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274 THIRTY··SEVENTH CONGRESS. Suse. I. Ch. 16, 17, 18. 1861. said companies suffering losses, or the heirs of such persons as aforesaid, according to the award of the commanding officcrs of the several commands. Ammovmn, July 24, 1861. July 24, 1861. CHA!. XVI.-An Act jbr the Reliefqf the Ohio and other Vblunteers. Preamble. Whereas the War- Department has decided that the term of service of the 179§,d¤·36»§2- nine da s' volunteers, called out under the act of seventeen hundred

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v°l‘ “P` 4% and ninety-Eve, commenced only on the day when they were actually 186], ch, 63, sworu into the service of the United States; and whereas. the Lrggpg Pon, p. 326- now m BBTVICB of the United States from the State of Ohio were not sworn into said service until some days after their organization and acceptance as companies by the Governor of said Stqte, and that for such period, under existing laws, no payment can be made: Therefore, Vohmtem to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 3:;*;*} gfg; *3: States of America in Oongress assembled, That the proper disbursing oiiig,,;z,t;(,, md cer compute und pay to the said volunteers compensation from the day ncceptqwe M of their organization and acceptance as companies by the Governor of the

?{h?° State of Ohio, as aforesaid, until the expiration of their term of service.

ggm. Sm. 2. And bait fufthfr engcigl, Theta &here th% militia of other tates are situate simi ar y wi ose 0 io the ar Department paghem according to the provisions of the foregding section. rnovmn, uly 24, 1861. July 25, 1g6g__ Cdn. m.5€3Aq in gddgon to tl; "Act tg gre Employment qjQV$ Lun- ··——~—·——·—— em z m nmm e wsan omung w ,’ pf?';?,?!!` 9’m°’ *w¢*¤y-Mvnd, eighteen hgndred and ;my.gnr,,_ ropmy apprw W volmwm may Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United be meepted in State: eg America m Uongress assembled, That the President of the

":§hP::li‘::bé‘;’i “United tutes be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept the services of

gum, 45mm1d_ volunteers, either as cavalry, infantry, or artillery, in such numbers as the exigencies of the public service may in his opinion demand, to be organized as authorized by the act of the twenty-second of July, eighteen Pzaviso. hundred and sixty-one: Provided, That the number of troops hereby aul thorized shall not exceed ive hundred thousand. wg$$:{T:;€i::; Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the yolunteers authorized by mmd Sm this act shall be armed as the President may direct ; they shall be subject to the rules and articles of war, aud shall be upon the footing, in all respscts, with similar egps of the United States army, and shall be mustere intct e service " during the war." Awmwor gmc. 8. And be it jiarthzr enacted, That the President shall be author- ¤¤°¤' , ize to a in b and wi h th dvi d u mi bfgdl ppo t, y t o a ce an cause t f' the Senate, for r g or- ° . gmmlm the command of the volunteer forces, such number of major-generals, and ef brxgadier-generals, as may, in his judgment, be required for their organmation: Approved, July 25, 1861. July 25, 1861. CHAP. XVIII.- An Act to refund Duties on Arms imported by State:. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Duties paid un States of Anwrica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the mzww Treasury be and is hereby authorized to refund, out of any money in the {umu, Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the duties paid on arms imported by

m10f:» 1, States, under the conditions and subject to the limitation of the act ap-

’gmved the tenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled izgxe ref¤31£;;d reréuét the duties on arms imported by States? ED! I '