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An Act to aid the Civil Authorities and prevent Bushwhacking in this State. 1864-1865 51 (1864.4)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0196 and id is 1 raw text is: ARKANSAS. 51 No. 19. AN ACT to aid the Civil Authorities and prevent Bushwhacking in this State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the Governor be, and he is hereby author- ized, to negotiate with the United States authorities for ten thousand stand of arms and ammunition, to arm a loyal State militia, for the defense of the State of Arkansas, and he is hereby authorized to pledge the credit of the State for the same. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That so soon as the Governor shall have obtained said arms and ammunition, it shall be his duty to issue his proclamation calling fur volunteer troops to serve for any term not less than ninety days, to be organized and oflicered as now prescribed by law; Provided, however, He may commissio'n such men as he knows to be loyal and trust- worthy to recruit such number of men as he may think proper, and none but loyal and trustworthy men shall be permitted to bear arms in said organization, and no person shall be com- missioned as an officer in raid organization who has held an office, civil or military, by authority of the Confederate States government, or by authority of any State while acting with the so-called Confederate States of America. SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That the troops organized as aforesaid, shall be divided into companies and battallions, and be distributed, as near as possible, throughout the section of country where they may have been recruited, but may, when necessary to repel invasion, be conceptrated at any place in the State, but shall not be held at any such place for a longer period than thirty days at any one time, and not then unless in cases of invasion as aforesaid, and the absolute interests of the State may require such concentration as aforesaid. SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That the troops thus organized shall be mustered into the service of the State in such manner and at such time and place as the Governor may mention in his proclamation calling for such troops; and said troops, when mustered into service, shall be governed, as near as possible, by the rules and regulations for the government of the armies of the United States; and the officers recruiting said volunteers shall make out a muster roll With a description of each, mem- ber of his company, and the date of his enlistment, and trans- mit a copy thereof to the Governor, to be kept on file in his office; and such troops are to serve without pay or expense to the State; and before being received into the service of the State, they shall take the following oath, to-wit:

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