Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-06-17
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tie Second Session Of tie Thirty
Eighth Congress.
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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 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the Tinted St"tes Of
Imerica in Congress assembled, That
tho measure of allowance for pay tor an
officers servent 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
apy officer there shall be deducted from
the monthly pay Of such officer the full
monthly nav and allowances Of the SOL
dier so employed: and that including
any soldier so employed. no officer shall
be allowed for any greater number of Ser
wants than is now provided by law, nor
be allowed for any servant not actually in
his employ.
Sec. 2. And be nturAer enactad, That
non-commissioned officers and privates in
the volunteer service shall receive the same
amount of clothing as commissioned
officers and privates Of the same arm OF
the regular army.
Sec. 3. And be Il. further 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 thers 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
der: 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 It further enacted, That
every non-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 be
had served out his full term; and al acts
inconsistant with this are hereby repealed.
Sec. S. AID he 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 direction Of Major General Hun
ter and Bigadier General sexton. in pur-
suanee Of tie authority from the Secretary
of War. dated August twenty fifth. eigh-
ten hundred and sixty-two. that the
per-ons 90 received into the service. and
;h-ir oAc-rs to be eutifled 10 and i~c~ise
the same pay and rsfiaus as are allowed By
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