Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-06-24
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tie Second Session eftAe Thirty
Eighth Congress.
fPUBLrC.-No. 57.l

EtyNtH CoHY|eSS.
PUBIIC.-NO. 81.
An act to amend the several acts hereto
fore passed to provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That
tho measure of allowance for pay for an
officers scrvent is the pay Of private SOL
dier as fixed by law at the time, that no
non commissioned officer shall be detailed
or employed to act as servant. nor shall
any private soldier be so detailed or en-
ployed except with his own consent; that
for each soldier employed as servant by
any officer there shall be deducted from
the monthly pay Of such officer the full
monthly pay and allowances of the sol
dicr so employed; and that, including
any soldier so employed, no officer shall
b. allowed for any greater number Of SER
wants than is now provided ny law, nor
be allowed for any servant not actually in
employ.
Sec. 9. Ind be aturtAer enactdd, That
..on-commissioned officers and privates in
the volunteer service shall receive the same
amount of clothing as non-commissioned
officers and privatcs Of the same arm Of
the regular army.
Sec.3. Anh be Hf@rtAer enacted. That
if a soldier, discharged for wounds re-
ceived in battle, but before receiving the
bounty provided by the act of March Sd,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, entitled
can act to amend an act to authorize the
employment of volunteers and so forth,
the bounty due shall be paid to the follow
ing persons, and in the order following, and
to no other person, to wit: first to the
widow ofsuch deceased soldiers, if there
be one; second, if there be no widow,
then to the children of such deceased sol.
dier, share and share alike third, if such
soldier left neither widow, or children.
then and in that case such bounty shall be
paid to the following persons. provided
they be residents of the United States, to
wit: first, to his father; or if he shall not
be living, or has abandoned the support of
his family, then to the mother of such sol.
dier: and if there be neither father nor
mother as aforesaid, then such bounty shall
be paid to the brothers and sisters Of the
deceased soldier, resident as aforesaid.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That
every ncn-commissioned officer, private, or
other person, who has been, or shall here
after be, discharged from the army Of the
United States by reason of wounds re-.
ceived in battle, on skirmish, on picket,
or in action, or in the line of duty, shall be
entitled to receive the same bounty as If he
had served out his full term; and all acts
inconsistaut with this are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. Asd be it further enacted. That
all persons Of color who were enlisted and
mustered into the military service Of the
United States in South Carolina. by and
under the dirction Of Major General Hun.
Ter and Brigadier General Sexton. in par.
suancc of the authosity from the Secretary
Of War. dated August twsaty- fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-two. that tAe
perssas On received into the service. and
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