Nebraska advertiser., 1863-05-21
O OFFICIAI.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the ThirtyseUeatl
Congress.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

February tWenty-eight. seventeen hundred and
ninety FIVE, and the Acts amsndatory thereof,
and for other urp0ses. E
Be it enacted by ths Sendte and House Of Repre-
seHtatiUes Of the United States Of America in Con-
grcgs assembled. That whsneyer the President of
the United States shall call OrJA the militia Of the
States, to be employed in the service of the United
States, he may specify in his call the period for
which service will be required, not exceeding nine
months and the militia called shall be mustered
in aud continue to serve for ami during the term 50
specified, unless sooner discharged by command of
the President. Ii by of defects in existing
laws, or in the execution of them, sin the several
States, any Of them, it shall be found necessary
to provide for enrolling the militia and otherwise
putting this act into execution, the President is
authorized in such cases to make all necessary rules
and regulations; and the enreImeut Of the militia
shal. in ali cases iniude all able bodied male citi
zens between thc ages Of eighteen and forty-fve.
and shall be appOrtIOned am ng the States accord
ing to representative population.
Sec. 2 And be ii further enacted, That the mill
tia, when called into service, sh Ill be organized
III the mode prescribed by law for volunteer forces
which he is authorized by law to raise, to
cept the servicec Of any number of volunteers not
exceeding one hundred thousand as infantry for
period of nine months, Unlr53 sooner DISCHARGED
Aud every soldier who shall enlist under the pro-
visions this section shall his first months
pay ard also twenty Eve dollars bounty, upon the
mastering of his company or regiment into the
of law relating e. volunteers enlisted the service
Gf the United States for three years, during
the war, except IN relation to bounty, shall be, and
the same are extended to, and are hereby declared
to embrace, the volunteers to De raised under the
provls ons o. this section.
Sec. 4. And be 1T further enacted, That, for the
purpose OF filling up the regiments Of infsnty now
the United STATES service, the President be- and
he hereby is. authorized accept the services of
volunteers sucn numbers as may be presented for
that purpose, for twelve months, If not sooner dis
charged. And such vOlunteere, when mustered into
the service, shall be in all respects upon footing
with smar troops in the United States service, ex
cept as 10 service bounty, which shall be fifty dol
lars one halt of whicn to be paid upon their joining
their regiments, and the other half at the expra-
ticn Of their enlistment
See, 5, And be l. furtoer enacted That the Pres
dent shall appoint, by and with the advice and con
OF the senate, judge advocate general, with
the rank, pay and EN- luments of colonel Of cav IL
ry, to whose Office shall be returned, for revision,
the records and proceedings Of all courts martial
and military commissions and where a record shall
be kept OF all proceeding had thereupon. And no
sentence of death, or Imprisonment in the penten
tiary shall be carried into execution udtil the
shall have been approved by the President.
See. 6. And be it further enacted That there
may be appointed by the President, by and with the
which they respectively belong, unf er the direction
of the Judge advocate general.
Sec Z. Aud be it further enacted. That hereafter
all offenders in the army charged with offences now
punishable by q regimental or garrison court-rnar-
tlal, shall be brought before field Off ser of his
regiment, who shall be detailed for that purpose,
aud whO shall hear and determine the offence, aud
order the punishment that shall be inflicted: and
shall also make a record Of his proceedings of such
field officer, shall order the same to be executed
Provided, That the punishment in such cases be
limited to that authorized to be iudictel by regi
mental or garrison court-mdrtial And provided,
further, That in the event Of there being 10 brig
ade commander, the proceedings as aforesaid shall
be submitted for approval to the commanding otd-
Ger Of the post. aI4 F. .
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That all Off
who have been mustered into the service Of the
United StBtes as battalion adjutants and quarter
masters of cavalry under the orders of the Wa De-
partment, exceeding the number authorized by law
shall be paid such for the tina they were actual
ly eInpl yed in the service, ef the United States
and tnat all such officers in SERVICE exceeding
the number as aforesaid, shall be Immediately
tered out of the service of the United States.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Pres
ident be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish
and organize army corps according to his discretion
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That each
army corps shall havO the following officers aud no
attached thereto who shall cOnstitule the staff
OF the commander thereof: one assistant inspector
general, who shall bear, respectively, the rank of
lieutenant colonel and who shall be assigned from
OF volunteer IuTce DF I1S teu6 Also
three aides-decamp, one to bear the rank of major
and two to bear the rank OF captain, to be appoint
ed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate upIn the recommendation %
the commander Of the army corps, The senior ofh
Of artillery in each army corps SHALL in addition
to his other kutieS act chief of artillery and ord
nance at the headquarters of the corps.
See. |. And be it further enacted The cavalry
forces in the service Of the United States shall here
after be organized follows Each regiment Of cav
airy shall have colonel, lieutenant colonel,
three majors; surgeon, assistant surgeon
one regm adjutHnt. one regmental quarter
master sergeant. one como issary sergeant two hos
stewards, saddl lel sergeant, chief trumpeter,
and chief larrier blacksmith, ana each regi-
ment shall consist of twelve companies or troops, !
and each company troop shall have one captain,
one first lieutenant second lieutenant and one
supernumerary second lieutenant, one first fergeanJ
one quartermas ters, sergeant one cOmmisSFy ser
geant five sergeants eight cOrp0rals two teamsters,
two arriers bla ksmths, one saddler, one wagon
er, and seveny-eght privates; the regimental COM
misaries to be taken their reSpeetIvs regments
Provided, That vacancies caured BY this Organiza
ton shall not be considered original, but shalbe
flied by rugular promotion.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted. That the
President be- and he is hereby. authorized to receive
into the service fof the United States for the pr
pose of constructing intrencbnents, performing
camp service or any other labor any military or
naval service for which they may be found cUmpe-
tent, persons Of African decent, and such persons
shall be enrolled and organized under such Fegula-
tOns, not inconsistent with the Constitution and
laws, ms the President may prescribe.
Sec. l3. Aud be it furrher enacted, That when
any many man or boy of African descent, ~hO by
the laws of any State shall service or labor to
any person who, during the present rebellion has
levied war OF has borne Farms against the United,
States or adhered to Their enemies by giving them
aid and comfort shall render any such service as is
provided for in this act he, his mother and his wife
and children. shall forever thereafter be free, any
law. usage, or custom whatsoever to the contrary
Notwithstanding Provided; That the mother, wife
and children Of such man or boy Of African descent
shall not be made free by the operation Of this act
except where such mother, wife or children owe
serVieeOr labor To some person who, during the
present rebellion. has borne srms sgainst the Uni
tad States or adhered to their enemies By giving
them aid and c0ra rOrt. ID s
Sec. IL AMI 5e il further enacted. That the ex-
penses incurred 70 carry this net Into eset shai be
paid out Of the gsneral appropristion tor the ayny
and volunteers.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That al per-
s5n who have been or shall be hereafter enrolled IN
the service Of the United S5a-es uoder this act shall
rec9ifc t5aeay aTt ~ sa pes F..oTs5 b. lsT %
5Ql7rs, se--l-nr to 1tal- rez5-stFe Er1d-t Il o.
v.a9a, 4s-s persons % AiTioeH dss5ont, Sso da4e,