Chapter XVI. *for the Relief of the Ohio and other Volunteers.* July 24, 1861
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Chap. XVI.— An Act *for the Relief of the Ohio and other Volunteers.* July 24, 1861. Preamble.1795, ch. 36, § 2. Vol. i. p. 424.Whereas the War Department has decided that the term of service of the ninety days’ volunteers, called out under the act of seventeen hundred and ninety-five, commenced only on the day when they were actually 1861, ch. 63. *Post*, p. 326.sworn into the service of the United States; and whereas, the troops now in service 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 State, and that for such period, under existing laws, no payment can be made:
Therefore, Volunteers to be paid from the date of their organization and acceptance as companies by the governor of the State.*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the proper disbursing officer compute and pay to the said volunteers compensation from the day of their organization and acceptance as companies by the Governor of the State of Ohio, as aforesaid, until the expiration of their term of service.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That, where the militia of other States are situated similarly with those of Ohio, the War Department pay them according to the provisions of the foregoing section. Approved, July 24, 1861. Chapter XVII: in addition to the “Act to authorize the Employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the Laws and protecting Public Property,” approved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. 11 Stat. 274 1861-07-25 Chapter XVII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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Chapter XVI
*for the Relief of the Ohio and other Volunteers.* July 24, 1861
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