Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-17

small Dc paid Y the following persons, provide
they be residents of the United States, to wit
first, to his father; or II he shall not be livinl
or has abandoned the support Of his family, the
to the mother Of such soldier; and if there
neither father nor mother as aforesaid, the
such bounty shall be paid to the brothers On
sisters Of the deceased soldier resident as afore
: said.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That ever
non-commissioned officer, private, or other per
son, who has been, or shall hereafter be, dis
charged from the army Of the United States b
reason of wounds received in battle, on skir
mish, on picket or in action, OF in the line 0
duty, shall be entitled to receive the sam
bounty as If he had served out his full term
and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent will
this are hereby repealed.
Sec. b. And be il further enacted, That al
persons Of color who were enlisted and mustered
into the military service of the United States il
South Carolina, by and under the direction o
Major General Hunter and Brigsdier GENERA
Saxton, 10 pursuance Of the authority from thu
Secretary of War; dated August twenty-fifth
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, sthat the per-
sons so received into service, and their officers
to be entitled to and receive the same pay and
ratiOns as are allowed by law to other volun.
teere in the service !" and in every case where il
shall be made to appear to the satisfaction OF
the Secretary Of War that any regiment Of
colored troops has been mustered into the service
OF tho United States, under any assurance by
| the President or the Secretary Of War, that the
non commissioned officers and privates of such
regiment should be paid the same as other
| troops Of the same arm of the service, shall
/ from the date of their enlistment, receive the
same pay and allowances ms arc allowed by law
to other volunteers in the military service; and
the Secretary of War shall make all necessary
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cordanoe herewith.
Sec. 6. And be II further enacted That the
President is hereby authorised to enlist or or
ganize, out Of troops already in the service, six
regiments Of volunteer engineers, to be organized
in accordance with existing laws, to have the
same pay and allowances of engineer troops of
the regular army, and to bo subjected to the
rules aud articles Of war.
Sec. 7. And be ii further enacted That the
President Is hereby authorized to enlist two ad-
ditional companies to be added to the regiment
Of volunteer engineers raised under the pros
visions of an act approved May twentieth eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four, entitled "Au act to
organize regiment Of veteran volunteers" and
said regiment shall be considered one Of the
re timents authorized in the preceding section
Of this act
SEQ. 8. And be ii further enacted, That when.
ever regiment in the regular army is reduced
below the minimum number, no officer shall be
appointed in such q regiment beyond those ne
cessary for the command Of such reduced num-
ber.
Sec. g. And be II further enacted, That officers
by breyet in the regular army shall receive the
same pay aud allowance as brevet officers of
the same grade or rank in the volunteer service
and no more.
Sec. 10. Aud be it further enacted, That the
true construction Of the sixth section of the
"act respecting the organization of the army,
and for other purposes" approved August
tWenty-third eighteen hundred and fortystwo,
and Of all laws relating in any way TO the allow
anoe Of double ratons to oilcers, authorizes such
allowance TO the following officers, and TO no
others Whatever; to the general in chief COM
mandng the armies of the United States to
each general officer commanding in chief a
separate army actually in the field; to each
general officer commanding geographical di-
Vision embracing enc or more military depart
ments and to each officer commanding a mili-
tary geographical department and that any
general order or regulation or usage allowing
double ratiOns to O chief of staff or any other
officer than those above mentioned is illegal and
void.
SEQ IL. Aud be it further enacted, That the
bounty of one hundred dollars, provided by pre-
sent laws to be paid to the heirs of volunteers
killed in battle, shall be extended to the widow
If living, or If she be dead to the children of any
volunteer who shall have been or may be killed
in the service, whether he shall have enlisted
for two years or for a less period of time
Sec. IL. Aud be it further enacted, That in
case any officer Of the military or naval service
who may be hereafter dismissed by authority of
the President shall make an application in
writing for trial, setting forth under oath that
he has been wrongfuy AMI unjustly dismissed,
fha President ghall ng Rnnn n4 tho
of the public service may permit, convene
court-martal to try such officer on the charges
on which he was dismissed. And if such court
martial shall not award dismissal or death as
the punishment Of such officer, the order of
dismissal shall be void. And if the court
martial aforesaid shall not be convened for the
trial of such officer within six months from the
presentation of his application for trial, the
sentence Of dismissal shall be void
Sec. ID. And be il further enacted, That
where any revised enrolment in any Congress
sional or draft district has been obtained or
made prior to any actual drawing Of names from
the enrolment lists, the quota of such district
may be adjusted and apportoued to such re-
visod enrolment instead Of being applied to or
based upon the enrolment as it may have stood
before the revision.
Sec. IA. And be 1t further enacted, That
hereafter all persons mustered into the military
o.
tutes, representatives, or otherwise shall be
credited to the State and to the ward, township,
precinct, or other enrolment sub.dstrict where
such persons belong by actual residence, Gf
such persons have an actual residence within
the United States and where such persons were
or shall be enrolled, (if liable to enrolment y
and it is hereby made the duty of the Provost
Marshal General to make such rules and give
such instructions to the several provost marshals,
boards Of enrolment, and mastering officers as
shall be necessary for the faithful enforcement
Of the provisions Of this section, to the end that
fair and just credit shall be given to every sec-
tion Of the country Provided, That in any call
for troops hereafter no county, town, township,
ward precinct, or election district shall have
credit except for men actually furnished on said
call or the preceding call by said county, town,
township, ward, precinct, or election district,
and mustered into tho military or naval service
on the quota thereof.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That in
computing quotas hereafter, credit shall be
given to the several States, districts, and sub
diBtricts for all men furnished from them, re.
spectively, and not heretofore credited, during
the present rebellion, for any period Of service
OF not ess than three months, calculating the
number of days for which such service was fur
nished, and reducing the same to years:
Provided That such credits shall not be applied
to the call for additional troops made by the
President on the twenty first day Of December,
eiChteen hundred and eixty-fOur,