The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
Call Office, Riggs House, Wa arlington April g.

Washington, April 22.
 The following is the full text of an act to provide for temporarily increas- ing the military establishment of the United States in time of war and for other purposes:
 Be 1t enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that all able-bodied male citizens of the Unit ed States and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States under and in pursuance of laws thereof. between the ages of IS and 45 years, are hereby declared to constitute the na- tional forces and with such exceptions and under such conditions as may be prescribed by law shall be liable to per form military duty in the service of the United States.
 Section 2-That the organized and ac- tive land forces of the United States shall consist of the army of the United States and of the militia of the several States when called into the service of the United States; provided, that in time of war the army shall consist of two branches which shall be designated re- spectively as the regular army and the volunteer army of the United States.
 Section 3-That the regular army is a permanent military establishment which Is maintained both in peace and war, ac- cording to law.
 Section 4-That the volunteer army shall be maintained only during the eX- istence of war or while war is imminent and shall be raised and organized. as in this act. provided, only after Congress has or shall have authorized the Presi- dent to raise such a force or to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States, pro- vided, that all enlistments for the vOlun- teer army shall be for a term of two years, unless sooner terminated, and that all officers 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 been accomplished, or on the con- cusiOn of hOstilities
 Section That when it becomes neces- sary to raise volunteer army the Presi- dent shall issue his proclamation stat ing the number Of men desired, within such limits as may be fixed by law, and the Secretary of War shall prescribe such rules and regulations. not inconsistent with the terms of this act, as in his judgment may be necessary for the pur- pose of examining, organizing and receiv- ing Into service the men called for, pro- Nided that all men received into the ser vice in the volunteer army shall as far as practicable, be taken from the several States and territories and the District of Columbia and the Indian Territory in proportion to their population, and any company. troop, battalion or regiment from the Indian Territory shall be formed and organized under such rules and regu- lattOns as shall be prescribed by the Sec retary of War
 Section 6-That the volunteer army and the militia of the States, when called into the. service of the United States. shall be organized under and shall be subject to the laws orders and regula- tions governing the regular army; pro- Vided that each regiment of the volunteer army shall have one surgeon, two assist ant surgeons and one chaplain and that all the regimental and company officers shall be appointed by the Governors of the States in which their respective or ganizatiOns are raised: provided further that when the members of any company, troop, battery, battalion or regiment of the organized militia of any State shall enlist in the volunteer army in a body as such company, troop. battery, bat taliOn or regiment, the regimental com pany, troop, battery and battalion of ficeTs in service with the militia organi- Zauon thus enlisting may be appointed by the Governors of the States and Terri tories, and shall when so appointed be officers of corresponding grades in the same organization when 1t shall have been received into the service of the United States as a part of the volunteer army; provided further that the Presi- dent may authorize the Secretary of War to organize companies, troops, battalions or regiments possessing special qualifica- tions, from the nation at large. not to exceed three thousand men, under such rules and regulations. including the ap- pOfntment of the officers thereof, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War.
 Section That all organizations of the volunteer army shall be recruited from time to time as to maintain them as near to the maximum strength as the Presi- dent may deem necessary. and no new or ganization shall be accepted into service from any state unless the organizations already in service from such State are as near to their maximum strength of of ficers and enlisted men as the President may deem necessary.