his or their re uuest 2 ars,i