The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-01

sent OF the Senate, to appoint competent
person of military education, experience
and skill, to have command Of all the mi
litia forces of Pennsylvania to be raised
under the provisions of this act, with the
rank OF major general, who, while in actu-
al service, shall be entitled to pay and
emoiuments Of major general In the
United States; aud be shall also have au-
thority, in manner as aforesaid, to appoint
two persons of like military education, e1-
perience and skill, to be brigadier eener-
ais, who, while in actual service, shall be
entitled to the pay and emoluments Of Off
GERS Of the same rank in the army Of the
United States Prorided, hosceue7, That
such general officers shall rot be appoint
ed or assigned to duty by the Coulmauder-
in-Chief, except when the force herein
provided for shall have been called into
actual service in sufficient strength to re-
quire such officers
SEC 4. That whenever the military
force provided for in this act shall be
called into service by the Governor Of ts.e
Commonwealth, it shall be the dutyNof
the djutant General to notify, IN writing
the Quartermaster General and Commits
sary General Of the point or points whore
the men are to rendezvous, with the num-
ber, as near as may be, and said officer
shall forthwith advertise for proposals for
supplying to the Commonwealth, such
supplies, ordinance, and ordinance stores
as may be necessary for furnishing the
troops aforesaid, as are provided By sle
laws Of the regulations of the United
States, said proposals to be directed to the
said Commissary General and Quarter
master General respectively, and TO 5be
opened after five days notice, and the
contracts to be awarded to the lowest
bidder by the proper officer inviting SAID
proposals, and adequate security to be ta-
ken for the faithful performance of the
contract before the same is awarded, and
said officers shall publish and keep ,on
file In their several aePag tments for pubic
inspection, list of all the proposals offer
ed, including those rejected as well as
those awarded, and before the acceptance
Of any supplies ordnance, ordnance stores,
or other military stores of any kind what
soever, purchased upon contract as herein
before provided. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Quartermaster General or ComlnissaIy
General, as the case may be, IN connection
with the Auditor General and State Trea-
surer, to appoint from time to time as re-
quired, one or more disinterested and COM
petent inspectors familiar with the value
and quality Of the supplies, ordnance, ord
nance stores, or other military stores SO
contracted for, whose duty it shall be to
examine and accept or rejectthe same, and
if accepted to give certificate thereof to
the contractor or vendor and no bill rem
dered for any such supplies, ordnance,
ordnance stores, or other military stores
shall be paid until SO certified and approv-
ed the inspectors SO appointed si.all each
receive five dollars per day, for every day
necessarily employed in the discharge of
their duties, and shall severally be sworn
or affirmed to discharge their duties with
fidelity: ProUided, That the Quartermas-
ter General and Commissary General shall
respectively have authority, if practicable,
to obtain the supplies, ordnance and ord
nance stores, or other military stores, or
any part thereof mentioned In this section,
from the United States Government pay
ing them, If required, the cost prices
thereof: Rrouiaed further, That the Com
,nissary General shall have power to pur-
chase direct, when actually necessary, and
when there is not time to advertise for
contracts, all commissary stores actually
needed for the troops Provided, also,
That no more than the actual cash price
shall be paid for any article purchased.
SEC. 5. That the Governor of the Com
monwealth is hereby authorized and en-
powered to organize {, military corps, to
be called the Pennsylvania State Guard,
to be composed of fifteen regiments, In
due proportion of cavalry, infantry and
artillery, or suen portion thereof as may
be deemed necessary. The said regi-
ments shall severally be composed of COM
panies of like number, and to be armed |
and equipped, clothed, disciplined, gov
erned and paid while in actual service, as
similar troops in the service of the United |
States, and shall be enlisted in the service |
of .he State for a period not exceeding |
three years, unless sooner discharged, and |
shall DE liable to be called into the SER
vice Of this State, at such times as the |
Governor of the Commonwealth may deem
their services necessary, for the purpose
OF suppressing instructions, or repelling |
invasions; and the Governor shall appoint |
ali the regimental officers, and the compa-
nies shall have the right to elect the COM
pany officers, and said Major General and
Brigadier Generals, and all regimental |
and company officers shall be citizens of
this Commonwealth: Provided, That such