The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-08

provide for the Enrolling and Calling out the National
Forces, and for other Purposes
BE enacted by tte Senate and House Of Representative
of he United States Of america in Congress assembled
That the of allowance fol- pay for an officers
servant IL the pay of private soldier as fixed by law at
the time that non-commissioned officer shall be de-
tailed or employed to act a servant shall any pri-
vate soldier be detailed employed except with his
consent that for each soldier employed servant
by any officer there shall be deducted from the monthly
pay of such officer the full monthly pay and allowances
Of the soldier employed; and that including any sol
der or soldiers so employed no oser shall be allowed
by law DO allowed for any servant not actually and
in fact in his employ.
stoned officers and pvaes in the volunteer service shall
receive the ssne rsount of clothing commissioned
officers and priSfs&pf the same arm OF the regular
SEC. 8. And 49, fnther enacted, That if soldier dis
charged for ceved in battle, die before receiy
ing the bounty provided by the act OF March third eg
teen hundred and sxtythree entitled AN act to amend
act to authorize the employment of volunteers and
forth" the bounty due shall be paid to the following per-
sons and in the order following and to no other person
to wit: FIRST to the widow of such deceased soldier, il
there be second ii there be no widow then to the
children of such deceased soldier share and share alike
third If such soldier left neither widow, or child oil
children then and in that such bounty shall be paid
to the following persons provided they be residents
the United States, to wit first to his father; II he
shall not be living, has abandoned the support Of his
family then TO the mother of such soldiers and if there
be neither father mother as aforesaid, then such
bounty shall be paid the brothers and sisters of the de-
ceased soldier resident as aforesaid.
SEC. 4. AMI DC az fu1ter tsTdcd, Jnht every noncon
missoned officer private other person, who has been
shall hereafter be- discharged from the army of the
United States by reason of wounds received In battle on
skirmsh, picket in action, or in the line of duty
shall be entitled receive the bounty If he had
served out his full and all acts and parts of in
consistent with this are hereby repealed.
SEC s. And be IL further enacted That all persons Of
color who enlisted and mustered into the military
service of the United States in South Carolina by anu
under the direction Of MaOr-enera Hunter and Brga
dierGenera Saxon in pursuance of the authority from
the Secretary OF War, dated August wentyith, eigh
teen hundred and sixty two that the persons received
into service and their officers to be entitled to and
ceive the pay and rations allowed by law tt
other volunteers in the seryce and In every where
II shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Secre
tary of War that any regiment OF coored troops has been
mustered into the service of the United States under
assurance by the President tho Secretary War; that
the norcommissioned officers and private Of such regi
ment should be paid the other troops of the
Of the service SHALL from the date OF their enlist
ment receive the pay and allowances rs are allowed
by law other volunteers in the military service;
the Secretary Of War shall make all necessary regulations
to payment to be made in accordance herewith.
SEC g. And be it trther enacted That the President is
hereby authorized to enlist and organize out Of troops
already in the service six regiments OF volunteer engf
neers to be organized in accordance with existing laws
to have the and allowances OF engineer troops
Of the regular army and to be subjected to the rules ant
Sec T. And be IL further enacted That the President Is
hereby authorized to enlist two additional companies t.
be added to the regiment of volunteer engineers raised
under the provisions of an act approved May twentieth
eighteen hundred and sixtyiour entitled San act to
ganize regiment Of veteran volunteers" and said regi
In the preceding section OF this act.
SEC. g. And be further enacted, That whenever regi
number no officer shall be appointed in such regiment
beyond those necessary for the command of such reduced
number.
Sec o. And be IL further enacted That officers by bre-
vet In the regular army shall receive the pay and
allowance brevet officers of the grade rank in
the volunteer service, and no more,
Sec. TO- and be IL further enacted That the true
scton of the sixth section OF the act respecting the
organization of the army and for other purposes ap
proved August twentytbird eighteen hundred and forty
two and OF all laws relating in any way to the allowance
of double raons to officers authorizes such allowance to
generatin-cbef commanding the armies of the United
ties; to each general officer commanding in chief
separate army in the field: to each general officer
manding geographical division embracing
military departments; and to each officer commanding
military geographical Department. and that general
order or regulation or usage allowing double ratons to
chief of staff any other officer than those above men,
toned Is illegal and void.
