Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-23
THE VOLUNTEER ARMY HILL
measure AZ Made LAW Yesterday
by the Presidents SIGNATURE

ny the Presidents Signature.
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPO
RARILY INCREASING THE MILL
.TARY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES IN TINE or WAR.
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE 1T ENACTED, ETC, THAT ALI,
ABLE-BODIED MALE CITIZENS OF
THE UNITED STATES. AND PERSONS
OF FOREIGN BIRTH WHO SHALL.
HAVE DECLARED THEIR INTEN-
TlON TO BECOME CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED STATES UNDER AND IN
PURSUANCE OF THE Laws THERE
OF, BETWEEN THE AGES OF IS
AND 45 YEARS, ARE HEREBY De
CLARGD TO CONSTITUTE THE Ma
TIONAL FORCES. AND. WITH SUCH
EXCEPTIONS AND UNDER SUCH
CONDITIONS As MAY BE PRE-
SCRIBED BY LAW. SHALL BE LA
BILE TO PERFORM MILITARY DUTY
IN THE SERVICE OF TIE UNITED
STATES
SECTION ?. THAT THE ORGAN
IzED AND ACTIVE LAND FORCES
OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL
CONSIST or THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES AND OF THE MILL
TIA OF THE SEVERAL STATES
WHEN CALLED INTO THE SERVICE
OF THE UNITED STATES. PROVIDED
THAT IN TINE OF WAR THE ARMY
SHALL CONSIST or TWO BRANCHES.
WHICH SHALL BE DESIGNATED,
RESPECTIVELY AS THE REGULAR
ARMY AND THE VOLUNTEER ARMY
or THE UNITED STATES.
SECTION g. THAT THE REGULAR
ARMY is THE PERMANENT MILL
TARY ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH Is
MAINTAINED BOTH IN PEACE AND
WAR. ACCORDING TO LAW.
SECTION T. THAT THE VOLCN-
TEER ARMY SHALL BE MAINTAIN
ED ONLY DURING THE EXISTENCE
OF WAR. OR WHILE WAR is lMMi-
NENT. AND SHALL BE RAISED AND
ORGANIZED, AS IN THIS ACT PRO
VGDED. ONLY AFTER CONGRESS
SHALL HAVE AUTHORIZED THE
PRESIDENT TO RAISE SUCH A
FORCE: PROVIDED THAT ALL EN-
LGSTMENTS FOR THE VOLUNTEER
ARMY SHALL BE FOR \ TERM OF
TWO YEARS, UNLESS SOONER
TERMINATED, AND THAT ALL OF
FICERS AND MEN COMPOSING SAID
ARMY SHALL BE DISCHARGED
FROM THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED
STATES WHEN THE PURPOSES FOR
WHICH THEY WERE CALLED INTO
SERVICE SHALL HAVE BE y AC-
COMPIISHED, OR OK THE CONCLU-
SION or HOSTlLITIES.
PROVIDED. FURTHER, THAT THE
EXISTING ORGANIZED MILITIA OF
EACH STATE AND TERRITORY AND
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAY.
AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESI- |
DENT. BE MUSTERED INTO THE
FOR A TERN or ONE
YEAR.
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE
MAY AUTHORIZE THE
OF WAR TO ORGANIZE |
TROOPS, BATTALIONS, |
OR REGIMENTS POSSESSING SPE-
CIAL QUALIFICATIONS FROM THE
NATION AT LARGE UNDER SUCH
RULES AND REGULATIONS, IN
GLIDING THE APPOINTMENT or
THE OFFICERS THEREOF AS MAY
BE PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRE-
TARY OF WAR, THE STRENGTH OF
SUCH SPECIAL. ORGANIZATION NOT |
TO EXCEED 5000.
PRoPORTIONED TO POPULATION.
SECTION 8. THAT WHEN TT BE |
-OMES NECESSARY TO RAISE A
ARMY. THE PRESIDENT
SHALL ISSUE HIS PROCLAMATION
;TATING THE NUMBER OF MEN De
SIRED. WITHIN SUCH LIMITS AS
NAY BE FINED BY LAW, AND THE
sECRETARY or WAR SHALL PRE-
SCRIBE SUCH RULES AND REGULA-
rIONS. NOT INCONSISTENT WITH
rHE YERMS or THIS ACT. AS MAY,
\ HIS JUDGMENT. BE NECESSARY
,OR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINING,
ORGANIZING. AND RECEIVING INTO
,ERVICE THE MEN CALLED FOR:
PROVIDED. THAT ALI MEN RE
,EIVED INTO SERVICE IN THE
ARMY SHALL. AS FAR
IS PRACTICABLE. BE TAKEN FROM
HE SEVERAL STATES AND TERRI
,ORIEs AND THE DISTRICT OF CO
JrNBIA IN PROPORTION TO THEIR
SECTION &. THAT THE VOLUNTEER
,RNY AND THE MILITIA OF THE
TATES WHEN CALLED INTO THE |
ERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES,
NALL BE ORGANIZED UNDER AND
HALL BE SUBJECT TO. THE LAWS
ORDERS. AND REGULATIONS GOV
,RNING THE REGULAR ARMY; PRO
-IplcD THAT EACH REGIMENT OF
HE VOLUNTEER ARMY SHALL
AVE ONE SURGEON AND ONE AS
IsTANT SURGEON. AND THAT ALL
HE REGIMENTAL AND COMPANY
,FFICERs SHALL BE APPOlNTEu
" THE GOVERNORS OF THE |
rATES IN WHICH THEIR RESPEC-
I'VE ORGANIZATIONS ARE RAISED:
FURTHER. THAT WHEN
HE MEMBERS OF ANY COMPANY
r REGIMENT OF THE ORGANIZED
ILJTIA OF ANY STATE SHALL EN-