Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-02
NUMBER Ia.

during his absence, receive half Of tae
pay and allowances prescribed by law,
and no more and any officer abSehe
without leave shall, in addition to tho
penalties prescribed by law or courts
martial, forfeit all pay or allowances
during such absence. fs.ts
SEC. 31. And be IL further enacted, That tho
commanders Of regiments and of bait
teries in the field are hereby author1
lied and empowered to grant furloughs
for q period not exceeding thirty days
at any one time to five per centum OF
the non-commissioned officers and pri.
Yates, for good conduct in the line Of
duty and subject to the approval uf
the commander of the forces OF which
such non-commissioncd- officers and
privates form part
! SEC 33. Aud be d further enacted, That the
President of the United States is here,
by authorized and empowered, durfbg,
the present rebellion, to call forth the
national forces, by draft, in the NAM
ner provided for in this act. -. ~
SEC "a. And be IL further enacted, That oil
persons drafted under the provisions
Of this act, shall be assigned by the
President to- military duty in such
corps, regiments, or other branches OF
the service as the exigencies of the
service may require.
SEC. 35. And Be Il farther enacted, That heres
after details to special service shall
only be made with the consent Of the
commanding officer of forces in the
field i and enlisted men, now or here
after detailed to special service, shall
not receive any extra pay for such
services beyond that allowed to other
enlisted men. .., hama s...e al a.rs e
SRc. So. lind be IL further enacted, That GEN.
cral orders Of the War Department.
numbered one hundred and fifty-fonr
and one hundred and sixty-twos in
reference to eDlistments from the vof.
unteers from the volunteers INTO the
regular service, be and the same are
hereby rescinded and hereafter NO
such enlistments shall be allowed. e
SEC. 81. And be Il further enacted, Thtss Che
grades created in the cavalry forces
of the United States by section eIev~
,en of tlc act approved seventeenth
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
and for which no rate of compensation
has been provided, shall be paid 40
follows, to:wit: Regimental commis-
sary the same as rcginentaf quarter.
master chief trumpeteF the same 40
chief bugler, saddler sergeant the
same as regimental commissary SER
geant ; company commissary sergeant
the same as company quartermaster'S
sergeant Prorided, That the grade OF
supcrnumerary second lieutenant, and
two teamsters for each company, and
one chief farrier and blacksmith for
each regiment, as allowed by said Sec
ton of that act, be and they are here.
10y abolished and each cavalry com.
pany may have two trumpeters, to be-
paid as buglers and each regiment
shall have one veterinary surgeon,
with the rank Of regimental ser
geant major, whose compensation shall
be seventy-fve dollars per month. =
SEC 49, I4nd be a further enacted, That alb
persons who, in time of war or of re.
bellion against the supreme authori-
ty Of the United States, shall be found
lurking or acting as spies in or about
any of the Notifications. posts, quar-
tiers, or encampments of any cf the, !,
armies of the United States, or else
where, shall be triable by a general
court martial or military commission,
and shall, upon convicsion, suffer
death. TrF d f. s~aa..s#'
Approved, March 8. 1868. ;ss..