Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-18
Tine increase Or Rounty ana Pay OF


Volunteers.
The following Is copy of the bill which
Senator Wilson has given notice of his
purpose to introduce:
Al act to Increase the Bounty for Volun-
teers, and the Pay of the Army.
Be Il enacted b, he Senate and House of
Representatives eftEs United States ef Amer
icd, IN Congress aESeiabled That there shall
he paid in such installments. as the Secre-
tary of War may determine, to such per-
sons as have enlisted.Hnder the Proclama.
ton of the President OF the United States,
dated October IL, 1863, calling for 100000
volunteers, and to such persons as may
hereafter voluntarily enlist III the Regular
or Volunteer service Of the United States,
for the term of three years, the following
bounties, viz: To veterans who have been
in the military service of the United States
for niue months and have been honorably
discharged, and TO those veterans in SER
vice under enlistmentS for threesOr more
years, who may resenlist for three OF more
years or during the War, in the companies
or regiments 70 which they belong, and
who may have at the date ofsuch re enlist.
ment less than one year to serve, $500; TO
all other persons, $500.
/ SEQ. 2. And Be itifuFther enacted, That
authorized to pay premium not exceeding
S25, under such regulations as he may
deem expedient, for the enlistment of a vet
erau volunteer, and premium of not
more than SIS for Ibe enlistment of any
other volunteer.
SEC. 3 And Be IL further enacted, That
the sum of $4,000, 600 be aud the same is
hereby appropriated out of money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated in
payment of the bountie3 authorized by this
act.
sEo.4, And BE- Il further enacted, That
from and after the 1st day Of January,
1864, the pay per month of non. commits.
stoned officers aud privates in the Regular
Army aud Volunteer forces in the service
ofithe United States shall be as follows,
Viz: Sergeant. Majors of Cavalry, Artil-
lery and Iufantry, $50; QuartermRsters
SergeRuts of Cavalry, $25; of ARTILLERY
and Infantry, $2s; Setgeants of Cavalry,
Artillery aud Infantry, $40; Sergeants of
Ordnance, Sappers and Miners and Pom.
toouiers, $35; Corporals, $1sj Privates,
SIC; COrporals of Cavalry, Artillery and
Infantry, SIC; Chief Buglers of Cavalry,
SIS; Buglers, $l5; Farriers and Black
smiths. of Cavalry, and Arsi6cers Of Artil.
lery, $50; Principal Musicians of Artillery
and Infantry, $25; Musicians of Artillery
and Infantry and Musicians of Sappers,
Miners aud Poutooniers, SIG.
$50. 8. 4nd Be II further enacted, That
all enlisted persons of African descent,
who have been or who may be mustered
into the military service service of the
United States, shall have the same uniform,
clothes, arms, equipments, camp equipage,
ratious, medical and hospital attendance,
and pay as soldiers of the Regular or Vol
unteer forces of the United States Of like
arms of the service.
SEC. 8. And Be It further enacted, That
whenever the President shall call upon the
several States for such number of men for
the military service the United States as
the exigencies of the country may require,
the quota of each ward of city, town, or
toAnship, or of county, where the county
is not divided into wards, towns, or town
ships, shall be as nearly as possible in pro.
portion toJthe number!of men therein liable
10 render military service, taking into ac-
count, as far as practicable, the number
which has been previously furnished there
from.
sEc. Ind be Il titrther enacted, That
Chaplains, when absent by reason of
wounds or sickness shall be allowed full
pay, without ratlons, and half pay with
rations during absence on leave occasfoned
by other causes.
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