Sec II. And be further enacted That the bounty Of
one hundred dollars provided by present laws to be paid
to the heirs Of volunteers killed in battle shall be extend
ed to the widow II living, or If she be dead to the chill
killed in the service whether he shall have enlisted for
SEC. H. And be it further enacted That in case any Of
cer of the military naval service Tho be hereafter
dismissed by authority of the President shall make an
application in writing for trial, setting forth under
oath that he has been wrongully and unjuty dismissed
the President SHALL the necessities of the pub.
lilo services may permit, courtmartia to try
such ofceron the charges on which he was dismissed
And II such court-martia shall not award dismissal
death the punishment of such officer the order of dis
missal shall be void. And ii the courtmaral aforesaid
shall 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.
SIC. H. And be ii further enacted, That where any
revised enrolment any congressional draft district
has been obtained made prior to any actual drawing
Of names from the enrolment lists, the quota of such
instead Of being applied or based upon the
enrolment as it may have stood before the revision
Sec. H. And be further enacted That hereafter all
IN ba mi iitaru .,,a
whether volunteers substitutes, representatives or
otherwise shall be credited to the State and the ward
township precinct or other enrolment subdrict where
such persons belong by actual residence m such
have actual residence within the United satrs and
where such persons were or shall be enrolled f liable
TO enrolment and 1t is hereby made the duty of the
general to make such rules and give such
instructions to the several provost mayshals boards OF
enrolment and mastering officers shall be necessary for
the faithful Of the provisions OF this section
70 the END that fair and Just credit shall be given every
section OF the country; Irorded, That in any call for
troops hereafter no county, town, township, ward pre-
cinet or election district shall have credit except for men
actually furnished on said call the preceding call by
ead county, town. township ward precinct OF election
district and mustered into the military or naval service
on the quota thereof
Sac Is And Be- it further enacted, That in compu-
ting quotas hereafter credit shall be given to the several
States districts and subdstrics for all men furnished
from them respectively and not heretofore cred ted dur
Ing the present rebellion for period service OF not less
tan three months, calculating the number of days for
which such service furnished and reducing the same
to years PrordSd That such credits shall not be APP
piled to the call for additional troops made by the Pres
dent on the twentyfrst day of December eighteen hun
dred and sixty-iour.
SEC. 16. And be further enacted That persons who
have been, may hereafter be drafted under the prov
eions Of the several acts Of which this is amendment
for tho term of and who actually furnished
or may actually furnish acceptable substitutes mot liable
10 draft for the term of three years. shall exempt from
mafy uuy during the time for which such substitutes
snail not oe liable to draft not exceeding the time for
which such substitutes shall have been mustered into the
service, anything in the of February
eighteen hundred and sxtyfour the Contrary natith
standing.
SEC. II. And be Il further enacted That any rec,ui,;no
agent substitute broker other person who for nav or
profit shall enlist to be enlisted, volunteer
or substitute any insane person, convict person
under indictment for felony who is held to bail to
answer for felony, person in condition Of ntox
cation, deserter from tie military naval service
any minor between the ages of sixteen eighteen
years. without the consent of his parents guardian
any minor under the age OF sixteen years. knowing him.
in either before mentioned be SUCH who shall
defraud illegally deprive any volunteer substitute
any portion Of the State local. United States bounty
any court Of competent jurisdiction fined not exceeding
one thousand dollars less than two hundred dollars
imprisoned exceeding two years and not less than
three months both in the discretion of the court aore
said
sIo. Is. And be further enacted That any officer who
shall muster into the military naval service of the
United States deserter from said service or insane
person. or person in condition of ntoxicaoD or anv
minor between the ages of sixteen and eighteen wears
without the consent Of his parents guardian or
minor under the age of sixteen years. knowing him IN ne
SUCH shall upon conviction by any court martial be d;s
honorabiy dismissed the service of the United States