The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-07
THE NORFOLK POST
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TH7R-
Illii9tTYFOU.RTH CONGRESS- N. WOW n

LAW1. Uf lhE uN1IEU p1AIES,
PASSED ATTHE SECOND SESSION OF THE THTR-
gigti5iTYFOgRTH CONGRESS- ~ l'lCti g.
an Acr to amend the several Acts heretofore passed to
provide for the Enrolling and Calling out the National
Forces, and for other Purposes. Iii 4ituCd e5l5-
Be ii enacted by the as and House of RepYesentares
of the United States Of America IN C6aggess assembled
That the measure Of allowance for pay for an officers
servant is the pay of private soldier fixed by law Mt
the times thatno noncommissoned officer shall be de-
tailed employed to act servant shall any pri-
yate soldier be so detailed or employed except with his
own consent that for each soldier EMPLOYED ms servant
by any officer there shall be deducted hon the monthly
pay of such officer the full monthly pay and allowances
Of the soldier so employed and that including Guy sol
der soldiers employed officer shall be allowed
for any greater number Of servants than is now provided
by law be allowed for any servant not actually and
in fact In his employ. +s, III ~ i. ug
SEC, 2.1nd be ii further enacted That non commits
stoned officers and pryates in the volunteer service shall
receive the amount OF Clothing as noncommsdoned
officers and prvates of the same arm OF the regular
SEC s. And be it further enacted That If soldier dis
charged for wounds received in battle die before ecey
ing the bounty provided by the act of March tird eigh
teen hundred and sxtythree, entitled An act to amend
act to authorize the employment Of volunteers and
forh the bounty due shall he paid to the following pers
sons and in the order following and to no other person.
TO wit: FIRST to the widow of such deceased soldier If
there beenet second If there be widow, then to the
children Of such deceased soldier share and share alike
third If such soldier left neither widow child or
Children then and in that case such bounty shall e paid
to the following persons provided they be Residents OF
the United States, to wit first to his father; If he
shall not be living has abandoned the support of his
family tlenst the mother of such soldier and If there
be neither father mother aforesaid, then such
bounty shall be paid TO the brothers and sisters of the de-
ceased soldier resident as aforesaid. 9s +.l55
Sec. And be further enacted, That every
issoned officer, private other person. who has been
or shall hereafter be- discharged from the army of the
United States by reason of wounds received in battle
skrnsh, on picket or in action, or in the line of duty
shall be entitled TO receive the bounty il he had
served out his full term; and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this are hereby repealed.
SEC g. And be Il ftnther 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 direction of MorGenerql Hunter and Brga
dier General Saxon pursuance of the authority from
the Secretary of War; dated August tweny-lfth egl,
teen hundred and sixty two, that the persons received
into service and their officers to be entitled to and
ceive the same pay and raons allowed by law to
other volunteers in the services and in every where
1t shall be made to appear to the satisfaction Of the Seere
tary Of War that any regiment of coored troops has been
mustered Into the service OF the United States under
assurance by the President the Secretary of War; that
the non-conmissioned officers and pvaes of such reg
ment should be paid the other troops of the
arm Of the service, SHALL from the date of their enlist
ment receive the pay and allowances allowed
by law to other volunteers in the military service; and
the Secretary Of War shall make all necessary regulations
to cause payment to be made in accordance herewith
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the President Is
hereby authorized to enlist and organize out of troops
already in the service six regiments of volunteer eng
neers, to be organized in accordance with existing law
TO have the same pay and allowances Of engineer troops
of the regular army and to be subjected to the rules and
$50. I. Aad be it further enacted That the President
hereby authorized to enlist two additional companies to
be added to the regiment OF volunteer engineers raised
under the provisions Of an act approved May twentieth
eighteen hundred and entitled An act to or
ganize regiment OF veteran volunteers" and said reg
snt shall be considered of the regiments authorized
In the preceding section of this act. ~ HaF
sEo And be IL further enacted, That whenever reg
number officer shall be appointed in such regiment
beyond those necessary r the command OF such reduced
number g OH 81
vet in the regular army shall receive the same pay and
allowance brevct officers of The grade rank
tho volunteer service. and more. .ss
$50. TO- And be IL Further enacted, That the true
stuction Of the sixth section of the aet respecting the
organization Of the army and for other purposes ap
proved August twenythird eighteen hundred and forty
two, and OF all laws relating in amy TO the allowance
Of double raons to officers authorizes such allowance To
the following officers and to others whatever the
generalinchef commanding the armies of the United
States; to each general officer commanding in chief
separate army in the field; to each general officer
mandng geographical division embracing one
military departments; and TO each officer commanding
military geographical department. and that any general
order or regulation or usage allowing double ratons
chief Of staff or any other officer than those above
Sec II. And be it further enacted That the bounty Of
one hundred dollars provided By present laws to be paid
70 the heirs Of volunteers killed in battle shall be extend
cd to the widow living, or ii she be dead to the chill
dren 81 any volunteer who shall have been may be
killed in the service whether he shall have enlisted ol
two years OF tor less period Of time.
SEC H. And be it uther enacted That in case any Of
fcer of the military 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 wronguy and unusty dismissed
the President SHALL the necessities of the pub
lie services may permit convene eourtmaria to try
such officer the charges which he dismissed,
And If such courtmartia shall not award dismissal OF
death the punishment Of such officer the order of dis
mssal shall be void. And If the courtnialtia Aforesaid
shall not be convened for the trial Of such officer within
six months from the presentation Of his application to
trial, the sentence of dismissal shall be void,
Sac IL. And be it further enacted That where any
revised enrolment in any congressional draft district
has been obtained made prior to any actual drawing
Of names from the enrolment lists, the quota Of such
district may be adjusted and apporoned to such revised
enrolment instead OF being applied to based upon the
enrolment as may have stood before the revision
persons must cred n[ol the military or naval service
whether volunteers substitutes, representatives,
otherwise shall be credited to the State and to the ward
townshipprecnct other enrolment subdstrct where
such persons belong by actual residence f euch persons
have actual residence within the United States and
where such persons or shall be enrolled tif liable
to enroment) and 1t hereby made the duty of the
provosarsha general to make such rules aud give such
instructions to the several provosmarshals boards Of
enrolment and mastering ocersas shall be necessary for
the athul enforcement of the provisions of this section
TO the end that fair and just credit shall be given to every
section OF the country Porded That in any call for
troops hereafter no county town. township ward pre-
cinc election district shall have credit except for men
actually furnished on said call the preceding call by
said county town, township ward precinct or election
district and mustered into the military OF naval service
on the quota thereof e.
SEC. Is. And be IL further enacted That in comm
ting quotas hereafter credit shall be given To the s
States districts and subdstrict for ali men furnished
from them respectively and not hereof cred 3D. dur
ing the present rebellion for anyperod of less
tran three MONTHS calculating the number days for
which such service furnished and reducing the same
to years: Psorded, That such credits shall not be ap-
piled to the call for additional troops made by the Pres
dent on the twenty first day of December eighteen hun
drsd and sixtyfour
sRc 10. And be IL further enacted That persons who
have BEEN may hereafter be drafted under the prov
lfan af .t.s