Chapter CXXXVII.- An Act supplementary to the act entitled "An act authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps." July 6, 1812

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where volunteers have offered or hereafter shall offer their services to the United States, under the act entitled "An act authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps," it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to appoint and commission officers thereto, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, that prior to the issuing of such commissions, the volunteers aforesaid shall have signed an enrolment binding themselves to service, conformably to the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized to form the corps of volunteers into battalions, squadrons, regiments, brigades and divisions, and to appoint thereto, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, general, field and staff officers conformably with the military establishment of the United States, and who shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of officers of a similar grade and corps in the army of the United States.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, in the recess of the Senate, to appoint all the officers authorized by this act; which appointments shall be submitted to the Senate, at their next session, for their advice and consent.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in case the volunteers when their term of service shall have expired, shall deliver their stand of arms and accoutrements, in good order, to the proper officer, they shall be entitled to receive in lieu thereof ten dollars for every stand of arms so delivered.

APPROVED, July 6, 1812.

By James Madison

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