United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 9
[Obsolete.]
Chap. IX.—An Act authorizing the President of the United States to cause certain regiments therein mentioned to be enlisted for five years, or during the war.
Fourteen regiments of infantry enlisted for one year may be enlisted for the term of five years or the war.
Bounty, pay, and emoluments, in money and land.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to cause to be enlisted for the term of five years, or during the war, the fourteen regiments of infantry which are now by law authorized to be enlisted for the term of one year, or such number of them, or of the troops composing the same, as in his opinion will best promote the public service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each man enlisted under the authority of this act, shall be allowed the same bounty in money and land as is now by law allowed to men enlisted for five years or during the war, and that the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, shall receive the same pay, clothing, subsistence, and forage, be entitled to the same benefits, be subject to the same rules and regulations, and be placed in every respect on the same footing as the other regular troops of the United States.
Approved, January 28, 1814.